
Article 1 
The approval of the active substance 2,4-DB 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 November 2017.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 21 August 2017.
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
2,4-DBCAS No 94-82-6CIPAC No 83 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid ≥ 940 g/kgImpurities:Free phenols (expressed as 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP)): max. 15 g/kg.Dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (TCDD toxic equivalents (TEQ)): max. 0,01 mg/kg. 1 November 2017 31 October 2032 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 2,4-DB, 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 operators and workers,
— the protection of consumers from products of animal origin,
— the protection of wild mammals,
— the protection of soil non-target organisms,
— 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, the entry 47 on 2,4-DB 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
‘116 2,4-DBCAS No 94-82-6CIPAC No 83 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid ≥ 940 g/kgImpurities:Free phenols (expressed as 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP)): max. 15 g/kg.Dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (TCDD toxic equivalents (TEQ)): max. 0,01 mg/kg. 1 November 2017 31 October 2032 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 2,4-DB, 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 operators and workers,
— the protection of consumers from products of animal origin,
— the protection of wild mammals,
— the protection of soil non-target organisms,
— the protection of aquatic organisms,
— the protection of non-target terrestrial plants.Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’

