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Official Journal of the European Union
25.5.2013
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 485/2013
of 24 May 2013
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, as regards the conditions of approval of the
active substances clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid, and prohibiting the use and sale of
seeds treated with plant protection products containing those active substances
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
scientific and technical assistance to assess this new
information and to review the risk assessment of neoni
cotinoids as regards their impact on bees.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(5) The
Authority
presented
its
conclusions
on
the
risk
assessment for bees for clothianidin, thiamethoxam and
imidacloprid on 16 January 2013 ( 8 ).
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009
concerning the placing of plant protection products on the
(6) The
Authority
identified
for
certain
crops
high
acute
risks
market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and
for bees from plant protection products containing the
91/414/EEC ( 1 ), and in particular the first alternative of
active substances clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imid
Article 21(3), Article 49(2) and Article 78(2) thereof,
acloprid. The Authority identified in particular high
acute risks for bees from exposure via dust as regards
several crops, from consumption of residues in
Whereas:
contaminated pollen and nectar as regards some crops

and from exposure via guttation fluid as regards maize.
In addition, unacceptable risks due to acute or chronic
effects on colony survival and development could not be
(1) The
active
substances
clothianidin,
thiamethoxam
and
excluded for several crops. Furthermore the Authority
imidacloprid were included in Annex I to Council
identified a number of data gaps for each of the
Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the
evaluated crops. In particular as regards long term risk
placing of plant protection products on the market ( 2 ) by
to honey bees from dust exposure, from residues in
Commission Directives 2006/41/EC ( 3 ), 2007/6/EC ( 4 )
pollen and nectar and from exposure from guttation
and 2008/116/EC ( 5 ).
fluid.
(2) Commission
Directive
2010/21/EU
(
(7) In the light of the new scientific and technical

6 ) amended Annex I
to Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the specific
knowledge, the Commission considered that there are
provisions relating to the neonicotinoids clothianidin,
indications that the approved uses of clothianidin,
thiamethoxam and imidacloprid.
thiamethoxam and imidacloprid no longer satisfy the

approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation
(EC) No 1107/2009 with respect to their impact on bees
and that the high risk for bees could not be excluded
(3) Active
substances
included
in
Annex
I
to
Directive
except by imposing further restrictions. In particular,
91/414/EEC are deemed to be approved under Regu
pending the evaluation of the Authority on foliar uses
lation (EC) No 1107/2009 and are listed in Part A of
it considered that the risk for bees from foliar appli
the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)
cations is similar to the risk identified by the Authority
No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation
for seed treatment applications and soil treatment, due to
(EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of
the systemic translocation of the active substances cloth
the Council as regards the list of approved active
ianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid through the
substances ( 7 ).
plant.
(4) In
spring
2012,
new
scientific
information
on
the
sub- (8) The
Commission
invited
the
notifiers
to
submit
their
lethal effects of neonicotinoids on bees was published.
comments.
The Commission, in accordance with Article 21(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, asked the European
( 8 ) European Food Safety Authority; Conclusion on the peer review of
Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, for
the pesticide risk assessment for bees for the active substance cloth
ianidin. EFSA Journal 2013; 11(1):3066. [58 pp.] doi:10.2903/
j.efsa.2013.3066.
( 1 ) OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.
Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for
( 2 ) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.
bees for the active substance imidacloprid. EFSA Journal 2013;
( 3 ) OJ L 187, 8.7.2006, p. 24.
11(1):3068. [55 pp.] doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2013.
( 4 ) OJ L 43, 15.2.2007, p. 13.
Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for
( 5 ) OJ L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 86.
bees for the active substance thiamethoxam. EFSA Journal 2013;
( 6 ) OJ L 65, 13.3.2010, p. 27.
11(1):3067. [68 pp.] doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3067. Available
( 7 ) OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1.
online: www.efsa.europa.eu/efsajournal.htm

