On March 3, the European Commission issued the amendment Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council listing co-formulants which are not accepted for inclusion in plant protection products.

Member States which have granted authorisations for plant protection products containing co-formulants listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as amended by this Regulation, shall amend or withdraw those authorisations as soon as possible but no later than 24 March 2023.

Member States shall not authorise the placing on the market or use of adjuvants containing co-formulants listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as amended by this Regulation.

Member States which have authorised adjuvants containing co-formulants listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as amended by this Regulation, shall amend or withdraw those authorisations as soon as possible but no later than 24 March 2023.

Any grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 or national provisions for authorisation of adjuvants shall be as short as possible and shall expire for the sale and distribution at the latest 3 months and for the disposal, storage and use additional 9 months after the date of amendment or withdrawal of the authorisations referred to in Articles 2 and 3.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Pls check here to view the list of co-formulants which are not accepted for inclusion in plant protection products as referred to in Article 27 .

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