# Commission Directive 2010/17/EU of 9 March 2010 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include malathion as active substance (Text with EEA relevance), Annex

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The following entry shall be added at the end of the table in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC:
Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.
No
Common Name,Identification Numbers
IUPAC Name
Purity
Entry into force
Expiration of inclusion
Specific provisions
‘Malathion
CAS No: 121-75-5
CIPAC No: 12
diethyl (dimethoxyphosphinothioylthio)succinate
or
S-1,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate
racemate
≥ 950 g/kg
Impurities:
Isomalathion: not more than 2 g/kg
1 May 2010
30 April 2020
PART A
Only uses as insecticide may be authorised. Authorisations shall be limited to professional users.
PART B
For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on malathion, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 22 January 2010 shall be taken into account.
In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:
the operator and worker safety: conditions of use shall prescribe the use of adequate personal protective equipment;
the protection of aquatic organisms: conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate, such as adequate buffer zones;
the protection of insectivorous birds and honey bees: conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. As regards bees, the necessary indications shall be provided on the labelling and the accompanying instructions as to avoid exposure.
Member States shall ensure that malathion-based formulations are accompanied by the necessary instructions to avoid any risk of formation of isomalathion in excess of the permitted maximum quantities during storage and transport.
Where appropriate, conditions of authorisation shall include further risk mitigation measures.
The Member States concerned shall ensure that the notifier presents to the Commission:
information confirming the consumer risk assessment and the acute and long-term risk assessment for insectivorous birds;
information on the quantification of the different potency of malaoxon and malathion.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2010/17/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-17/annex
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