Rules for Plant Protection Products
The purpose of the Plant Protection Product Regulation is to ensure a high level of protection of both human and animal health and the environment and at the same time to improve the functioning of the internal market through the harmonisation of the rules on the placing on the market of plant protection products, while improving agricultural production.
Plant Protection Products Regulation
Consolidated text
(Last consolidated on 21 November 2022)
Amendments and corrections
Amendments not included in the consolidated version are shown here. Today all amendments and corrections so far are included in the consolidated text.
Regulation amends the Plant Protection Products Regulation
A regulation on EU fertilising products, Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, amends the scope of the Plant Protection Products Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The amendments are found in Article 47 of the regulation on fertilising products.
Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning EU fertilising products (pdf, 4500 kB)
External link. Last consolidated 16 July 2022)
EU Regulations based on the Plant Protection Products Regulation
Commission Regulation (EU) No 547/2011 External link. implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards labelling requirements for plant protection products. (Last consolidated 1 July 2013).
Commission Regulation (EU) No 546/2011 External link. implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards uniform principles for evaluation and authorisation of plant protection products. (consolidated 24 May 2018)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 546/2011 External link. implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards uniform principles for evaluation and authorisation of plant protection products. (last consolidated 21 November 2022, with new updated uniform principles)
The new updated uniform principles must be applied after 21 November 2024, but may be applied voluntarily already now. If the new updated data requirements according to regulation (EU) No 284/2011 are used, the new updated uniform principles must also be applied. The applicant can until 21 November 2024 choose which data requirements they want to use, but need to be consistent and cannot change their choice once made.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 545/2011 External link. implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council for plant protection products data requirements. (11 June 2011. No longer in force).
Commission Regulation (EU) No 284/2013 External link. as regards the data requirements for plant protection products, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. (consolidated 17 September 2015)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 284/2013 External link. as regards the data requirements for plant protection products, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. (last consolidated 21 November 2022, with new updated data requirements)
The new updated data requirements must be applied after 21 November 2024, but may be applied voluntarily already now. If the new updated data requirements are used the new updated uniform principles according to regulation (EU) No 546/2011 must also be applied. The applicant can until 21 November 2024 choose which data requirements they want to use, but need to be consistent and cannot change their choice once made.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 544/2011 External link. implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council for active substance data requirements. (11 June 2011. No longer in force).
Commission Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 External link. setting out the data requirements for plant protection products, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. (consolidated 17 November 2014)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 External link. setting out the data requirements for plant protection products, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. (last consolidated 21 November 2022, with new updated data requirements)
The new updated data requirements must be applied after 21 November 2024, but may be applied voluntarily already now. The applicant can until 21 November 2024 choose which data requirements they want to use, but need to be consistent and cannot change their choice once made.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 External link. implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (Last consolidated 1 September 2023)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/408 (HTML) External link. on implementing Article 80.7 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and establishing a list of candidates for substitution (Last consolidated 31 July 2023).
Other EU-regulations on Plant Protection Products
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on maximum levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin External link.
(Last consolidated 22 June 2023)
The document is so large that it can not be uploaded (140 MB), but it can be viewed through the link above.
(Last consolidated 8 December 2021)
(Last consolidated 28 January 2022)
Directive on sustainable use of pesticides
Directive (EC) 2009/128 of the European Parliament and of the Council on sustainable use of pesticides External link. (Last consolidated 26 July 2019).
The Directive is implemented in the Swedish Pesticide Ordinance (2014:425) and in KIFS 2022:3 and in other Regulations from the Swedish Board of Agricultur and the Swedish Environmental Agency.
Swedish legislation
Repealed but still applicable for products authorised before 1 of July, 2016.