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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-540/annex-1/part-C",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/540",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-540",
  "path": "annex/1/part/C",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "C",
  "heading": "Basic Substances",
  "text": "General provisions applying to all substances listed in this Part: the Commission shall keep available all review reports (except for confidential information within the meaning of Article 63 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009) for consultation by any interested parties or shall make them available to them on specific request.\nFurther details on identity, specification and manner of use of basic substance are provided in the review report.\nAvailable online: http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/standards/list-of-standards/en/\nCommission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1).\nCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1060/2013 of 29 October 2013 concerning the authorisation of bentonite as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 289, 31.10.2013, p. 33).\nNumber\nCommon Name, Identification Numbers\nIUPAC Name\nPurity\nDate of approval\nSpecific provisions\n1\nEquisetum arvense L.\nCAS No: not allocated\nCIPAC No: not allocated\nNot applicable\nEuropean Pharmacopeia\n1 July 2014\nEquisetum arvense L. may be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on Equisetum arvense L. (SANCO/12386/2013) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 20 March 2014 .\n2\nChitosan hydrochloride\nCAS no: 9012-76-4\nNot applicable\nEuropean Pharmacopeia\nMax content of heavy metals: 40 ppm\n1 July 2014\nChitosan hydrochloride shall comply with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.\nChitosan hydrochloride may be used in accordance with specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on Chitosan hydrochloride (SANCO/12388/2013) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 20 March 2014.\n3\nSucrose\nCAS no: 57-50-1\nα-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-fructofuranoside or β-D-fructofuranosyl-(2→1)-α-D-glucopyranoside\nFood grade\n1 January 2015\nOnly uses as basic substance being an elicitor of the crop's natural defence mechanisms are approved.\nSucrose shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on sucrose (SANCO/11406/2014) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 11 July 2014.\n4\nCalcium Hydroxide\nCAS No 1305-62-0\nCalcium Hydroxide\n920 g/kg\nFood grade\nThe following impurities are of toxicological concern and must not exceed the levels below (expressed in mg/kg on dry matter):\nBarium 300 mg/kg\nFluoride 50 mg/kg\nArsenic 3 mg/kg\nLead 2 mg/kg.\n1 July 2015\nCalcium hydroxide shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on Calcium Hydroxide (SANCO/10148/2015) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 20 March 2015 .\n5\nVinegar\nCAS No: 90132-02-8\nNot available\nFood grade containing a maximum of 10 % acetic acid.\n1 July 2015\nVinegar shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on vinegar (SANCO/12896/2014) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.\n6\nLecithins\nCAS No: 8002-43-5\nCIPAC No: not allocated\nEinecs\n232-307-2\nNot allocated\nAs described in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012.\n1 July 2015\nOnly uses as basic substance being a fungicide are approved.\nLecithins shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on lecithins (SANCO/12798/2014) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.\n7\nSalix spp. cortex\nCAS No: not allocated\nCIPAC No: not allocated\nNot applicable\nEuropean Pharmacopeia\n1 July 2015\nSalix cortex shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on Salix spp. cortex (SANCO/12173/2014) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.\n8\nFructose\nCAS No: 57-48-7\nβ-D-fructofuranose\nFood grade\n1 October 2015\nOnly uses as basic substance being an elicitor of the crop's natural defence mechanisms are approved.\nFructose shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on fructose (SANCO/12680/2014) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.\n9\nSodium hydrogen carbonate\nCAS no: 144-55-8\nSodium hydrogen carbonate\nFood grade\n8 December 2015\nSodium hydrogen carbonate shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on sodium hydrogen carbonate (SANTE/10667/2015) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.\n10\nWhey\nCAS No: 92129-90-3\nNot available\nCODEX STAN 289-1995\n2 May 2016\nWhey shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on whey (SANTE/12354/2015) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.\n11\nDiammonium phosphate\nCAS No: 7783-28-0\nDiammonium hydrogen phosphate\nOenological grade\n29 April 2016\nDiammonium phosphate shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on diammonium phosphate (SANTE/12351/2015) and in particular Appendices I and II thereto.\n12\nSunflower oil\nCAS No: 8001-21-6\nSunflower oil\nFood grade\n2 December 2016\nSunflower oil shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on sunflower oil (SANTE/10875/2016) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.\n13\nClayed charcoal\nCAS No 7440-44-0 231-153-3 (Einecs) (activated charcoal)\nCAS No 1333-86-4 215-609-9 (Einecs) (carbon black)\nCAS No 1302-78-9 215-108-5 (Einecs) (bentonite)\nNot available.\nCharcoal: Purity required by Regulation (EU) No 231/2012\nBentonite: Purity required by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1060/2013\n31 March 2017\nClayed charcoal shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on clayed charcoal (SANTE/11267/2016) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.\n14\nUrtica spp.\nCAS No 84012-40-8 ( Urtica dioica extract)\nCAS No 90131-83-2 ( Urtica urens extract)\nUrtica spp.\nEuropean Pharmacopeia\n30 March 2017\nUrtica spp. shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on Urtica spp. (SANTE/11809/2016) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.\n15\nHydrogen peroxide\nCAS No 7722-84-1\nHydrogen peroxide\nSolution in water (< 5 %)\nThe hydrogen peroxide used to manufacture the solution shall have a purity according to the FAO JECFA specifications.