L 20316 Official Journal of the European Union 6.8.2011 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 787/2011 of 5 August 2011 approving the active substance 1-naphthylacetic acid, 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 and Commission Decision 2008/941/EC (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)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Council Directive 91/414[EEC (?) is to apply to active substances for which completeness has been established in accordance with Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 (}), with respect to the procedure and the conditions for approval. 1-naphthylacetic acid, previously referred to as ‘naphthylacetic acid’, is an active substance for which completeness has been established in accordance with that Regulation. to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances (°) was adopted on the non-inclusion of 1-naphthylacetic acid. Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC the original notifier (hereinafter ‘the applicant) submitted a new application requesting the accelerated procedure to be applied, as provided for in Articles 14 to 19 of Regu- lation (EC) No 33/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Directive 91/414/EEC as regards a regular and an accelerated procedure for the assessment of active substances which were part of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of that Directive but have not been included into its Annex I The application was submitted to France, which had been designated rapporteur Member State by Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004. The time period for the accelerated procedure was respected. The specification of the active substance and the supported uses are the same as were the subject of Decision 2008/941/EC. That application also complies with the remaining substantive and procedural requirements of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008. France evaluated the additional data submitted by the (2)  Commission Regulations (EC) No 1112/2002 (%) and (EQ) applicant and prepared an additional report. It No 2229 2004 () lay down the detailed rules for the communicated that report to the European Food Safety implementation of the fourth stage of the programme Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority) and to the of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive Commission on 12 March 2010. The Authority 91/414[EEC and establish a list of active substances to communicated the additional repo.rt to the other be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Member States and the applicant for comments and Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list included forwarded the comments it had received to the 1-naphthylacetic acid. Commission. In accordance with Article 20(1) of Regu- lation (EC) No 33/2008 and at the request of the Commission, the Authority presented its conclusion on (3)  In accordance with Article 24e of Regulation (EC) 1-naphthylacetic acid to the Commission on 15 February No 2229/2004 the notifier withdrew its support of the inclusion of that active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC within 2 months from receipt of the draft assessment report referred to in Article 24(2) of that Regulation.  Consequently, =~ Commission  Decision 2008/941/EC of 8 December 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1. 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. 2011 (7). The draft assessment report, the additional report and the conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 17 June 2011 in the format of the Commission review report for 1-naphthy- lacetic acid. () OJ L 335, 13.12.2008, p. 91. (7) European Food Safety Authority; Conclusion on the peer review of 168, 27.6.2002, p. 14. acid. EFSA Journal 2011;9(2):2019. [54 pp.]. doi:10.2903/ (') O L () O L () OJ L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 5. the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance 1-naphthylacetic () O] L () OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 13. j.efsa.2011.2019. Available online: www.efsa.europa.cu