Chemical name: Phosphoric acid, 1,2-dibromo-2,2-dichloroethyl dimethyl 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 a biocidal product. In addition, all uses as plant protection product are prohibited.

Pesticide use or uses that remain allowed:

Not relevant

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

Summary of the final regulatory action:

According to Commission Decision 2012/257/EU, naled shall not be included in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market, for product type 18 (i.e. insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods). This means that it is prohibited to place on the market biocidal products containing naled as of 1 November 2012.

In addition, Commission Decision 2005/788/EC of 11 November 2005 concerning the non-inclusion of naled in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance prohibited the placing on the market of plant protection products containing naled as of 12 May 2007.

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

Summary of known hazards and risks to human health:

The assessment has demonstrated that biocidal products used as insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods and containing naled cannot be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC.

According to the human health risk evaluation, the use of naled as an insecticide results in an unacceptable risk for professionals exposed by respiratory and dermal routes, even when adequate protective equipment is used.

Concerning secondary exposure, based on data provided by the applicant, the risk evaluation could not demonstrate that the risk for man indirectly exposed to naled is acceptable.

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

Reduction of risk from the use of biocidal products that contain naled.

Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment:

The assessment has demonstrated that biocidal products used as insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods and containing naled cannot be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC.

The environmental risk assessment indicates that no safe use can be demonstrated for naled used as insecticide for the control of flying insects inside animal housings. An unacceptable risk has been identified for both the aquatic and terrestrial compartments. Moreover, there is no sufficient information to determine precisely the behaviour of naled in soil and manure: no rate of degradation could be extrapolated and the toxicity of the metabolites remains unknown, although some of them e.g. dichlorvos are known to be more toxic than the parent product.

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

Reduction of risk from the use of biocidal products that contain naled.

Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 01/11/2012

Complete entry into force of all provisions of Commission Decision 2012/257/EU of 11 May 2012 concerning the non-inclusion of naled for product type 18 in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC is 1 November 2012.