EU – Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance linuron, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011.

Commission Implementing draft regulation provides that the approval of the active substance linuron is not renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Existing authorised plant protection products containing linuron will be withdrawn from the market. The non-approval is based on the first evaluation of the substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the EU under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The substance was formerly approved under Directive 91/414/ EEC.

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. However, following non-approval, separate action will be taken to lower MRLs to the limit of quantification (LOQ). A separate notification will be made in accordance with SPS procedures in relation to action taken on MRLs.

 Proposed date of adoption: 1st quarter 2017

Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days following publication in the OJ (likely to be in early part of 1st quarter of 2017)  

Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures before 20 February 2016, so that these can be taken up suitably.