The European Commission has issued an updated list of active ingredients that are still going through the EU review of existing biocides, which includes non-crop pesticides. The update applies to a list dating from 2014. It removes ais that did not receive any notifications from companies willing to support them through the review.
A list of these unsupported ais was issued late last year. The latest update also removes any ais that have completed the review process and received a decision on approval or non-approval.
The updated list contains 24 insecticides/acaricides, seven repellents/attractants and two wood preservatives. There are no molluscicides or rodenticides left in the list. Anticoagulant rodenticides were reviewed as a group and triggered hazard criteria, but the Commission is considering the European Chemical Agency’s conclusion that alternative control methods are limited.
Link to updated list of biocide ais in review: http://eur-lex.europa.eu
The biocide review is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024.
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