15.5.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 143/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 496/2014 of 14 May 2014 approving the active substance acequinocyl, 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 the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (*), and in particular Article 13(2) and Article 78(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  In accordance with Article 80(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Council Directive 91/414EEC () is to apply, with respect to the procedure and the conditions for approval, to active substances for which a decision has been adopted in accordance with Article 6(3) of that Directive before 14 June 2011. For acequinocyl the conditions of Article 80(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are fulfilled by Commission Decision 2003/636/EC (). (2)  In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC the Netherlands received on 17 March 2003 an applica- tion from Agro-Kanesho Co. Ltd for the inclusion of the active substance acequinocyl in Annex I to Directive 91/414[EEC. Decision 2003/636/EC confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’ in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annexes Il and IIl to Directive 91/414/EEC. (3) For that active substance, the effects on human and animal health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicant. The designated rapporteur Member State, the Netherlands, submitted a draft assessment report on 8 March 2005. In accordance with Article 11(6) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 188/2011 (%) additional information was requested from the applicant on 13 July 2011. The evaluation of the additional data by the Netherlands was submitted in the format of an updated draft assessment report in November 2011. () OJL309,24.11.2009,p. 1. (*) Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, 1), ¢) FC)ommission Decision 2003/636/EC of 2 September 2003 recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of potassium phosphite, acequinocyl and cyflufenamid in Annex I to Council Dir- ective 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market (OJ L 221, 4.9.2003, p. 42). (*) Commission Regulation (EU) No 188/2011 of 25 February 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the procedure for the assessment of active substances which were not on the market 2 years after the date of noti- fication of that Directive (OJ L 53, 26.2.2011, p. 51).