Illegal PPPs and withdrawn active substances for growers from September

Products containing Ethoprophos will see their last date of sale by authorisation holder take place in September.

September will see one active substance's last date of sale by authorisation holder take place. Separately, the use of 34 Plant Protection Products (PPPs) will become illegal by September 30 due to their registration either being expired or revoked.

Retail

27 August 2019

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM) Pesticide Registration and Control Division (PRCD), informs the trade on Plant Protection Products (PPPs) 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 The PRCD also provides information regarding active substances which will be withdrawn from the Irish market.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 substance listed below has recently been subject to EU regulatory action and all products containing this active substance will be withdrawn from the market in Ireland. The grace period for sale and use of products containing this active substance is 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.

Product containing	Revoke date	Last date of sale by authorisation holder	Last date of sale by distributors or retailers	Last date of use	Regulation
Ethoprophos	21 September 2019	21 September 2019	21 December 2019	21 March 2020	Reg. (EU) No. 2019/344

You can find products containing this active substance 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 September 2019

Product name	Company name	PCS No	Substance	Registration expiry date	Product use illegal from
Amistar	Syngenta UK Ltd	01351	Azoxystrobin	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Amistar	Opti Syngenta UK Ltd	03408	Azoxystrobin Chlorothalonil	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Amistrobin	Servem Ltd	04879	Azoxystrobin	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Az-Tec	Unichem Ltd	04889	Azoxystrobin	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Buggy SG	Sipcam UK Ltd	02504	Glyphosate	15/03/2018	15/09/2019
Curator	Syngenta UK Ltd	04504	Azoxystrobin Chlorothalonil	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Farmco Azoxy SC	Farmco Agritrading Ltd	04947	Azoxystrobin	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Farmco Lenzo Flo	Farmco Agritrading Ltd	04158	Lenacil	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Galaxy	Dow AgroSciences Ltd	02948	Clopyralid Florasulam Fluroxypyr	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Globaztar SC	Globachem nv	04859	Azoxystrobin	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Goulding Weedkiller	Sipcam UK Ltd	05126	Glyphosate	15/03/2018	15/09/2019
Heritage Maxx	Syngenta UK Ltd	03978	Azoxystrobin	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Knockdown Path Weedkiller	Sipcam UK Ltd	03120	Glyphosate	15/03/2018	15/09/2019
Knockdown Weedkiller	Sipcam UK Ltd	03121	Glyphosate	15/03/2018	15/09/2019
Landscaper Pro Weed Control + Fertilizer	The Scotts Company UK Ltd	04708	2,4-D Dicamba	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Life Scientific Azoxystrobin	Life Scientific Limited	04405	Azoxystrobin	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Pathclear Gun! Weedkiller Plus Preventer	The Scotts Company UK Ltd	04797	Diflufenican Glyphosate	15/03/2018	15/09/2019
Pathclear Weedkiller LC	The Scotts Company UK Ltd	04795	Diflufenican Glyphosate	15/03/2018	15/09/2019
Scotts Lawn Builder Lawn Food plus Weed Control	The Scotts Company UK Ltd	04709	2,4-D Dicamba	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Tachigaren 70 WP	Mitsui Chemicals Agro Inc	91376	Hymexazol	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Tazer	Nufarm UK Limited	04523	Azoxystrobin	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Tesco Complete Weedkiller Spray	Sipcam UK Ltd	03123	Glyphosate	15/03/2018	15/09/2019
Tesco Systemic Path & Patio Weedkiller Spray	Sipcam UK Ltd	03122	Glyphosate	15/03/2018	15/09/2019
Venzar Flowable	DuPont UK Ltd	91516	Lenacil	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Tumbleweed Ready to Use	The Scotts Company UK Ltd	02507	Glyphosate	15/03/2018	15/09/2019
Tumbleweed	The Scotts Company UK Ltd	02506	Glyphosate	15/03/2018	15/09/2019
Venzar 80% WP	DuPont UK Ltd	91507	Lenacil	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Vertik	Syngenta UK Ltd	04030	Azoxystrobin Chlorothalonil	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Vitax Lawn Clear 2 Feed & Weed	Vitax Ltd	05011	2,4-D Clopyralid MCPA	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Vitax Lawn Clear 2 Ready to Use	Vitax Ltd	05010	2,4-D Clopyralid MCPA	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Vitax LawnClear 2	Vitax Ltd	05009	2,4-D Clopyralid MCPA	31/03/2018	30/09/2019
Weedol Gun! Path & Patio Weedkiller	The Scotts Company UK Ltd	04798	Diflufenican Glyphosate	15/03/2018	15/09/2019
Weedol Path & Patio Weedkiller	The Scotts Company UK Ltd	04796	Diflufenican Glyphosate	15/03/2018	15/09/2019
Zoxis	Arysta LifeScience Benelux SPRL	04455	Azoxystrobin	31/03/2018	30/09/2019