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(9) The
conclusions
of
the
Authority
were
reviewed
by
the
of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this period should
Member States and the Commission within the Standing
expire at the latest 30 November 2013. Within two
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and
years from the date of entry into force of the present
finalised on 15 March 2013 in the format of addenda to
Regulation the Commission will initiate without undue
the review reports for clothianidin, thiamethoxam and
delay a review of the new scientific information which it
imidacloprid.
has received.
(10) The Commission has come to the conclusion that a high
(17) Article
36(3)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1107/2009
provides
risk for bees cannot be excluded except by imposing
that Member States may, under certain circumstances,
further restrictions.
impose further risk mitigation measures or restrictions
to the placing on the market or use of the plant
protection products containing clothianidin, thiame
(11) It is confirmed that the active substances clothianidin,
thoxam or imidacloprid. Concerning the placing on the
thiamethoxam and imidacloprid are to be deemed to
market and use of the seeds treated with plant protection
have been approved under Regulation (EC) No
products containing clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imid
1107/2009. In order to minimise the exposure of bees,
acloprid, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 provides for the
it is, however, appropriate to restrict the uses of those
possibility of Member States to take emergency measures
active substances, to provide for specific risk mitigation
pursuant to Article 71 thereof.
measures for the protection of bees and to limit the use
of the plant protection products containing those active
substances to professional users. In particular the uses as
seed treatment and soil treatment of plant protection
(18) The prohibition of placing on the market of treated seeds
should apply only as of 1 December 2013 in order to
products containing clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imid
allow for a sufficient period of transition. National
acloprid should be prohibited for crops attractive to bees
interim protective measures already taken pursuant to
and for cereals except for uses in greenhouses and for
Article 71 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 may be
winter cereals. Foliar treatments with plant protection
maintained until that date in accordance with
products containing clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imid
Article 71(3) of that Regulation.
acloprid should be prohibited for crops attractive to bees

and for cereals with the exception of uses in greenhouses
and uses after flowering. Crops which are harvested
before flowering are not considered attractive to bees.
(19) Seeds
treated
with
plant
protection
products
containing
clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imidacloprid, which are
subject to the restrictions referred to in Article 1 of
(12) Concerning
applications
of
clothianidin,
thiamethoxam
this Regulation, may be used for experiments or tests
or imidacloprid which may be authorised under the
for research or development purposes pursuant to
present Regulation, it is appropriate to require further
Article 54 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
confirmatory information.
(20) The
Standing
Committee
on
the
Food
Chain
and
Animal
(13) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should
Health did not deliver an opinion. An implementing act
therefore be amended accordingly.
was deemed to be necessary and the chair submitted the
draft implementing act to the appeal committee for
further deliberation. The appeal committee did not
(14) Risks
for
bees
from
treated
seeds
have
been
identified
in
deliver an opinion,
particular from exposure via dust as regards several
crops, from consumption of residues in contaminated
pollen and nectar as regards some crops and from
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
exposure via guttation fluid as regards maize. Taking
into consideration those risks linked with the use of
treated seeds, the use and the placing on the market of
Article 1
seeds treated with plant protection products containing
clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imidacloprid should be
Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No
prohibited for seeds of crops attractive to bees and for
540/2011
seeds of cereals except for winter cereals and seeds used
in greenhouses.
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is
amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
(15) Member States should be provided with time to
withdraw authorisations for plant protection products
Article 2
containing clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imidacloprid.
Prohibition of placing on the market of treated seeds
Seeds of crops listed in Annex II which have been treated with
(16) For
plant
protection
products
containing
clothianidin,
plant protection products containing clothianidin, thiame
thiamethoxam or imidacloprid, where Member States
thoxam or imidacloprid shall not be used or placed on the
grant any period of grace in accordance with Article 46
market with the exception of seeds used in greenhouses.

