Chemical name: 2,4-Dichloro-1-(4-nitrophenoxy)benzene, Benzene, 2,4-dichloro-1-(4-nitrophenoxy)-

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:

Romanian final regulatory action bans all formulations in plant protection products

of the Nitrofen.

Pesticide use or uses that remain allowed:

Allowing only for research or laboratory analyses uses and export.

The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: No

Summary of the final regulatory action:

Ministerial Order No. 396 /2002 on the banning of the use of plant protection products

containing certain active substances on Romania's territory transposed partially the Directive

79/117/EEC of 21 December 1978 banning the placing on the market and use of plant

protection products containing certain active substances, laid down in the Annex 1 at the

Ministerial Order No.396/2002, excepting for research or laboratory analyses uses and export.

In the emergency situations which can not be solved through other means, the Interministerial

Commission for the certification of plant protection products may authorize for a period of

maximum 120 days the placing on the market or the use of the plant protection products

containing one or several substances mentioned in the annex.

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

Summary of known hazards and risks to human health:

Toxic for human health and can be stored in fatty tissues.

Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment:

May significantly bioconcentrate in fish and aquatic organisms.

Nitrofen and its aged derivates can be immobile in soil, which is in keeping with their high adsorption coefficient on different soils and the low water solubility of parent compound.

Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 18/01/2003