# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2101 of 15 December 2020 renewing the approval of the active substance kieselgur (diatomaceous earth) 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), Annex I

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

Further details on the identity and the specification of the active substance are provided in the renewal report.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 546/2011 of 10 June 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards uniform principles for evaluation and authorisation of plant protection products (OJ L 155, 11.6.2011, p. 127).
Common Name, Identification Numbers
IUPAC Name
Purity
Date of approval
Expiration of approval
Specific provisions
Kieselgur (Diatomaceous earth)
CAS No 61790-53-2
CIPAC No 647
No IUPAC name exists for kieselgur
Other synonyms:
Diatomaceous earth
Diatomite
1 000 g/kg
Minimum content of amorphous silica of 800 g/kg
The following impurity must not be exceeded in the technical material:
Crystalline silica with particle size below 10 μm – maximum of 1 g/kg
1 February 2021
31 January 2036
For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the renewal report on kieselgur (diatomaceous earth), and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account.
Member States shall pay particular attention to the protection of operators, ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment, in particular respiratory protective equipment, and other risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.
Only indoor use is permitted. Member States shall assess any extension of the use pattern beyond use in closed storage environments, in order to establish whether the proposed extensions of use fulfil the requirements of Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and of the uniform principles laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) No 546/2011. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/2101/annex/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-2101/annex-I
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