COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 485/2013  
of 24 May 2013  
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, as regards the conditions of approval of the 
active substances clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid, and prohibiting the use and sale of 
seeds treated with plant protection products containing those active substances  
(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/EEC (  1 ), and in particular the first alternative of 
Article 21(3), Article 49(2) and Article 78(2) thereof,  
Whereas:  
(1) The active substances clothianidin, thiamethoxam and 
imidacloprid were included in Annex I to Council 
Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the 
placing of plant protection products on the market (  2 ) by 
Commission Directives 2006/41/EC (  3 ), 2007/6/EC (  4 ) 
and 2008/116/EC (  5 ). 
(2) Commission Directive 2010/21/EU (  6 ) amended Annex I 
to Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the specific 
provisions relating to the neonicotinoids clothianidin, 
thiamethoxam and imidacloprid.  
(3) Active substances included in Annex I to Directive 
91/414/EEC are deemed to be approved under Regu ­
lation (EC) No 1107/2009 and are listed in Part A of 
the Annex to 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 (  7 ). 
(4) In spring 2012, new scientific information on the sub- 
lethal effects of neonicotinoids on bees was published. 
The Commission, in accordance with Article 21(2) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, asked the European 
Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, for scientific and technical assistance to assess this new 
information and to review the risk assessment of neoni ­
cotinoids as regards their impact on bees.  
(5) The Authority presented its conclusions on the risk 
assessment for bees for clothianidin, thiamethoxam and 
imidacloprid on 16 January 2013 (  8 ). 
(6) The Authority identified for certain crops high acute risks 
for bees from plant protection products containing the 
active substances clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imid ­
acloprid. The Authority identified in particular high 
acute risks for bees from exposure via dust as regards 
several crops, from consumption of residues in 
contaminated pollen and nectar as regards some crops 
and from exposure via guttation fluid as regards maize. 
In addition, unacceptable risks due to acute or chronic 
effects on colony survival and development could not be 
excluded for several crops. Furthermore the Authority 
identified a number of data gaps for each of the 
evaluated crops. In particular as regards long term risk 
to honey bees from dust exposure, from residues in 
pollen and nectar and from exposure from guttation 
fluid.  
(7) In the light of the new scientific and technical 
knowledge, the Commission considered that there are 
indications that the approved uses of clothianidin, 
thiamethoxam and imidacloprid no longer satisfy the 
approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation 
(EC) No 1107/2009 with respect to their impact on bees 
and that the high risk for bees could not be excluded 
except by imposing further restrictions. In particular, 
pending the evaluation of the Authority on foliar uses 
it considered that the risk for bees from foliar appli ­
cations is similar to the risk identified by the Authority 
for seed treatment applications and soil treatment, due to 
the systemic translocation of the active substances cloth ­
ianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid through the 
plant.  
(8) The Commission invited the notifiers to submit their 
comments.EN L 139/12 Official Journal of the European Union 25.5.2013  
( 1 ) OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.  
( 2 ) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.  
( 3 ) OJ L 187, 8.7.2006, p. 24.  
( 4 ) OJ L 43, 15.2.2007, p. 13.  
( 5 ) OJ L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 86.  
( 6 ) OJ L 65, 13.3.2010, p. 27.  
( 7 ) OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1.  ( 8 ) European Food Safety Authority; Conclusion on the peer review of 
the pesticide risk assessment for bees for the active substance cloth ­
ianidin.  EFSA Journal  2013; 11(1):3066. [58 pp.] doi:10.2903/ 
j.efsa.2013.3066. 
Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for 
bees for the active substance imidacloprid.  EFSA Journal  2013; 
11(1):3068. [55 pp.] doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2013. 
Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for 
bees for the active substance thiamethoxam.  EFSA Journal  2013; 
11(1):3067. [68 pp.] doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3067. Available 
online: www.efsa.europa.eu/efsajournal.htm(9) The conclusions of the Authority were reviewed by the 
Member States and the Commission within the Standing 
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and 
finalised on 15 March 2013 in the format of addenda to 
the review reports for clothianidin, thiamethoxam and 
imidacloprid.  
(10) The Commission has come to the conclusion that a high 
risk for bees cannot be excluded except by imposing 
further restrictions.  
