Commission Directive 2007/6/ECShow full title

Commission Directive 2007/6/EC of 14 February 2007 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include metrafenone, Bacillus subtilis, spinosad and thiamethoxam as active substances (Text with EEA relevance)

ANNEXU.K.

The following rows shall be added at the end of the table in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC:

a

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

NoCommon name, identification numbersIUPAC namePurityaEntry into forceExpiration of inclusionSpecific provisions
‘139

Metrafenone

CAS No: 220899-03-6

CIPAC No: 752

3′-bromo-2,3,4,6′-tetramethoxy-2′,6-dimethylbenzophenone≥ 940 g/kg1 February 200731 January 2017

PART A

Only uses as fungicide may be authorised.

PART B

For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on metrafenone, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 14 July 2006 shall be taken into account.

The Member States shall inform the Commission in accordance with Article 13(5) on the specification of the technical material as commercially manufactured.

140

Bacillus subtilis

(Cohn 1872)

Strain QST 713, identical with strain AQ 713

Culture collection No: NRRL B -21661

CIPAC No: not allocated

Not applicable1 February 200731 January 2017

PART A

Only uses as fungicide may be authorised.

PART B

For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on Bacillus subtilis, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 14 July 2006 shall be taken into account.

141

Spinosad

CAS No: 131929-60-7 (Spinosyn A)

131929-63-0 (Spinosyn D)

CIPAC No: 636

  • Spinosyn A:

    (2R,3aS,5aR,5bS,9S,13S,14R,16aS,16bR)-2-(6-deoxy-2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-α-L-mannopyranosyloxy)-13-(4-dimethylamino-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-ß-D-erythropyranosyloxy)-9-ethyl-2,3,3a,5a,5b,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16a,16b-hexadecahydro-14-methyl-1H-8-oxacyclododeca[b]as-indacene-7,15-dione

  • Spinosyn D:

    (2S,3aR,5aS,5bS,9S,13S,14R,16aS,16bS)-2-(6-deoxy-2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-α-L-mannopyranosyloxy)-13-(4-dimethylamino-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-ß-D-erythropyranosyloxy)-9-ethyl-2,3,3a,5a,5b,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16a,16b-hexadecahydro-4,14-dimethyl-1H-8-oxacyclododeca[b]as-indacene-7,15-dione

Spinosad is a mixture of 50-95 % spinosyn A and 5-50 % spinosyn D

≥ 850 g/kg1 February 200731 January 2017

PART A

Only uses as insecticide may be authorised.

PART B

For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on spinosad, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 14 July 2006 shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States

  • must pay particular attention to the protection of aquatic organisms;

  • must pay particular attention to the risk to earthworms when the substance is used in glasshouses.

Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

142

Thiamethoxam

CAS No: 153719-23-4

CIPAC No: 637

(E,Z)-3-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-5-methyl-[1,3,5]oxadiazinan-4-ylidene-N-nitroamine≥ 980 g/kg1 February 200731 January 2017

PART A

Only uses as insecticide may be authorised.

PART B

For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on thiamethoxam, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 14 July 2006 shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States:

  • must pay particular attention to the potential for groundwater contamination, particularly of the active substance and its metabolites NOA 459602, SYN 501406 and CGA 322704, when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions,

  • must pay particular attention to the protection of aquatic organisms,

  • must pay particular attention to the long-term risk to small herbivorous animals if the substance is used for seed treatment.

Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’