Illegal PPP and withdrawn active substances for growers from December

Retailers and wholesalers will be unable to sell products containing the active substances Propiconazole, Quinoxyfen, Flurtamone, and Ethoprophos after their respective last date of sale in December.

December will see four active substances' last date of sale by distributors or retailers take place. Separately, 14 Plant Protection Products (PPP) will become illegal on December 31 due to their registrations either being expired or revoked.

Retail

19 November 2019

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM) Pesticide Registration and Control Division (PRCD), informs the trade on Plant Protection Products (PPP) which have had their registrations revoked or expired, rendering their use illegal. The PRCD also provides information regarding active substances which will be withdrawn from the Irish market.

Active Substances’ last date of sale by distributors or retailers

Retailers and wholesalers will be unable to sell products containing the active substances Propiconazole, Quinoxyfen, Flurtamone, and Ethoprophos after their respective last date of sale in December. The active substances have been subject to EU regulatory action. The grace periods for last date of use are listed below.

It should be noted that grace periods shorter than the usual six month sale plus 12 month use-up are prescribed in some instances.

Products containing	Revoke date	Last date of sale by authorisation holder	Last date of sale by distributors or retailers	Last date of use	Regulation
Propiconazole	19 June 2019	19 June 2019	19 December 2019	19 March 2020	Reg. (EU) 2018/1865
Quinoxyfen	27 June 2019	27 June 2019	27 December	27 March 2020	Reg. (EU) 2018/1914
Flurtamone	27 June 2019	27 June 2019	27 December 2019	27 March 2020	Reg. (EU) 2018/1917
Ethoprophos	21 September 2019	21 September 2019	21 December 2019	21 March 2020	Reg. (EU) 2019/344

You can find products containing these active substances here.

Plant Protection Products for which registrations have expired, or have been, or will be, revoked, and the use of which will become illegal in December 2019

Product name	Company name	PCS No	Substance	Registration expiry date	Product use illegal from
Addition	Generica Europa Ltd	05171	Methylated Rapeseed Oil	02/07/2018	31/12/2019
Berelex	Valent BioSciences	90246	Gibberellic acid	30/06/2018	31/12/2019
Broadway Star	Dow AgroSciences Ltd	05300	Florasulam Pyroxsulam	30/06/2018	31/12/2019
Bug Clear Ultra for Pots	The Scotts Company (UK) Ltd	02585	Acetamiprid	01/09/2018	31/12/2019
Escapade	Generica Europa Ltd	05160	Boscalid Epoxiconazole	02/07/2018	31/12/2019
Goal 2XL	Dow AgroSciences Ltd	01763	Oxyfluorfen	30/06/2018	31/12/2019
Hexagon	Generica Europa Ltd	05152	Prothioconazole Spiroxamine	02/07/2018	31/12/2019
Hypoclear	McKenna (J.F) Ltd	92354	Sodium hypochlorite	30/06/2018	31/12/2019
Intern	Generica Europa Ltd	05164	Trinexapac ethyl	02/07/2018	31/12/2019
Keystone	Syngenta UK Ltd	04526	Epoxiconazole Isopyrazam	30/06/2018	31/12/2019
Kyanite	Generica Europa Ltd	05168	Epoxiconazole Pyraclostrobin	02/07/2018	31/12/2019
Promise	Generica Europa Ltd	05153	Prothioconazole Tebuconazole	02/07/2018	31/12/2019
Tharsis	Generica Europa Ltd	05540	Tebuconazole	02/07/2018	31/12/2019
Westland Autumn Lawn Feed and Mosskiller	Westland Horticulture Ltd	01688	Ferrous Sulphate	30/06/2018	31/12/2019