Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1191 of 19 July 2021 renewing the approval of the active substance clopyralid 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 clopyralid 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 October 2021.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions Clopyralid CAS No 1702-17-6 CIPAC No 455 3,6-dichloropyridine-2-carboxylic acid or 3,6dichloropicolinic acid ≥ 950 g/kg 1 October 2021 30 September 2036 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 clopyralid, 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 specification of the technical material as commercially manufactured; — the protection of operators, ensuring that conditions of use for operators include the application of adequate personal protective equipment; — possible presence of clopyralid residues in rotational crops; — the possible transfer of clopyralid residues via compost or manure of animals whose feed originates from treated areas, to avoid damage to susceptible crops; — the protection of groundwater under vulnerable conditions. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. 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 drinking water. The applicant shall submit this information within two years after adoption 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows: (1) in Part A, entry 129 on clopyralid 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 ‘147 Clopyralid CAS No 1702-17-6 CIPAC No 455 3,6-dichloropyridine-2-carboxylic acid or 3,6dichloropicolinic acid ≥ 950 g/kg 1 October 2021 30 September 2036 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 clopyralid, 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 specification of the technical material as commercially manufactured; — the protection of operators, ensuring that conditions of use for operators include the application of adequate personal protective equipment; — possible presence of clopyralid residues in rotational crops; — the possible transfer of clopyralid residues via compost or manure of animals whose feed originates from treated areas, to avoid damage to susceptible crops; — the protection of groundwater under vulnerable conditions. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. 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 drinking water. The applicant shall submit this information within two years after adoption 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.’