
Article 1 
The active substance Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain FZB24, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 11 May 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
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain FZB24.Accession number in the culture collection of the ‘Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen’ (DSM), Germany: 10271Accession number at the Agricultural Research Service Culture Collection (NRRL), USA: B-50304 Not applicable Minimum concentration:2 × 1014 CFU/kg 1 June 2017 1 June 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 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain FZB24, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:
— specification of the technical material as commercially manufactured, including full characterisation of impurities and metabolites;
— the protection of operators and workers, taking into account that microorganisms are considered as potential sensitizers.Strict maintenance of environmental conditions and quality control analysis during the manufacturing process shall be assured by the producer.Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

ANNEX II

In Part D of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, the following entry is added:

 Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions
‘10 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain FZB24.Accession number in the culture collection of the ‘Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen’ (DSM), Germany: 10271Accession number at the Agricultural Research Service Culture Collection (NRRL), USA: B-50304 Not applicable Minimum concentration:2 × 1014 CFU/kg 1 June 2017 1 June 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 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain FZB24, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:
— specification of the technical material as commercially manufactured, including full characterisation of impurities and metabolites;
— the protection of operators and workers, taking into account that microorganisms are considered as potential sensitizers.Strict maintenance of environmental conditions and quality control analysis during the manufacturing process shall be assured by the producer.Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’

