Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2105 of 15 December 2020 renewing the approval of the active substance etoxazole as a candidate for substitution 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 the active substance

Article 1

The approval of the active substance etoxazole is renewed as set out in Annex I.

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 February 2021.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions etoxazole CAS No 153233-91-1 CIPAC No 623 (RS)-5-tert-butyl-2-[2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro1,3-oxazol-4-yl]phenetole ≥ 948 g/kg 1 February 2021 31 January 2028 Only uses on ornamental plants in permanent greenhouses shall 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 etoxazole, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — possible uptake of persistent soil metabolites in rotational crops; — the protection of operators, ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment. The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 5 January 2023 confirmatory information as regards points 3.6.5 and 3.8.2 of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 including an updated assessment of the information already submitted and, where relevant, further information. ( 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 99 on etoxazole is deleted; (2) in Part E, the following entry is added: No Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘13 etoxazole CAS No 153233-91-1 CIPAC No 623 (RS)-5-tert-butyl-2-[2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro1,3-oxazol-4-yl]phenetole ≥ 948 g/kg 1 February 2021 31 January 2028 Only uses on ornamental plants in permanent greenhouses shall 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 etoxazole, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — possible uptake of persistent soil metabolites in rotational crops; — the protection of operators, ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment. The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 5 January 2023 confirmatory information as regards points 3.6.5 and 3.8.2 of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, including an updated assessment of the information already submitted and, where relevant, further information.’ ( 1 )   Further details on the identity and the specification of the active substance are provided in the renewal report.