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Agriculture | G/AG/N/ECU/45 | Ecuador | 2018 | Environmental goods and services promotion,…
Environmental goods and services promotion, Sustainable and environmentally friendly production
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Non-monetary support | Agriculture, Manufacturing | Agricultural Research Project on Crops with the…
Agricultural Research Project on Crops with the Focus on Food Security:
Project for Implementation of the Bio-inputs Centre for Agriculture Based on the Use of Beneficial Microorganisms |
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Agriculture | G/AG/N/EU/43 | European Union | 2018 | Afforestation/reforestation | Loans and financing | Agriculture, Forestry | Structural Adjustment Assistance provided through…
Structural Adjustment Assistance provided through Resource Retirement Programmes:
Initial afforestation of agricultural land |
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Agriculture | G/AG/N/EU/43 | European Union | 2018 | General environmental protection | Grants and direct payments | Agriculture | Environmental Programmes:
Protection of…
Environmental Programmes:
Protection of environment and preservation of the countryside, aid for environmentally sensitive areas |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/EU/535 | European Union | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Animal protection
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Chemicals | Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending…
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance malathion. It provides that malathion is restricted to uses in greenhouses with a permanent structure and that Member States have to withdraw authorisations for outdoor use of plant protection products containing that substance. This draft Regulation only concerns the placing on the market of this substance and does not affect the European Union or national Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for residues of the concerned pesticide.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/EU/536 | European Union | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Animal protection, Plant protection, Soil management and conservation
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Chemicals | This draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the active substance oxasulfuron is not renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Existing authorised plant protection products containing oxasulfuron will be withdrawn from the market. The non-approval is based on the first evaluation of the substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the EU under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The substance was formerly approved under Directive 91/414/ EEC.
The Authority identified numerous deficiencies in the dossier resulting in a large number of data gaps and areas in which the risk assessment could not be finalised. In particular, the available information on oxasulfuron and its metabolites did not allow finalising the assessment of the overall consumer exposure, the groundwater exposure, the risk to aquatic organisms, earthworms, soil macro- and microorganisms and non-target terrestrial plants. The situation where a large number of fundamental parts of risk assessment This decision only concerns the placing on the market of this substance and does not affect the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for residues of the concerned pesticide. However, following non-approval, separate action may be taken on MRLs and if so a separate notification will be made in accordance with SPS procedures. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/EU/552 | European Union | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Animal protection
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Chemicals | Draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance thiram, 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.
Specific concerns were identified as follows: A high acute risk to consumers and to workers from the foliar uses assessed and a high risk to birds and mammals from all uses assessed, including as a seed treatment, even taking into account the application of higher tier refinements in the risk assessment. Residue definitions for risk assessment purposes could not be derived from the incomplete information available on metabolite M1, consequently the assessment of consumer risk through dietary intake could not be completed and maximum residue levels could not be established. Furthermore, the formation of N-N-dimethylnitrous amide (NDMA), a substance of concern given its intrinsic hazard, in drinking water when surface water and groundwater containing thiram and its metabolite DMCS is subject to water treatment processes could not be excluded by the Authority based on the available information and in addition a high risk to aquatic organisms from exposure to DMCS was concluded by the Authoritybased on the limited information available. Also, based on the information available the Authority could not conclude on the endocrine disrupting potential of thiram. This decision only concerns the placing on the market of this substance and does not affect the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for residues of the concerned pesticide. However, following non-approval, separate action may be taken on MRLs. Any subsequent action on MRLs will be subject to notification under the SPS procedure. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/EU/554 | European Union | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Animal protection, Plant protection
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Chemicals | This draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the active substance pymetrozine is not renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Existing authorised plant protection products containing pymetrozine will be withdrawn from the market. The non-approval is based on the first evaluation of the substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the EU under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The substance was formerly approved under Directive 91/414/EEC.
