Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

However, Article 2 and Article 5 shall apply as of 19 December 2018.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 May 2018.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

( 1 ) OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1 .

( 2 ) 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, p. 1 ).

( 3 ) Commission Directive 2008/116/EC of 15 December 2008 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include aclonifen, imidacloprid and metazachlor as active substances ( OJ L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 86 ).

( 4 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances ( OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1 ).

( 5 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 485/2013 of 24 May 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, as regards the conditions of approval of the active substances clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid, and prohibiting the use and sale of seeds treated with plant protection products containing those active substances ( OJ L 139, 25.5.2013, p. 12 ).

( 6 ) EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2016. Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for the active substance imidacloprid in light of confirmatory data submitted. EFSA Journal 2016;14(11):4607. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4607.

( 7 ) EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2015. Technical report on the open call for new scientific information as regards the risk to bees from the use of the three neonicotinoid pesticide active substances clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam applied as seed treatments and granules in the EU. EFSA supporting publication 2015:EN-903. 8pp.

( 8 ) EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2018. Conclusions on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for bees for the active substance imidacloprid considering the uses as seed treatments and granules. EFSA Journal 2018;16(2):5178. 113 pp.

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/783 of 29 May 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance imidacloprid ANNEX