Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1263 of 10 September 2020 approving the active substance sodium hydrogen carbonate as a low-risk 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 active substance

Article 1

The active substance sodium hydrogen carbonate, 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

Implementing 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 Sodium hydrogen carbonate CAS No: 144-55-8 Sodium hydrogen carbonate ≥ 990 g/kg Arsenic ≤ 3 mg/kg Lead ≤ 2 mg/kg Mercury ≤ 1 mg/kg 1 October 2020 1 October 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 sodium hydrogen carbonate, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, 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:   Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘24 Sodium hydrogen carbonate CAS No: 144-55-8 Sodium hydrogen carbonate ≥ 990 g/kg Arsenic ≤ 3 mg/kg Lead ≤ 2 mg/kg Mercury ≤ 1 mg/kg 1 October 2020 1 October 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 sodium hydrogen carbonate, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.’ ( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.