On 20.04.2022 a Commission delegated Regulation was published, updating the PIC Regulation.
21st April 2022
PIC Regulation updated
21April
20th September 2021
EP Questions on import (tolerances) and export of banned pesticides
20September
Commissioner Sinkevičius replied to questions about import tolerances and export of EU-banned substances.
27th April 2021
Council proposal for PIC notifications
27April
On 20.04.2021 the Council published a proposal for a decision on the position to be taken by the EU in the Conference of the Parties of the Rotterdam Convention.
22nd December 2020
PIC decision import phorate
22December
On 22.12.2020 an Implementing Decision was published in the Official Journal, amending Annex II to the PIC Regulation.
21st September 2020
MEP questions
21September
A new pesticides-related question from the European Parliament to the Commission was published on 21.09.2020.
19th September 2020
Greenpeace publication on export of banned pesticides
19September
Greenpeace published the results of an investigation in the export of banned pesticide substances.
21st July 2020
PIC Regulation amendment published
21July
On 21.07.2020 an amendment to the PIC Regulation was published in the Official Journal.
17th February 2020
Consultation on amendment to PIC Regulation
17February
On 14.02.2020 the Commission opened a consultation on the proposed amendment to Regulation 649/2012 (the “PIC-Regulation”).
27th February 2019
Amendment PIC Regulation
27February
On 27.02.2019 an amendment to the PIC Regulation was published in the Official Journal.
6th February 2019
Council adopts position for Rotterdam Convention
06February
On 06.02.2019 the Council adopted a position to be taken at the 9th Conference of the Parties of the Rotterdam Convention (PIC Convention).
18th October 2018
PIC Decision: no consent for import substances
18October
On 18.10.2018 the EU published its consent-decision regarding a number of PIC-requests from outside the EU.
17th October 2018
Commission publishes Report on operation of PIC Regulation
17October
On 17.10.2018 the Commission published its Report and Synthesis Report on the operation of the PIC Regulation.
3rd October 2018
PIC: new Guidelines for notifications
03October
ECHA published new Guidelines, to assist industry with preparing good notifications.
20th September 2018
EU PIC notification beta-cypermethrin
20September
The European Commission has prepared a draft notification to the Rotterdam Convention (a PIC-notification), regarding “final regulatory action to ban or severely restrict” the active...
12th September 2018
Consultation on amendment of EU PIC list
12September
A Public Consultation was launched on 12.09.2018, for an amendment of the Annexes of Reg. 649/2012 (the PIC Regulation)
31st July 2018
draft amendment PIC Regulation
31July
A draft Commission delegated Regulation was published in the Official Journal on 31.07.2018, amending the Annexes of Reg. 649/2012 (the PIC Regulation)