On June 18, 2019, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/989 of 17 June 2019 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance chlorpropham, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011.
 
Member States shall withdraw authorizations for plant protection products containing chlorpropham as active substance by January 8, 2020. However, any grace period granted by Member States shall be as short as possible and shall expire by October 8, 2020, at the latest. This Regulation entered into force on July 8, 2019.
 
Currently, the MRLs for chlorpropham in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, figs, dates and peanuts is already 0.01* ppm.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/989 of 17 June 2019

On June 27, 2019, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1090 of 26 June 2019 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance dimethoate, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011.
 
Member States shall withdraw authorizations for plant protection products containing dimethoate as active substance by January 17, 2020, at the latest. However, any grace period granted by Member States shall be as short as possible and shall expire by October 17, 2019, for plant protection products used on cherries and by July 17, 2020, for plant protection products used on other crops, at the latest. This Regulation entered into force on June 30, 2019.
 
Currently, the MRLs for dimethoate in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, figs, dates and peanuts is already 0.01* ppm.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1090 of 26 June 2019

On June 28, 2019, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1100 of 27 June 2019 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance desmedipham, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011.
 
Member States shall withdraw authorizations for plant protection products containing desmedipham as active substance by January 1, 2020, at the latest. However, any grace period granted by Member States shall be as short as possible and shall expire by January 1, 2020, at the latest. This Regulation entered into force on July 1, 2019.
 
Currently, the MRLs for desmedipham in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, figs, dates and peanuts is already 0.01* ppm.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU2019/1100 of 27 June 2019

*Indicates lower limit of determination.
 

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