Mepanipyrim (pesticide active substance)

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation renewing the approval of the active substance mepanipyrim 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 (and its accompanying annexes) (4 pages + annexes 3 pages, in English)

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the active substance mepanipyrim is renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. It is, however, necessary to include certain conditions and restrictions. In particular, only the use in greenhouses can be approved. Existing authorised plant protection products containing mepanipyrim will be amended or withdrawn from the market. The restriction of approval is based on the first evaluation of the substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the EU under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The substance was formerly approved under Directive 91/414/ EEC. This regulation only concerns the placing on the market of this substance and does not affect the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for residues of the concerned pesticide.