Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/383 of 4 March 2022 renewing the approval of the low-risk active substance Metarhizium brunneum strain Ma 43 (formerly Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae strain BIPESCO 5/F52) 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 Metarhizium brunneum strain Ma 43, as specified in Annex I, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

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 May 2022.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions Metarhizium brunneum strain Ma 43 Not applicable No relevant impurities 1 May 2022 30 April 2037 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 Metarhizium brunneum strain Ma 43, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to the protection of operators and workers, taking into account that microorganisms are as such considered as potential sensitizers, ensuring that adequate personal protective equipment is included as a condition of use. ( 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 200 on Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae strain BIPESCO 5/F52 is deleted; (2) in Part D, the following entry is added: No Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘36 Metarhizium brunneum strain Ma 43 Not applicable No relevant impurities 1 May 2022 30 April 2037 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 Metarhizium brunneum strain Ma 43, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to the protection of operators and workers, taking into account that microorganisms are as such considered as potential sensitizers, ensuring that adequate personal protective equipment is included as a condition of use.’ ( 1 )   Further details on the identity and the specification of the active substance are provided in the renewal report.