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

1. (1)

   in Article 2(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:

   1. ‘(b)

      influencing the life processes of plants, such as substances influencing their growth, other than as a nutrient or a plant biostimulant;’;

2. (2)

   in Article 3, the following point is added:

   1. ‘34.

      “plant biostimulant” means a product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product’s nutrient content with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant or the plant rhizosphere:

      1. (a)

         nutrient use efficiency;

      2. (b)

         tolerance to abiotic stress;

      3. (c)

         quality traits;

      4. (d)

         availability of confined nutrients in soil or rhizosphere.’;

3. (3)

   in Article 80, the following paragraph is added:

   ‘8.

   To a product which was granted an authorisation under Article 32(1) based on an application submitted before 15 July 2019, and which after that date falls under the definition in point 34 of Article 3, this Regulation shall continue to apply for the duration provided in the authorisation.’