Amendments to conditions of approval for a number of active substances

08.05.2012
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 369/2012 amends the conditions of approval for blood meal, calcium carbide, calcium carbonate, limestone, pepper and quartz sand. It was deemed appropriate to require further confirmatory information for these substances. In addition, certain technical adaptations are to be made, in particular the name of the active substance "pepper" should be replaced by "pepper dust extraction residue". A reasonable period of time will be given to meet the requirements resulting from the amendment to the conditions of approval.

Novaluron withdrawn from evaluation process

11.04.2012
Novaluron, a new active substnace that was under preliminary examination by the Commission and Member States, has been withdrawn by the notifier from the evaluation process. Existing provisional authorizations are to be withdrawn and no new authorizations granted. The effective date for withdrawal of the authorizations is 3 October 2012. The Commission Implementing Decision 2012/187/EU can be read here.

Commission Decision 2012/78/EU - Non-inclusion of substances in Annex I of 98/8/EC

17.02.2012
Commission Decision 2012/78/EU concerning the non-inclusion of certain substances in Annex I of the BPD has been published. A number of substances/product types will be removed from the list.

A number of participants either discontinued their participation in the review program, or no complete dossier was received within the time period specified. In addition a number of companies indicated an interest in taking over the role of participant for certain substances/product types. However, they subsequently failed to submit complete dossiers.

The complete list of non-inclusions can be read in the Decision here. The Status of Annex I, 98/8/EC on the SCC website has also been updated to reflect these non-inclusions.

New deadlines for the submission of dossiers

17.12.2007
For existing biocidal active substances of the second priority list (PT 18 and 19), which were taken over by other participants, the Commission has recently set a legally binding new deadline by which dossiers will have to be submitted.

The substances concerned are

Azamethiphos PT 18
Carbon dioxide PT 19
Diazinon PT 18
Fenitrothion PT 18
Geraniol PT 18 and 19
Hydramethylnon PT 18
Linalool PT 19
Methyl anthranilate PT 19
Oct-1-ene-3-ol PT 19
Propoxur PT 18
Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids PT 19

The deadline by which dossiers must be submitted in the respective Product types at the latest, was set to 30 April 2008.

To read more, here is the direct link to Commission Decision 2007/794/EC of 29 November 2007 as published in the Official Journal of the European Union:

EU Decision 2007/794/EC

Propanil receives non-approval

26.10.2011
The active substance propanil, which was withdrawn under 2008/769/EC and resubmitted under the accelerated procedure, has received a non-approval according to Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1078/2011 can be read here.

8-hydroxyquinoline approved

07.10.2011
Commission Implementing Regulation (EC) No 993/2011 approves the active substance 8-hydroxyquinoline in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011. Under the stage three requirements according to Regulations 451/2000 and 1490/2002, no complete dossier was submitted within the prescribed time limit. The original notifier then submitted a new application for approval under the accelerated procedure.

The active substance is approved for uses as a fungicide and bactericide in greenhouses.

The complete Regulation can be read here: Commission Implementing Regulation (EC) No 993/2011

New additions to Annex of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 540/2011

15.08.2011
Six substances have been added to the Annex of Commission Implementation Regulation (EU) No. 540/2011. Four were re-submitted after withdrawal under Decision 2008/934/EC and Decision 2009/860/EC, respectively. The Substances and their associated regulations are shown below:

New active substances:
Spiroxamine - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 797/2011
Kresoxim-methyl - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 810/2011

Re-submissions after withdrawal:
Oxyfluorfen - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 798/2011
Tefluthrin - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 800/2011
Fluquinconazol - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 806/2011
Triazoxide - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 807/2011

Provisional authorizations extended for new actives

08.08.2011
The European Commission has extended the provisional authorizations for nine new active substances currently under review in Commission Implementing Decision 2011/490/EU. These are:

Acequinocyl
Adoxophyes orana granulovirus
Aminopyralid
Flubendiamide
Mandipropamid
Metaflumizone
Phosphane
Pyroxsulum
Thiencarbazone

BPD amended to include Creosote

27.07.2011
Creosote (PT 8 - wood preservatives) has been approved for inclusion onto Annex I of Directive 98/8/EC (BPD). Because of concerns raised in the risk assessments, the inclusion is limited to five years starting 01 May 2013. Commission Directive 2011/71/EU details the requirements and considerations of the inclusion.

Fluroxypyr - Registered under Regulation (EU) No. 540/2011

27.07.2011
Fluroxypyr, originally listed in Annex I of Direcitve 91/414/EEC, has now had its registration renewed. It has now been added to the Annex of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 540/2011. (See Regulation (EU) No. 736/2011 for details).

Fluroxypyr is authorized for use as a herbicide.

Dicloran and Flurprimidol out of Annex I

24.06.2011
Dicloran and Flurprimidol are out of Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC. The substances were originally voluntarily withdrawn and then resubmitted for evaluation under the accelerated procedure. The review lead to the conclusions that the substances should not be listed in Annex I.

Commission Decision 2011/328/EU - Flurprimdol

Commission Decision 2011/329/EU - Dicloran

Non-inclusion Decision for Propisochlor

02.05.2011
The European Commission has decided against an inclusion of Propisochlor in Annex I of Council Directive 91/414/EEC. Withdrawn under Commssion Decision 2008/941/EC, it was re-submitted for evaluation according to the accelerated procedure; however, the concerns raised by the Member states could not be eliminated through the new data submitted and arguments made by the applicant. For this reason, it was not approved for inclusion - Commission Decision 2011/262/EU.

Two actives included in Annex I

28.04.2011
Cyproconazole and Fluometuron have been added to Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC. They were withdrawn under Commission Decision 2008/934/EC and re-evaluated under the accelerated procedure.

