2019 Compliance Review: Pesticides Regulatory Updates in EU and US

PRIA 4, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act (United States) is Promulgated, with Raised Pesticide Registration and Review Fees On March 8, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency promulgated the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018 (PRIA4), which will be valid for five fiscal years and will expire on September 30, 2023. According to the records of PRIA4, EPA pesticide registration service fees have generally risen. Based on this, the EPA service fees for pesticide registration received on or after October 1, 2019 will continue to increase at a rate of 5%, and the service fees will continue to increase after September 30, 2021.  EFSA evaluates the applicability of existing (Q)SAR models in predicting pesticide genotoxicity and similarity analysis related to pesticide genotoxicity to facilitate toxicity classification and cross-reference On March 21, 2019, EFSA organized an assessment of existing computer models to predict the genotoxicity of pesticides and their…

Feb. 29th, 2020

2019 Compliance Review: China Pesticides Management Updates

China’s Pesticide Risk Assessment Model and Related Guidance Documents are Gradually Improved Risk assessment reports are a new feature in pesticide registration. In 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs developed a model of surface water exposure for pesticide dry-land, which solved the previous limitation in the inability to evaluate surface water in the early stages. Consultation Draft on Featured Minor Crops Released In March 2019, the Department of Crop production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, together with the Institute for the Control of Agrochemical, Ministry of Agriculture(ICAMA) organized and formulated the List of Minor Crops for Minor-crop Use Pesticide Registration 2019 Edition, List of Crop and Pest Groups for Efficacy Trail on Minor-crop Use Pesticides (2019 Edition) and List of Crop and Pest Groups for Residue Trail on Minor-crop Use Pesticides 2019 Edition according to Administrative Measures for the Registration of Pesticide and Data Requirements on Pesticide…

Feb. 29th, 2020

MoARA Designates 15 Sample Inspection Labs for Fertilizer Registration

On 3 Jan 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs announced 15 labs have passed through a qualification review. These labs will be designated as sample inspection labs for fertilizer registration for the next 3 years. In recent years, MoARA made a series of amendments to streamline the fertilizer registration process, including the cancelation of temporary registration and broadened acceptance scope of efficacy trial report. Fertilizer efficacy trial can be conducted either by the applicant or entrusted labs (CNAS and CATL qualified) and product quality test should be conducted at the same time. After receiving the application and sample from the applicant, MoARA will also organize tests on product quality and safety. Therefore, parts of the quality indicators are tested twice: one arranged by the applicant during the field trial stage and one arranged by the MoARA after receiving the application. The scope of safety test varies depending on product…

Jan. 07th, 2020

China Pilots Quality Certificate System of Agricultural Products

On 18 Dec 2019, the Chinese Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs issued the “Plan for the Trial Implementation of Quality Certificate of Agricultural Products Nationwide”, aimed to promote safety and correctly use of pesticides, veterinary drugs and other agricultural inputs. Indigenous growers and farmer above designated size need to issue the quality certificate prior to placing their agricultural products on the market. The measures will be applicable to agricultural production enterprises, farmer cooperatives and family farms of fruits, vegetables, livestock, poultry eggs and breeding aquatic products and small individual farmers are encouraged to participate. The certificate will be issued in a specified format, stating the name and quantity of the commodity, place of production, producer’s name and contact information, as well as the compliance statement including: The product was produced without using prohibited pesticides/veterinary drugs; The product was produced without using prohibited additives; The product was produced in conformity…

Dec. 18th, 2019

China Unveiled Guidance on Rural Industrial Revitalization

The Guidance refer to an integration, extension, refinement and confirmation of China’s existing rural revitalization guidelines which offer a precise description of industrial segments, clear distribution of tasks and responsibilities across ministries/commissions, as well as the supply of financial, land and human resources, aimed at extending the value chain and improving the quality and efficiency of agriculture-related industries. On 17 Jun 2019, China’s State Council unveiled the guidance on rural industrial revitalization. This document is an integration, extension, refinement and confirmation of the past agriculture development policies, including precise definition on industrial segments, clear positioning on tasks and responsibilities across multiple ministries/commissions, as well as the supply of financial, land and human resources, aimed at extending the value chain and improving the quality and efficiency of agriculture-related industries. China has enjoyed momentum in its rural development in recent years. Grain output has remained above 600 million tons for 7 consecutive years and the business income…

