Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1018 of 13 July 2020 approving ferric pyrophosphate as low-risk active substance 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)

Approval of the active substance

Article 1

The active substance ferric pyrophosphate, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

Article 2

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

Entry into force

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 .

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions Ferric pyrophosphate CAS No: 10058-44-3 CIPAC No: — iron(3+) diphosphate ≥ 802 g/kg The following impurities are of toxicological and enviromental concern and must not exceed the following levels in the technical material: — Lead: 3 mg/kg — Mercury: 0,1 mg/kg — Cadmium: 1 mg/kg 3.8.2020 3.8.2035 For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on ferric pyrophosphate, 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 review report.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II In Part D of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, the following entry is added: No Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘20 Ferric pyrophosphate CAS No: 10058-44-3 CIPAC No: — iron(3+) diphosphate ≥ 802 g/kg The following impurities are of toxicological and enviromental concern and must not exceed the following levels in the technical material: — Lead: 3 mg/kg — Mercury: 0,1 mg/kg — Cadmium: 1 mg/kg 3.8.2020 3.8.2035 For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on ferric pyrophosphate, 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 review report.