Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1280 of 30 April 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the approval periods of the active substances dodemorph, fatty acids C8-C10 methyl esters, lauric acid, methyl octanoate, methyl decanoate, oleic acid and Trichoderma atroviride (formerly T. harzianum) strain IMI 206040
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1280of 30 April 2024amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the approval periods of the active substances dodemorph, fatty acids C8-C10 methyl esters, lauric acid, methyl octanoate, methyl decanoate, oleic acid and Trichoderma atroviride (formerly T. harzianum) strain IMI 206040(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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1107/oj., and in particular Article 17, first subparagraph, thereof,Whereas:(1)According to Article 78(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, active substances included in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EECCouncil Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1991/414/oj). are deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Those substances are listed in Part A of 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2011/540/oj)..(2)Such is the case of the active substances dodemorph, fatty acids C8-C10 methyl esters, lauric acid, methyl octanoate, methyl decanoate, oleic acid and Trichoderma atroviride (formerly T. harzianum) strain IMI 206040.(3)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1446Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1446 of 12 July 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances 2,5-dichlorobenzoic acid methylester, acetic acid, aluminium ammonium sulphate, aluminium phosphide, aluminium silicate, calcium carbide, cymoxanil, dodemorph, ethylene, extract from tea tree, fat distillation residues, fatty acids C7-C20, flonicamid (IKI-220), gibberellic acid, gibberellins, halosulfuron-methyl, hydrolysed proteins, iron sulphate, magnesium phosphide, maltodextrin, metamitron, plant oils/clove oil, plant oils/rape seed oil, plant oils/spear mint oil, pyrethrins, sulcotrione, tebuconazole and urea (OJ L 178, 13.7.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/1446/oj). extended the approval period of the active substance dodemorph until 30 November 2026 and until 15 December 2024 for the group of substances fatty acids C7-C20, which cover fatty acids C8-C10 methyl esters, lauric acid, methyl octanoate, methyl decanoate and oleic acid, pending the remaining steps in the procedure for the renewal of the approval of those substances.(4)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/689Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/689 of 20 March 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances Bacillus subtilis (Cohn 1872) strain QST 713, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Aizawai strains ABTS-1857 and GC-91, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Israeliensis (serotype H-14) strain AM65-52, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki strains ABTS 351, PB 54, SA 11, SA12 and EG 2348, Beauveria bassiana strains ATCC 74040 and GHA, clodinafop, Cydia pomonella Granulovirus (CpGV), cyprodinil, dichlorprop-P, fenpyroximate, fosetyl, malathion, mepanipyrim, metconazole, metrafenone, pirimicarb, pyridaben, pyrimethanil, rimsulfuron, spinosad, Trichoderma asperellum (formerly T. harzianum) strains ICC012, T25 and TV1, Trichoderma atroviride (formerly T. harzianum) strain T11, Trichoderma gamsii (formerly T. viride) strain ICC080, Trichoderma harzianum strains T-22 and ITEM 908, triclopyr, trinexapac, triticonazole and ziram (OJ L 91, 29.3.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/689/oj). extended the approval period of the active substance Trichoderma atroviride (formerly T. harzianum) until 15 April 2025 for the same reasons.(5)Among the group of substances fatty acids C7-C20, no application for the renewal of approval of the active substances lauric acid, methyl octanoate, methyl decanoate, oleic acid was submitted, and no supplementary dossier for the renewal of the active substance fatty acids C8-C10 methyl esters was submitted in accordance with Article 5 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1740Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1740 of 20 November 2020 setting out the provisions necessary for the implementation of the renewal procedure for active substances, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 (OJ L 392, 23.11.2020, p. 20, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2020/1740/oj)..(6)No application for the renewal of the strain IMI 206040 of Trichoderma atroviride (formerly T. harzianum) was submitted in accordance with Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1740.(7)For the active substance dodemorph, on 18 December 2023, the applicant confirmed that it no longer supports the application for renewal of the approval.(8)Therefore, it is no longer justified that the the approval periods of these active substances remain extended. Therefore, a new expiry date should be set at the earliest possible date, while giving Member States sufficient time to withdraw their authorisations for the plant protection products containing those substances.(9)Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore 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: