Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1500 of 9 October 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance thiram, and prohibiting the use and sale of seeds treated with plant protection products containing thiram, 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 thiram is not renewed.

In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 73, on thiram, is deleted.

Seeds which have been treated with plant protection products containing thiram shall not be used or placed on the market.

Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing thiram as active substance by 30 January 2019 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 30 April 2019 for plant protection products used for foliar application and on 30 January 2020 for other plant protection products, including those used for seed treatment, 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. Article 3 shall apply as of 31 January 2020.