Cyproconazole - Commission Directive 2011/56/EU - only uses as a fungicide may be authorized.

Fluometuron -  Directive 2011/57/EU - only uses as herbicide on cotton may be authorized.

Paclobutrazol added to Annex I

27.04.2011
Commission Directive 2011/55/EU is concerned with the inclusion of Paclobutrazol onto Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC. The active was re-evaluated under the accelerated procedure after having been withdrawn under Commission Decision 2008/934/EC. The active is only authorized for uses as a plant growth regulator.

Three actives included onto Annex I of 91/414/EEC

21.04.2011
The European Commission has approved the inclusion of three additional active substances onto Annex I of 91/414/EEC. They are as follows:

Carboxin - Commission Directive 2011/52/EU - authorized for uses as fungicide for see treatment only

Dazomet - Commission Directive 2011/53/EU - authorizations only for uses as nematicide, fungicide and insecticide. Application as soil fumigant only may be authoirzed. Use shall be limited to one application every third year.

Metaldehyde - Commission Directive 2011/54/EU - only uses as molluscicide may be authorized.

Another active substance approved for Annex I of 91/414/EEC

20.04.2011
Carbetamide has been approved for inclusion in Annex I of 91/414/EEC (Commission Directive 2011/50/EU). This is a reversal of Decision 2008/934/EC, which withdrew carbetamide from the evaluation process. The active was re-evaluated under the accelerated process. It is only authorized for use as a herbicide.

Pencycuron included in Annex I of 91/414/EEC

19.04.2011
Another active substance withdrawn under Commission Decision 2008/934/EC has been re-evaluated under the accelerated procedure and included in Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC: Pencycuron, Commission Directive 2011/49/EU, which can only be auhorized for use as a fungicide.

Aluminium Sulphate and Bromadiolone included in Annex I of 91/414/EEC

18.04.2011
Two stage 4 actives that were withdrawn under Commission Decision 2008/941/EC have been re-evaluated under the accelerated procedure and are now approved for inclusion to Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC. They are:

Aluminium Sulphate - Commission Directive 2011/47/EU - only indoor uses as post-harvest bactericide for ornamental plants may be authorized.

Bromadiolone - Commission Directive 2011/48/EU - Authorizations for uses by professional users only. Only uses as rodenticide in the form of pre-prepared baits placed into the rodent tunnels may be authorized.

Hexythiazox in Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC

15.04.2011
Hexythiazox has been included in Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC under Commission Directive 2011/49/EU. Re-evaluated under the accelerated procedure, it is authorized only for uses as an acaricide.

Three inclusions to Annex I of 91/414/EEC

14.04.2011
Lime sulphur, Azadirachtin and Diclofop have been included onto Annex I of 91/414/EEC. All three substances were originally wihdrawn from the review process and were listed as non-inclusions in Commission Decision 2008/941/EC. After resubmission under the accelerated procedure according to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 33/2008, the three actives have achieved inclusion.

Lime sulphur - Commission Directive 2011/43/EU - only uses as fungicide authorized

Azadirachtin - Commission Direcetive 2011/44/EU - only uses as insecticide authorized

Diclofop - Commission Directive 2011/45/EU - only uses as herbicide authorized

Non-inclusion in Annex I of 91/414/EEC: Dichlobenil

13.04.2011
Dichlobenil, withdrawn under Commission Decision 2008/754/EC, was re-evaluated under the accelerated procedure according to Commission Regulation No. 33/2008. The EU Commission has issued a non-inclusion decision (Commission Decision 2011/234/EU), which concerns the non-inclusion of Dichlobenil after the new evaluation.

Four additional inclusions to Annex I of 91/414/EEC

12.04.2011
Four additional actives have been added to Annex I of 91/414/EEC. The active substances and their decisions are listed below:

Fenazaquin - Commission Directive 2011/39/EU - authortized for use as acaracide on ornamentals in greenhouses

Sintofen - Commission Directive 2011/40/EU - authorized for uses as a plant growth regulatory on wheat for hybrid seed production not intended for human consumption.

Dithianon - Commission Directive 2011/41/EU - authorized for uses as fungicide only.

Flutriafol - Commission Directive 2011/42/EU - authorized for uses as fungicide only.

Eleven additions and one exclusion to Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC

11.03.2011
The European Commission has issued a number of decisions regarding the inclusion of 11 active substances and 1 non-inclusion to Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC. The inclusions are as follows:    

The non-inclusion involves Ethoxyquin, which is not included according to Commission Decision 2011/143/EU.

Another extension to Decision 2009/251/EC concerning dimethylfumarate (DMF)

02.03.2011
Commission Decision 2009/251/EC, ensuring that products containing the biocide dimethylfumarate (DMF) are not placed or made available on the market, was valid for one year and could be extended in additional periods not exceeding one year. Because no permanent measure addressing consumer products containing DMF was approved, Commission Decision 2010/153/EU extended this period to 15 March 2011.

Commission Decision 2011/135/EU once again extends the validity of Decision 2009/251/EC for an additional year to 15 March 2012. This is because there is an absence of a permanent measure addressing consumer products containing DMF.

Commission Regulation 188/2011

28.02.2011
Commission Regulation (EU) No 188/2011 lays down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the procedure for the assessment of active substances which were not on the market 2 years after the date of notification of that Directive. It was necessary to adopt rules on a procedure for the submission and appraisal of applications for inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances which were not yet on the market 2 years after the date of notification of that Directive. In particular, periods needed to be set for the different steps of that procedure to ensure that they would be carried out rapidly.  It deals specifically with active substances which were not on the market on 26 July 1993.

The complete Regulation can be read here: Commission Regulation (EU) No 188/2011