Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1125 of 22 June 2017 withdrawing the approval of the active substance repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil pitch, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance. )

The approval of the active substance repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil pitch is withdrawn.

In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 251, repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil pitch is deleted.

Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/tall oil pitch as active substance by 14 October 2017 at the latest.

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 14 October 2018 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.