Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/638 of 22 April 2016 withdrawing the approval of the active substance Z-13-hexadecen-11-yn-1-yl acetate, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)

The approval of the active substance Z-13-hexadecen-11-yn-1-yl acetate is withdrawn.

In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 258, Z-13-hexadecen-11-yn-1-yl acetate, is deleted.

Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing Z-13-hexadecen-11-yn-1-yl acetate as active substance by 13 November 2016.

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 on 13 November 2017 at the latest.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.