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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 916/2014 of 22 August 2014 approving the basic substance sucrose 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)         

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# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 916/2014                     

# of 22 August 2014

# approving the basic substance sucrose 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)

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 Article 23(5) in conjunction with Article 13(2) thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)In accordance with Article 23(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Commission received on 24 April 2013 an application                              from ITAB for the approval of sucrose as basic substance. That application was accompanied by the information required by                              the second subparagraph of Article 23(3).

(2)The Commission asked the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) for scientific assistance. The Authority                              presented to the Commission a Technical Report on the substance concerned on 12 June 2014(2). The Commission presented the review report(3) and the draft of this Regulation on the approval of sucrose to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on                              11 July 2014.

(3)The documentation provided by the applicant shows that sucrose fulfils the criteria of a foodstuff as defined in Article 2                              of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4). Moreover, it is not predominantly used for plant protection purposes but nevertheless is useful in plant protection in a                              product consisting of the substance and water. Consequently, it is to be considered as a basic substance.

(4)It has appeared from the examinations made that sucrose may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down                              in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the                              Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to approve sucrose as a basic substance.

(5)In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of                              current scientific and technical knowledge, it is, however, necessary to include certain conditions for the approval which                              are detailed in Annex I to this Regulation.

(6)In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No                              540/2011(5) should be amended accordingly.

(7)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:

## Article 1U.K.Approval of a basic substance

The substance sucrose as specified in Annex I is approved as basic substance subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

## Article 2U.K.Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

Part C of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

## Article 3U.K.Entry into force and date of application

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.

Done at Brussels, 22 August 2014.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

José Manuel Barroso                            

## ANNEX IU.K.

## ANNEX IIU.K.

In Part C of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, the following entry is added:

1

OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.                           

2

Outcome of the consultation with Member States and EFSA on the basic substance application for sucrose/saccharoseand the conclusions                              drawn by EFSA on the specific points raised. 2014:EN-616, 27 pp.                           

3

http://ec.europa.eu/sanco_pesticides/public/?event=homepage

4

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles                              and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food                              safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).                           

5

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 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).