List of unwanted substances in plant protection products
Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 contains a list of the co-formulants whose use in plant protection products is not permitted under Article 27. Annex III was filled for the first time with Regulation (EU) 2021/383.
The following list contains toxicologically or ecotoxicologically relevant co-formulants which were removed from plant protection products over the past few years or were replaced by less critical substances. Plant protection products containing a substance from the following list will not be authorised.
| Substance | CAS-No. | Classification/remark |
|---|---|---|
| mineral tar oil | ||
| trichloroethane, 1,1,1- = methyl chloroform | 71-55-6 | |
| trichloroethane, 1,1,2- | 79-00-5 | Carc. 2 |
| tetrachloroethane, 1,1,2,2- | 79-34-5 | |
| tetrachloroethane, 1,1,1,2- | 630-20-6 | |
| tetrachloromethane = carbon tetrachloride | 56-23-5 | Carc. Cat.3 |
| pentachloroethane | 76-01-7 | Carc. Cat. 3 |
| trichlorofluoromethane (R 11) | 75-69-4 | damage to the ozone layer |
| dichlorodifluoromethane (R 12) | 75-71-8 | damage to the ozone layer |
| dichlorodifluoromethane (R 22) | 75-45-6 | damage to the ozone layer |
| 1-[(2-methoxyphenyl)azo]e-2-naphthol (azo pigments with a carcinogenic amine component) | 1229-55-6 | Carc. 1B (notified) |