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Approval as low risk of the active substance Trichoderma atroviride AGR2

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/216 of 1 February 2023 approving the low-risk active substance Trichoderma atroviride AGR2 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning…

Approval as low risk of the active substance Trichoderma atroviride AT10

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/199 of 30 January 2023 approving the low-risk active substance Trichoderma atroviride AT10 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning…

Australia to review fipronil

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has published a notice of reconsideration to expand the scope of its review of fipronil, a broad-spectrum insecticide used in agricultural crops and urban situations to…

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to ban four highly toxic pesticides

To ensure the quality and safety of agricultural products and the safety of people, the ecological environment and livestock, China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has decided to ban four highly toxic pesticides. These 4 pesticides…

Nebraska Corn: US EPA must get atrazine rule right

The Nebraska Corn Board and the Nebraska Corn Growers Association are urging farmers to submit comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the Agency released its Preliminary Interim Decision (PID) regarding the herbicide atrazine. Atrazine…

Approval of the active substance mefentrifluconazole

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/337 of 27 February 2019 approving the active substance mefentrifluconazole in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of…

Regulating pesticides if there’s no Brexit deal

A scenario in which the UK leaves the EU without agreement (a ‘no deal’ scenario) remains unlikely given the mutual interests of the UK and the EU in securing a negotiated outcome. Negotiations are progressing well and both we and the…

Renewal of approval of the active substance pethoxamid

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1264 of 20 September 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance pethoxamid in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing…
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U.S. Senate unanimously approves Pesticide Registration Improvement Act

U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., recently announced the Senate approved reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA). "The…