Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/437 of 16 March 2022 renewing the approval of the active substance carbon dioxide 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 carbon dioxide is renewed, subject to the conditions set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

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 Carbon dioxide CAS No: 124-38-9 CIPAC No: 844 Carbon dioxide 999 g/kg The following impurities are of toxicological concern and shall not exceed the following levels in the technical material: phosphane max. 0,3 ppm v/v benzene max. 0,02 ppm v/v carbon monoxide max. 10 ppm v/v methanol max. 10 ppm v/v hydrogen cyanide max. 0,5 ppm v/v 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 carbon dioxide, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — adequate ventilation (e.g. with a ‘certificate of gas clearance’) before humans can re-enter treated and/or surrounding areas (i.e. chambers, buildings and silos). — the need of buffer zones for residents (subjected to revision considering the wind-speeds in the different Member States). Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. ( 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 225 on carbon dioxide 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 ‘150 Carbon dioxide CAS No: 124-38-9 CIPAC No: 844 Carbon dioxide 999 g/kg The following impurities are of toxicological concern and shall not exceed the following levels in the technical material: phosphane max. 0,3 ppm v/v benzene max. 0,02 ppm v/v carbon monoxide max. 10 ppm v/v methanol max. 10 ppm v/v hydrogen cyanide max. 0,5 ppm v/vv 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 carbon dioxide, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — adequate ventilation (e.g. with a “certificate of gas clearance”) before humans can re-enter treated and/or surrounding areas (i.e. chambers, buildings and silos). — the need of buffer zones for residents (subjected to revision considering the wind-speeds in the different Member States). Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’ ( 1 )   Further details on the identity and the specification of the active substance are provided in the renewal report.