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The European Commission has issued a list of active ingredients approved under Directive 91/414/EEC that are expected to meet the low-risk criteria of Article 22 of the Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

Council Directive 91/414/EEC, which was replaced by the Regulation No 1107/2009, did not provide for the approval of active ingredients as low-risk. However, several ingredients previously approved under this Directive, in particular those substances which were subject to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 concerning the fourth stage of the review programme, may potentially be identified as of low-risk.

This list is intended to assist Member States in achieving the objectives of Directive 2009/128/EC and specifically the implementation of the provisions of Article 12 and 14 of that Directive as well as the application of the general principles of integrated pest management.

The list is without prejudice to the outcome of any forthcoming evaluations performed in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 for the purpose of the renewal, amendment or review of the approval of an active substance. The inclusion in the list does not formally grant the low-risk status to an active ingredient and does not result in its listing amongst low-risk active substances in Part D of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 which can only follow a complete evaluation and decision under the Regulation.

Hence, plant protection products containing the ingredients on the list cannot be authorised as low-risk products and the specific legal provisions for low-risk products do not apply to them. However, Member States may use the list as considered appropriate to inform users and other stakeholders and to promote more effectively the use of plant protection products with substances of lower risk to contribute to the objectives of Directive 2009/128/EC.

List of active ingredients expected to meet the requirements of Article 22 of the Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

Micro-organisms

Substance Name	Pesticide Category
Adoxophyes orana GV strain BV-0001	Insecticide
Ampelomyces quisqualis strain AQ10	Fungicide
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum D747	Fungicide
Bacillus firmus I-1582	Nematicide
Bacillus pumilus QST 2808	Fungicide
Bacillus subtilis str. QST 713	Bactericide, fungicide
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Aizawai strains ABTS-1857 and GC-91	Insecticide
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Israeliensis (serotype H-14) strain AM65-52	Insecticide
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki strains ABTS 351, PB 54, SA 11, SA12 and EG 2348	Insecticide
Beauveria bassiana strains ATCC 74040 and GHA	Insecticide
Candida oleophila strain O	Fungicide
Cydia pomonella Granulovirus (CpGV)	Insecticide
Gliocladium catenulatum strain J1446	Fungicide
Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV)	Insecticide
Lecanicillium muscarium (formerly Verticillium lecanii) strain Ve6	Insecticide
Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae strain BIPESCO 5/F52	Insecticide
Phlebiopsis gigantea (several strains)	Fungicide
Pythium oligandrum M1	Fungicide
Spodoptera exigua nuclear polyhedrosis virus	Insecticide
Spodoptera littoralis nucleopolyhedrovirus	Insecticide
Streptomyces K61 (formerly S. griseoviridis)	Fungicide
Trichoderma asperellum (formerly T. harzianum) strains ICC012, T25 and TV1	Fungicide
Trichoderma asperellum (strain T34)	Fungicide
Trichoderma atroviride (formerly T. harzianum) strains IMI 206040 and T11	Fungicide
Trichoderma atroviride strain I-1237	Fungicide
Trichoderma gamsii (formerly T. viride) strain ICC080	Fungicide
Trichoderma harzianum strains T-22 and ITEM 908	Fungicide
Trichoderma polysporum strain IMI 206039	Fungicide
Verticillium albo-atrum (formerly Verticillium dahliae) strain WCS850	Fungicide
Zucchini Yellow Mosaik Virus, weak strain	Elicitor

Other substances

Substance Name	Pesticide Category	Comment
Aluminium ammonium sulphate	Repellent
Ammonium acetate	Attractant
Ascorbic acid	Fungicide
Blood meal	Repellent
Calcium carbonate	Repellent
Fat distillation residues	Repellent
Fatty acids C7 to C20	Insecticide, acaricide, herbicide, plant growth regulator	This does not include free fatty acids with a carbon chain length shorter than C9 (i.e. enanthic acid, caprylic acid).
FEN 560 (Fenugreek seed powder)	Insecticide
Garlic extract	Repellent
Gibberellic acid	Plant growth regulator
Gibberellin	Plant growth regulator
Heptamaloxyloglucan	Elicitor
Hydrolysed proteins	Insecticide
Limestone	Repellent
Maltodextrin	Insecticide
Pepper dust extraction residue (PDER)	Repellent
Plant oils/Rape seed oil	Insecticide, acaricide
Potassium hydrogen carbonate	Fungicide
Prohexadione	Plant growth regulator
Quartz sand	Repellent
Repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/fish oil	Repellent
Repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/sheep fat	Repellent
Sea-algae extract (formerly sea-algae extract and seaweeds)	Plant growth regulator
Sodium aluminium silicate	Repellent
Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones	Attractant	Applied by dispensers.
Sulphur	Fungicide, acaricide, repellent
Urea	Insecticide