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

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2591
• Articles: 5

Article 1 Renewal of the approval of the active substance

The approval of the active substance ethephon, as specified in Annex I, is renewed, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

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 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 February 2024.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

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 II

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.