Chemical name: 5,7-dichloro-4-quinolyl 4-fluorophenyl ether

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 applications as a plant protection product.

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:

It is prohibited to place on the market or use plant protection products containing the active substance quinoxyfen because quinoxyfen is not approved as active substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. EU Member States had to withdraw all authorisations for plant protection products containing quinoxyfen as active substance by 27 June 2019 at the latest. Disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing quinoxyfen is prohibited as of 27 March 2020.

The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Environment

Summary of known hazards and risks to human health:

Not relevant

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

Not relevant

Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment:

In conclusion from the assessments made on the basis of the submitted information, no plant protection products containing quinoxyfen is expected to satisfy in general the requirements laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and the uniform principles laid down in Regulation (EU) No 546/2011. According to the evaluation related to environment the following concerns were identified:

- The available evidence indicated that quinoxyfen may be considered a persistent (P), bioaccumulative (B) and toxic (T) or PBT substance according to point 3.7.2 of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The P criterion may be considered fulfilled for soil and freshwater. The B criterion is fulfilled. The T criterion is fulfilled considering the available reliable data regarding the toxicity exerted by quinoxyfen on fish and aquatic invertebrates.

- The available evidence indicated that quinoxyfen may be considered a very persistent (vP) and very bioaccumulative (vB) or vPvB substance according to point 3.7.3 of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The vP criterion may be considered fulfilled for soil and natural water. The vB criterion is fulfilled.

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

Reduction of risk for the environment from the use of plant protection products containing quinoxyfen.

Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 27/12/2018

Complete entry into force of all provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/1914 of 6 December 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active

substance quinoxyfen, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 was by 27 December 2018.