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.