{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-2101/annex-II",
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  "legislation": "eur/2020/2101",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-2101",
  "path": "annex/II",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:\n(1) in Part A, entry 236 on kieselgur (Diatomaceous earth) is deleted;\n(2) in Part B, the following entry is added:\nFurther details on the identity and the specification of the active substance are provided in the renewal report.\nNo.\nCommon Name, Identification Numbers\nIUPAC Name\nPurity\nDate of approval\nExpiration of approval\nSpecific provisions\n‘143\nKieselgur (Diatomaceous earth)\nCAS No 61790-53-2\nCIPAC No 647\nNo IUPAC name exists for kieselgur\nOther synonyms:\nDiatomaceous earth,\nDiatomite\n1 000 g/kg\nMinimum content of amorphous silica of 800 g/kg\nThe following impurity is of toxicological concern and must not exceed the following level in the technical material:\nCrystalline silica with particle size below 10 μm – maximum of 1 g/kg\n1 February 2021\n31 January 2036\nFor 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.\nMember 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.\nOnly 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 Regulation (EU) No 546/2011. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Further details on the identity and the specification of the active substance are provided in the renewal report."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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