(11) It is confirmed that the active substances clothianidin, 
thiamethoxam and imidacloprid are to be deemed to 
have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 
1107/2009. In order to minimise the exposure of bees, 
it is, however, appropriate to restrict the uses of those 
active substances, to provide for specific risk mitigation 
measures for the protection of bees and to limit the use 
of the plant protection products containing those active 
substances to professional users. In particular the uses as 
seed treatment and soil treatment of plant protection 
products containing clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imid ­
acloprid should be prohibited for crops attractive to bees 
and for cereals except for uses in greenhouses and for 
winter cereals. Foliar treatments with plant protection 
products containing clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imid ­
acloprid should be prohibited for crops attractive to bees 
and for cereals with the exception of uses in greenhouses 
and uses after flowering. Crops which are harvested 
before flowering are not considered attractive to bees.  
(12) Concerning applications of clothianidin, thiamethoxam 
or imidacloprid which may be authorised under the 
present Regulation, it is appropriate to require further 
confirmatory information.  
(13) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should 
therefore be amended accordingly.  
(14) Risks for bees from treated seeds have been identified in 
particular from exposure via dust as regards several 
crops, from consumption of residues in contaminated 
pollen and nectar as regards some crops and from 
exposure via guttation fluid as regards maize. Taking 
into consideration those risks linked with the use of 
treated seeds, the use and the placing on the market of 
seeds treated with plant protection products containing 
clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imidacloprid should be 
prohibited for seeds of crops attractive to bees and for 
seeds of cereals except for winter cereals and seeds used 
in greenhouses.  
(15) Member States should be provided with time to 
withdraw authorisations for plant protection products 
containing clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imidacloprid.  
(16) For plant protection products containing clothianidin, 
thiamethoxam or imidacloprid, where Member States 
grant any period of grace in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this period should 
expire at the latest 30 November 2013. Within two 
years from the date of entry into force of the present 
Regulation the Commission will initiate without undue 
delay a review of the new scientific information which it 
has received.  
(17) Article 36(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 provides 
that Member States may, under certain circumstances, 
impose further risk mitigation measures or restrictions 
to the placing on the market or use of the plant 
protection products containing clothianidin, thiame ­
thoxam or imidacloprid. Concerning the placing on the 
market and use of the seeds treated with plant protection 
products containing clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imid ­
acloprid, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 provides for the 
possibility of Member States to take emergency measures 
pursuant to Article 71 thereof.  
(18) The prohibition of placing on the market of treated seeds 
should apply only as of 1 December 2013 in order to 
allow for a sufficient period of transition. National 
interim protective measures already taken pursuant to 
Article 71 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 may be 
maintained until that date in accordance with 
Article 71(3) of that Regulation.  
(19) Seeds treated with plant protection products containing 
clothianidin, thiamethoxam or imidacloprid, which are 
subject to the restrictions referred to in Article 1 of 
this Regulation, may be used for experiments or tests 
for research or development purposes pursuant to 
Article 54 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.  
(20) The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal 
Health did not deliver an opinion. An implementing act 
was deemed to be necessary and the chair submitted the 
draft implementing act to the appeal committee for 
further deliberation. The appeal committee did not 
deliver an opinion,  
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1  
Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 
540/2011  
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is 
amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.  
Article 2  
Prohibition of placing on the market of treated seeds  
Seeds of crops listed in Annex II which have been treated with 
plant protection products containing clothianidin, thiame ­
thoxam or imidacloprid shall not be used or placed on the 
market with the exception of seeds used in greenhouses.EN 25.5.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 139/13Article 3  
Transitional measures  
Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary amend or 
withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing clothianidin, thiamethoxam or 
imidacloprid as active substance by 30 September 2013.  
Article 4  
Period of grace  
Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 
1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire 30 November 2013 at the latest.  
Article 5  
Entry into force  
This Regulation shall enter into force on and apply from the day following that of its publication in the  
Official Journal of the European Union . 
However, Article 2 shall apply as of 1 December 2013.  
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels, 24 May 2013.  
For the Commission  
The President  
José Manuel BARROSOEN L 139/14 Official Journal of the European Union 25.5.2013ANNEX I  
Amendments to the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011  
1. The column ‘Specific provisions’ of row 121, Clothianidin, of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 
No 540/2011 is replaced by the following:  
‘PART A  
Only professional uses as insecticide may be authorised.  
Uses as seed treatment or soil treatment shall not be authorised for the following cereals, when such cereals are sown 
from January to June:  
barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat.  
Foliar treatments shall not be authorised for the following cereals:  
barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat.  
Uses as seed treatment, soil treatment or foliar application shall not be authorised for the following crops with the 
exception of uses in greenhouses and with the exception of foliar treatments after flowering:  
Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) 
almonds ( Prunus amygdalus ; P. communis; Amygdalus communis ) 
anise ( Pimpinella anisum ); badian or star anise ( Illicium verum ); caraway ( Carum carvi ); coriander ( Coriandrum sativum ); 
cumin ( Cuminum cyminum ); fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare ); juniper berries ( Juniperus communis ) 
apples ( Malus pumila ; M. sylvestris ; M. communis ; Pyrus malus ) 
apricots ( Prunus armeniaca ) 
avocados ( Persea americana ) 
bananas ( Musa sapientum ; M. cavendishii ; M. nana ); 
beans ( Phaseolus  spp.)  
blackberry ( Rubus fruticosus ) 
blueberries, European blueberry, wild bilberry, whortleberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus ); American blueberry ( V. corymbosum ) 
broad beans, horse beans ( Vicia faba  var.  major ; var.  equina ; var.  Minor ) 
buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentum ) 
carobs, carob-tree, locust bean ( Ceratonia siliqua ) 
castor oil seed ( Ricinus communis ) 
cherries ( Prunus avium ) 
chestnuts ( Castanea  spp.)  
chick peas ( Cicer arietinum ) 
chillies ( Capsicum frutescens; C. annuum ); allspice, Jamaica pepper ( Pimenta officinalis ) 
clovers ( Trifolium  spp.)  
coffee ( Coffea  spp.  arabica, robusta, liberica ) 
cotton ( Gossypium  spp.)  
cowpeas, black eyed peas ( Vigna unguiculata ) 
cranberries ( Vaccinium macrocarpon ); European cranberries ( Vaccinum oxycoccus ) 
cucumbers ( Cucumis sativus )EN 25.5.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 139/15currants black ( Ribes nigrum ); red and white ( R. rubrum ) 
dates ( Phoenix dactylifera ) 
elderberries ( Sambucus nigra ) 
gooseberries ( Ribes uva-crispa ) 
grapefruit ( C. paradisi ) 
grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) 
groundnuts/peanuts ( Arachis hypogea ) 
hazelnut ( Corylus avellana ) 
hemp ( Cannabis sativa ) 
japanese rose ( Rosa rugosa ) 
kiwi fruit ( Actinidia chinensis ) 
leguminous: birdsfoot/trefoil ( Lotus corniculatus ); lespedeza ( Lespedeza  spp.); kudzu ( Pueraria lobata ); sesbania ( Sesbania  
spp.); sainfoin, esparcette ( Onobrychis sativa ); sulla ( Hedysarum coronarium ) 
lemons and limes Lemon ( Citrus limon ); sour lime ( C. aurantiifolia ); sweet lime ( C. limetta ) 
lentils ( Lens esculenta ; Ervum lens ) 
linseed ( Linum usitatissimum ) 
lupins ( Lupinus  spp.)  
maize/corn ( Zea mays ) 
melon seeds ( Cucumis melo ) 
mustard seeds: white mustard ( Brassica alba; B. hirta; Sinapis alba ); black mustard ( Brassica nigra; Sinapis nigra ) 
okra ( Abelmoschus esculentus ); gombo ( Hibiscus esculentus ) 
olives ( Olea europaea ) 
oranges: sweet orange ( Citrus sinensis ); bitter orange ( C. aurantium ) 
peaches and nectarines ( Prunus persica ; Amygdalus persica ; Persica laevis ) 
pears ( Pyrus communis ) 
peas garden pea ( Pisum sativum ); field pea ( P. arvense ) 
peppermint ( Mentha  spp.:  M. piperita ) 
persimmons ( Diospyros kaki : D. virginiana ) 
pistachios ( Pistacia vera ) 
plums and sloes greengage, mirabelle, damson ( Prunus domestica ); sloe ( P. spinosa ) 
poppy seed ( Papaver somniferum ) 
pumpkins, squash, gourds and marrows ( Cucurbita  spp.)  
