ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows: (1) in Part A, the entry relating to azimsulfuron is deleted; (2) in Part B, the following entry is added: Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘3 Azimsulfuron CAS No 120162-55-2 CIPAC No 584 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-[1-methyl-4-(2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-pyrazol-5-ylsulfonyl]-urea ≥ 980 g/kg maximum level of the impurity phenol 2 g/kg 1 January 2012 31 December 2021 PART A Only uses as herbicide may be authorised. Aerial applications may not be authorised. PART B 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 azimsulfuron, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 17 June 2011 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: (1) the protection of non-target plants; (2) the potential for groundwater contamination, when the active substance is applied in vulnerable scenarios and/or climatic conditions; (3) the protection of aquatic organisms. Member States shall ensure that the conditions of authorisation include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate (e.g. buffer zones, in rice cultivation minimum holding periods for water prior to discharge). The notifier shall submit confirmatory information as regards: (a) the risk assessment on aquatic organisms; (b) the identification of the degradation products in the aqueous photolysis of the substance. The notifier shall submit to the Member States, the Commission and the Authority such information by 31 December 2013.’ ( 1 ) Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.