Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/102 of 21 January 2025 approving the active substance Pythium oligandrum B301 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

Approval of the active substance

Article 1

The active substance Pythium oligandrum B301, as specified in Annex I, is approved, 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

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 .

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions Pythium oligandrum B301 Not applicable No relevant impurities 11 February 2025 10 February 2035 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 Pythium oligandrum B301, 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, taking into account that microorganisms are per se considered as potential sensitisers, ensuring that adequate personal protective equipment is included as a condition of use, — the guarantee by the producer of strict maintenance of environmental conditions and quality control analysis during the manufacturing process, in order to ensure adherence to the limits on microbiological contamination as set in the OECD Issue Paper on Microbial Contaminants Limits for Microbial Pest Control Products No 65  ( 2 ) . 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. ( 2 )   Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (2014), OECD Issue Paper on Microbial Contaminants Limits for Microbial Pest Control Products, Series on Pesticides and Biocides, No 65, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264221642-en .

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II In Part B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, the following entry is added: ‘174 Pythium oligandrum B301 Not applicable No relevant impurities 11 February 2025 10 February 2035 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 Pythium oligandrum B301, 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, taking into account that microorganisms are per se considered as potential sensitisers, ensuring that adequate personal protective equipment is included as a condition of use, — the guarantee by the producer of strict maintenance of environmental conditions and quality control analysis during the manufacturing process, in order to ensure adherence to the limits on microbiological contamination as set in the OECD Issue Paper on Microbial Contaminants Limits for Microbial Pest Control Products No 65  ( 1 ) . Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. ( 1 )   Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (2014), OECD Issue Paper on Microbial Contaminants Limits for Microbial Pest Control Products, Series on Pesticides and Biocides, No 65, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264221642-en .’