pyrethrum, ( Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium ) 
quinces ( Cydonia oblonga ; C. vulgaris ; C. japonica ) 
rapeseed ( Brassica napus  var.  oleifera ) 
raspberries ( Rubus idaeus ) 
safflower seed ( Carthamus tinctorius ) 
serradella/birds foot ( Ornithopus sativus )EN L 139/16 Official Journal of the European Union 25.5.2013sesame seed ( Sesamum indicum ) 
soybeans ( Glycine soja ) 
spices: bay leaves ( Laurus nobilis ); dill seed ( Anethum graveolens ); fenugreek seed ( Trigonella foenumgraecum ); saffron 
(Crocus sativus ); thyme ( Thymus vulgaris ); turmeric ( Curcuma longa ) 
strawberries ( Fragaria  spp.)  
sunflower seed ( Helianthus annuus ) 
tangerine ( Citrus tangerina ); mandarin ( Citrus reticulata ); clementine ( C. unshiu ); 
turnips and turnip rapes ( Brassica rapa  var.  rapifera  and  oleifera  spp.)  
vetches Spring/common vetch ( Vicia sativa ) 
viper’s Grass ( Scorzonera hispanica ) 
walnuts ( Jugland  spp.:  J. regia ) 
watermelons ( Citrullus vulgaris ) 
ornamentals flowering in year of treatment.  
PART B  
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 clothianidin, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the 
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 27 January 2006 and the conclusions of the addendum 
of the review report on clothianidin as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 
15 March 2013 shall be taken into account.  
In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:  
— the protection of groundwater, when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climate 
conditions,  
— the risk to granivorous birds and mammals when the substance is used as a seed dressing.  
Member States shall ensure that:  
— the seed coating shall only be performed in professional seed treatment facilities. Those facilities must apply the 
best available techniques in order to ensure that the release of dust during application to the seed, storage, and 
transport can be minimised,  
— adequate seed drilling equipment shall be used to ensure a high degree of incorporation in soil, minimisation of 
spillage and minimisation of dust emission,  
— the conditions of the authorisation include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures to protect bees,  
— monitoring programmes are initiated to verify the real exposure of bees to clothianidin in areas extensively used by 
bees for foraging or by beekeepers, where and as appropriate.  
Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.  
The notifier shall submit confirmatory information as regards:  
(a) the risk to pollinators other than honey bees;  
(b) the risk to honey bees foraging in nectar or pollen in succeeding crops;  
(c) the potential uptake via roots to flowering weeds;EN 25.5.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 139/17(d) the risk to honey bees foraging on insect honey dew;  
(e) the potential guttation exposure and the acute and the long-term risk to colony survival and development, and the 
risk to bee brood resulting from such exposure;  
(f) the potential exposure to dust drift following drill and the acute and the long-term risk to colony survival and 
development, and the risk to bee brood resulting from such exposure;  
(g) the acute and long term risk to colony survival and development and the risk to bee brood for honeybees from 
ingestion of contaminated nectar and pollen.  
The notifier shall submit that information to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 31 December 
2014.’  
2. The column ‘Specific provisions’ of row 140, Thiamethoxam of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 
No 540/2011 is replaced by the following:  
‘PART A  
Only professional uses as insecticide may be authorised.  
Uses as seed treatment or soil treatment shall not be authorised for the following cereals, when such cereals are sown 
from January to June:  
barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat.  
Foliar treatments shall not be authorised for the following cereals:  
barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat.  
Uses as seed treatment, soil treatment or foliar application shall not be authorised for the following crops with the 
exception of uses in greenhouses and with the exception of foliar treatment after flowering:  
Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) 
almonds ( Prunus amygdalus ; P. communis ; Amygdalus communis ) 
anise ( Pimpinella anisum ); badian or star anise ( Illicium verum ); caraway ( Carum carvi ); coriander ( Coriandrum sativum ); 
cumin ( Cuminum cyminum ); fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare ); juniper berries ( Juniperus communis ) 
apples ( Malus pumila ; M. sylvestris ; M. communis ; Pyrus malus ) 
apricots ( Prunus armeniaca ) 
avocados ( Persea americana ) 
bananas ( Musa sapientum ; M. cavendishii ; M. nana ) 
beans ( Phaseolus  spp.)  
blackberry ( Rubus fruticosus ) 
blueberries, European blueberry, wild bilberry, whortleberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus ); American blueberry ( V. corymbosum ) 
broad beans, horse beans ( Vicia faba  var.  major ; var.  equina ; var.  Minor ) 
buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentum ) 
carobs, carob-tree, locust bean ( Ceratonia siliqua ) 
castor oil seed ( Ricinus communis ) 
cherries ( Prunus avium ) 
chestnuts ( Castanea  spp.)  
