UK active substance approvals and re-registration requirements

Date:04-09-2013

The UK Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) has announced that all authorisation holders should note that following approval of an active substance under the EU agrochemical registration Regulation (1107/2009) they have specific obligations relating to re-registration. Details of the requirements and timelines can be found via the post-inclusion deadline and re-registration page of their website.

The ‘table of recent deadlines’ has been revised to only indicate active substances that have an extant CRD administrative deadline for step 2 product re-registration. Entries are also given a ranking number based on this deadline, with a ranking of ‘one’ indicating the most immediate step 2 deadline.

The active substances including Bacillus firmus strain I-1582; Bixafen; Candida oleophila strain O; Helicoverpa armigera NPV; Maltodextrin; Paecilomyces fumosoroseus strain FE9901;Potassium phosphonates; Spiromesifen; Spodoptera littoralis NPV h that have been approved under the EU agrochemical registration Regulation (1107/2009).

If you are a UK authorisation holder for an existing product(s) containing bixafen, Candida oleophila strain O, maltodextrin or spiromesifen , you will start of the product re-registration process and you should take action if you wish to ensure continued authorisation for your product(s).

You should consult the post-inclusion deadline and re-registration page on their website, which sets out information about your obligations and the deadlines that you must meet to maintain your existing product authorisations.

This page also provides important information for existing UK Authorisation holders for products containing active substances included on Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC on 1 January 2009 or later, or approved under Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 since this came into force on 14 June 2011.

Failure to take appropriate action will result in revocation of your relevant national authorisation.