Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2198 of 27 November 2015 approving the active substance rescalure, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2198of 27 November 2015approving the active substance rescalure, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011(Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,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 market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EECOJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1., and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)In accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Austria received on 21 September 2012 an application from Ecologia y Protección Agrícola SL for the approval of the active substance rescalure.(2)In accordance with Article 9(3) of that Regulation, Austria, as rapporteur Member State, notified the applicant, the other Member States, the Commission and the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter "the Authority") of the admissibility of the application on 5 November 2012.(3)On 3 March 2014 the rapporteur Member State submitted a draft assessment report to the Commission with a copy to the Authority, assessing whether that active substance can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.(4)The Authority complied with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. In accordance with Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, it requested that the applicant supply additional information to the Member States, the Commission and the Authority. The assessment of the additional information by the rapporteur Member State was submitted to the Authority in the format of an updated draft assessment report in December 2014.(5)On 10 February 2015 the Authority communicated to the applicant, the Member States and the Commission its conclusion on whether the active substance rescalure can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009EFSA Journal 2014;12(12):3913. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu.. The Authority made its conclusion available to the public.(6)On 13 July 2015 the Commission presented to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed the review report for rescalure and a draft Regulation providing that rescalure is approved.(7)The applicant was given the possibility to submit comments on the review report.(8)It has been established with respect to one or more representative uses of at least one plant protection product containing the active substance, and in particular the uses which were examined and detailed in the review report, that the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are satisfied. Those approval criteria are therefore deemed to be satisfied. It is therefore appropriate to approve rescalure.(9)In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1). should be amended accordingly.(10)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Approval of active substanceThe active substance rescalure, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 27 November 2015.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JunckerANNEX I
Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.
Common Name, Identification NumbersIUPAC NamePurityDate of approvalExpiration of approvalSpecific provisions
RescalureCAS No: 67601-06-3CIPAC No:Not available(3S,6R)-(3S,6S)-6-isopropenyl-3-methyldec-9-en-1-yl acetate≥ 750 g/kgThe ratio of (3S,6R)/(3S,6S) shall be in a range of 55/45 to 45/55. The purity range for each isomer shall be 337,5 g/kg to 412,5 g/kg.18 December 201518 December 2025For 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 rescalure, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.
ANNEX IIIn Part B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, the following entry is added:
Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.
Common Name, Identification NumbersIUPAC NamePurityDate of approvalExpiration of approvalSpecific provisions
"92RescalureCAS No: 67601-06-3CIPAC No:Not available(3S,6R)-(3S,6S)-6-isopropenyl-3-methyldec-9-en-1-yl acetate≥ 750 g/kgThe ratio of (3S,6R)/(3S,6S) shall be in a range of 55/45 to 45/55. The purity range for each isomer shall be 337,5 g/kg to 412,5 g/kg.18 December 201518 December 2025For 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 rescalure, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account."
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Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.