chick peas ( Cicer arietinum )EN L 139/18 Official Journal of the European Union 25.5.2013chillies ( Capsicum frutescens ; C. annuum ); allspice, Jamaica pepper ( Pimenta officinalis ) 
clovers ( Trifolium  spp.)  
coffee ( Coffea  spp.  arabica, robusta, liberica ) 
cotton ( Gossypium  spp.)  
cowpeas, black eyed peas ( Vigna unguiculata ) 
cranberries ( Vaccinium macrocarpon ); European cranberries ( Vaccinum oxycoccus ) 
cucumbers ( Cucumis sativus ) 
currants black ( Ribes nigrum ); red and white ( R. rubrum ) 
dates ( Phoenix dactylifera ) 
elderberries ( Sambucus nigra ) 
gooseberries ( Ribes uva-crispa ) 
grapefruit  (C. paradisi ) 
grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) 
groundnuts/peanuts ( Arachis hypogea ) 
hazelnut ( Corylus avellana ) 
hemp ( Cannabis sativa ) 
japanese rose ( Rosa rugosa ) 
kiwi fruit ( Actinidia chinensis ) 
leguminous: birdsfoot/trefoil ( Lotus corniculatus ); lespedeza ( Lespedeza  spp.); kudzu ( Pueraria lobata ); sesbania ( Sesbania  
spp.); sainfoin, esparcette ( Onobrychis sativa ); sulla ( Hedysarum coronarium ) 
lemons and limes Lemon ( Citrus limon ); sour lime ( C. aurantiifolia ); sweet lime ( C. limetta ) 
lentils ( Lens esculenta ; Ervum lens ) 
linseed ( Linum usitatissimum ) 
lupins ( Lupinus  spp.)  
maize/corn ( Zea mays ) 
melon seeds ( Cucumis melo ) 
mustard seeds: white mustard ( Brassica alba; B. hirta ; Sinapis alba ); black mustard ( Brassica nigra ; Sinapis nigra ) 
okra ( Abelmoschus esculentus ); gombo ( Hibiscus esculentus ) 
olives ( Olea europaea ) 
oranges: sweet orange ( Citrus sinensis ); bitter orange ( C. aurantium ) 
peaches and nectarines ( Prunus persica ; Amygdalus persica ; Persica laevis ) 
pears ( Pyrus communis ) 
peas garden pea ( Pisum sativum ); field pea ( P. arvense ) 
peppermint ( Mentha  spp.:  M. piperita ) 
persimmons ( Diospyros kaki : D. virginiana ) 
pistachios ( Pistacia vera ) 
plums and sloes greengage, mirabelle, damson ( Prunus domestica ); sloe ( P. spinosa ) 
poppy seed ( Papaver somniferum )EN 25.5.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 139/19pumpkins, squash, gourds and marrows ( Cucurbita  spp.)  
pyrethrum, ( Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium ) 
quinces ( Cydonia oblonga ; C. vulgaris ; C. japonica ) 
rapeseed ( Brassica napus  var.  oleifera ) 
raspberries ( Rubus idaeus ) 
safflower seed ( Carthamus tinctorius ) 
serradella/birds foot( Ornithopus sativus ) 
sesame seed ( Sesamum indicum ) 
soybeans ( Glycine soja ) 
spices: bay leaves ( Laurus nobilis ); dill seed ( Anethum graveolens ); fenugreek seed ( Trigonella foenumgraecum ); saffron 
(Crocus sativus ); thyme ( Thymus vulgaris ); turmeric ( Curcuma longa ) 
strawberries ( Fragaria  spp.)  
sunflower seed ( Helianthus annuus ) 
tangerine ( Citrus tangerina ); mandarin ( Citrus reticulata ) clementine ( C. unshiu ); 
turnips andturnip rapes ( Brassica rapa  var.  rapifera  and  oleifera  spp.)  
vetches Spring/common vetch ( Vicia sativa ) 
viper’s Grass ( Scorzonera hispanica ) 
walnuts ( Jugland  spp.:  J. regia ) 
watermelons ( Citrullus vulgaris ) 
ornamentals flowering in year of treatment.  
