
Article 1 
The approval of the active substance foramsulfuron 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 June 2020.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 5 May 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
ANNEX I

Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions
ForamsulfuronCAS No 173159-57-4CIPAC No 659 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-[2-(dimethylcarbamoyl)-5-formamidophenylsulfonyl]urea ≥ 973 g/kg 1 June 2020 31 May 2035 For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the renewal report on foramsulfuron, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account.In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:
— the risk to consumers and operators,
— the risk to aquatic organisms and non-target plants.Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.The applicant shall submit confirmatory information as regards the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface water and groundwater, when surface water or groundwater is abstracted for drinking water, within two years after adoption of a guidance document on evaluation of the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface and groundwater.

ANNEX II

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

((1)) in Part A, entry 44 on foramsulfuron 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
‘141 ForamsulfuronCAS No 173159-57-4CIPAC No 659 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-[2-(dimethylcarbamoyl)-5-formamidophenylsulfonyl]urea ≥ 973 g/kg 1 June 2020 31 May 2035 For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the renewal report on foramsulfuron, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account.In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:
— the risk to consumers and operators,
— the risk to aquatic organisms and non-target plants.Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.The applicant shall submit confirmatory information as regards the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface water and groundwater, when surface water or groundwater is abstracted for drinking water, within two years after adoption of a guidance document on evaluation of the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface and groundwater.’