\n29 March 2017\nHydrogen peroxide shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on hydrogen peroxide (SANTE/11900/2016) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.\n16\nSodium chloride\nCAS No 7647-14-5\nSodium chloride\n970 g/kg\nFood grade\n28 September 2017\nOnly uses as basic substance being a fungicide and insecticide are approved.\nSodium chloride shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on sodium chloride (SANTE/10383/2017) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.\n17\nBeer\nCAS No 8029-31-0\nNot applicable\nFood grade\n5 December 2017\nBeer shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on beer (SANTE/11038/2017) and in particular Appendices I and II thereto.\n18\nMustard seeds powder\nNot applicable\nFood grade\n4 December 2017\nMustard seeds powder shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on mustard seeds powder (SANTE/11309/2017) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.\n19\nTalc E553B\nCAS No: 14807-96-6\nMagnesium hydrogen metasilicate\nsilicate mineral\nFood grade in conformity with Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012.\n< 0,1 % of respirable Crystalline Silica\n28 May 2018\nTalc E553B shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on Talc E553B (SANTE/11639/2017) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.\n20\nOnion oil\nCAS No: 8002-72-0\nNot applicable\nFood grade\n17 October 2018\nOnion oil shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on Onion oil (SANTE/10615/2018) and in particular Appendices I and II thereto.\n21\nL-cysteine (E 920)\nCAS No: 52-89-1\nEINECS: 200-157-7\n(L-cysteine hydrochloride)\nCAS No: 7048-04-6\nEINECS: 615-117-8\n(L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate)\nL-cysteine hydrochloride (1:1)\nMin. 98,0 % L-cysteine hydrochloride (on anhydrous basis)\nFood grade in conformity with Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012.\nmax. 1,5 mg/kg As\nmax. 5 mg/kg Pb\n2.6.2020\nL-cysteine (E 920) shall be used as a mixture with matrix (flour, food grade) at a concentration of maximum 8% (of L-cysteine hydrochloride, on anhydrous basis) in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on L-cysteine (SANTE/11056/2019) and in particular Appendices I and II thereto.\n22\nCow Milk\nCAS No: 8049-98-7\nNot available.\nNot applicable\n30.7.2020\nCow milk shall comply with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.\nCow milk shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on cow milk (SANTE/12816/2019), and in particular Appendices I and II thereto.",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 462/2014 of 5 May 2014 approving the basic substance Equisetum arvense L., 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/560 of 11 April 2016 approving the basic substance whey 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/428 of 10 March 2017 approving the basic substance clayed charcoal 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 563/2014 of 23 May 2014 approving the basic substance chitosan hydrochloride 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 916/2014 of 22 August 2014 approving the basic substance sucrose 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/762 of 12 May 2015 approving the basic substance calcium hydroxide 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1108 of 8 July 2015 approving the basic substance vinegar 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/149 of 30 January 2019 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2015/1108 and (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of use of vinegar as a basic substance (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1116 of 9 July 2015 approving the basic substance lecithins, 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1107 of 8 July 2015 approving the basic substance Salix spp. cortex, 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1392 of 13 August 2015 approving the basic substance fructose 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2069 of 17 November 2015 approving the basic substance sodium hydrogen carbonate 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/548 of 8 April 2016 approving the basic substance diammonium phosphate 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1978 of 11 November 2016 approving the basic substance sunflower oil 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/419 of 9 March 2017 approving the basic substance Urtica spp. 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/409 of 8 March 2017 approving the basic substance hydrogen peroxide 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1529 of 7 September 2017 approving the basic substance sodium chloride 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2090 of 14 November 2017 concerning the approval of beer as a basic substance 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2066 of 13 November 2017 concerning the approval of mustard seeds powder as a basic substance 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F20",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/691 of 7 May 2018 approving the basic substance Talc E553B 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F21",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1295 of 26 September 2018 approving the basic substance Onion oil 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F22",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/642 of 12 May 2020 approving the basic substance L-cysteine 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F23",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1004 of 9 July 2020 approving the basic substance cow milk 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Further details on identity, specification and manner of use of basic substance are provided in the review report."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Available online: http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/standards/list-of-standards/en/"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1060/2013 of 29 October 2013 concerning the authorisation of bentonite as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 289, 31.10.2013, p. 33)."
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