EU: Pesticide Withdrawals

On January 10, 2020, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/18 of 10 January 2020 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance chlorpyrifos and the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/17 of 10 January 2020 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance chlorpyrifos-methyl.
 
Member States shall withdraw authorizations for plant protection products containing chlorpyrifos or chlorpyrifos-methyl as an active substance by 16 February 2020. However, any grace period granted by Member States shall expire by April 16, 2020, at the latest. These Regulations entered into force on January 16, 2020.
 
In addition, on January 14, 2020, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/23 of 13 January 2020 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance thiacloprid.
 
Member States shall withdraw authorizations for plant protection products containing thiacloprid as active substance by August 3, 2020. Any grace period granted by Member States shall expire by February 3, 2021. The Regulation entered into force on February 3, 2020.