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Article 3
Transitional measures
Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary amend or
withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing clothianidin, thiamethoxam or
imidacloprid as active substance by 30 September 2013.
Article 4
Period of grace
Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire 30 November 2013 at the latest.
Article 5
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on and apply from the day following that of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Union.
However, Article 2 shall apply as of 1 December 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 May 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I
Amendments to the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
1. The column ‘Specific provisions’ of row 121, Clothianidin, of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU)
No 540/2011 is replaced by the following:
‘PART A
Only professional uses as insecticide may be authorised.
Uses as seed treatment or soil treatment shall not be authorised for the following cereals, when such cereals are sown
from January to June:
barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat.
Foliar treatments shall not be authorised for the following cereals:
barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat.
Uses as seed treatment, soil treatment or foliar application shall not be authorised for the following crops with the
exception of uses in greenhouses and with the exception of foliar treatments after flowering:
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
almonds (Prunus amygdalus; P. communis; Amygdalus communis)
anise (Pimpinella anisum); badian or star anise (Illicium verum); caraway (Carum carvi); coriander (Coriandrum sativum);
cumin (Cuminum cyminum); fennel (Foeniculum vulgare); juniper berries (Juniperus communis)
apples (Malus pumila; M. sylvestris; M. communis; Pyrus malus)
apricots (Prunus armeniaca)
avocados (Persea americana)
bananas (Musa sapientum; M. cavendishii; M. nana);
beans (Phaseolus spp.)
blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
blueberries, European blueberry, wild bilberry, whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); American blueberry (V. corymbosum)
broad beans, horse beans (Vicia faba var. major; var. equina; var. Minor)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
carobs, carob-tree, locust bean (Ceratonia siliqua)
castor oil seed (Ricinus communis)
cherries (Prunus avium)
chestnuts (Castanea spp.)
chick peas (Cicer arietinum)
chillies (Capsicum frutescens; C. annuum); allspice, Jamaica pepper (Pimenta officinalis)
clovers (Trifolium spp.)
coffee (Coffea spp. arabica, robusta, liberica)
cotton (Gossypium spp.)
cowpeas, black eyed peas (Vigna unguiculata)
cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon); European cranberries (Vaccinum oxycoccus)
cucumbers (Cucumis sativus)

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currants black (Ribes nigrum); red and white (R. rubrum)
dates (Phoenix dactylifera)
elderberries (Sambucus nigra)
gooseberries (Ribes uva-crispa)
grapefruit (C. paradisi)
grapes (Vitis vinifera)
groundnuts/peanuts (Arachis hypogea)
hazelnut (Corylus avellana)
hemp (Cannabis sativa)
japanese rose (Rosa rugosa)
kiwi fruit (Actinidia chinensis)
leguminous: birdsfoot/trefoil (Lotus corniculatus); lespedeza (Lespedeza spp.); kudzu (Pueraria lobata); sesbania (Sesbania
spp.); sainfoin, esparcette (Onobrychis sativa); sulla (Hedysarum coronarium)
lemons and limes Lemon (Citrus limon); sour lime (C. aurantiifolia); sweet lime (C. limetta)
lentils (Lens esculenta; Ervum lens)
linseed (Linum usitatissimum)
lupins (Lupinus spp.)
maize/corn (Zea mays)
melon seeds (Cucumis melo)
mustard seeds: white mustard (Brassica alba; B. hirta; Sinapis alba); black mustard (Brassica nigra; Sinapis nigra)
okra (Abelmoschus esculentus); gombo (Hibiscus esculentus)
olives (Olea europaea)
oranges: sweet orange (Citrus sinensis); bitter orange (C. aurantium)
peaches and nectarines (Prunus persica; Amygdalus persica; Persica laevis)
pears (Pyrus communis)
peas garden pea (Pisum sativum); field pea (P. arvense)
peppermint (Mentha spp.: M. piperita)
persimmons (Diospyros kaki: D. virginiana)
pistachios (Pistacia vera)
plums and sloes greengage, mirabelle, damson (Prunus domestica); sloe (P. spinosa)
poppy seed (Papaver somniferum)
pumpkins, squash, gourds and marrows (Cucurbita spp.)
pyrethrum, (Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium)
quinces (Cydonia oblonga; C. vulgaris; C. japonica)
rapeseed (Brassica napus var. oleifera)
raspberries (Rubus idaeus)
safflower seed (Carthamus tinctorius)
serradella/birds foot (Ornithopus sativus)

