Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/781 of 5 May 2017 withdrawing the approval of the active substance methyl nonyl ketone, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance. )

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/781
• Articles: 5

Article 1 Withdrawal of approval

The approval of the active substance methyl nonyl ketone is withdrawn.

Article 2 Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 238, methyl nonyl ketone, is deleted.

Article 3 Transitional measures

Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing methyl nonyl ketone as an active substance by 26 August 2017 at the latest.

Article 4 Grace period

A grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire on 26 August 2018.

Article 5 Entry into force

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