Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as follows:
in row 123 relating to clothianidin, in the column ‘Specific provisions’, Part A is replaced by the following:
Only uses as insecticide may be authorised.
For the protection of non-target organisms, in particular honey bees, for use as seed treatment:
the seed coating shall only be performed in professional seed treatment facilities. Those facilities must apply the best available techniques in order to ensure that the release of dust during application to the seed, storage, and transport can be minimised,
adequate seed drilling equipment shall be used to ensure a high degree of incorporation in soil, minimisation of spillage and minimisation of dust emission.
Member States shall ensure that:
the label of the treated seed includes the indication that the seeds were treated with clothianidin and sets out the risk mitigation measures provided for in the authorisation,
the conditions of the authorisation, in particular for spray applications, include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures to protect honey bees,
monitoring programmes are initiated to verify the real exposure of honey bees to clothianidin in areas extensively used by bees for foraging or by beekeepers, where and as appropriate.’;
in row 142 relating to thiamethoxam, in the column ‘Specific provisions’, Part A is replaced by the following:
Only uses as insecticide may be authorised.
For the protection of non-target organisms, in particular honey bees, for use as seed treatment:
the seed coating shall only be performed in professional seed treatment facilities. Those facilities must apply the best available techniques in order to ensure that the release of dust during application to the seed, storage, and transport can be minimised,
adequate seed drilling equipment shall be used to ensure a high degree of incorporation in soil, minimisation of spillage and minimisation of dust emission.
Member States shall ensure that:
the label of the treated seed includes the indication that the seeds were treated with thiamethoxam and sets out the risk mitigation measures provided for in the authorisation,
the conditions of the authorisation, in particular for spray applications, include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures to protect honey bees,
monitoring programmes are initiated to verify the real exposure of honey bees to thiamethoxam in areas extensively used by bees for foraging or by beekeepers, where and as appropriate.’;
in row 163 relating to fipronil, in the column ‘Specific provisions’, Part A is replaced by the following:
Only uses as insecticide for use as seed treatment may be authorised.
For the protection of non-target organisms, in particular honey bees:
the seed coating shall only be performed in professional seed treatment facilities. Those facilities must apply the best available techniques in order to ensure that the release of dust during application to the seed, storage, and transport can be minimised,
adequate seed drilling equipment shall be used to ensure a high degree of incorporation in soil, minimisation of spillage and minimisation of dust emission.
Member States shall ensure that:
the label of the treated seed includes the indication that the seeds were treated with fipronil and sets out the risk mitigation measures provided for in the authorisation,
monitoring programmes are initiated to verify the real exposure of honey bees to fipronil in areas extensively used by bees for foraging or by beekeepers, where and as appropriate.’;
in row 163 relating to fipronil, in the column ‘Specific provisions’, Part B the following sentence is deleted:
‘the use of adequate equipment ensuring a high degree of incorporation in soil and a minimisation of spillage during application.’;
in row 222 relating to imidacloprid, in the column ‘Specific provisions’, Part A is replaced by the following:
Only uses as insecticide may be authorised.
For the protection of non-target organisms, in particular honey bees and birds, for use as seed treatment:
the seed coating shall only be performed in professional seed treatment facilities. Those facilities must apply the best available techniques in order to ensure that the release of dust during application to the seed, storage and transport can be minimised,
adequate seed drilling equipment shall be used to ensure a high degree of incorporation in soil, minimisation of spillage and minimisation of dust emission.
Member States shall ensure that:
the label of treated seed includes the indication that the seeds were treated with imidacloprid and sets out the risk mitigation measures provided for in the authorisation,
the conditions of the authorisation, in particular for spray applications, include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures to protect honey bees,
monitoring programmes are initiated to verify the real exposure of honey bees to imidacloprid in areas extensively used by bees for foraging or by beekeepers, where and as appropriate.’;
in row 222 relating to imidacloprid, in the column ‘Specific provisions’, Part B the following sentence is deleted:
‘the protection of honey bees, in particular for spray applications and must ensure that the conditions of authorisation include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures.’