Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 (Plant Protection Products Regulation)

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Regulation (EU) No. 1107/2009

Title: Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 21, 2009 on the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117 / EEC and 91/414 / EEC
Designation:
(not official) 		Plant Protection Products Ordinance
Scope: EEA
Legal matter: Environmental law , chemicals law
Basis: EGV , in particular Art. 37 para. 2 , Art. 95 and Art. 152 para. 4 lit. b ,
Procedure overview: European Commission
European Parliament
IPEX Wiki
To be used from: June 14, 2011
Reference: OJ L 309 of November 24, 2009, pp. 1-50
Full text Consolidated version (not official)
basic version
Regulation has entered into force and is applicable.
Please note the information on the current version of legal acts of the European Union !

In Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 - also known as the Plant Protection Product Regulation - a plant protection product is defined on the basis of its use. Therefore, plant protection products must meet certain criteria in order to be designated as plant protection products. The criteria include, among other things, that they either protect plants against harmful organisms - by killing the organism or otherwise protect them from damage, that they strengthen the natural ability of plants to defend themselves against these harmful organisms, or that they kill rival plants like weeds .

A plant protection product within the meaning of this ordinance consists of the

  • Active ingredient , i.e. the substance (chemical or a microorganism) which generally or specifically acts against harmful organisms on plants, parts of plants or plant products, where harmful organisms are all species, strains or biotypes of plants, animals or pathogens that are harmful to plants or plant products and
  • may contain other components:
    • Safener , i.e. a substance or mixture in it that is intended to suppress or reduce the toxic effect of the active ingredient on certain plants,
    • Synergist , i.e. a substance in it that is intended to strengthen the active ingredient (s) without being an active ingredient itself and / or
    • Co-formulant , i.e. any other substance without the aforementioned purposes and effects, which is added for other purposes (such as dilution to make handling easier, for example when dosing when applying). The ordinance also applies to co-formulants that are only to be added by the user and to additives , i.e. for co-formulants added by the user to strengthen the active ingredient or other pesticidal properties.

In the European Union, there are at least two stages in using and placing plant protection products on the market: Before a plant protection product can be developed and placed on the European market, the active ingredient must be approved at the manufacturer's request; accordingly, safeners and synergists require approval. Only after this approval by regulation and thus inclusion in the list accessible on the Internet can the respective approval procedure in the individual member states. for the crop protection product. If approval is granted in an EU member state, the others are obliged to (facilitated) mutual recognition upon application.In the case of approval, there is a monitoring program to ensure that the residues of pesticides in food meet the limit values ​​of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA ) adhere to.

The use of plant protection products in the European Union is regulated by Regulation No. 1107/2009 on plant protection products in cooperation with other EU regulations and directives, e.g. B. the regulation on maximum residue levels in food (MRL), the regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 and the directive on a framework for action by the community for the sustainable use of pesticides ( directive 2009/128 / EC ).

These documents serve to ensure the safe use of plant protection products in the EU with regard to human health and environmental compatibility. The EU authorities responsible for regulating pesticides are the European Commission , EFSA and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

Implementation in Germany

The Plant Protection Act in particular contains regulations for implementation and amendments . The Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety is responsible .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 21, 2009 on the placing of plant protection products on the market and on the repeal of Council Directives 79/117 / EEC and 91/414 / EEC.
  2. ↑ Art. 2 Paragraph 2
  3. ↑ Definition of Art. 3 Clause 7
  4. ↑ Art. 2 Para. 3 a)
  5. ↑ Art. 2 Para. 3 b)
  6. ↑ Art. 2 Para. 3 c) and d)
  7. ↑ Art. 25 ff.
  8. ↑ Article 13, on the publication, para. 4
  9. ↑ EU Pesticides database with search functions, also for the maximum residues to be monitored
  10. ↑ from Art. 28
  11. ↑ Art. 40 f.
  12. ↑ Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of February 23, 2005 on maximum levels of pesticide residues in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414 / EEC Text of importance for the EEA.
  13. ↑ Directive 2009/128 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 21, 2009 on a Community framework for action for the sustainable use of pesticides.
  14. ↑ s. with further links his homepage