Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/149 of 20 January 2023 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance benfluralin, 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) 2023/149
• Articles: 5

Article 1 Non-renewal of the approval of the active substance

The approval of the active substance benfluralin is not renewed.

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

In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 188 on benfluralin is deleted.

Article 3 Transitional measures

Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing benfluralin as an active substance by 12 August 2023.

Article 4 Grace period

Any grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall expire by 12 May 2024.

Article 5 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .