Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/560
of 11 April 2016
approving the basic substance whey 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)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Whereas:
In accordance with Article 23(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Commission received on 20 April 2015 an application from the Institut Technique de l'Agriculture Biologique (ITAB) for the approval of sweet whey as a basic substance. That application was accompanied by the information required by the second subparagraph of Article 23(3). The applicant was allowed to complete the application, which was finalised in the new version of September 2015. On that occasion the applicant changed the scope of the application to whey.
It has appeared from the examinations made that whey may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to approve whey as a basic substance.
In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is, however, necessary to include certain conditions for the approval which are detailed in Annex I to this Regulation.
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Approval of a basic substance
The substance whey as specified in Annex I is approved as a basic substance subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 April 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude Juncker
ANNEX I
Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity6 | Date of approval | Specific provisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Whey CAS No: 92129-90-3 | Not available | CODEX STAN 289-19957 | 2 May 2016 | Whey shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on whey (SANTE/12354/2015) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof. |
ANNEX II
In Part C of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EC) No 540/2011, the following entry is added:
‘10
Whey
CAS No: 92129-90-3
Not available
2 May 2016
Whey shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on whey (SANTE/12354/2015) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof.