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Formulation:   a soluble concentrate formulation containing 16 g / l dicamba, 101 g / l MCPA and 92 g / l mecoprop-P details of which are specified in the ‘Confidential Conditions’ section (Appendix 3) of this authorisation.

 

Authorisation holder:              Agrichem Limited, Arus Hygeia, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland.

(Registered company number: 46980)

 

1.This product has been authorised in accordance with the Uniform Principles for product evaluation.

2.This is Authorisation Number 0143 of 2016 and replaces Notice(s) of Authorisation Number(s) 0197 of 2002, 3356 of 2006 and 1697 of 2009 which will begin a staged withdrawal from the end of the month of issue of this notice.

3. This authorisation, other than Appendix 3, will be published on the website of the Chemicals Regulation Directorate of the HSE.

4. Application reference number COP 2012/00087

 

Failure to comply with the following conditions will result in the withdrawal or amendment of the authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and may result in other enforcement action, including prosecution.

Placing on the market:

Packaging:       The authorisation holder must only place this product on the market in 1 to 20 litre high density polyethylene container.

Label:                 The authorisation holder must only sell and supply the product with the agreed label, which is the label submitted with the application on 17 January 2012 (HSE ref.: W001460411), label amendments as specified in Annex A to HSE’s letter dated 22 January 2016 and labelling requirements according to the Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (EC) No. 1272/2008 (see Appendix 3 of this authorisation).

 

Use:

Field of use:    ONLY AS A HERBICIDE

User:                  Professional

 

Maximum individual dose:5 l product / ha          

Maximum number of treatments:1 per crop            

Latest time of application:Before first node detectable stage

 

(1)Engineering control of operator exposure must be used where reasonably practicable in addition to the following personal protective equipment:

Operators must wear suitable protective gloves and face protection (faceshield) when handling the concentrate.

Operators must wear suitable protective gloves when handling contaminated surfaces.

(2) However, engineering controls may replace personal protective equipment if a COSHH assessment shows that they provide an equal or higher standard of protection.

 

Other specific restrictions:

(1)Do not apply by hand held equipment

(2)Applications to cereals must not be made between 1st October and 1st March.

(3)The total amount of mecoprop-P applied to an individual crop, or in a single year in the case of a perennial crop, must not exceed the maximum dose of mecoprop-P approved for application to that crop by any single mecoprop-P containing product.

(4)  Extreme care must be taken to avoid spray drift onto plants outside of the target area.

 

 

 

Failure to comply with the following conditions will result in the withdrawal or amendment of the authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and may result in other enforcement action, including prosecution.

 

Label:

The authorisation holder must follow the detailed requirements of all relevant Parts of ‘The Labelling Handbook’ available on HSE’s website at www.pesticides.gov.uk. The authorisation holder must not make any amendments to the authorised label that are not consistent with the existing authorised use(s) and authorised label text.

 

Authorisation holders shall classify the product or update the label according to Regulation (EC) No.1272/2008 without undue delay following

 

any change to the classification and labelling requirements required in the relevant legislation or;

 

other information becoming available affecting the classification and labelling of the product.

 

In these cases HSE must be informed of the changes (refer to HSE’s website at www.pesticides.gov.uk for details).

 

Packaging:

The authorisation holder must design and construct the packaging and fastenings to make sure they are strong and solid throughout so they will not come apart and will safely withstand normal handling; they can be repeatedly refastened and the contents cannot accidentally escape; the contents cannot attack either the packaging or the fastenings or form harmful or dangerous compounds with them and they are unlikely to attract children or arouse their curiosity.

 

Mixing:

The authorisation holder must ensure that any plant protection or adjuvant product(s) recommended for mixing with this product are authorised or have an official List Entry for use in the UK (refer to HSE’s website at www.pesticides.gov.uk and ‘The Pesticides Register Database’ and ‘Adjuvant Information Database’).  The authorisation holder must ensure that any tank mix recommendations comprising this product and any other plant protection or adjuvant product(s) are supported by data as referenced in the compatibility assurance statement for this product.

 

Adverse effects:

The authorisation holder must immediately notify the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland (care of the Health and Safety Executive), if they have any new information on the potentially adverse effects of the authorised product, or of residues of an active substance in that product when used in accordance with the conditions of this authorisation.  For those products authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 authorisation holders must also tell the other relevant competent authorities of the EC Member States (a list of which is available from the Health and Safety Executive) and the EC Commission.  Failure to comply with this requirement is an offence.

 

Provision of information:

The authorisation holder must comply with all requests for information required by, or on behalf of, the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.