EU approves seven new ais

The European Commission has announced to approve seven new active ingredients under the EU plant protection regulation (1107/2009).They are: the insecticides, Dow AgroSciences’s spinetoram and Sumitomo Chemical’s pyridalyl; the fungicides, Isagro’s valifenalate and Nissan Chemical’s amisulbrom; the plant growth regulators, Sumitomo Chemical’s S-abscisic acid and DormFresh’s 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene and Bayer CropScience’s herbicide thiencarbazone.They will be formally included in Annex I on July 1, 2014 and will expire on June 30, 2024.

Category	AIS	Companies	Rapporteurs	Application  date
Insecticide	spinetoram	Dow AgroSciences	UK	2007
Insecticide	pyridalyl	Sumitomo Chemical	Austria	2006
Herbicide	thiencarbazone	Bayer CropScience	UK	2007
Fungicide	valifenalate	Isagro	Hungary	2005
PGR	S-abscisic acid	Sumitomo Chemical	Netherlands	2010
Fungicide	amisulbrom	Nissan Chemical	UK	2006
PGR	1,4-dimethylnaphthalene	DormFresh	Netherlands	2009
Source:EUR-Lex

For spinetoram, the member states are required to consider the risk to: aquatic and soil organisms; non-target arthropods in-field; bees during the application (overspray) and subsequently.

Pyridalyl may only be authorised for use in greenhouses with permanent structure, and member states shall pay particular attention to the risk to re-entry workers, ground water, birds, mammals and aquatic organisms.

For valifenalate, the member states are required to consider the risk to aquatic organisms. Amisulbrom approval requires the member states should consider the risk to aquatic and soil organisms. For S-abscisic acid, member states must ensure the protection of aquatic organisms.

For 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, member states must pay particular attention to the protection of operators and of workers at re-entry and during inspection of the warehouse; the risk to aquatic organisms and fish-eating mammals if the active substance is discharged from warehouses into air and surface water without further treatment.

For thiencarbazone, the member states should consider the risk to: groundwater if the substance is applied under vulnerable geographical or climatic conditions; aquatic organisms.