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Formulation: an emulsifiable concentrate formulation containing 150 g / l fluroxypyr and 150 g / l triclopyr details of which are specified in the ‘Confidential Conditions’ section (Appendix 3) of this authorisation.

Authorisation holder:Dow AgroSciences Limited, Latchmore Court, Brand Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1NH.

(Registered company number: 2381612)

 

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

This is Authorisation Number 0965 of 2016 and replaces Notice(s) of Authorisation Number(s) 0328 of 2015 which will begin a staged withdrawal from the end of the month of issue of this notice.

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

Application reference number COP 2015/01204.

 

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 250 ml to 10 litre polyethylene terephthalate container.

Label:The authorised holder must only sell and supply the product with the agreed label, which is the label received on 13 October 2014 (HSE ref.: W001618327) and label amendments as specified in Annex A to HSE’s letter dated 5 April 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

 

 

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

Operators must wear suitable protective clothing (coveralls) and suitable protective gloves when handling the concentrate.

Operators must wear suitable protective gloves when handling contaminated surfaces.

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

 

Crops/situations with 5m buffer zone:

Since there is a risk to aquatic life from use, direct spray from horizontal boom sprayers must not be allowed to fall within 5m of the top of the bank of any static or flowing waterbody or within 1m of the top of a ditch which is dry at the time of application.

Spray must be aimed away from water.

Buffer zones must be measured in accordance with the guidance set out in the booklet ‘Local Environment Risk Assessment for Pesticides - Horizontal Boom Sprayers’ available from HSE Chemicals Regulation Directorate’s website and any amendments made to it.

The results of the LERAP must be recorded in written form and must be available for a period of three years for inspection to any person entitled to exercise enforcement powers under or in connection with the Plant Protection Products Regulations 2011 or the Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012.  (An electronic record will satisfy the requirement for a written record, providing it is similarly available for inspection and can be copied).

 

This product must not be applied via hand-held equipment.

Non-returnable containers must not be re-used for any purpose.

Root and tuber crops must not be planted as a following crop after harvest of crops treated with fluroxypyr.

Livestock must be kept out of treated areas for at least 7 days following treatment. If ragwort is present, the guidance in the ‘DIRECTIONS FOR USE’ must be followed.

 

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.

 

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).

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

This section is confidential to the authorisation / permit holder.  Therefore, it is not available to those other than the data owner and has been removed.