Specific concerns were identified as follows: there is a high potential for the representative uses assessed to result in groundwater exposure above the parametric drinking water limit of 0.1 μg/l by the toxicologically relevant metabolite CGA371075 in situations represented by all pertinent groundwater scenarios. Moreover, sseveral other toxicologically relevant metabolites are also predicted to occur above 0.1 μg/L in some or all scenarios for the representative uses evaluated. Additionally, the scientific assessment for potential endocrine disruption properties of pymetrozine could not be finalised. Nevertheless, pymetrozine is considered to have endocrine disrupting properties in accordance with the interim criteria in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Furthermore, the toxicological profile of metabolites included in the plant residue definition for risk assessment could not be confirmed based on the information availableand the risk to aquatic organisms from exposure to metabolite M3MF could not be finalised for all representatie uses considered based on the information submitted in the dossier. These concerns mean that pymetrozine does not meet the approval criteria as outlined in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and cannot be approved currently. This decision only concerns the placing on the market of this substance and does not affect the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for residues of the concerned pesticide. However, following non-approval, separate action may be taken on MRLs. Any subsequent action on MRLs will be subject to notification under the SPS procedure. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/EU/561 | European Union | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Animal protection, Soil management and conservation
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Chemicals | This draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the active substance fenamidone is not renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Existing authorised plant protection products containing fenamidone will be withdrawn from the market. The non-approval is based on the first evaluation of the substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the EU under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The substance was formerly approved under Directive 91/414/ EEC.
In particular it was not possible to conclude on the genotoxic potential of fenamidone and no health-based reference values could be set. Consequently, the consumer and non-dietary risk asessements could not be conducted. Furthermore, a high potential for groundwater contamination above the parametric drinking water limit of 0.1 μg/L by a toxicologically relevant metabolite (RPA 412708) was indicated in all pertinent scenarios for crops grown in soil s of predominantly pH 7 or above. In addition, the consumer risk assessment for exposure to another groundwater metabolite (RPA 412636) which is also found in food of plant and animal origin could not be finalised. Furtermore, the residue definitions for risk assessment in plant and livestock commodities are not finalised in terms of the inclusion of potentially relevant metabolites. Finally, the risk assessment for wild mammals could not be concluded and a high risk to aquatic organisms from exposure to the metabolite acetophone could not be excluded based on the available information. These concerns mean that fenamidone does not meet the approval criteria as outlined in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and cannot be approved currently. This decision only concerns the placing on the market of this substance and does not affect the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for residues of the concerned pesticide. However, following non-approval, separate action may be taken on MRLs. Any subsequent action on MRLs will be subject to notification under the SPS procedure. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/EU/565 | European Union | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Animal protection
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Chemicals | This draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the active substance chlorpropham is not renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Existing authorised plant protection products containing chlorpropham will be withdrawn from the market. The non-approval is based on the first evaluation of the substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the EU under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The substance was formerly approved under Directive 91/414/ EEC.
The Authority could not finalise the consumer risk assessment through dietary intake due to several data gaps. Moreover, a critical area of concern was identified regarding the results of an indicative consumer risk assessment where severe acute and chronic risks have been identified both for chlorpropham and for its major metabolite 3-chloroaniline. Furthermore, the information available is also insufficient to satisfy the requirements set out in Article 4(1) to (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, in particular further scientific assessment is needed to conclude on the potential endocrine disrupting properties of chlorpropham and it was not possible to finalise the risk assessment to non-target arthropods for the field uses. These concerns mean that chlorpropham does not meet the approval criteria as outlined in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and cannot be approved currently. This decision only concerns the placing on the market of this substance and does not affect the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for residues of the concerned pesticide. However, following non-approval, separate action may be taken on MRLs and if so a separate notification will be made in accordance with SPS procedures. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/EU/566 | European Union | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Chemicals | This draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the conditions of approval of the active substance dithianon are amended. Existing authorisations for plant protection products containing dithianon will be amended or withdrawn from the market. The amendment is based on evaluation of confirmatory information submitted following the approval of the substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the EU under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
During the evaluation and peer-review of the confirmatory data provided on dithianon following its approval (Commission Implementing Directive 2011/41/EU), it was identified that the consumer exposure assessment could not be concluded given the data gaps identified for storage stability data on dithianon residues in grape wine, and for the magnitude of the metabolites Reg. No. 4107273, Reg. No. 31062, Reg. No. 4005234 (Phthalic acid) and Reg. No. 4110933 in apple and grapes processed commodities. This is indicated as a critical area of concern in the conclusion of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published in August 2015. In order to ensure the protection of consumers it is necessary to amend the approval to include a restriction of use. Dithianon will be restricted to use on non-edible crops only. This decision only concerns the placing on the market of this substance and does not affect the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for residues of the concerned pesticide. |
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