Introduction
The Efficacy guidelines contain information additional to the general guidance in the redrafted registration handbook (now renamed the Data Requirements Handbook). In many cases they have been developed in collaboration with the Crop Protection Association (CPA) through the Efficacy working group. They are arranged in a number of sections;
Latest Update: The following draft guidelines are available and comments are invited.
There are various new developments affecting the way in which evaluations of for plant protection products are conducted, both now and in the future. Central to this is the new Regulation (EC 1107/2009) for placing plant protection products on the market (replacing Directive 91/414/EEC), which applies from the 14th June 2011. One of the key new provisions is zonal authorisations, with the EU divided into three zones. The UK is included as part of the 'Central' zone.
Following on from Regulatory Update 15/2010, proposed amendments to the dRR guidance and template documents to provide further guidance on future efficacy zonal assessments are now available.
Restrictions on fungicide use and label advice and warnings required to support resistance management.
Further to Regulatory Update 17/2007, in which PSD announced the amended labelling requirements for DMI fungicides with recommendations for control of Septoria tritici, CRD now announces proposals for dealing with the declining field performance amongst this group of fungicides. The guidance "Re-registration of triazole uses on cereals: fungicide resistance issues" (v1.0, 9 July 2009) provides further background information and outlines what additional data may be required to support continued claims for certain diseases. The guidance has been sent separately to the CPA for comment. Comments from other interested parties are hereby invited and should be sent to paul.ashby@hse.gsi.gov.uk. The guidance should be considered at this stage as a draft proposal.
These guidelines are published as drafts to allow any further comments, and if you wish to do so please e-mail environment@hse.gsi.gov.uk.
Efficacy guidelines
The following guidelines on the generation of efficacy data are available in pdf format from this site.
Applicants should also be aware of the EPPO standards on Efficacy Evaluation of Plant Protection Products. These EPPO standards are available as a web-based database from the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) (http://pp1.eppo.org). All general standards can be accessed free of charge. Access to specific standards is provided for an annual fee. Our guidelines marked 'EPPO Standard n/nnn' in the notes column have either been superseded or adopted and published in a revised form as EPPO standards.
General Guidance on Generating Data and Submitting Applications
Application or Situation Specific Guidelines.
Crop Safety Guidelines
Crop Specific Guidelines
Pest/Disease/Weed specific Guidelines
Chemical and Control Specific Guidelines
Other efficacy guidelines
If you have any comments on these guidelines or suggestions for improvements or for additional guidelines please contact:
Tony Fisher,
E-mail: environment@hse.gsi.gov.uk
