Change of maximum residue limits (MRLs) from the CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
- 27/02/2023
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
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A review of key Codex MRL changes in 2021-2022 Every year, the use of many plant protection products is affected by changes to permitted Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs). As a result of COVID, the 2020 review of MRLs by the CODEX committee on pesticide residue did not take place. In 2021, MRLs were changed for 68 active substances and recently published in the CODEX Pesticide MRL database. These changes often have a direct impact on producers who may need to… +EU and UK : notification of changes to plant protection product (PPP) approvals – April-June 2022
- 19/07/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN
Following the departure of the UK from the EU, COLEACP’s monitoring of pesticide regulations now covers both EU and GB approval changes, enabling us to keep COLEACP members and partner-beneficiaries up-to-date. The European Commission (EC) has recently issued notification of changes to plant protection product (PPP) approvals within the EU, some of which are important for ACP horticulture. These include: Approval of Beauveria bassiana strain 203 Approval of Spodoptera exigua multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (SeMNPV), isolate BV-0004 as a low-risk substance Renewal… +Brexit: GB and EU MRLs diverge
- 13/07/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
As reported in earlier COLEACP Flash Info emails, following the UK’s departure from the European Union the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for Great Britain (GB) have followed a different review process since January 2021. The UK competent authority has recently reviewed 48 active substances to determine some Codex MRLs that could be adopted as GB MRLs. It is likely that in future EU and GB MRLs will increasingly diverge: EU MRLs can be seen via the EU Pesticides database GB… +Update on EU MRL changes – April 2022
- 12/04/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
Changes to EU pesticide maximum residue levels Since the start of 2022, we have been highlighting significant changes to EU MRLs that affect 23 active substances, 9 of which are important for ACP export horticulture. The European Commission has also recently notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of some additional proposed changes involving a further 5 substances, including 1 that is key for ACP horticulture (hexythiazox). How will ACP producers/exporters be affected? Changes to EU Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) also… +What can COLEACP’s Research & Innovation department do for you?
- 14/02/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Caribbean, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
On 25 January, COLEACP’s Research & Innovation department held a videoconference, to introduce the department’s range of activities and services. Regulatory monitoring tools: You can follow events at European and international levels via interactive dashboards and online databases, to support monitoring of regulations and rapid adaptation to changes (MRLs, PPP approvals, TRACES, RASFF, and e-GAP) Field trials to find new alternatives to control priority pests: How are trial activities scheduled? Learn about the 18 trials implemented since 2019, and our… +Update on EU MRL changes
- 15/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Angola, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caribbean, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Country, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Headline, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, News, Niger, Nigeria, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Key points Since the start of 2021, there have been European Union (EU) maximum residue level (MRL) changes concerning 123 plant protection products (PPPs), compared with 59 in 2020. These changes refer to modifications to the previous regulation, and can be either an increase or lowering of the MRLs for certain foods. Since the latest Flash Info in August 2021, there have been changes to 40 PPPs, 13 of which are key for ACP horticulture (acrinathrin, ametoctradin, spinetoram, fludioxonil, fosetyl-aluminium,… +EU MRL changes for 83 PPPs in 2021
- 26/08/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caribbean, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Country, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Liberia, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, News, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Suriname, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Key points Since the start of 2021, European Union (EU) maximum residue level (MRL) changes concerned 83 plant protection products (PPPs; 59 in 2020). These changes refer to modifications compared to the previous regulation, and can be either an increase or lowering of the MRLs for certain foods.COLEACP identified 27 key substances used in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) horticulture that are affected by these changes. For 10 of the substances (ametoctradin, bupirimate, chlorothalonil, dimethoate, ethoprophos, myclobutanil, propiconazole, pyraclostrobin spinetoram,… +