approving the active substance bixafen, 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

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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 � 1 ）， and in particular Article 13�?� and Article 78�?� thereof,

Whereas:

�?� In accordance with Article 80�?）（a� of Regulation （EC� No 1107/2009, Council Directive 91/414/EEC � 2 � is to apply, with respect to the procedure and the conditions for approval, to active substances for which a decision has been adopted in accordance with Article 6�?� of that Directive before 14 June 2011. For bixafen the conditions of Article 80�?）（a� of Regulation （EC� No 1107/2009 are fulfilled by Commission Decision 2009/700/EC � 3 ）、�/p>

�?� In accordance with Article 6�?� of Directive 91/414/EEC the United Kingdom received on 8 October 2008 an application from Bayer CropScience for the inclusion of the active substance bixafen in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Decision 2009/700/EC confirmed that the dossier was 'complete' in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC.

�?� For that active substance, the effects on human and animal health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6�?� and �?� of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicant. The designated rapporteur Member State submitted a draft assessment report on 19 July 2011.

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