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.)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1532
• Articles: 5

Article 1 Non-renewal of approval of active substance

The approval of the active substance diquat is not renewed.

Article 2 Transitional measures

Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing diquat as active substance by 4 May 2019 at the latest.

Article 3 Grace periods

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.

Article 4 Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 15 on diquat is deleted.

Article 5 Entry into force

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