FRANCE: Focus on the changes in the catalog of uses

The Order of 2 December 2015 (French)  and Annexes 2 and 3 (French) amend the Order of 26 March 2014 (French) on the implementation of the national catalog of plant protection uses.

  This new Order takes into account the changes made necessary by the transfer to Anses of PPP approval decisions but also significantly modifies certain articles and annexes of the original decree.

Lynxee consulting’s Focus:

1 – When the use is not listed in the catalog, from now on, the applicant points this out to Anses when submitting the application. The creation of that use will be only effective if the approval is granted.

2 – Removal of 2 reference crops: rapeseed and tobacco.

3 – Changes in scope of some uses (Annex 1 of the new Order):

• Cereals: miscanthus was removed from the list of cereals;

• Herbs: minth, herbs consumed fresh and non-food aromatic, medicinal and for perfume plants (PPAMC) were added, and revisions on plant families were made;

• Peas and beans with pods (fresh): soybeans were added;

• Infusions (dry): non-food PPAM were added;

• Onion: the words “other Liliaceae bulbs” were removed;

• Poppy: non-food PPAM were added

• Leek: the words “other edible Alliaceae” were replaced by “other green onions”.

• Seed-crops – aromatic, medicinal and for perfume plants (PPAMC), and floral and vegetable crops: the list was extended to “Any plant for the production of PPAMC, flower or vegetable seeds”;

4 – Changes regarding correspondences between uses and uses numbers were made for more than 60 uses. There is currently no file compiling the catalog of March 2015 and these new uses of December 2015.

5 – The time to update the labels further to a new revision of the catalog of uses is extended from 12 months to 18 months.

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