Chemical name: Butanedioic acid, [(dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)thio]-, diethyl ester

Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Pesticide

Final regulatory action: The chemical is Banned

Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action:

All uses as pesticide in plant protection are prohibited by the final regulatory action.

The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes

Summary of the final regulatory action:

The Commission on Pesticides in the Ministry of Agriculture, which includes representatives from the Ministry of State Environment Affairs, Health and Agriculture, met to study the possibility to ban Malathion, and decided to ban the use of Malathion as a pesticide. The decision was based on the European Commission position to ban the use as pesticide of Malathion.

The text of the decision is:

The import and the use in plant protection of the pesticide Malathion is prohibited in all its forms and it is granted the use of this pesticide for the stocks that were imported in the country previous to the date of the decision of 9 September 2009.

The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health and environment

Summary of known hazards and risks to human health:

- The hazard is exposure of operators,workers and bystanders which cannot be concluded due to the presence of isomalathion. The hazard is anon in the technical material.

- The hazard is an acute and chronic risk for consumers.

Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health:

- Reduce exposure of operators,workers and bystanders which cannot be

concluded due to the presence of isomalathion in the technical material.

- Reduce acute and chronic risk for consumers

Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment:

High risk to aquatic organisms, honey bees and non-target arthropods.

Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to the environment:

Reduce the high risk to aquatic organisms, honey bees and non-target arthropods.

Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 09/09/2009