#32026R0372Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/372 of 20 February 2026 extending approval periods for multiple plant protection active substances
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This regulation extends the approval periods of 29 active substances used in plant protection products under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The extensions are granted because renewal procedures are still ongoing due to incomplete risk assessments, pending EFSA conclusions, or the need for additional time for risk management decisions. Most substances previously had approval deadlines between April and July 2026; this regulation further postpones those dates. The substances include common pesticides and biocides such as boscalid, malathion, pyrethrins, sulphur, and various others listed in the annex. The measure ensures continued legal availability on the EU market while evaluations are finalized.
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Key Changes
- Extends approval periods for 29 listed active substances including boscalid, malathion, pyrethrins, sulphur, and thymol
- Most extensions move deadlines from April–July 2026 to new dates to be specified in the amended Annex of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
- Provides additional time for finalisation of EFSA conclusions and Commission risk management decisions on renewal applications
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What this law requires
Continue to legally market and distribute the 29 approved active substances (1-decanol, 1-naphthylacetamide, 1-naphthylacetic acid, 6-benzyladenine, aluminium sulfate, boscalid, dodine, esfenvalerate, eugenol, fenpyroximate, fluazifop-P, fluazinam, fluometuron, fluopyram, flutolanil, geraniol, malathion, penoxsulam, pinoxaden, prohexadione, proquinazid, prosulfuron, pyrethrins, pyridaben, pyrimethanil, sintofen, spiroxamine, sulphur, and thymol) under the extended approval periods specified in the Annex until their respective new expiration dates
Ensure plant protection products containing the 29 active substances comply with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 requirements during the extended approval periods
Maintain approval and authorization of plant protection products containing these active substances only until the specific expiration date listed in the Annex for each substance, after which products must be delisted from the market unless further approval is granted
Cease placing on the market any plant protection products containing the specified active substances on or after their respective approval expiration dates listed in the Annex, unless renewal approval is obtained
Update product labels and documentation to reflect the new extended approval periods for each active substance as specified in the Annex