
Article 1 
The approval of the active substance DPX KE 459 (flupyrsulfuron-methyl) is not renewed.
Article 2 
In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 19 on DPX KE 459 (flupyrsulfuron-methyl) is deleted.
Article 3 
Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing DPX KE 459 (flupyrsulfuron-methyl) as active substance by 13 December 2017 at the latest.
Article 4 
A grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire by 13 December 2018 at the latest.
Article 5 
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, 23 August 2017.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER