Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/438 of 13 March 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance abamectin (Text with EEA relevance. )

Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

Article 1

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Entry into force

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX The column ‘Specific provisions’ of row 210, abamectin, of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is replaced by the following: ‘PART A Only uses as insecticide, acaricide and nematicide may be authorised. PART B In assessing applications to authorise plant protection products containing abamectin for uses other than citrus, lettuce and tomatoes, Member States shall pay particular attention to the criteria in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and shall ensure that any necessary data and information are provided before such an authorisation is granted. For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on abamectin, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 11 July 2008 and of the addendum to the review report on abamectin, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed dated 24 January 2017 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States must pay particular attention to: — the operator safety and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal protective equipment, — the residues in food of plant origin and evaluate the dietary exposure of consumers, — the protection of bees, non-target arthropods, soil organisms, birds, mammals and aquatic organisms. In relation to these identified risks, risk mitigation measures, such as buffer zones and waiting periods, should be applied where appropriate. The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority confirmatory information as regards the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in drinking water by two years after adoption of a guidance document on evaluation of the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface and groundwater.’