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

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

Done at Brussels, 28 March 2018.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

( 2 ) 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 ).

( 3 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2016 of 17 November 2016 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances acetamiprid, benzoic acid, flazasulfuron, mecoprop-P, mepanipyrim, mesosulfuron, propineb, propoxycarbazon, propyzamide, propiconazole, Pseudomonas chlororaphis Strain: MA 342, pyraclostrobin, quinoxyfen, thiacloprid, thiram, ziram, zoxamide ( OJ L 312, 18.11.2016, p. 21 ).

( 4 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 487/2014 of 12 May 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances Bacillus subtilis (Cohn 1872) Strain QST 713, identical with strain AQ 713, clodinafop, metrafenone, pirimicarb, rimsulfuron, spinosad, thiamethoxam, tolclofos-methyl and triticonazole ( OJ L 138, 13.5.2014, p. 72 ).

( 5 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 678/2014 of 19 June 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances clopyralid, cyprodinil, fosetyl, pyrimethanil and trinexapac ( OJ L 180, 20.6.2014, p. 11 ).

( 6 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 878/2014 of 12 August 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances dichlorprop-P, metconazole and triclopyr ( OJ L 240, 13.8.2014, p. 18 ).

( 7 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 of 18 September 2012 setting out the provisions necessary for the implementation of the renewal procedure for active substances, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market ( OJ L 252, 19.9.2012, p. 26 ).

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/524 of 28 March 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances ANNEX