Non-renewal of approval of active substance
Article 1
The approval of the active substance diquat is not renewed.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1532 of 12 October 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance diquat, 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.)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1532 of 12 October 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance diquat, 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.)
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Transitional measures
Article 2
Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing diquat as active substance by 4 May 2019 at the latest.
Grace periods
Article 3
Any 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 by 4 February 2020 at the latest.
Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
Article 4
In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 15 on diquat is deleted.
Entry into force
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
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