L 56/6 Official Journal of the European Union 27.2.2015 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/307 of 26 February 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance triclopyr (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 the second alternative of Article 21(3) and Article 78(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Directive 2006/74/EC (?) included triclopyr as active substance in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414[EEC (), under the condition that the Member States concerned ensure that the notifier at whose request triclopyr was included in that Annex provide further confirmatory information on the risk assessment on acute and long-term exposure for birds and mammals and the risk to aquatic organisms from exposure to the metabolite 6-chloro-2-pyridinol. (2)  Active substances included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC are deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and are listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (). (3)  The notifier submitted additional information with a view to confirm the risk assessment for birds and mammals and aquatic organisms to the rapporteur Member State Ireland within the time period provided for its submission. (4)  TIreland assessed the additional information submitted by the notifier. It submitted its assessment, in the form of two addenda to the draft assessment report, to the other Member States, the Commission, and the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, on 25 January 2011 and on 22 November 2013. (5)  The Commission considered that the additional information provided by the notifier demonstrated that an unacceptable risk for birds and mammals could not be excluded except by imposing further restrictions. (6)  The Commission invited the notifier to submit its comments on the review report for triclopyr. (7)  The Commission has concluded that the further confirmatory information required has not fully been provided and that an unacceptable risk for birds and mammals cannot be excluded except by imposing further restrictions. (8) It is confirmed that the active substance triclopyr is to be deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. In order to minimise the exposure of birds and mammals, it is, however, appropriate to amend the conditions of use of this active substance, in particular by restricting its use. (9)  The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly. (10) Member States should be provided with time to amend or withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing triclopyr. () OJL309,24.11.2009,p. 1. () Commission Directive 2006/74/EC of 21 August 2006 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr as active substances (O] L 235, 30.8.2006, p. 17). (*) 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)on)lmission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 11072009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153,11.6.2011, p. 1).