Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1120of 26 May 2026amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council by adding twelve co-formulants which are not accepted for inclusion in plant protection products(Text with EEA relevance)

(11) Co-formulants listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 by this Regulation may be present as unintentional impurities in other co-formulants, which as such are acceptable for use in plant protection products or adjuvants. Therefore, the individual concentration of the unacceptable co-formulants in the finished plant protection product or adjuvant should be less than 0,1 % weight by weight (w/w) or less than a specific concentration limit related to CMR properties (carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic), when established in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 for the unacceptable co-formulant at a level lower than 0,1 % weight by weight (w/w), in order to be considered as acceptable unintentional impurity, unless a different limit is provided due to technical limitations of relevant analytical methods.

(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Member States which have granted authorisations for plant protection products containing co-formulants listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 by this Regulation, shall amend or withdraw those authorisations as soon as possible and, in any case, no later than 16 June 2028.

Article 3

Member States shall not authorise the placing on the market or use of adjuvants containing co-formulants listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as amended by this Regulation.

Member States which have authorised adjuvants containing co-formulants listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 by this Regulation, shall amend or withdraw those authorisations as soon as possible and, in any case, no later than 16 June 2028.

Article 4

Any grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 or national provisions for authorisation of adjuvants shall be as short as possible and shall expire for the sale and distribution at the latest 3 months after the date of amendment or withdrawal of the authorisations referred to in Articles 2 and 3. Any grace period for the disposal, storage and use shall expire at the latest 12 months after the date of amendment or withdrawal of the authorisations referred to in Articles 2 and 3.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 26 May 2026.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula von der Leyen

Annex

ANNEX

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is amended as follows:

The following rows are added after row 144:

145.AcetaldehydeEthanal75-07-0200-836-8Carcinogenic cat. 1B146.Propylene oxide

1,2-epoxypropane;

methyloxirane

75-56-9200-879-2

Carcinogenic cat. 1B/

Mutagenic cat. 1B

147.Cumene(1-Methylethyl)benzene98-82-8202-704-5Carcinogenic cat. 1B148.Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane; (D6)540-97-6208-762-8

Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (REACH Article 57(d);

Very persistent and very bioaccumulative (REACH Article 57(e)

149.Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane; (D5)541-02-6208-764-9

Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (REACH Article 57(d);

Very persistent and very bioaccumulative (REACH Article 57(e)

150.Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane; (D4)556-67-2209-136-7

Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (REACH Article 57(d);

Very persistent and very bioaccumulative (REACH Article 57(e)

151.2-(2'-hydroxy-3'-tert-butyl-5'-methylphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazoleBumetrizole3896-11-5223-445-4Very persistent and very bioaccumulative (REACH Article 57(e)152.Distillates (petroleum) solvent-dewaxed light paraffinic with a content of ≥ 3,0 % DMSO-extract (measured by IP 346)64742-56-9265-159-2Carcinogenic cat. 1B153.3,5,7-Triaza-1-azoniatricyclo[3.3.1.1 3,7] decane,1-(3-chloro-2-propen-1-yl)-, chloride

Methenamine

3-chloroallylochloride

(CTAC)

4080-31-3223-805-0Not approved for use in biocidal products for product-type 6 (preservatives for products during storage)154.Phosphinic acid, bis(perfluoro-C6-12-alkyl) derivatives68412-69-1270-206-5Persistent organic pollutant (POP)155.1,4-dioxane123-91-1204-661-8Carcinogenic cat. 1B156.2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl)propionaldehyde80-54-6201-289-8Toxic to reproduction cat.1B