EU to approve fungicide bixafen

Date:04-29-2013

The European Commission has proposed to approve Bayer CropScience’s fungicide bixafen 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 residues of bixafen and of its metabolites in rotational crops; the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions; the risk to aquatic organisms; the risk to soil and sediment-dwelling organisms.