
Article 1 
The approval of the active substance pyraflufen-ethyl is renewed as set out in Annex I.
Article 2 
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 April 2016.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 11 February 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX I

Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions
pyraflufen-ethylCAS No 129630-19-9CIPAC No 605.202 ethyl [2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-1-methylpyrazol-3-yl)-4-fluorophenoxy]acetate ≥ 956 g/kg 1 April 2016 31 March 2031 For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on pyraflufen-ethyl, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:
— the protection of aquatic organisms,
— the protection of non-target terrestrial plants.Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

ANNEX II

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

((1)) in Part A, entry 24 on pyraflufen-ethyl is deleted;
((2)) in Part B, the following entry is added:

Number Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions
‘95 pyraflufen-ethylCAS No 129630-19-9CIPAC No 605.202 ethyl [2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-1-methylpyrazol-3-yl)-4-fluorophenoxy]acetate ≥ 956 g/kg 1 April 2016 31 March 2031 For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on pyraflufen-ethyl, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:
— the protection of aquatic organisms,
— the protection of non-target terrestrial plants.Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’

