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Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for clothianidin and thiamethoxam in or on certain products: The proposed draft Regulation addresses an environmental concern of global nature, that it is the decline of pollinators worldwide. It concerns the review of all existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for clothianidin and thiamethoxam to the limit of quantification in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. This draft Regulation follows the non-renewal of the approval, due to the withdrawal of all applications for renewal, and expiry of all grace periods provided by Member States for stocks of plant protection products (PPP) on 31 January 2019 for clothianidin and on 30 April 2019 for thiamethoxam. (...) the outdoor uses of clothianidin and thiamethoxam were already severely restricted in 2013 (Regulation (EU) No 485/2013) and completely banned in 2018 (Regulation (EU) 2018/784 and Regulation (EU) 2018/785) following the risk assessments performed by European Food Safety Authority concluding that due to their intrinsic properties, the exposure from outdoor use of clothianidin and thiamethoxam leads to unacceptable risks for bees, or such risks could not be excluded based on the available data. (...)

The Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008) sets rules for classifying, labelling and packaging substances and mixtures. Part 1 of Annex VI lists notes that can be assigned to substances with harmonised classification. These notes provide further instructions how to classify and label certain substances or mixtures containing them. This draft Regulation adds new notes to the list. These have been proposed for some substances that recently received new or updated classification.

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves L(+) lactic acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 6. It contains rules on the placing on the market of treated articles.

This draft Commission Delegated Directive concerns applications for a specific and temporary exemption from the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) 2 (Directive 2011/65/EU) substance restrictions. The criteria for a new exemption are met and it is proposed to grant an exemption in Annex III of that Directive.

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation renews the approval of creosote as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 8. The substance meets the exclusion criteria set out in Article 5(1) of the Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, but fulfils the conditions for derogation for a limited number of uses.

Draft Commission Delegated Directive amending Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the exemptions for the use of lead in aluminium alloys for machining purposes, in copper alloys and in certain batteries: The draft Directive adapts to scientific and technical progress the list of materials and components, which are exempt from the prohibition of the use of lead in materials, and components of vehicles put on the market after 1 July 2003. The draft Directive amends exemptions 2(c)(i) on aluminium alloys for machining purposes with a lead content up to 0.4% by weight, 3 on copper alloys containing up to 4% lead by weight and 5(b) on lead in batteries for certain battery applications as specified in entries 5(b)(i) and 5(b)(ii) of Annex II to the End-of-life vehicles (ELV) Directive (Directive 2000/53/EC).

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation cancels the approval of Tolylfluanid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 7. Risks for human health were identified. Treated articles treated with or incorporating tolylfluanid for product-type 7 shall not be placed on the Union market from 6 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium extract from open and mature flowers of Tanacetum cinerariifolium obtained with supercritical carbon dioxide as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 19.

This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not approve methylene dithiocyanate as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 12. According to the opinion of the Agency, biocidal products of product-type 12 containing methylene dithiocyanate cannot be expected to meet the criteria laid down in Article 5(1), points (b) (iii) and (iv), and (c), read in conjunction with Article 10(1) of Directive 98/8/EC. (...) it was not possible to confirm that the material used to conduct (eco)toxicological studies cover the presented specifications and to conclude on the relevance of the impurities due to the lack of (eco)toxicological data. Lastly, the environmental risk assessment identified unacceptable risks, and no suitable risk mitigation measure could be identified. (...)

This draft Regulation would amend entry 63 to Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. It would prohibit the use of lead and lead compounds in Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) articles. Moreover, it would prohibit the placing on the market of PVC articles containing a concentration of lead equal or greater than 0,1% of the PVC. The Regulation provides for a number of derogations to this restriction, inter alia for PVC-silica separators in lead acid batteries and PVC articles containing recovered rigid PVC. To benefit from the latter derogation, the recovered origin of the PVC material needs to be certified by an independent third party.