FRANCE – ANSES : Update of the memo on advices to applicants in the framework of Regulation (EC) n° 1107/2009 for the evaluation of plant protection (rev. 2)
20 October 2021
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In a context of evolution of the pollinator protection policy at national level in France and at the European level, Anses published a note summarising the requirements and the reference legal acts currently in force as well as the upcoming developments as regards plant protection products (PPP). The note will be updated on a regular basis.
Changes will take place (i) when the new Order (repealing the 2003 Order) on the protection of bees and other pollinators is adopted in France and (ii) when the new EFSA bee guidance document is adopted (revision of the 2013 version; EFSA Journal 2013;11(7):3295) and when the data requirements and decision-making criteria are updated at European level (update of Regulations (EU) No. 284/2013 and 546/2011, respectively).
As of the entry into force of the new French “Bees” Order, the request for an exemption for PPP application during the flowering period will necessitate, in addition to CEB 230 trials (current requirement), a homing flight test in the case of an insecticide targeting the central nervous system of insects and which may occur during the flowering period. Further studies may be necessary if refinements of the risk assessment are needed.
Then, when adopted, the new EFSA guidance document and the updated European data requirements and decision-making criteria will serve as framework for the pollinator risk assessment. The new French regulation for an exemption for PPP application during the flowering period will continue to apply.
To download (in French):
Anses Note on Current and Future Reference Documents and Requirements as Regards the Risk Assessment of PPP for Bees and Other Pollinators – version 1, 18 October 2021.
See also our previous articles:
FRANCE: Public Consultation on New Measures to Protect Pollinators
EUROPE-EFSA: Latest Progress in the Revision of the 2013 Bee Guidance
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