Commissioner Kyriakides answered last week 2 questions from MEPs about the proposed SUR.
12th November 2022
EP questions on SUR answered
12November
13th August 2022
EP written question on the draft SUR
13August
A written question to the Commission questions the potential impact of the draft Sustainable Use Regulation.
9th August 2022
Germany publishes 2021 sales figures
09August
The German competent authority BVL published on 09.08.2022 the annual sales figures for pesticides active substances for the year 2021.
9th August 2022
Germany must adapt to European standard TER calculation
The German competent authority issued a press release, informing about the decision of the Braunschweig Administrative Court of 17.03.2017 (!) and its consequences for German risk calculations.
21st March 2022
German Court asks for preliminary ruling in parallel trade case
21March
On 21.03.2022 a request for a preliminary ruling in a case on parallel trade was published in the Official Journal
2nd November 2021
German data-requirements for adjuvants/bee studies
02November
The German competent authority BVL published on 02.11.2021 a brief guidance on the data requirements for the authorisation for adjuvants.
14th April 2021
Judgment General Court in Parallel import case
14April
On 04.03.2021 the General Court issued judgment in a case of Agrimotion vs. Adama
21st February 2021
Germany drops national requirements for PECsoil calculations
21February
On 19.02.2021 the German competent authority BVL published an announcement that as of that date no national requirements will be taken into account for the calculation of the concentration of...
18th December 2020
Germany grants neonic emergency authorisation
18December
The German competent authority BVL granted an emergency authorisation to the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) for sugar beet treatment with thiamethoxam.
24th November 2020
New CLH submission
24November
On 16.11.2020 ECHA published a new CLH submission from Germany for the active substance fosthiazate.
19th June 2020
BVL announces new application portal
19June
BVL announces the opening of a new application portal on 29.06.2020.
23rd January 2020
German Court rules on authorisation withdrawals
23January
The German competent authority BVL published the impact of a court case against the revocation of an authorisation on more than 40 similar cases.
8th January 2020
BVL new rules for PPE vs. closed tractor cabins
08January
On 08.01.2020 German BVL published a press release on the use of closed tractor cabins in relation to the obligation to wear PPE.
17th December 2019
BVL strikes back against glyphosate accusations
17December
German competent authority BVL published a press release, rejecting allegations from “Der Spiegel” (“the Mirror”) of arbitrary and questionable decisions on glyphosate...
6th December 2019
Germany extends glyphosate authorisations
06December
The German competent authority announced on 06.12.2019 that (most) authorisations of glyphosate products will be extended until 15.12.2020.
6th December 2019
German desmedipham authorisations revoked
The German BVL announced on 04.12.2019 the final revocation of desmedipham authorisations.
3rd December 2019
German BVL presentations on pesticides & environment
03December
On 02.12.2019 the German BVL published updated presentation series on pesticides and environment
2nd December 2019
CLH consultation Margosa extract (Azadirachtin)
02December
On 25.11.2019 ECHA opened a public consultation on the classification of Margosa extract.
28th November 2019
Germany publishes info on PPE suppliers
28November
On 28.11.2019, the German BVL published information on suppliers of PPE for pesticides.
8th November 2019
German pesticide use in 2018 report
08November
On 08.11.2019 the German BVL released the annual report on pesticide sales.