Article 1 Renewal of the approval of active substance

The approval of the low-risk active substance laminarin is renewed as set out in Annex I.

Article 2 Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3 Entry into force and date of application

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

It shall apply from 1 March 2018.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 January 2018.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker