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<table><col/><col/><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;B</a></p></td><td><p>COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1295</p><p>of 27 July 2015</p><p>approving the active substance sulfoxaflor, 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&#160;540/2011</p><p><a>(Text with EEA relevance)</a></p><p>(OJ L 199 29.7.2015, p. 8)</p></td></tr></table>
Amended by:
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1295
of 27 July 2015
approving the active substance sulfoxaflor, 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)
Article 1
Approval of active substance
The active substance sulfoxaflor, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2
Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
Entry into force
This 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.
ANNEX I
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Common Name, Identification Numbers</p></td><td><p>IUPAC Name</p></td><td><p>Purity&#160;<a>(<span>1</span>)</a></p></td><td><p>Date of approval</p></td><td><p>Expiration of approval</p></td><td><p>Specific provisions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sulfoxaflor</p><p>CAS No: 946578-00-3</p><p>CIPAC No: 820</p></td><td><p>[methyl(oxo){1-[6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridyl]ethyl}-&#955;<span>6</span>-sulfanylidene]cyanamide</p></td><td><p>&#8805;&#160;950 g/kg</p></td><td><p>18 August 2015</p></td><td><p>18 August 2025</p></td><td><p><span><a><span>&#9658;M1</span></a></span>&#160;<br/> Only uses in permanent greenhouses may be authorised.<br/> For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article&#160;29(6) of Regulation (EC) No&#160;1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on sulfoxaflor, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 29&#160;May 2015 and updated on 28&#160;January 2022, shall be taken into account.<br/> In this overall assessment, Member States shall pay particular attention to the risk to bees and bumble bees released for pollination, when products containing the substance are applied in greenhouses.<br/> Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.<span>&#160;&#9668;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><div><a>(<span>1</span>)&#160;&#160;&#160;</a><p>Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
ANNEX II
In Part B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, the following entry is added:
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Common Name, Identification Numbers</p></td><td><p>IUPAC Name</p></td><td><p>Purity&#160;<a>(<span>*1</span>)</a></p></td><td><p>Date of approval</p></td><td><p>Expiration of approval</p></td><td><p>Specific provisions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#8216;88</p></td><td><p>Sulfoxaflor</p><p>CAS No: 946578-00-3</p><p>CIPAC No: 820</p></td><td><p>[methyl(oxo){1-[6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridyl]ethyl}-&#955;<span>6</span>-sulfanylidene]cyanamide</p></td><td><p>&#8805;&#160;950 g/kg</p></td><td><p>18 August 2015</p></td><td><p>18 August 2025</p></td><td><p>For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No&#160;1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on sulfoxaflor, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.</p><p>In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:</p><p>(a)&#160;&#160;the risk to bees and other non-target arthropods;</p><p>(b)&#160;&#160;the risk to bees and bumble bees released for pollination, when the substance is applied in glasshouses.</p><p>Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.</p><p>The applicant shall submit confirmatory information as regards:</p><p>(a)&#160;&#160;the risk to honey bees via the different routes of exposure, in particular nectar, pollen, guttation fluid and dust;</p><p>(b)&#160;&#160;risk to honey bees foraging in nectar or pollen in succeeding crops and flowering weeds;</p><p>(c)&#160;&#160;the risk to pollinators other than honey bees;</p><p>(d)&#160;&#160;the risk to bee brood.</p><p>The applicant shall submit that information to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 18 August 2017.&#8217;</p></td></tr><tr><td><div><a>(<span>*1</span>)&#160;&#160;&#160;</a><p>Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>