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sesame seed (Sesamum indicum)
soybeans (Glycine soja)
spices: bay leaves (Laurus nobilis); dill seed (Anethum graveolens); fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenumgraecum); saffron
(Crocus sativus); thyme (Thymus vulgaris); turmeric (Curcuma longa)
strawberries (Fragaria spp.)
sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus)
tangerine (Citrus tangerina); mandarin (Citrus reticulata); clementine (C. unshiu);
turnips and turnip rapes (Brassica rapa var. rapifera and oleifera spp.)
vetches Spring/common vetch (Vicia sativa)
viper’s Grass (Scorzonera hispanica)
walnuts (Jugland spp.: J. regia)
watermelons (Citrullus vulgaris)
ornamentals flowering in year of treatment.
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 clothianidin, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 27 January 2006 and the conclusions of the addendum
of the review report on clothianidin as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on
15 March 2013 shall be taken into account.
In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:
— the protection of groundwater, when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climate
conditions,
— the risk to granivorous birds and mammals when the substance is used as a seed dressing.
Member States shall ensure that:
— the seed coating shall only be performed in professional seed treatment facilities. Those facilities must apply the
best available techniques in order to ensure that the release of dust during application to the seed, storage, and
transport can be minimised,
— adequate seed drilling equipment shall be used to ensure a high degree of incorporation in soil, minimisation of
spillage and minimisation of dust emission,
— the conditions of the authorisation include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures to protect bees,
— monitoring programmes are initiated to verify the real exposure of bees to clothianidin in areas extensively used by
bees for foraging or by beekeepers, where and as appropriate.
Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.
The notifier shall submit confirmatory information as regards:
(a) the risk to pollinators other than honey bees;
(b) the risk to honey bees foraging in nectar or pollen in succeeding crops;
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(d) the risk to honey bees foraging on insect honey dew;
(e) the potential guttation exposure and the acute and the long-term risk to colony survival and development, and the
risk to bee brood resulting from such exposure;
(f) the potential exposure to dust drift following drill and the acute and the long-term risk to colony survival and
development, and the risk to bee brood resulting from such exposure;
(g) the acute and long term risk to colony survival and development and the risk to bee brood for honeybees from
ingestion of contaminated nectar and pollen.
The notifier shall submit that information to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 31 December
2014.’
2. The column ‘Specific provisions’ of row 140, Thiamethoxam of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU)
No 540/2011 is replaced by the following:
‘PART A
Only professional uses as insecticide may be authorised.
Uses as seed treatment or soil treatment shall not be authorised for the following cereals, when such cereals are sown
from January to June:
barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat.
Foliar treatments shall not be authorised for the following cereals:
barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat.
Uses as seed treatment, soil treatment or foliar application shall not be authorised for the following crops with the
exception of uses in greenhouses and with the exception of foliar treatment after flowering:
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
almonds (Prunus amygdalus; P. communis; Amygdalus communis)
anise (Pimpinella anisum); badian or star anise (Illicium verum); caraway (Carum carvi); coriander (Coriandrum sativum);
cumin (Cuminum cyminum); fennel (Foeniculum vulgare); juniper berries (Juniperus communis)
apples (Malus pumila; M. sylvestris; M. communis; Pyrus malus)
apricots (Prunus armeniaca)
avocados (Persea americana)
bananas (Musa sapientum; M. cavendishii; M. nana)
beans (Phaseolus spp.)
blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
blueberries, European blueberry, wild bilberry, whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); American blueberry (V. corymbosum)
broad beans, horse beans (Vicia faba var. major; var. equina; var. Minor)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
carobs, carob-tree, locust bean (Ceratonia siliqua)
castor oil seed (Ricinus communis)
cherries (Prunus avium)
chestnuts (Castanea spp.)
chick peas (Cicer arietinum)

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chillies (Capsicum frutescens; C. annuum); allspice, Jamaica pepper (Pimenta officinalis)
clovers (Trifolium spp.)
coffee (Coffea spp. arabica, robusta, liberica)
cotton (Gossypium spp.)
cowpeas, black eyed peas (Vigna unguiculata)
cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon); European cranberries (Vaccinum oxycoccus)
cucumbers (Cucumis sativus)
currants black (Ribes nigrum); red and white (R. rubrum)
dates (Phoenix dactylifera)
elderberries (Sambucus nigra)
gooseberries (Ribes uva-crispa)
grapefruit (C. paradisi)
grapes (Vitis vinifera)
groundnuts/peanuts (Arachis hypogea)
hazelnut (Corylus avellana)
hemp (Cannabis sativa)
japanese rose (Rosa rugosa)
kiwi fruit (Actinidia chinensis)
leguminous: birdsfoot/trefoil (Lotus corniculatus); lespedeza (Lespedeza spp.); kudzu (Pueraria lobata); sesbania (Sesbania
spp.); sainfoin, esparcette (Onobrychis sativa); sulla (Hedysarum coronarium)
lemons and limes Lemon (Citrus limon); sour lime (C. aurantiifolia); sweet lime (C. limetta)
lentils (Lens esculenta; Ervum lens)
linseed (Linum usitatissimum)
lupins (Lupinus spp.)
maize/corn (Zea mays)
melon seeds (Cucumis melo)
mustard seeds: white mustard (Brassica alba; B. hirta; Sinapis alba); black mustard (Brassica nigra; Sinapis nigra)
okra (Abelmoschus esculentus); gombo (Hibiscus esculentus)
olives (Olea europaea)
oranges: sweet orange (Citrus sinensis); bitter orange (C. aurantium)
peaches and nectarines (Prunus persica; Amygdalus persica; Persica laevis)
pears (Pyrus communis)
peas garden pea (Pisum sativum); field pea (P. arvense)
peppermint (Mentha spp.: M. piperita)
persimmons (Diospyros kaki: D. virginiana)
pistachios (Pistacia vera)
plums and sloes greengage, mirabelle, damson (Prunus domestica); sloe (P. spinosa)
poppy seed (Papaver somniferum)

