Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2591 of 21 November 2023 renewing the approval of the active substance ethephon in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

Renewal of the approval of the active substance

Article 1

The approval of the active substance ethephon, 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 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 February 2024.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions Ethephon CAS No: 16672-87-0 CIPAC No: 373 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid ≥ 692 g/kg (TK) ≥ 910 g/kg (TC, theoretical) The following impurities are of toxicological concern and shall not exceed the following levels in the technical material:   TK:   1,2-dichloroethane < 0,3 g/kg   2-chloroethanol < 0,3 g/kg   TC (theoretical):   1,2-dichloroethane < 0,5 g/kg   2-chloroethanol < 0,3 g/kg 1 February 2024 31 January 2039 For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on ethephon, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the protection of operators and workers, ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment; — the protection of bystanders and residents, ensuring that conditions of use include the use of drift reduction equipment during application. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. ( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review 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 142 on ethephon 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 ‘168 Ethephon CAS No: 16672-87-0 CIPAC No: 373 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid ≥ 692 g/kg (TK) ≥ 910 g/kg (TC, theoretical) The following impurities are of toxicological concern and shall not exceed the following levels in the technical material:   TK:   1,2-dichloroethane < 0,3 g/kg   2-chloroethanol < 0,3 g/kg   TC (theoretical):   1,2-dichloroethane < 0,5 g/kg   2-chloroethanol < 0,3 g/kg 1 February 2024 31 January 2039 For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on ethephon, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the protection of operators and workers, ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment; — the protection of bystanders and residents, ensuring that conditions of use include the use of drift reduction equipment during application. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’ ( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.