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11.6.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
159/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 533/2013
of 10 June 2013
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval
periods of the active substances 1-methyl-cyclopropene, chlorothalonil, chlorotoluron,
cypermethrin, daminozide, forchlorfenuron, indoxacarb, thiophanate-methyl and tribenuron
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3) Implementing
Regulation
(EU)
No
540/2011
should
therefore be amended accordingly.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(4)
In view of the aim of the first paragraph of Article 17 of
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as regards cases where
no supplementary dossier in accordance with Imple
menting Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 is submitted no
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the
later than 30 months before the respective expiry date
European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009
laid down in the Annex to this Regulation, the
concerning the placing of plant protection products on the
Commission will set the expiry date at the same date
market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and
as before the entry into force of this Regulation or at
91/414/EEC ( 1 ), and in particular the first paragraph of
the earliest date thereafter.
Article 17 thereof,
Whereas:
(5)
In view of the aim of the first paragraph of Article 17 of
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as regards cases where
the Commission will adopt a Regulation providing that
the approval of an active substance referred to in the
(1) Part
A
of
the
Annex
to
Commission
Implementing
Regu
Annex to this Regulation is not renewed because the
lation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing
approval criteria are not satisfied, the Commission will
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European
set the expiry date at the same date as before this Regu
Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of
lation or at the date of the entry into force of the Regu
approved active substances
( 2 ) sets out the active
lation providing that the approval of the active substance
substances deemed to have been approved under Regu
is not renewed, whichever date is later.
lation (EC) No 1107/2009.
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
(2) The
approvals
of
the
active
substances
1-methyl-cyclo
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
propene, chlorothalonil, chlorotoluron, cypermethrin,
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
daminozide, forchlorfenuron, indoxacarb, thiophanate-
methyl and tribenuron will expire between 28 February
2016 and 31 March 2016. Applications have been
submitted for the renewal of these active substances.
As the requirements laid down in Commission Imple
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
menting Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 of 18 September
2012 setting out the provisions necessary for the imple
mentation of the renewal procedure for active substances,
as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the
European Parliament and of the Council concerning the
Article 1
placing of plant protection products on the market ( 3 )
apply to those active substances, it is necessary to
Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No
allow applicants sufficient time to complete the renewal
540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this
procedure in accordance with that Regulation.
Regulation.
Consequently, the approvals of those active substances
are likely to expire before a decision has been taken on
their renewal. It is therefore necessary to extend their
approval periods.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
( 1 ) OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1.
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
( 3 ) OJ L 252, 19.9.2012, p. 26.
European Union.

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L 159/10
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
11.6.2013
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 June 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX
Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:
(1) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 101, chlorothalonil, the date 28 February 2016 is replaced by
31 October 2017.
(2) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 102, chlorotoluron, the date 28 February 2016 is replaced by
31 October 2017.
(3) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 103, cypermethrin, the date 28 February 2016 is replaced by
31 October 2017.
(4) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 104, daminozide, the date 28 February 2016 is replaced by
31 October 2017.
(5) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 105, thiophanate-methyl, the date 28 February 2016 is replaced
by 31 October 2017.
(6) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 106, tribenuron, the date 28 February 2016 is replaced by
31 October 2017.
(7) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 117, 1-methyl-cyclopropene, the date 31 March 2016 is replaced
by 31 October 2017.
(8) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 118, forchlorfenuron, the date 31 March 2016 is replaced by
31 October 2017.
(9) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 119, indoxacarb, the date 31 March 2016 is replaced by
31 October 2017.

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