PART B  
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 thiamethoxam, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the 
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 14 July 2006 and the conclusions of the addendum of 
the review report on thiamethoxam as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 
15 March 2013 shall be taken into account.  
In this overall assessment Member States must pay particular attention to:  
— the potential for groundwater contamination, particularly of the active substance and its metabolites NOA 459602, 
SYN 501406 and CGA 322704, when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or 
climatic conditions,  
— the protection of aquatic organisms,  
— the long-term risk to small herbivorous animals if the substance is used for seed treatment.  
Member States shall ensure that:  
— the seed coating shall only be performed in professional seed treatment facilities. Those facilities must apply the 
best available techniques in order to ensure that the release of dust during application to the seed, storage, and 
transport can be minimised,  
— adequate seed drilling equipment shall be used to ensure a high degree of incorporation in soil, minimisation of 
spillage and minimisation of dust emission,  
— the conditions of the authorisation include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures to protect bees,  
— monitoring programmes are initiated to verify the real exposure of bees to thiamethoxam in areas extensively used 
by bees for foraging or by beekeepers, where and as appropriate.EN L 139/20 Official Journal of the European Union 25.5.2013Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.  
The notifier shall submit confirmatory information as regards:  
(a) the risk to pollinators other than honey bees;  
(b) the risk to honey bees foraging in nectar or pollen in succeeding crops;  
(c) the potential uptake via roots to flowering weeds;  
(d) the risk to honey bees foraging on insect honey dew;  
(e) the potential guttation exposure and the acute and the long-term risk to colony survival and development, and the 
risk to bee brood resulting from such exposure;  
(f) the potential exposure to dust drift following drill and the acute and the long-term risk to colony survival and 
development, and the risk to bee brood resulting from such exposure;  
(g) the acute and long term risk to colony survival and development and the risk to bee brood for honeybees from 
ingestion of contaminated nectar and pollen.  
The notifier shall submit that information to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 31 December 
2014.’  
3. The column ‘Specific provisions’ of row 216, Imidacloprid, of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 
No 540/2011 is replaced by the following:  
‘PART A  
Only professional uses as insecticide may be authorised.  
Uses as seed treatment or soil treatment shall not be authorised for the following cereals, when such cereals are sown 
from January to June:  
barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat.  
Foliar treatments shall not be authorised for the following cereals:  
barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat.  
Uses as seed treatment, soil treatment or foliar application shall not be authorised for the following crops with the 
exception of uses in greenhouses and with the exception of foliar treatment after flowering:  
Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) 
almonds ( Prunus amygdalus ; P. communis; Amygdalus communis ) 
anise ( Pimpinella anisum ); badian or star anise ( Illicium verum ); caraway ( Carum carvi ); coriander ( Coriandrum sativum ); 
cumin ( Cuminum cyminum ); fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare ); juniper berries ( Juniperus communis ) 
apples ( Malus pumila ; M. sylvestris ; M. communis ; Pyrus malus ) 
apricots ( Prunus armeniaca ) 
avocados ( Persea americana ) 
bananas ( Musa sapientum ; M. cavendishii ; M. nana ) 
beans ( Phaseolus  spp.)  
blackberry ( Rubus fruticosus ) 
blueberries, European blueberry, wild bilberry, whortleberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus ); American blueberry ( V. corymbosum ) 
broad beans, horse beans ( Vicia faba  var.  major ; var.  equina ; var.  Minor ) 
buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentum ) 
carobs, carob-tree, locust bean ( Ceratonia siliqua )EN 25.5.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 139/21castor oil seed ( Ricinus communis ) 
cherries ( Prunus avium ) 
chestnuts ( Castanea  spp.)  
chick peas ( Cicer arietinum ) 
chillies ( Capsicum frutescens ; C. annuum ); allspice, Jamaica pepper ( Pimenta officinalis ) 
clovers ( Trifolium  spp.)  
coffee ( Coffea  spp.  arabica, robusta, liberica ) 
cotton ( Gossypium  spp.)  
