Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/710 of 14 May 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance silthiofam 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 silthiofam 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 July 2018.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions Silthiofam CAS No 175217-20-6 CIPAC No 635 N-allyl-4,5-dimethyl-2-(trimethylsilyl)thiophene-3-carboxamide ≥ 980 g/kg 1 July 2018 30 June 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 silthiofam and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account. In their overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the protection of operators, — the protection of groundwater in vulnerable regions, — the protection of birds, mammals and earthworms. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority confirmatory information as regards: 1. the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface and groundwater, when surface water or groundwater are abstracted for drinking water; 2. the relevance of the metabolites M2 and M6 taking into account any relevant classification for silthiofam in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 2 ) , in particular as reprotoxic category 2. The applicant shall submit the information mentioned in point (1) within two years after a guidance document on evaluation of the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface and groundwater is made public by the Commission and the information requested under point (2) within one year after the publication in the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) webpage of the opinion adopted by the Committee for risk assessment of the ECHA in accordance with Article 37(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 with respect to silthiofam. ( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report. ( 2 )   Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 ( OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1 ).

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows: (1) in Part A, the entry 70 for Silthiofam is deleted; (2) in Part B, the following entry is added: No Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘121 Silthiofam CAS No 175217-20-6 CIPAC No 635 N-allyl-4,5-dimethyl-2-(trimethylsilyl)thiophene-3-carboxamide ≥ 980 g/kg 1 July 2018 30 June 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 silthiofam and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account. In their overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the protection of operators, — the protection of groundwater in vulnerable regions, — the protection of birds, mammals and earthworms. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority confirmatory information as regards: 1. the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface and groundwater, when surface water or groundwater are abstracted for drinking water; 2. the relevance of the metabolites M2 and M6 taking into account any relevant classification for silthiofam in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, in particular as reprotoxic category 2. The applicant shall submit the information mentioned in point (1) within two years after a guidance document on evaluation of the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface and groundwater is made public by the Commission and the information requested under point (2) within one year after the publication in the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) webpage of the opinion adopted by the Committee for risk assessment of the ECHA in accordance with Article 37(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 with respect to silthiofam.’ ( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.