When a new authorisation is issued for an existing product, any previous authorisations are superseded and withdrawn. If a new Ministerially Approved Pesticide Product (MAPP) number is issued for the product, a withdrawal notice is issued for the old Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF)/MAPP number. In some instances, only elements of the old approval are withdrawn (for example a particular use or type of packaging).
These withdrawal notices are issued as a 'housekeeping' exercise to ensure superseded authorisations are formally withdrawn within an appropriate time-scale. The withdawal notices clarify both the type (phased or immediate) and time-scale of the withdrawal. Details of the Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) standardised withdrawal periods can be found in The Applicant Guide
Procedures for Issuing and Publishing Withdrawals
Withdrawals are published on the web site shortly after each month end. The revocations issued for the period July 2003 to the end of June 2004 can be accessed via this page. The reason for each withdrawal can be found in the final column of the table (as detailed in the explanatory notes of each notice). Any notices issued since 1 June 2004 can be accessed via the Pesticides Register.
Approval holders should note that where a product/use approval is withdrawn for safety reasons (for example following a review or following the setting of new Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs), the approval holder will be sent a paper or electronic copy of the withdrawal notice, which will also be published on CRD's website.
Monthly Listings of Withdrawals
July 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003
December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004
