Illegal PPPs and withdrawn active substances for growers from April

Products containing Pymetrozine and Fenpropimorph will see their last date of sale by authorisation holder take place on April 30. Photo: David Alberto Carmona Coto.

Two active substances will see their last date of sale by authorisation holder happen on April 30. Separately, the use of 11 plant protection products is now illegal due to their respective registrations either being expired or revoked.

Retail

10 April 2019

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM) Pesticide Registration and Control Division (PRCD), informs the trade on Plant Protection Products 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 The PRCD also provides information regarding active substances which will be withdrawn from the Irish market.

Recent Active Substance Withdrawals

The active substances listed below have recently been subject to EU regulatory action and all products containing these active substances will be withdrawn from the market in Ireland. The various grace periods for sale and use of products containing these active substances are described 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/retailers	Last date of use	Regulation
Pymetrozine	April 30, 2019	April 30, 2019	October 31, 2019	January 30, 2020	Reg. (EU) 2018/1501
Fenpropimorph	December 31, 2018	April 30, 2019	October 31, 2019	October 31, 2020	Reg. (EU) 540/2011

Fenpropimorph: Notes – Withdrawn by applicant from renewal process

You can find products containing these active substance ingredients here.

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

Product name	Company name	PCS No	Substance	Registration expiry date	Product use illegal from
Advanced Moss Killer	Bayer CropScience Limited	92327	Fatty Acid – C7-C20	September 30, 2017	March 31, 2019
Derrex	W. Neudorff GmbH KG	04495	Ferric Phosphate	September 30, 2017	March 31, 2019
Growing Success Advanced Bug Killer	W. Neudorff GmbH KG	92349	Pyrethrins	September 30, 2017	March 31, 2019
Iroxx	W. Neudorff GmbH KG	05253	Ferric Phosphate	September 30, 2017	March 31, 2019
Organic Bug Free	Bayer CropScience Limited	00311	Fatty acid – C7 – C18 – potassium salt	September 30, 2017	March 31, 2019
Pyrol Bug & Larvae Killer	W. Neudorff GmbH KG	04616	Pyrethrins	September 30, 2017	March 31, 2019
Pyrol Bug & Larvae Killer for Roses	W. Neudorff GmbH KG	04817	Pyrethrins	September 30, 2017	March 31, 2019
Raxil Star	Bayer CropScience Limited	04849	Fluopyram Prothioconazole Tebuconazole	September 30, 2017	March 31, 2019
Sluxx HP	W. Neudorff GmbH KG	03938	Ferric Phosphate	September 30, 2017	March 31, 2019
Time’s up Weedkiller	W. Neudorff GmbH KG	04038	Maleic hydrazide Pelargonic acid	September 30, 2017	March 31, 2019
Time’s up Weedkiller Concentrate	W. Neudorff GmbH KG	04039	Maleic hydrazide Pelargonic acid	September 30, 2017	March 31, 2019