Chemical name: 5-amino-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-[(1R,S)-(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile

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:

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 fipronil as an active substance under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 was submitted by the applicant, but the supplementary dossier in support of renewal was not submitted. Consequently, the approval of fipronil expired on 30 September 2017. As a result, fipronil was removed from the list of approved active substances and it is prohibited to place on the market or use plant protection products containing fipronil because fipronil 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 fipronil is prohibited as of 1 October 2017.

In addition, the approval of fipronil as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 (insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods) under Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products expired on 30 September 2023.

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:

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: 30/09/2017