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pumpkins, squash, gourds and marrows (Cucurbita spp.)
pyrethrum, (Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium)
quinces (Cydonia oblonga; C. vulgaris; C. japonica)
rapeseed (Brassica napus var. oleifera)
raspberries (Rubus idaeus)
safflower seed (Carthamus tinctorius)
serradella/birds foot(Ornithopus sativus)
sesame seed (Sesamum indicum)
soybeans (Glycine soja)
spices: bay leaves (Laurus nobilis); dill seed (Anethum graveolens); fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenumgraecum); saffron
(Crocus sativus); thyme (Thymus vulgaris); turmeric (Curcuma longa)
strawberries (Fragaria spp.)
sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus)
tangerine (Citrus tangerina); mandarin (Citrus reticulata) clementine (C. unshiu);
turnips andturnip rapes (Brassica rapa var. rapifera and oleifera spp.)
vetches Spring/common vetch (Vicia sativa)
viper’s Grass (Scorzonera hispanica)
walnuts (Jugland spp.: J. regia)
watermelons (Citrullus vulgaris)
ornamentals flowering in year of treatment.
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 thiamethoxam, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 14 July 2006 and the conclusions of the addendum of
the review report on thiamethoxam as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on
15 March 2013 shall be taken into account.
In this overall assessment Member States must pay particular attention to:
— the potential for groundwater contamination, particularly of the active substance and its metabolites NOA 459602,
SYN 501406 and CGA 322704, when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or
climatic conditions,
— the protection of aquatic organisms,
— the long-term risk to small herbivorous animals if the substance is used for seed treatment.
Member States shall ensure that:
— the seed coating shall only be performed in professional seed treatment facilities. Those facilities must apply the
best available techniques in order to ensure that the release of dust during application to the seed, storage, and
transport can be minimised,
— adequate seed drilling equipment shall be used to ensure a high degree of incorporation in soil, minimisation of
spillage and minimisation of dust emission,
— the conditions of the authorisation include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures to protect bees,
— monitoring programmes are initiated to verify the real exposure of bees to thiamethoxam in areas extensively used
by bees for foraging or by beekeepers, where and as appropriate.

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Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.
The notifier shall submit confirmatory information as regards:
(a) the risk to pollinators other than honey bees;
(b) the risk to honey bees foraging in nectar or pollen in succeeding crops;
(c) the potential uptake via roots to flowering weeds;
(d) the risk to honey bees foraging on insect honey dew;
(e) the potential guttation exposure and the acute and the long-term risk to colony survival and development, and the
risk to bee brood resulting from such exposure;
(f) the potential exposure to dust drift following drill and the acute and the long-term risk to colony survival and
development, and the risk to bee brood resulting from such exposure;
(g) the acute and long term risk to colony survival and development and the risk to bee brood for honeybees from
ingestion of contaminated nectar and pollen.
The notifier shall submit that information to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 31 December
2014.’
3. The column ‘Specific provisions’ of row 216, Imidacloprid, of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU)
No 540/2011 is replaced by the following:
‘PART A
Only professional uses as insecticide may be authorised.
Uses as seed treatment or soil treatment shall not be authorised for the following cereals, when such cereals are sown
from January to June:
barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat.
Foliar treatments shall not be authorised for the following cereals:
barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat.
Uses as seed treatment, soil treatment or foliar application shall not be authorised for the following crops with the
exception of uses in greenhouses and with the exception of foliar treatment after flowering:
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
almonds (Prunus amygdalus; P. communis; Amygdalus communis)
anise (Pimpinella anisum); badian or star anise (Illicium verum); caraway (Carum carvi); coriander (Coriandrum sativum);
cumin (Cuminum cyminum); fennel (Foeniculum vulgare); juniper berries (Juniperus communis)
apples (Malus pumila; M. sylvestris; M. communis; Pyrus malus)
apricots (Prunus armeniaca)
avocados (Persea americana)
bananas (Musa sapientum; M. cavendishii; M. nana)
beans (Phaseolus spp.)
blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
blueberries, European blueberry, wild bilberry, whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); American blueberry (V. corymbosum)
broad beans, horse beans (Vicia faba var. major; var. equina; var. Minor)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
carobs, carob-tree, locust bean (Ceratonia siliqua)

