renewing the approval of the active substance trinexapac, as trinexapac-ethyl, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

China has always been a major exporter of pesticide technical materials. The most convenient way for pesticide technical materials to enter the European market is to apply for Technical Equivalence (TE) Assessments. REACH24H, based on our experience in assisting companies with TE applications, found that many companies are still not familiar with how technical specifications are determined in TE. Hence, this article summarizes some common questions for companies interested in TE applications.

The number of pesticides newly registered in China has plummeted from 4326 in 2018 to 294 in 2019 and one of the main causes is the elevated data requirements newly enforced. As an essential component of a dossier, product chemistry data is usually firstly reviewed by the competent authorities. In a training course organized by the Chinese Crop Protection Industry Association in June, Ms. Nancy Shen, technical supervisor of REACH24H, concluded the similarity and differences in the data requirements and exchanged her long years of experience in registering pesticides in China, EU and the United States.

On April 13th, European Parliament agreed to a new 7-year authorization until 2023 for glyphosate, instead of 15-year re-authorization originally requested, while its use should be limited to professionals only. 

On 20th November, the EU approved the active substances flumetralin, mandestrobin, and flupyradifurone as candidates for substitution, in accordance with Regulation （EC） No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation （EU） No 540/2011. Additionally, the regulation reminds to concern the protection of pesticide operator and the potential risk towards environment and creatures.