EUROPE: Adoption of the EFSA/ECHA Guidance on the Impact of Water Treatment Processes on Residues in Drinking Water

The new EFSA/ECHA guidance document released in 2023 (EFSA Journal 2023;21(8):8194) has been adopted by the Standing Committee for Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF).

An implementation schedule has been agreed by Member States. The guidance document will apply to:

• Active substance dossiers (for an approval or a renewal) submitted on or after 1st April 2026;
• Plant protection product (PPP) dossiers (for an authorisation or a renewal) when PPP contain active substance(s) which have been assessed in accordance with the new guidance document and where a decision has been finalised.

To download: 

SCoPAFF Implementation Schedule for Guidance Document on the Impact of Water Treatment Processes on Residues of Active Substances or their Metabolites in Water Abstracted for the Production of Drinking Water – PAFF-PPL-March 2024-Doc.A.07.03 rev. 1

See also our previous articles: 

EUROPE – EFSA: Guidance document on the Impact of Water Treatment Processes on Residues in Drinking Water

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