EUROPEAN UNION > RAPPORTEUR MEMBER STATES (RMS) RE-REGISTRATION OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS¹ Significant delays were commonplace for the re-registration of PPPs. Examples of delays were seen ranging from eight months to five years. AUTHORISATION BY MUTUAL RECOGNITION¹ The audit series revealed differences in how Member States evaluate applications for authorisation of PPPs equivalent to existing authorised AUTHORISATION OF "GENERIC" PRODUCTS¹ PPPs, resulting in significant variation in the number of generic PPPs on the market across Member States. PARALLEL TRADE PERMITS¹ EMERGENCY AUTHORISATIONS¹ Delays in granting regular authorisation, especially for minor uses, lead to an increased number of emergency authorisation applications. The majority of the Member States are taking steps to address the lack of authorised PPPs for minor uses, where profitability for applicants is limited due to the limited demand for such products. To the extent that these efforts facilitate authorisations of PPPs for minor uses, this has a positive effect in reducing the number of emergency authorisations.
EUROPEAN UNION > RAPPORTEUR MEMBER STATES (RMS) RE-REGISTRATION OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS¹ Significant delays were commonplace for the re-registration of PPPs. Examples of delays were seen ranging from eight months to five years. AUTHORISATION BY MUTUAL RECOGNITION¹ AUTHORISATION OF "GENERIC" PRODUCTS¹ The audit series revealed differences in how Member States evaluate applications for authorisation of PPPs equivalent to existing authorised PPPs, resulting in significant variation in the number of generic PPPs on the market across Member States. PARALLEL TRADE PERMITS¹ EMERGENCY AUTHORISATIONS¹ Delays in granting regular authorisation, especially for minor uses, lead to an increased number of emergency authorisation applications. The majority of the Member States are taking steps to address the lack of authorised PPPs for minor uses, where profitability for applicants is limited due to the limited demand for such products. To the extent that these efforts facilitate authorisations of PPPs for minor uses, this has a positive effect in reducing the number of emergency authorisations.