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)Text with EEA relevance

• Published date: 25 May 2013
• Official Gazette Publication: Gazzetta ufficiale dell’Unione europea, L 139, 25 maggio 2013,Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea, L 139, 25 de mayo de 2013,Journal officiel de l’Union européenne, L 139, 25 mai 2013

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►B 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) (OJ L 139 25.5.2013, p. 12)

Amended by:

		Official Journal
		No	page	date
M1	COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/783 of 29 May 2018	L 132	31	30.5.2018
M2	COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/784 of 29 May 2018	L 132	35	30.5.2018
►M3	COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/785 of 29 May 2018	L 132	40	30.5.2018

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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)

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.

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Article 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.

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ANNEX 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)

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)

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 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;

(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...