European Commission submitted to the WTO the decision to no longer approve 2 active substances approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 on Plant Protection Products: Flusulfuron-methyl and Clofentezine.
This notification means that the EU level has decided not to approve the above two active substances, and the official resolution of the EU is expected to be released before the official expiration date of the active substances on December 31, 2023.
Triflusulfuron-methyl
Flusulfuron-methyl is a sulfonylurea herbicide developed by DuPont. It is mainly used to control a variety of annual broadleaf weeds in sugar beet fields. When Dow and DuPont merged in 2017, according to the anti-monopoly rules for mergers and acquisitions, flusulfuron-methyl was divested from DuPont to FMC. At present, the active ingredient has been registered in China, the United States, Canada, Europe and other countries and regions.
The structural formula of flusulfuron-methyl
In January 2010, flusulfuron-methyl was approved for the first time under the old EU regulation on plant protection products (Directive 91/414/EEC), and was later included in the list of approved active substances (EU) No 540/2011.
In May 2022, the European Food Safety Authority EFSA published the peer review results of the re-evaluation of flusulfuron-methyl, and the most important conclusion is that flusulfuron-methyl meets the requirements of human and wild mammal estrogen, androgen, steroid production ( EATS) modal endocrine disruptor standard, which became one of the main reasons for the substance to be banned.
Clofentezine
Tetrafenazine is a kind of special-effect contact-killing organic nitrogen heterocyclic acaricide, which belongs to the embryo development inhibitor of mites, and is used to control apples, citrus, tomatoes, strawberries and other crops, mainly to kill acarid eggs.
The structural formula of tetramethazine
In January 2009, tetrafenazine was approved for the first time under the old EU regulation on plant protection products (Directive 91/414/EEC), and was later included in the list of approved active substances (EU) No 540/2011.
In August 2021, the European Food Safety Agency EFSA published the peer review results of the re-evaluation of flusulfuron-methyl, and the most important conclusion is that tetrafenazine meets the endocrine disruptor standard for human thyroid (T) mode, which is It has also become one of the main reasons why the substance is banned.
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