Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/784 of 29 May 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance clothianidin (Text with EEA relevance. )

Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Seeds treated with plant protection products containing clothianidin shall not be placed on the market or used, except where: (a) the seeds are intended to be used only in permanent greenhouses, and (b) the resulting crop stays within a permanent greenhouse during its entire life cycle.

Member States shall, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing clothianidin as active substance by 19 September 2018 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 19 December 2018 at the latest.

As regards seeds which have been treated with plant protection products containing clothianidin, Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 485/2013 is deleted.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. However, Article 2 and Article 5 shall apply as of 19 December 2018.