DELAYS IN INCLUSION OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Inclusion directives on alphachloralose, bromadiolone, aluminium phosphide, indoxacarb and thiacloprid have been blocked by the Council due to problems related to legal technicalities.

The Standing Committee did not vote on any substances in September meeting. However, conclusions on the following substances were agreed:

• PT 8: fenpropimorph, boric acid, boric oxide, disodium tetraborate, disodium octaborate tetrahydrate
• PT 14: chlorophasinone
• PT 18: sulfuryl fluoride.
  

Voting on inclusion directives will take place after legal technicalities have been solved by the Commission.

Published inclusion directives.

	NEW DECISION ON NON-INCLUSION

In case for a given active substance/product type combination no complete dossier has been received within the specified time period the Commission makes a decision on non-inclusion of the active substance/product type combination and its withdrawal from the market.

Latest non-inclusion decision was voted on the Standing Committee in September. By this decision e.g. the use of ethanol in PT 3 (veterinary hygiene products) shall be prohibited. Dead-line for withdrawal from the market is 12 months from the entry into force of the decision.

Consolidated list of existing active substances for which a decision of non-inclusion into Annex I or IA has been adopted.

	LAST PHASE OF THE REVIEW PROGRAMME TO BE STARTED

Fourth and last phase of the Review Programme of existing active substances will be started this autumn. By 31 October 2008 dossiers on active substances notified in product types 7, 9-12,15, 17, 20, 22 or 23 shall be submitted.

Finland is responsible for evaluation of following active substances:

• difenacoum (PT 14)
• propiconazole (PT 8, 7, 10)
• tolylfluanid (PT 7, 8, 21)
• hydrogen peroxide (PT 1-6, 11-12)
• peracetic acid (PT 1-6, 11-12)
• glutaraldehyde (PT 1-7, 9, 10-12, 22).

Rodenticide difenacoum and propiconazole as wood preservative have already been included in the Annex I.