cowpeas, black eyed peas ( Vigna unguiculata ) 
cranberries ( Vaccinium macrocarpon ); European cranberries ( Vaccinum oxycoccus ) 
cucumbers ( Cucumis sativus ) 
currants black ( Ribes nigrum ); red and white ( R. rubrum ) 
dates ( Phoenix dactylifera ) 
elderberries ( Sambucus nigra ) 
gooseberries ( Ribes uva-crispa ) 
grapefruit  (C. paradisi ) 
grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) 
groundnuts/peanuts ( Arachis hypogea ) 
hazelnut ( Corylus avellana ) 
hemp ( Cannabis sativa ) 
japanese rose ( Rosa rugosa ) 
kiwi fruit ( Actinidia chinensis ) 
leguminous: birdsfoot/trefoil ( Lotus corniculatus ); lespedeza ( Lespedeza  spp.); kudzu ( Pueraria lobata ); sesbania ( Sesbania  
spp.); sainfoin, esparcette ( Onobrychis sativa ); sulla ( Hedysarum coronarium ) 
lemons and limes Lemon ( Citrus limon ); sour lime ( C. aurantiifolia ); sweet lime ( C. limetta ) 
lentils ( Lens esculenta; Ervum lens ) 
linseed ( Linum usitatissimum ) 
lupins ( Lupinus  spp.)  
maize/corn ( Zea mays ) 
melon seeds ( Cucumis melo ) 
mustard seeds: white mustard ( Brassica alba ; B. hirta ; Sinapis alba ); black mustard ( Brassica nigra; Sinapis nigra ) 
okra ( Abelmoschus esculentus ); gombo ( Hibiscus esculentus ) 
olives ( Olea europaea ) 
oranges: sweet orange ( Citrus sinensis ); bitter orange ( C. aurantium ) 
peaches and nectarines ( Prunus persica ; Amygdalus persica ; Persica laevis ) 
pears ( Pyrus communis ) 
peas garden pea ( Pisum sativum ); field pea ( P. arvense ) 
peppermint ( Mentha  spp.:  M. piperita )EN L 139/22 Official Journal of the European Union 25.5.2013persimmons ( Diospyros kaki : D. virginiana ) 
pistachios ( Pistacia vera ) 
plums and sloes greengage, mirabelle, damson ( Prunus domestica ); sloe ( P. spinosa ) 
poppy seed ( Papaver somniferum ) 
pumpkins, squash, gourds and marrows ( Cucurbita  spp.)  
pyrethrum, ( Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium ) 
quinces ( Cydonia oblonga ; C. vulgaris ; C. japonica ) 
rapeseed ( Brassica napus  var.  oleifera ) 
raspberries ( Rubus idaeus ) 
safflower seed ( Carthamus tinctorius ) 
serradella/birds foot ( Ornithopus sativus ) 
sesame seed ( Sesamum indicum ) 
soybeans ( Glycine soja ) 
spices: bay leaves ( Laurus nobilis ); dill seed ( Anethum graveolens ); fenugreek seed ( Trigonella foenumgraecum ); saffron 
(Crocus sativus ); thyme ( Thymus vulgaris ); turmeric ( Curcuma longa ) 
strawberries ( Fragaria  spp.)  
sunflower seed ( Helianthus annuus ) 
tangerine ( Citrus tangerina ); mandarin ( Citrus reticulata ) clementine ( C. unshiu ); 
turnips andturnip rapes ( Brassica rapa  var.  rapifera  and  oleifera  spp.)  
vetches Spring/common vetch ( Vicia sativa ) 
viper’s Grass ( Scorzonera hispanica ) 
walnuts ( Jugland  spp.:  J. regia ) 
watermelons ( Citrullus vulgaris ) 
ornamentals flowering in year of treatment.  
PART B  
In assessing applications to authorise plant protection products containing imidacloprid, Member States shall pay 
particular attention to the criteria in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and shall ensure that any 
necessary data and information is provided before such an authorisation is granted.  
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 imidacloprid, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the 
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 26 September 2008 and the conclusions of the 
addendum of the review report on imidacloprid as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal 
Health on 15 March 2013 shall be taken into account.  
In this overall assessment Member States must pay particular attention to:  
— the operator and worker safety and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal 
protective equipment,  
— the impact on aquatic organisms, non-target arthropods, earthworms, other soil macroorganisms and must ensure 
that the conditions of authorisation include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures.  
Member States shall ensure that:  
— the seed coating shall only be performed in professional seed treatment facilities. Those facilities must apply the 
best available techniques in order to ensure that the release of dust during application to the seed, storage, and 
transport can be minimised,EN 25.5.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 139/23— adequate seed drilling equipment shall be used to ensure a high degree of incorporation in soil, minimisation of 
spillage and minimisation of dust emission,  
— the conditions of the authorisation, include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures to protect bees,  
— monitoring programmes are initiated to verify the real exposure of bees to imidacloprid in areas extensively used 
by bees for foraging or by beekeepers, where and as appropriate.  
Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.  
The notifier shall submit confirmatory information as regards:  
(a) the risk to pollinators other than honey bees;  
(b) the risk to honey bees foraging in nectar or pollen in succeeding crops;  
(c) the potential uptake via roots to flowering weeds;  
(d) the risk to honey bees foraging on insect honey dew;  
(e) the potential guttation exposure and the acute and the long-term risk to colony survival and development, and the 
risk to bee brood resulting from such exposure;  
(f) the potential exposure to dust drift following drill and the acute and the long-term risk to colony survival and 
development, and the risk to bee brood resulting from such exposure;  
(g) the acute and long term risk to colony survival and development and the risk to bee brood for honeybees from 
ingestion of contaminated nectar and pollen.  
The notifier shall submit that information to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 31 December 
2014.’EN L 139/24 Official Journal of the European Union 25.5.2013ANNEX II  
List of seeds, as referred to in Article 2  
Seeds treated with plant protection products containing clothianidin, thiametoxam or imidacloprid whose use and placing 
on the market is prohibited:  
Barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat when such cereals are to be sown from January to June.  
Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) 
anise ( Pimpinella anisum ); badian or star anise ( Illicium verum ); caraway ( Carum carvi ); coriander ( Coriandrum sativum ); cumin 
(Cuminum cyminum ); fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare ); juniper berries ( Juniperus communis ) 
beans ( Phaseolus  spp.)  
broad beans, horse beans ( Vicia faba  var.  major ; var.  equina ; var.  minor ) 
buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentum ) 
castor oil seed ( Ricinus communis ) 
chick peas ( Cicer arietinum ) 
chillies ( Capsicum frutescens; C. annuum ); allspice, Jamaica pepper ( Pimenta officinalis ) 
clovers ( Trifolium  spp.). coffee ( Coffea  spp.  arabica, robusta, liberica ) 
cotton ( Gossypium  spp.)  
cowpeas, black eyed peas ( Vigna unguiculata ) 
cucumbers ( Cucumis sativus ) 
groundnuts, peanuts ( Arachis hypogaea ) 
hemp ( Cannabis sativa ) 
leguminous: birdsfoot/trefoil ( Lotus corniculatus ); lespedeza ( Lespedeza  spp.); kudzu ( Pueraria lobata ); sesbania ( Sesbania  spp.); 
sainfoin, esparcette ( Onobrychis sativa ); sulla ( Hedysarum coronarium ) 
lentils ( Lens esculenta; Ervum lens ) 
linseed ( Linum usitatissimum ) 
lupins ( Lupinus  spp.)  
maize/corn ( Zea mays ) 
melon seeds ( Cucumis melo ) 
mustard seed white mustard ( Brassica alba; B. hirta; Sinapis alba ); black mustard ( Brassica nigra; Sinapis nigra ) 
okra ( Abelmoschus esculentus ); gombo ( Hibiscus esculentus ) 
peas garden pea ( Pisum sativum ); field pea ( P. arvense ) 
peppermint ( Mentha  spp.:  M. piperita ) 
poppy seed ( Papaver somniferum ) 
pumpkins, squash, gourds and marrows ( Cucurbita  spp.)  
pyrethrum, ( Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium ) 
rapeseed ( Brassica napus  var.  oleifera ) 
safflower seed ( Carthamus tinctorius ) 
sesame seed ( Sesamum indicum ) 
soybeans ( Glycine soja ) 
spices: bay leaves ( Laurus nobilis ); dill seed ( Anethum graveolens ); fenugreek seed ( Trigonella foenumgraecum ); saffron ( Crocus 
sativus ); thyme ( Thymus vulgaris ); turmeric ( Curcuma longa )EN 25.5.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 139/25strawberries ( Fragaria  spp.)  
sunflower seed ( Helianthus annuus ) 
turnips and turnip rapes ( Brassica rapa  var.  rapifera  and  oleifera  spp.)  
vetches Spring/common vetch ( Vicia sativa ) 
watermelons ( Citrullus vulgaris ) 
ornamentals flowering in year of treatment.EN L 139/26 Official Journal of the European Union 25.5.2013