Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2313 of 17 November 2025 renewing the approval of the active substance gibberellic acid as a low-risk active substance 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 gibberellic acid, as specified in Annex I to this Regulation, 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 date of 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 January 2026.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions Gibberellic acid CAS No: 77-06-5 CIPAC No: 307 (3S,3aS,4S,4aS,7S,9aR,9bR,12S)-7,12-dihydroxy-3-methyl-6-methylene-2-oxoperhydro-4a,7-methano-9b,3-propenoazuleno[1,2-b]furan-4-carboxylic acid or (3S,3aR,4S,4aS,6S,8aR,8bR,11S)-6,11-dihydroxy-3-methyl-12-methylene-2-oxo-4a,6-ethano-3,8b-prop-1-enoperhydroindeno[1,2-b]furan-4-carboxylic acid ≥ 850 g/kg The impurities Fumonisins B1 and B2; The sum of fumonisin B1 + fumonisin B2 shall not exceed 200 μg/kg in the technical material. 1 January 2026 31 December 2040 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 gibberellic acid, 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 non-target terrestrial plants in the off-crop area. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. ( 1 )   Further details on the identity and specification of the active substance are provided in the renewal report.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows: (1) in Part A, entry 232 on Gibberellic acid is deleted; (2) in Part D, the following entry is added: No Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘55 Gibberellic acid CAS No: 77-06-5 CIPAC No: 307 (3S,3aS,4S,4aS,7S,9aR,9bR,12S)-7,12-dihydroxy-3-methyl-6-methylene-2-oxoperhydro-4a,7-methano-9b,3-propenoazuleno[1,2-b]furan-4-carboxylic acid or (3S,3aR,4S,4aS,6S,8aR,8bR,11S)-6,11-dihydroxy-3-methyl-12-methylene-2-oxo-4a,6-ethano-3,8b-prop-1-enoperhydroindeno[1,2-b]furan-4-carboxylic acid ≥ 850 g/kg The impurities Fumonisins B1 and B2; The sum of fumonisin B1 + fumonisin B2 shall not exceed 200 μg/kg in the technical material. 1 January 2026 31 December 2040 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 gibberellic acid, 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 non-target terrestrial plants in the off-crop area. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’ ( 1 )   Further details on the identity and specification of the active substance are provided in the renewal report.