23.8.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 251/24
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 918/2014
of 22 August 2014
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones
(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 13(2)(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The active substance Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones was included in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) by Commission Directive 2008/127/EC (3) in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24b of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 (4). Since the replacement of Directive 91/414/EEC by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this substance is deemed to have been approved under that Regulation and is listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (5).
(2) In accordance with Article 25a of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004, the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, presented to the Commission its view on the draft review report for Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones (6) on 13 December 2013. The Authority communicated its view on Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones to the notifier. The Commission invited it to submit comments on the draft review report for Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones. The draft review report and the view of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed and finalized on 11 July 2014 in the format of the Commission review report for Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones.
(3) It is confirmed that the active substance Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones is to be deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
(4) Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones is a group of pheromones naturally produced by insects of the order of Lepidoptera. They share a common structural definition and mechanism of action. The review report of Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones (SANCO/2633/2008) includes a list of individual compounds having the common structural definition of Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones and being contained in authorised plant protection products. That list will be updated, as appropriate.
(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 necessary to amend the conditions of approval of Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones. In particular, it is appropriate to require further confirmatory information.
(6) The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore 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,
Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force 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.