EU to approve insecticide spiromesifen

The European Commission has proposed to approve Bayer CropScience's insecticide spiromesifen under the EU Plant protection regulation(1107/2009). It will be formally included in Annex I on Oct 1, 2013 and the approval will expire on Sep 30, 2023.

The Commission requires that member states shall pay particular attention to the long-term risk to aquatic invertebrates；the risk to pollinating hymenoptera and non-target arthropods if exposure is not negligible；the protection of workers and operators.

Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

The applicant shall submit confirmatory information as regards the recalculation of the predicted concentration in groundwater (PECGW) with a FOCUS GW scenario adapted to the supported uses using a Q10 value of 2,58. The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority that information by 30 September 2015.