Some of the discussions were the following:
- The Commission intends to ask the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to carry out an exposure assessment of the existing MRLs of Spinosad in the light of the new toxicological reference value published by EFSA.
- The current residue definition of Fosetyl-Aluminium (“sum of fosetyl, phosphonic acid and their salts, expressed as fosetyl”) was discussed due to a request of clarification made by EFSA. The Committee confirmed that the residue definition should be “phospohic acid and its salts” as agreed in 2014.
- The following Draft Commission Regulations had favorable opinion:
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for myclobutanil, napropamide and sintofen in or on certain products (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for cyantraniliprole, cyazofamid, cyprodinil, fenpyroximate, fludioxonil, fluxapyroxad, imazalil, isofetamid, kresoxim-methyl, lufenuron, mandipropamid, propamocarb, pyraclostrobin, pyriofenone, pyriproxyfen and spinetoram in or on certain products (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chromafenozide, fluometuron, pencycuron, sedaxane, tau-fluvalinate and triazoxide in or on certain products (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chlorpyrifos (here) and chlorpyrifos-methyl (here) in or on certain products.
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for dimethoate and omethoate in or on cherries (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chlorate (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for cycloxydim, flonicamid, haloxyfop, mandestrobin, mepiquat, Metschnikowia fructicola strain NRRL Y-27328 and prohexadione in or on certain products (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, acibenzolar-S-methyl, Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03, emamectin, flonicamid, flutolanil, fosetyl, imazamox and oxathiapiprolin in or on certain products (here).
Summary report
The next meeting of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed Section Phytopharmaceuticals had been scheduled for March 23-24, 2020 (Agenda) however it did not take place due to COVID-19, according to FRUCOM. The following drafts had to be presented for an opinion:
- Draft Commission Regulation (EU) modifying Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market.
- Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the renewal of approval of the active substance metalaxyl-M, 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 (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the renewal of approval of the active substance foramsulfuron, 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 (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance thiophanate-methyl, 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 (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving the active substance sodium hydrogen carbonate as a low-risk substance 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the approval the active substance Lavandulyl senecioate as a low-risk substance 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the approval the active substances Phlebiopsis gigantea VRA 1835, VRA 1984 and FOC PG 410.3 as low-risk substances 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-approval of Saponaria officinalis L. roots as a basic substance 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 (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the approval of Milk as a basic substance, 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 (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the approval of L‑cysteine as a basic substance, 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 (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-approval of propolis extract as a basic substance, 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 (here).
- Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation correcting Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/706 renewing the approval of the active substance carvone, 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 (here).