Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/842 of 17 May 2017 renewing the approval of the low-risk active substance Coniothyrium minitans strain CON/M/91-08 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 the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance. )

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/842
• Articles: 5

Article 1 Renewal of the approval of active substance

The approval of the active substance Coniothyrium minitans strain CON/M/91-08, as specified in Annex I, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

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

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

Article 3 Entry into force and date of application

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

It shall apply from 1 August 2017.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

Common Name, Identification Numbers

IUPAC Name

Purity  ( 1 )

Date of approval

Expiration of approval

Specific provisions

Coniothyrium minitans strain CON/M/91-08

Accession number in the culture collection of the ‘Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen’ (DSM), Germany: DSM 9660

CIPAC No 614

Not applicable

Minimum content of viable spores:

1 × 10 12 CFU/kg

1 August 2017

31 July 2032

For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the renewal report on Coniothyrium minitans strain CON/M/91-08, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:

—

the protection of operators and workers, taking into account that microorganisms are considered as potential sensitizers.

Strict maintenance of environmental conditions and quality control analysis during the manufacturing process shall be assured by the producer.

Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Part A, entry 71 on Coniothyrium minitans strain CON/M/91-08 is deleted;

(2)

in Part D, the following entry is added:

Number

Common Name, Identification Numbers

IUPAC Name

Purity  ( 1 )

Date of approval

Expiration of approval

Specific provisions

‘11

Coniothyrium minitans strain CON/M/91-08

Accession number in the culture collection of the ‘Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen’ (DSM), Germany: DSM 9660

CIPAC No 614

Not applicable

Minimum content of viable spores:

1 × 10 12 CFU/kg

1 August 2017

31 July 2032

For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the renewal report on Coniothyrium minitans strain CON/M/91-08, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:

—

the protection of operators and workers, taking into account that microorganisms are considered as potential sensitizers.

Strict maintenance of environmental conditions and quality control analysis during the manufacturing process shall be assured by the producer.

Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’

( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.