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April 28, 2006
CD on SOLAs available from HGCA
- may be of interest if you grow minor cereal or oilseed crops
During the
past two years HGCA has been involved in a project coordinated
by the Horticultural Development Council and the Central Science
Laboratory to compile a list of minor crops and pesticides for
which SOLAs (Specific Off-Label Approvals) are required to
replace the existing LTAEUs (Long-Term Arrangements for the
Extension of Use). LTAEUs were a system by which the approval
for use of a pesticide on a major crop could be extended to use
on a minor crop. The system had been used in the UK for many
years but is now illegal under EU Directive 91/414.
The results
of the project have been compiled on a CD, which covers all
edible crops, mostly horticultural crops. The minor arable crops
within HGCAs remit covered include rye, triticale, durum wheat,
soya and sunflower. Several very minor crops do not fall under
the auspices of any organization. HGCA has 100 copies of the CD
which can be mailed to levy payers on request.
Please
contact
clare.kelly@hgca.com if you want a copy of the CD.
Copies of all SOLAs are made available on the PSD
website as they are issued. These can be found via the PSD
search mechanism at:
https://secure.pesticides.gov.uk/offlabels/search.asp
Minor
cereals (rye, triticale and durum)
The PSD is
currently evaluating a re-registration application for the
FMC/Belchim product 'Platform S' (carfentrazone-based
herbicide). There is a SOLA (Specific Off-Label Approval) for
use on durum wheat, rye and triticale grassland (seed crop).
The current
approval will be revoked on 31 May 2009 and Platform S will be
given a new MAPP number once it has been re-registered. A new
re-registration application for this SOLA will have to be
submitted after this deadline.
The cost of
applying for a SOLA is likely to be £470 per crop group -
assuming that rye, triticale and durum wheat are classified as
one crop group - then it will either be one fee of £470 - or 2
if grass is considered as a separate crop group. This cost will
have to be borne by the industry. Please contact
clive.edwards@hgca.com who will pass on any comments to PSD.
Further
details about pesticide registration issues which may affect
your business may be found at
www.pesticides.gov.uk/ |
