Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1085 of 25 June 2019 renewing the approval of the active substance 1-methylcyclopropene, 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, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/408 (Text with EEA relevance.)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1085
• Articles: 6

Article 1 Renewal of the approval of active substance

The approval of the active substance 1-methylcyclopropene, as specified in Annex I, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2 Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3 Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/408

The entry for 1-methylcyclopropene is deleted from the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/408.

Article 4 Entry into force and date of application

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.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

Common Name, Identification Numbers

IUPAC Name

Purity  ( 1 )

Date of approval

Expiration of approval

Specific provisions

1-methylcyclopropene

CAS No 3100-04-7

CIPAC No 767

1-methylcyclopropene

≥ 980 g/kg (technical concentrate)

The following impurities are of toxicological concern and must not exceed the following levels in the technical material (technical concentrate):

—

1-chloro-2-methylpropene: maximum of 0,2 g/kg,

—

3-chloro-2-methylpropene: maximum of 0,2 g/kg.

For 1-methylcyclopropene generated in situ , Heptane and methylcyclohexane are toxicologically relevant impurities. These impurities should remain below 10 %.

1 August 2019

31 July 2034

Only uses as plant growth regulator for post-harvest storage in sealable warehouse may be authorised.

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 1-methycyclopropene, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account.

( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the renewal report.

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Part A, entry 117 on 1-methylcyclopropene 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

‘136

1-methylcyclopropene

CAS No 3100-04-7

CIPAC No 767

1-methylcyclopropene

≥ 980 g/kg (technical concentrate)

The following impurities are of toxicological concern and must not exceed the following levels in the technical material (technical concentrate):

—

1-chloro-2-methylpropene: maximum of 0,2 g/kg,

—

3-chloro-2-methylpropene: maximum of 0,2 g/kg.

For 1-methylcyclopropene generated in situ , Heptane and methylcyclohexane are toxicologically relevant impurities. These impurities should remain below 10 %.

1 August 2019

31 July 2034

Only uses as plant growth regulator for post-harvest storage in sealable warehouse may be authorised.

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 1-methycyclopropene, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account.’

( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the renewal report.