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)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/437
• Articles: 5

Article 1 Renewal of the approval of the active substance

The approval of the active substance carbon dioxide is renewed, subject to the conditions set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2 Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3 Entry into force and date of application

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.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

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 II

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.