The Commission is empowered to adopt an implementing act to establish a list of pesticide metabolites that may be found in groundwater and for which an assessment of their relevance has been carried out in the Union, indicating whether they are relevant or not relevant, by 11 May 2028. The list shall not include metabolites assessed as being of no concern. The list shall be based on data generated during the process for approving active substances under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (
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) and Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (
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) and associated scientific output from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and, if available, new scientific data on existing metabolites or newly discovered previously unidentified metabolites. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act to update the list at least every six years. The implementing acts referred to in this paragraph shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2) of this Directive.