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castor oil seed (Ricinus communis)
cherries (Prunus avium)
chestnuts (Castanea spp.)
chick peas (Cicer arietinum)
chillies (Capsicum frutescens; C. annuum); allspice, Jamaica pepper (Pimenta officinalis)
clovers (Trifolium spp.)
coffee (Coffea spp. arabica, robusta, liberica)
cotton (Gossypium spp.)
cowpeas, black eyed peas (Vigna unguiculata)
cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon); European cranberries (Vaccinum oxycoccus)
cucumbers (Cucumis sativus)
currants black (Ribes nigrum); red and white (R. rubrum)
dates (Phoenix dactylifera)
elderberries (Sambucus nigra)
gooseberries (Ribes uva-crispa)
grapefruit (C. paradisi)
grapes (Vitis vinifera)
groundnuts/peanuts (Arachis hypogea)
hazelnut (Corylus avellana)
hemp (Cannabis sativa)
japanese rose (Rosa rugosa)
kiwi fruit (Actinidia chinensis)
leguminous: birdsfoot/trefoil (Lotus corniculatus); lespedeza (Lespedeza spp.); kudzu (Pueraria lobata); sesbania (Sesbania
spp.); sainfoin, esparcette (Onobrychis sativa); sulla (Hedysarum coronarium)
lemons and limes Lemon (Citrus limon); sour lime (C. aurantiifolia); sweet lime (C. limetta)
lentils (Lens esculenta; Ervum lens)
linseed (Linum usitatissimum)
lupins (Lupinus spp.)
maize/corn (Zea mays)
melon seeds (Cucumis melo)
mustard seeds: white mustard (Brassica alba; B. hirta; Sinapis alba); black mustard (Brassica nigra; Sinapis nigra)
okra (Abelmoschus esculentus); gombo (Hibiscus esculentus)
olives (Olea europaea)
oranges: sweet orange (Citrus sinensis); bitter orange (C. aurantium)
peaches and nectarines (Prunus persica; Amygdalus persica; Persica laevis)
pears (Pyrus communis)
peas garden pea (Pisum sativum); field pea (P. arvense)
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persimmons (Diospyros kaki: D. virginiana)
pistachios (Pistacia vera)
plums and sloes greengage, mirabelle, damson (Prunus domestica); sloe (P. spinosa)
poppy seed (Papaver somniferum)
pumpkins, squash, gourds and marrows (Cucurbita spp.)
pyrethrum, (Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium)
quinces (Cydonia oblonga; C. vulgaris; C. japonica)
rapeseed (Brassica napus var. oleifera)
raspberries (Rubus idaeus)
safflower seed (Carthamus tinctorius)
serradella/birds foot (Ornithopus sativus)
sesame seed (Sesamum indicum)
soybeans (Glycine soja)
spices: bay leaves (Laurus nobilis); dill seed (Anethum graveolens); fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenumgraecum); saffron
(Crocus sativus); thyme (Thymus vulgaris); turmeric (Curcuma longa)
strawberries (Fragaria spp.)
sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus)
tangerine (Citrus tangerina); mandarin (Citrus reticulata) clementine (C. unshiu);
turnips andturnip rapes (Brassica rapa var. rapifera and oleifera spp.)
vetches Spring/common vetch (Vicia sativa)
viper’s Grass (Scorzonera hispanica)
walnuts (Jugland spp.: J. regia)
watermelons (Citrullus vulgaris)
ornamentals flowering in year of treatment.
PART B
In assessing applications to authorise plant protection products containing imidacloprid, Member States shall pay
particular attention to the criteria in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and shall ensure that any
necessary data and information is provided before such an authorisation is granted.
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 imidacloprid, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 26 September 2008 and the conclusions of the
addendum of the review report on imidacloprid as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal
Health on 15 March 2013 shall be taken into account.
In this overall assessment Member States must pay particular attention to:
— the operator and worker safety and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal
protective equipment,
— the impact on aquatic organisms, non-target arthropods, earthworms, other soil macroorganisms and must ensure
that the conditions of authorisation include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures.
Member States shall ensure that:
— the seed coating shall only be performed in professional seed treatment facilities. Those facilities must apply the
