Article 1 Non-renewal of the approval of the active substance
The approval of the active substance chlorpyrifos-methyl is not renewed.

Article 2 Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 112, on chlorpyrifos-methyl, is deleted.

Article 3 Transitional measures
Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing chlorpyrifos-methyl as an active substance by 16 February 2020.

Article 4 Grace period
Any grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall expire by 16 April 2020.

Article 5 Entry into force
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, 10 January 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula von der Leyen