Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/706 of 7 May 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance carvone 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 carvone, as specified in Annex I, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

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 August 2019.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions carvone 244-16-8 (d-carvone = S-carvone = (+)-carvone) Carvone: 602 d-carvone: not allocated ( S )-5-isopropenyl-2-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one Or (S)-p-mentha-6,8-dien-2-one 923 g/kg d-carvone 1 August 2019 31 July 2034 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 carvone, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the protection of operators, ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. In particular, consideration should be given to the necessary time period before entry into storage rooms after the application of plant protection products containing carvone. The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority confirmatory information as regards: — the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface and groundwater, when surface water is abstracted for drinking water. The applicant shall submit that information within two years from the date of publication, by the Commission, of a guidance document on evaluation of the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface and groundwater. ( 1 )   Further details on the identity and the specification of the active substance are provided in the renewal report.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II The Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows: (1) in Part A, entry 165 on carvone 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 ‘135 carvone 244-16-8 (d-carvone = S-carvone = (+)-carvone) Carvone: 602 d-carvone: not allocated ( S )-5-isopropenyl-2-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one Or (S)-p-mentha-6,8-dien-2-one 923 g/kg d-carvone 1 August 2019 31 July 2034 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 carvone, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the protection of operators, ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. In particular, consideration should be given to the necessary time period before entry into storage rooms after the application of plant protection products containing carvone. The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority confirmatory information as regards: — the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface and groundwater, when surface water is abstracted for drinking water. The applicant shall submit that information within two years from the date of publication, by the Commission, of a guidance document on evaluation of the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface and groundwater.’ ( 1 )   Further details on the identity and the specification of the active substance are provided in the renewal report.