G/TBT/N/EU/451  
 
9 February 2017  
(17-0786) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) :   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and  address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above :  
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9. 2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Abamectin (pesticide 
active substance)  
5. Title, number of p ages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft Commission 
Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards 
the conditions of approval of the active substance abamectin (4 pages + Annex 2 pages, in 
English).  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that 
the approval of the active substance abamectin is amended as follows: Products containing 
abamectin can be authorised at national level for nematicide uses.  
This decision only  concerns the placing on the market of this substance and does not affect 
the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for residues of the concerned pesticide.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; protection of animal or plant life or 
health; protection of the environment.  
In order for an active substance to be approved in accordance with Regulation 
(EC) No 1107/2009 (concerning the placing of plant protection products on the marke t), it 
must be demonstrated that the substance is not harmful to human health, animal health or 
the environment, according to the intended uses.  
Abamectin was approved for insecticide and acaricide uses. An application to extend these 
uses to nematode con trol was submitted and assessed. This additional use is considered 
safe under specific conditions . G/TBT/N/EU/451  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protect ion products on the 
market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC:  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri= CELEX:32009R1107&qid=1437730988988&from=EN  
Commission 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 1 53, 11.6.2011, p. 1 -186) 
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1442928512004&uri=CELEX:32011R0540  
9. Proposed date of adoption: End of April  2017 
Proposed date of entry into force: May 2017   
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other b ody:  
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/  
 
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