Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/679 of 3 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance forchlorfenuron 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 active substance

Article 1

The approval of the active substance forchlorfenuron 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 June 2018.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions Forchlorfenuron CAS No 68157-60-8 CIPAC No 633 1-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-3-phenylurea ≥ 978 g/kg 1.6.2018 31.5.2033 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 forchlorfenuron, 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 risk to consumers as regards the potential risk from metabolites in fruit crops with edible peels. 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, entry 118 on forchlorfenuron 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 ‘122 Forchlorfenuron CAS No 68157-60-8 CIPAC No 633 1-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-3-phenylurea ≥ 978 g/kg 1.6.2018 31.5.2033 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 forchlorfenuron, 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 risk to consumers as regards the potential risk from metabolites in fruit crops with edible peels. 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.’