
Article 1 
Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2 

1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 January 2014 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive.They shall apply those provisions from 1 February 2015.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3 
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX

In Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC, the following is added to entry No 14:

No Common Name IUPAC NameIdentification Numbers Minimum degree of purity of the active substance Date of inclusion Deadline for compliance with Article 16(3), unless one of the exceptions indicated in the footnote to this heading applies Expiry date of inclusion Product type Specific provisions
   ‘980 g/kg 1 February 2015 31 January 2017 31 January 2025 18 The Union level risk assessment did not address all potential uses; certain uses, such as outdoor application and use by non-professionals, were excluded. When assessing the application for authorisation of a product in accordance with Article 5 and Annex VI, Member States shall assess, where relevant for the particular product, those uses or exposure scenarios and those risks to human populations and to environmental compartments that have not been representatively addressed in the Union level risk assessment.Products shall not be authorised for application by brushing, unless data are submitted demonstrating that the product will meet the requirements of Article 5 and Annex VI, if necessary by the application of appropriate risk mitigation measures.For products containing thiamethoxam that may lead to residues in food or feed, Member States shall verify the need to set new or to amend existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 or Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, and take any appropriate risk mitigation measures ensuring that the applicable MRLs are not exceeded.Products applied in such a way that emission via a sewage treatment plant or directly to surface water cannot be prevented shall not be authorised, unless data are submitted demonstrating that the product will meet the requirements of Article 5 and Annex VI, if necessary by the application of appropriate risk mitigation measures.Member States shall ensure that authorisations are subject to the following conditions:
((1)) Products authorised for professional use shall be used with appropriate personal protective equipment, unless it can be demonstrated in the application for product authorisation that risks to professional users can be reduced to an acceptable level by other means.
((2)) Where appropriate, measures shall be taken to protect honey bees.’



