Under Regulatory Update: 14/2015, the Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) have issued a revised guidance document to describe the chemical and physical data required to support the registration/authorisation of plant protection products.  The guidance document represents CRD’s position on the data requirements under Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 and updates the guidance given in the data requirements handbook.

CRD intend to use the guidance document to consult with other member states within Europe as well as other stakeholders to work towards a harmonised guidance document within the EU.  This will be very useful as currently there is no harmonised guidance and although a lot of member states refer to the FAO specifications manual, some member states have their own requirements.

The CRD guidance document can be found HERE.

JSC can support our clients on the requirements for chemical and physical data testing on their products and also help design and place the studies. Contact us on +44 (0)1423 520245, enquiries@jsci.co.uk.