Opposition to Pesticide Active Substance Extensions

by name voted on 18.10.2022

Summary

The European Parliament opposes the extension of approval for several hazardous pesticide active substances, citing risks to human health and the environment.

9 18.10.2022

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health

environment

human rights

public safety

administrative law

public administration

agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Key points

The motion criticizes the extension of approval periods for a large number of active substances used in plant protection products.
Specific concern is raised regarding 8-hydroxyquinoline, which is classified as toxic for reproduction and has endocrine-disrupting properties.
Chlorotoluron is highlighted as being very toxic to aquatic life and suspected of causing cancer or damaging unborn children.
The use of difenoconazole is linked to the development of triazole-resistance in fungi, which is a significant public health concern.

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Documents (PDFs)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1480 of 7 September 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances 2-phenylphenol (including its salts such as the sodium salt), 8-hydroxyquinoline, amidosulfuron, bensulfuron, bifenox, chlormequat, chlorotoluron, clofentezine, clomazone, daminozide, deltamethrin, dicamba, difenoconazole, diflufenican, dimethachlor, esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin, fenpyrazamine, fludioxonil, flufenacet, flumetralin, fosthiazate, lenacil, MCPA, MCPB, nicosulfuron, paraffin oils, paraffin oil, penconazole, picloram, prohexadione, propaquizafop, prosulfocarb, quizalofop-P-ethyl, quizalofop-P-tefuryl, sodium 5-nitroguaiacolate, sodium o-nitrophenolate, sodium p-nitrophenolate, sulphur, tebufenpyrad, tetraconazole, tri-allate, triflusulfuron and tritosulfuron Active substances, including 8-hydroxyquinoline, chlorotoluron and difenoconazole

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