/ EUROPEAN COMMISSION
HEALTH & CONSUMERS DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

Brussels,

SANCO G (2011) 1006749

STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE FOOD CHAIN AND ANIMAL HEALTH

Section PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS – LEGISLATION

AGENDA

26-27 SEPTEMBER 2011

SECTION A Information and/or discussion

1.  Minutes from the last meeting.

2.  Possible examination and discussion on:

a)  Bifenthrin

b)  Triflusulfuron

c)  Clethodim

3.  News from the European Food Safety Authority:

a)  Meeting of the Pesticide Steering Committee

b)  Planning

c)  News from the Pesticides Unit

d)  Consultation risk managers on the guidance document on aquatic ecotoxicology

e)  Consultation risk managers on the guidance document on persistence in soil

4.  Report from working groups:

a)  Annex I Renewal project (AIR 3)

b)  Dossier and DAR format

c)  Post Annex I meeting

d)  OECD-meetings Ottawa

e)  Classification and Labelling

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f)  Sustainable use Directive

g)  Seed treatment

h)  Parallel trade

5.  Implementation Dir. 21/2010/EU - Bees monitoring – information from MS.

6.  Pesticide database - Update on national authorizations (France, Greece, Cyprus).

7.  Scope of Reg. (EC) No 1107/2009:

a) Wetstop (zeolite A)

8.  Exchange of views on a Guidance Document on changing the chemical composition of authorised Plant Protection Products (PPPs).

9.  Exchange of views on a Guidance Document on the Rules for the Implementation of Article 27 of Regulation (EC) N° 1107/2009.

10.  Exchange of views and possible taking note on a Guidance Document on emergency situations according to Article 53 under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (Doc. SANCO/11407/2011).

11.  Confirmatory data:

a) Glufosinate – confirmatory data

b) Methiocarb – confirmatory data

c) Chlorpyriphos - confirmatory data

12.  Trifluralin – illegal trade (information from Greece).

13.  AIR 2 - list of admissible applications Art. 6 of Reg. (EC) N° 1141/2010.

14.  Implementing measures on the Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 Rev. 8, September 2011.

15.  Minor uses – state of play.

16.  Discussion on efficacy information provided and evaluated in the approval process of new active substances.

17.  Glyphosate – Robinson report.

18.  Ethoxyquin – court case.

19.  Imidacloprid – genotoxicity in combination with potassium nitrate.

20.  Notifications under Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

21.  Opening of the commenting period according to Article 11(7) of Regulation (EU) No 188/2011 for several new active substances (point to be noted).

22.  Update EU draft working document concerning the data requirements for active substances of plant protection products made from plants or plant extracts. (Doc. SANCO/10472/2003 Rev. 5 (6.7.2004)

23.  Discussion on the extension of use of teflubenzuron on mushrooms.

24.  Metobromurom – applications for provisional authorisations under article 8(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC.

25.  NL - Cancellation of temporarily withdrawal of non-professional use of PPP based on imidacloprid.

26.  New data requirements.

27.  Chlormequat – use on rape seed.

28.  Asulam – Appeal committee.

29.  Flurchloridone – Reg (EU) No 540/2011.

SECTION B Drafts presented for an opinion

1.  Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving the active substance prochloraz, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 and Decision 2008/934/EC. (Doc. SANCO/11958/2011) (draft review report SANCO/11959/2011) (Legal Base: Article 13(2) and Article 78(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009) (Opinion of the Committee via the examination procedure)

2.  Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non approval of the active substance 2-naphthyloxyacetic acid, 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. (Doc. SANCO/11871/2011) (draft review report SANCO/11870/2011) (Legal Base: Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009) (Opinion of the Committee via the examination procedure)

3.  Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non approval of the active substance propanil, 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. (Doc. SANCO/11869/2011) (draft review report SANCO/11868/2011) (Legal Base: Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009) (Opinion of the Committee via the examination procedure)

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4.  Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending the conditions of the approval of the active substances difenoconazole, dicamba and imazaquin, and amending the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011. (Doc. SANCO/11583/2011) (draft review reports SANCO/830/08 Rev. 2, SANCO/829/08 Rev. 2, SANCO/832/08 – Rev. 3) (Legal Base: Article 13(2) and Article 78(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009) (Opinion of the Committee via the examination procedure)

5.  Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving the active substance bitertanol, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011. (Doc. SANCO/12227/2011 (draft review report SANCO/12228/2011) (Legal Base: Article 13(2) and Article 78(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009) (Opinion of the Committee via the examination procedure)

6.  Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non approval of the active substance chloropicrin, 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 Decision 2008/934/EC. (Doc. SANCO/11441/2011 Rev. 4) (draft review report SANCO/11440/2011 Rev. 3) (Legal Base: Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009) (Opinion of the Committee via the examination procedure)

7.  Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non approval of the active substance acetochlor, 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 Decision 2008/934/EC. (Doc. SANCO/11673/2011) (draft review report SANCO/11703/2011) (Legal Base: Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009) (Opinion of the Committee via the examination procedure)

8.  Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non renewal of the approval of the active substance cyclanilide in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Implementing Regulation (EC) No 540/2011. (Doc. SANCO/12288/2011 Rev. 2) (Legal Base Article 78(2) and Article 20 of Regulation 1107/2009) (Opinion of the Committee via the examination procedure)

9.  Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non renewal of the approval of the active substance cinidon-ethyl in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Implementing Regulation (EC) No 540/2011. (Doc. SANCO/11715/2011 Rev. 2) (Legal Base Article 20 of Regulation 1107/2009 ) (Opinion of the Committee via the examination procedure)

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SECTION C Drafts presented for discussion

No items raised.

Miscellaneous

1. News from FVO.

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