# Commission Implementing Directive 2011/54/EU of 20 April 2011 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include metaldehyde as active substance and amending Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (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
‘360
Metaldehyde
CAS No:
108-62-3 (tetramer)
9002-91-9 (homopolymer)
CIPAC No: 62
r-2, c-4, c-6, c-8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7- tetroxocane
≥ 985 g/kg
acetaldehyde max. 1,5 g/kg
1 June 2011
31 May 2021
PART A
Only uses as molluscicide may be authorised.
PART B
For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on metaldehyde, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 11 March 2011 shall be taken into account.
In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:
(a) the risk to operators and workers;
(b) the dietary exposure situation of consumers in view of future revisions of maximum residue levels;
(c) the acute risk and long-term risk to birds and mammals.
Member States shall ensure that authorisations shall contain an effective dog repellent agent.
Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2011/54/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2011-54/annex
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