best available techniques in order to ensure that the release of dust during application to the seed, storage, and
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— adequate seed drilling equipment shall be used to ensure a high degree of incorporation in soil, minimisation of
spillage and minimisation of dust emission,
— the conditions of the authorisation, include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures to protect bees,
— monitoring programmes are initiated to verify the real exposure of bees to imidacloprid in areas extensively used
by bees for foraging or by beekeepers, where and as appropriate.
Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.
The notifier shall submit confirmatory information as regards:
(a) the risk to pollinators other than honey bees;
(b) the risk to honey bees foraging in nectar or pollen in succeeding crops;
(c) the potential uptake via roots to flowering weeds;
(d) the risk to honey bees foraging on insect honey dew;
(e) the potential guttation exposure and the acute and the long-term risk to colony survival and development, and the
risk to bee brood resulting from such exposure;
(f) the potential exposure to dust drift following drill and the acute and the long-term risk to colony survival and
development, and the risk to bee brood resulting from such exposure;
(g) the acute and long term risk to colony survival and development and the risk to bee brood for honeybees from
ingestion of contaminated nectar and pollen.
The notifier shall submit that information to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 31 December
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ANNEX II
List of seeds, as referred to in Article 2
Seeds treated with plant protection products containing clothianidin, thiametoxam or imidacloprid whose use and placing
on the market is prohibited:
Barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat when such cereals are to be sown from January to June.
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
anise (Pimpinella anisum); badian or star anise (Illicium verum); caraway (Carum carvi); coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cumin
(Cuminum cyminum); fennel (Foeniculum vulgare); juniper berries (Juniperus communis)
beans (Phaseolus spp.)
broad beans, horse beans (Vicia faba var. major; var. equina; var. minor)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
castor oil seed (Ricinus communis)
chick peas (Cicer arietinum)
chillies (Capsicum frutescens; C. annuum); allspice, Jamaica pepper (Pimenta officinalis)
clovers (Trifolium spp.). coffee (Coffea spp. arabica, robusta, liberica)
cotton (Gossypium spp.)
cowpeas, black eyed peas (Vigna unguiculata)
cucumbers (Cucumis sativus)
groundnuts, peanuts (Arachis hypogaea)
hemp (Cannabis sativa)
leguminous: birdsfoot/trefoil (Lotus corniculatus); lespedeza (Lespedeza spp.); kudzu (Pueraria lobata); sesbania (Sesbania spp.);
sainfoin, esparcette (Onobrychis sativa); sulla (Hedysarum coronarium)
lentils (Lens esculenta; Ervum lens)
linseed (Linum usitatissimum)
lupins (Lupinus spp.)
maize/corn (Zea mays)
melon seeds (Cucumis melo)
mustard seed white mustard (Brassica alba; B. hirta; Sinapis alba); black mustard (Brassica nigra; Sinapis nigra)
okra (Abelmoschus esculentus); gombo (Hibiscus esculentus)
peas garden pea (Pisum sativum); field pea (P. arvense)
peppermint (Mentha spp.: M. piperita)
poppy seed (Papaver somniferum)
pumpkins, squash, gourds and marrows (Cucurbita spp.)
pyrethrum, (Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium)
rapeseed (Brassica napus var. oleifera)
safflower seed (Carthamus tinctorius)
sesame seed (Sesamum indicum)
soybeans (Glycine soja)
spices: bay leaves (Laurus nobilis); dill seed (Anethum graveolens); fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenumgraecum); saffron (Crocus
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strawberries (Fragaria spp.)
sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus)
turnips and turnip rapes (Brassica rapa var. rapifera and oleifera spp.)
vetches Spring/common vetch (Vicia sativa)
watermelons (Citrullus vulgaris)
ornamentals flowering in year of treatment.

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