Aug. 19th, 2019

China Pesticide Registration: Risk Pre-assessment Creates Sustainable Development Opportunities

On September 13, 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China officially the Regulation on the Management of Pesticides which included a provision which added pesticide risk assessment reports to the pesticide registration data requirements. Although Chinese pesticide companies may already understand this new regulation, few of them were able to truly grasp the Ministry’s intention behind this measure. According to REACH24H risk assessment team’s data, more than 30% of Chinese pesticide companies have experienced wasteful registration fees and registration time since the new regulations were issued. What is more, some enterprises were forced to carry out large-scale changes and adjustments due to the inability to pass the registration review in accordance with the new regulations. Among the more than 100 risk assessment report projects already carried out by our company, more than 50% of the products failed pass the first-stage risk assessment. After the second phase…

Dec. 13th, 2018

South Korea to Release K-BPR Key Implementation Details

On March 20, 2018, the South Korean government officially promulgated law No. 15511 (K-BPR), which will be officially put into effect on January 1, 2019, with a sub-decree to be issued in December. On September 3, 2018, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) of South Korea held a seminar to assist with the interpretation of K-BPR and to discuss implementation details. The first Biocidal Substance Information Exchange Forum (Biocidal SIEF) was officially held on September 20-21, 2018. Biocidal SIEF is a voluntary organization of manufacturers and importers in Korea which participate in the regulatory implementation. The seminar and SIEF outlined the main K-BPR concerns put forward by companies, and MoE provided valuable answers. 1、Meeting Highlighs i. Under section 5 of law No. 15511, K-BPR does not apply to: a) Health Functional Food under Article 3 (1) of the Act on Health Functional Foods; b) Military Goods under Article 2 of the…

Nov. 06th, 2018

Union Authorisation One Application for the Whole European Union

The European Union authorisation is a new form of authorization which was recently introduced into the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), promulgated on 1st September, 2013. Based on the new article, this Union-level authorization will allow products to be sold in all EU countries at one same time.

Oct. 11th, 2018

EU to Make More Information on Biocidal Products Available

In November 2018, The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will offer more information on biocidal products on its website. The improved interface will make the product’s trade name, use type, authorized holder, authorization start and end date, assessment report and other information associated to the authorized product available.

Sep. 25th, 2018

EU formally renews active substances Forchlorfenuron and Zoxamide. Herbicide Flurtamone will be withdrawn from EU market

The EU Recently published official announcements approving the re-approval of the application of the plant growth regulator Forchlorfenuron (CAS No 68157-60-8) and the fungicide Zoxamide (CAS No 156052-68-5) under Regulation (EC) 1107/2009. The approved Active Substance Checklist (EU) 540/2011 will be amended accordingly. A detailed description can be found in the COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/679 and (EU) 2018/692. A brief summary of the approval notices is provided below: Common Denomination ID Number IUPAC Name Purity(1) Date of approval Expiration of approval Forchlorfenuron CAS No 68157-60-8 CIPAC No 633 1-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)- 3-phenylurea ≥ 978 g/kg 1 June 2018 31 May 2033 Zoxamide CAS No 156052-68-5 CIPAC No 640 (RS)-3,5-dichloro-N-(3- chloro-1-ethyl-1-methyl- 2-oxopropyl)-p-toluamide ≥ 953 g/kg 1 July 2018 30 June 2033 (1)Further details on identity and specification of the active substance are provided in the review report. More importantly, the authorisations for products containing these two substances will need to be renewed…

May. 14th, 2018
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