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Annex II

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The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    in Part A, entry 11 on bentazone is deleted;

  2. (2)

    in Part B, the following entry is added:

    Further details on the identity and specification of the active substance are provided in the review report.

    NumberCommon Name, Identification NumbersIUPAC NamePurityf1 Date of approvalExpiration of approvalSpecific provisions
    ‘120

    Bentazone

    CAS No 25057-89-0

    CIPAC No 366

    3-isopropyl-1H-2,1,3-benzothiadiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2- dioxide

    ≥ 960 g/kg

    1,2-dichloroethane < 3 mg/kg

    1 June 201831 May 2025

    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 bentazone, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.

    In their overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:

    • the technical specification,

    • the protection of operators and workers,

    • the risk to birds and mammals,

    • the protection of groundwater, particularly but not only in drinking water protected areas, and shall carefully consider the timing of application, soil and/or climatic conditions.

    Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures where appropriate.

    The applicant shall submit by 1 February 2019 to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority confirmatory information as regards Level 2/3 tests as currently indicated in the OECD Conceptual Framework investigating the potential for endocrine-mediated effects of bentazone.’

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Further details on the identity and specification of the active substance are provided in the review report.