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Official Journal of the European Union
8.8.2013
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 762/2013
of 7 August 2013
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval
periods of the active substances chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, mancozeb, maneb, MCPA, MCPB
and metiram
(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 this Regulation or at the earliest date thereafter.
91/414/EEC ( 1 ), and in particular the first paragraph of
Article 17 thereof,
(5)
In view of the aim of the first paragraph of Article 17 of
Whereas:
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
Annex to this Regulation is not renewed because the
approval criteria are not satisfied, the Commission will
(1) Part
A
of
the
Annex
to
Commission
Implementing
Regu
set the expiry date at the same date as before this Regu
lation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing
lation or at the date of the entry into force of the Regu
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European
lation providing that the approval of the active substance
Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of
is not renewed, whichever date is later.
approved active substances
( 2 ) sets out the active
substances deemed to have been approved under Regu
lation (EC) No 1107/2009.
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
(2) The
approvals
of
the
active
substances
chlorpyrifos,
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
chlorpyrifos-methyl, mancozeb, maneb, MCPA, MCPB
and metiram will expire between 30 April 2016 and
30 June 2016. Applications have been submitted for
the renewal of the approval 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 )
Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No
apply to those active substances, it is necessary to
540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this
allow applicants sufficient time to complete the renewal
Regulation.
procedure in accordance with that 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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EN
8.8.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
213/15
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 August 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 107, MCPA, the date ‘30 April 2016’ is replaced by ‘31 October
2017’.
(2) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 108, MCPB, the date ‘30 April 2016’ is replaced by ‘31 October
2017’.
(3) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 111, chlorpyrifos, the date ‘30 June 2016’ is replaced by
‘31 January 2018’.
(4) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 112, chlorpyrifos-methyl, the date ‘30 June 2016’ is replaced by
‘31 January 2018’.
(5) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 113, maneb, the date ‘30 June 2016’ is replaced by ‘31 January
2018’.
(6) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 114, mancozeb, the date ‘30 June 2016’ is replaced by ‘31 January
2018’.
(7) In the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 115, metiram, the date ‘30 June 2016’ is replaced by ‘31 January
2018’.

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