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Plant protection products: approval of a new active substance and extension of the approval of five substances [EU]

Regulation (EU) No 632/2014 of 13 May 2014 approves for use in plant protection products the active substance flubendiamide. Furthermore, Regulation (EU) No 678/2014 extends the approval periods of the active substances clopyralid, cyprodinil, fosetyl, trinexapac and pyrimethanil. For those purpose, the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 as regards the list of approved active substances is amended.

The substances flubendiamide is approved with effect from 1 September 2014. Member States are required to amend or withdraw, where necessary, existing authorisations for products containing this substances by 28 February 2015. However, a derogation from this obligation is also provided, allowing Member states to amend or withdraw the authorisations by 29 February 2016, under the conditions set in Article 2(2) of the Regulation.

The approval of the active substances clopyralid, cyprodinil, fosetyl trinexapac and pyrimethanil (which would have expired on 30 April 2017 for the first four substances and on 31 May 2014 for pyrimethanil) is extended until 30 April 2018.

As a reminder, Regulation (EU) No 462/2014 of 5 May 2014, Regulation (EU) No 485/2014 of 12 May 2014, Regulation (EU) No 496/2014 of 14 may 2014, Regulation (EU) No 563/2014 of 23 May 2014 and Regulation (EU) 571/2014 of 26 May 2014 approved for use in plant protection products the active substances Equisetum arvense L., Bacillus pumilus QST 2808, acequinocyl, chitosan hydrochloride and ipconazole, respectively, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. Furthermore, Regulation (EU) 486/2014 of 12 May 2014 withdrew the approval of the active substance fenbutatin oxide.

Sources :

  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 632/2014 of 5 May 2014 approving the basic substance Equisetum arvense L., in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, OJEU L 175 of 14 June 2014, p. 1–5
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 678/2014 of 19 June 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances clopyralid, cyprodinil, fosetyl, trinexapac and pyrimethanil, OJEU L 180 of 20 June 2014, p. 11-12

External link :

Link to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 632/2014 of 5 May 2014 (OJEU L 175 of 14 June 2014)

Link to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 678/2014 of 19 June 2014 (OJEU L 180 of 20 June 2014)

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