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Expected ruling of European Court on the genetic modification of plants may offer opportunities for situation-specific safety analyses of new varieties

A ruling on the interpretation of EU law concerning the genetic modification of plants is expected from the European Court of Justice at the end of July. The Opinion of Advocate General Bobek, often a good indication of the final ruling, implies…

Non-renewal of approval of the active substance indoxacarb;

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/2081 of 26 November 2021 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance indoxacarb, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

Non-approval of Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum, longum group, cayenne extract as a basic substance

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/464 of 17 March 2021 concerning the non-approval of Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum, longum group, cayenne extract as a basic substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European…

Germany approves law to ban glyphosate as of 2024

Farmers in Germany will have to start reducing the use of the active substance glyphosate and stop using it completely from 2024 to preserve clean insect habitats, according to draft legislation approved by the country's cabinet. "The exit…

Extension of the approval periods of the active substances benfluralin, dimoxystrobin, fluazinam, flutolanil, mecoprop-P, mepiquat, metiram, oxamyl and pyraclostrobin

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/52 of 22 January 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances benfluralin, dimoxystrobin, fluazinam, flutolanil,…

Non-renewal of approval of the active substance thiophanate-methyl

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1498 of 15 October 2020 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance thiophanate-methyl, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

EU not to renew benalaxyl and fenamiphos

The European Commission (EC) has recently issued notifications of the change of plant protection product (PPPs) approval status within the European Union (UE). Of particular interest is the non-renewal of approval of 2 key PPPs: benalaxyl and…

EU notifies WTO regarding non-renewals of bromoxynil and mancozeb

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on April 17 with the draft regulations regarding non-renewals of bromoxynil and mancozeb. The draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the two…

Epoxiconazole withdrawn and pencycuron banned in the EU and UK

Regulatory action in the EU and UK means the clock is ticking on authorisations for the important cereals fungicide epoxiconazole, and use of the seed potato fungicide pencycuron is now banned. Epoxiconazole is one of the most widely used…