Chemical name: Glufosinate 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.
Not relevant Use or uses that remain allowed: Not relevant Pesticide use or uses that remain allowed: Not relevant The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: No Summary of the final regulatory action: The application for the renewal of the approval of glufosinate as an active substance under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 was withdrawn by the applicant. Consequently, the approval of glufosinate expired on 31 July 2018. As a result, glufosinate was removed from the list of approved active substances and it is prohibited to place on the market or use plant protection products containing glufosinate because glufosinate is not approved as an 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. Disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing glufosinate is prohibited as of 1 August 2018.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: 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: Not relevant Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to the environment: Not relevant Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 31/07/2018 |