Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1448 of 3 September 2021 renewing the approval of the low-risk active substance calcium carbonate 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 calcium carbonate, as specified in Annex I, as low risk substance is renewed.

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 November 2021.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity    ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions Calcium carbonate CAS No 471-34-1 CIPAC No 843 IUPAC name: Calcium carbonate 950 g/kg 1 November 2021 31 October 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 calcium carbonate, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account. ( 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 224 on calcium carbonate is deleted; (2) in Part D, the following entry is added: Number Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘ 31 Calcium carbonate CAS No 471-34-1 CIPAC No 843 IUPAC name: Calcium carbonate 950 g/kg 1 November 2021 31 October 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 calcium carbonate, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account.’