Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1491 of 21 August 2017 renewing the approval of the active substance 2,4-DB 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. )

Renewal of the approval of the active substance

Article 1

The approval of the active substance 2,4-DB is renewed as set out in Annex I.

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

Article 2

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

Entry into force and date of application

Article 3

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 November 2017.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions 2,4-DB CAS No 94-82-6 CIPAC No 83 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid ≥ 940 g/kg Impurities: Free phenols (expressed as 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP)): max. 15 g/kg. Dibenzo- p -dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (TCDD toxic equivalents (TEQ)): max. 0,01 mg/kg. 1 November 2017 31 October 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 review report on 2,4-DB, 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, — the protection of consumers from products of animal origin, — the protection of wild mammals, — the protection of soil non-target organisms, — the protection of aquatic organisms, — the protection of non-target terrestrial plants. 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 IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows: (1) in Part A, the entry 47 on 2,4-DB is deleted; (2) in Part B, the following entry is added: Number Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘116 2,4-DB CAS No 94-82-6 CIPAC No 83 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid ≥ 940 g/kg Impurities: Free phenols (expressed as 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP)): max. 15 g/kg. Dibenzo- p -dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (TCDD toxic equivalents (TEQ)): max. 0,01 mg/kg. 1 November 2017 31 October 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 review report on 2,4-DB, 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, — the protection of consumers from products of animal origin, — the protection of wild mammals, — the protection of soil non-target organisms, — the protection of aquatic organisms, — the protection of non-target terrestrial plants. 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.