
Article 1 
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing bifenthrin as active substance by 19 June 2018 at the latest.
Article 3 
Any 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 19 June 2019 at the latest.
Article 4 
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, 26 February 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

The column ‘Specific provisions’ of row 23, bifenthrin, of Part B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is replaced by the following:
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PART A Only uses as insecticide in greenhouses with a permanent structure may be authorised.

PART B 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 bifenthrin, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed shall be taken into account.
In this overall assessment, Member States must pay particular attention to:

((a)) releases from greenhouses, such as condensation water, drain water, soil or artificial substrate, in order to preclude risks to aquatic and other non-target organisms;
((b)) the protection of pollinator colonies purposely placed in the greenhouse;
((c)) the protection of operators and workers, ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment, where appropriate.
Conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures and provide for adequate labelling of plant protection products.
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