EN   EN 
 
 
 EUROPEAN  
COMMISSION   
Brussels, XXX  
SANTE/10505/2018  
[…](2018) XXX  draft  
ANNEXES 1 to 2  
 
ANNEXES  
to the  
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU)  
renewing the approval of the active substances copper compounds, as candidates for 
substitution, 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    
EN 1  EN ANNEX I 
Common Name,  
Identification 
Numbers  IUPAC Name  Purity1 Date of 
approval  Expiration of 
approval  Specific provisions  
Copper compounds:  
Copper hydroxide 
CAS No 20427 -59-2 
CIPAC No 44.305  
Copper oxychloride 
CAS No 1332 -65-6 or 
1332 -40-7 CIPAC No 
44.602  
Copper oxide CAS 
No 1317 -39-1 CIPAC 
No 44.603  
Bordeaux mixture 
CAS No 8011 -63-0 
CIPAC No 44.604  
Tribasic copper 
sulphate CAS No 
12527 -76-3 C IPAC 
No 44.306   
Copper (II) 
hydroxide  
Dicopper 
chloride 
trihydroxide  
Copper oxide  
 
Not allocated  
 
Not allocated   
≥ 573 g/kg  
 
≥ 550 g/kg  
 
≥ 820 g/kg  
 
≥ 245 g/kg  
 
≥ 490 g/kg  
The following impurities shall not exceed 
the following levels:  
Arsenic max. 0.1 mg/g Cu  
Cadmium max. 0.1 mg/g Cu  
Lead max. 0.3 mg/g Cu  
Nickel max.  1 mg/g Cu  
Cobalt max. 3 mg/kg  
Mercury max. 5 mg/kg  
Chromium max. 100 mg/kg  
Antim ony max. 7 mg/kg  1 January 2019  31 December 2023  Only uses resulting in a total application of 
maximum 4  kg of copper per hectare per year shall 
be authorised . 
For the implementation of the uniform principles, as 
referred to in Article  29(6) of Regulation (EC) 
No 1107/2009  of the European Parliament and of 
the Council , the conclusions of the review report on 
copper compounds and in particular Appendices  I 
and II there to, shall be taken into account.  
 
In their overall assessment Member States shall pay 
particular attention to:  
- the operator, worker and bystander safety and 
ensure that conditions of use prescri be the 
application of adequate personal protective 
equipment and other mitigation measures as 
appropriate ; 
- the protection of water and non -target 
organisms ; in relation to these identified risks, 
risk mitigation measures, such as buffer zones, 
shall be applied where appropriate;  
- the amount of active substance applied and 
ensure that the authorised amounts, in terms of 
rates and number of applications, do not exceed 
the minimum necessary to achieve the desired 
effects and do not cause any unacceptable e ffect 
on the environment taking into account 
background levels of copper  at the application 
site. 
 
                                                 
1 Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report .  
EN 2  EN ANNEX II 
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows : 
(1) in Part A, entry 277 on copper compounds is deleted;  
(2) in Part E, the following entry is added:  
No. Common Name,  
Identification 
Numbers  IUPAC 
Name  Purity2 Date of 
approval  Expiration of 
approval  Specific provisions  
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] Copper compounds:  
Copper hydroxide 
CAS No 20427 -59-2 
CIPAC No 44.305  
Copper oxychloride 
CAS No 1332 -65-6 or 
1332 -40-7 CIPAC No 
44.602  
Copper oxide CAS 
No 1317 -39-1 CIPAC 
No 44.603  
Bordeaux mixture 
CAS No 8011 -63-0 
CIPAC No 44.604  
Tribasic copper 
sulphate CAS No 
12527 -76-3 CIPAC 
No 44.306   
Copper (II) 
hydroxide  
Dicopper 
chloride 
trihydroxide  
Copper oxide  
 
Not allocated  
 
Not allocated   
≥ 573 g/kg  
 
≥ 550 g/kg  
 
≥ 820 g/kg  
 
≥ 245 g/kg  
 
≥ 490 g/kg  
The following impurities shall 
not exceed the following 
levels: : 
Arsenic max. 0.1 mg/g Cu  
Cadmium max. 0.1 mg/g Cu  
Lead max. 0.3 mg/g Cu  
Nickel max.  1 mg/g Cu  
Cobalt max. 3 mg/kg  
Mercury max. 5 mg/kg  
Chromium max. 100 mg/kg  
Antim ony max. 7 mg/kg  1 January 2019  31 December 2023  Only uses resulting in a total application of maximum 4 
kg of copper per hectare per year shall be authorised.  
For 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 
copper compounds and in particular Appendices  I and II 
thereto, shall be taken into account.  
 
In their overall assessment Member States shall pay 
particular attention to:  
- the operator, worker and bystander safety and 
ensure that conditions of use prescribe the 
application of adequate personal protective 
equipment and other mitigation measures as 
appropriate ; 
- the protection of water and non -target organisms. In 
relation to these identified risks, risk mitigation 
measures, such as buffer zones,  shall be applied 
where appropriate;  
- the amount of active substance applied and ensure 
that the authorised amounts, in terms of rates and 
number of applications, are the minimum necessary 
to achieve the desired effects and do not cause any 
unacceptable e ffect on the environment taking into 
account background levels of copper at the 
application site. " 
 
                                                 
2 Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report .