G/TBT/N/GBR/54  
17 October 2022  
(22-7783) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy Group  
Department for International Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
TBTEnquiriesUK@trade.gov.uk  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   
Alpha -cypermethrin (pesticide active substance ); Pesticides and other agrochemicals (ICS 
code(s): 65.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
Decision on the withdrawal of approval of the active substance alpha -cypermethrin; (2 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:   
The decision document concludes that the approval of the active substance alpha -
cypermethrin is withdrawn in accordance with retained Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. 
Authorisations for plant protection products containing alpha -cyper methrin as an active 
substance will be withdrawn in Great Britain.  
This decision only concerns the placing on the market of this substance and plant 
protection products containing it.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems whe re 
applicable:   
Active substances must be approved before they can be used in plant protection products. 
Retained Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (concerning the placing of plant protection 
products on the market) lays down criteria for approval in Article 4 and Annex II. These G/TBT/N/GBR/54  
 
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  criteria must be satisfied in order to protect human health, animal health and the 
environment.  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1690 renewed approval of the active 
substance alpha -cypermethrin as a candidate for substitutio n, subject to a number of 
conditions. These included a requirement for the applicant to submit confirmatory 
information on four matters, including the toxicological profile of the metabolites bearing 
the 3 -phenoxybenzoyl moiety. The applicant was required to submit information to the 
competent authority in Great Britain by 31 March 2021 to meet the requirement.  
The required information was not submitted by that date and, in accordance with Article 
21(3)(b), the competent authority initiated a review of the approval of alpha -
cypermethrin. On 2 July 2021, the applicant advised the competent authority that it would 
not submit any of the requested confirmatory information. Consequently, the competent 
authority concluded that a condition of approval of the active  substance had not been met 
and, in accordance with Article 21(5)(b), decided to withdraw the approval.  
In accordance with Article 46 of Regulation 1107/2009, existing authorisations for sale 
and distribution of plant protection products containing alpha -cypermethrin will be 
withdrawn no later than six months after withdrawal of the active substance approval. An 
additional grace period of a maximum of 12 months will be granted for the storage, 
disposal and use of those products.;  
Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or health; 
Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1690 of 9 October 2019 
renewing the approval of the active substance alpha -cypermethrin, as a candidate 
for substitution, 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, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing 
Regulation (EU)  No 540/2011: EUR-Lex - 32019R1690 - EN - EUR-Lex 
(europa.eu)  
• Decision on the withdrawal of approval of the active substance alpha -
cypermethrin: GB Pesticides Approvals Register - HSE 
• Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 - legislation.gov.uk  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Q4 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Q2 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy Group  
Department for International Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
TBTEnquiriesUK@trade.gov.uk