Comparative assessment of plant protection products containing candidates for substitution
Date: 21 April 2020
Plant protection products containing existing active substance(s) that are listed as candidates for substitution (see previous Academy Article), undergo a comparative assessment (CA) before a possible product authorisation or re-authorisation. This assessment is conducted by each concerned Member State (i.e. not the zonal Rapporteur Member State) at use level where an (re-)authorisation of the plant protection is requested.
The concept of comparative assessment is detailed in SANCO/11507/2013, as well as EPPO standard PP 1/271 and includes, but is not limited to, the evaluation/assessment of chemical or non-chemical alternatives, regarding
- their efficacy
- their risk of developing resistance, including the availability of chemical alternatives with several mode of actions
- their effects on minor uses and the availability of products for minor uses
- the exposure of different population subgroups (e.g. workers, …, consumers)
- their long term effects on organisms living in soil or an aquatic environment and
- the practical and economic feasibility.
Dörte Goertz