G/TBT/N/GBR/74  
15 February 2024  
(24-1354) 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, Implementation and Negotiations  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London SW1A 2DY  
tbtenquiriesuk@businessandtrade.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):  
Indoxacarb (pesticide active substance); Pesticides and other agrochemicals (ICS 
code(s): 65.100)  
5. Title, numbe r of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Decision on the 
withdrawal of approval of the active substance indoxacarb in GB; (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The decision document concludes that the approval of the active 
substance indoxacarb should be withdrawn in accordance with Assimilated Regulation No. 
1107/2009.  
Authorisations for plant protection products containing indoxacarb 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will be withdrawn in Great Britain.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 in GB.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Active substa nces must be approved before they can be used in plant 
protection products. Assimilated Regulation No. 1107/2009 (concerning the placing of 
plant protection products on the market, "the Regulation") lays down criteria for approval 
in Art. 4 and Annex II. T hese criteria must be satisfied in order to protect human health, 
animal health, and the environment.  
In light of new scientific and technical evidence, concern was raised that indoxacarb may 
no longer satisfy the criteria for approval in GB provided for i n Article 4 of the Regulation. G/TBT/N/GBR/74  
 
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  The competent authority undertook a review of the GB approval of indoxacarb under 
Article 21(1) of the Regulation. The review considered the impact of new toxicological 
reference values on dietary and non -dietary risks to hum an health (i.e., Art 4(2)(a) and 
Art. 4(3)(b) of the Regulation).  
The review found that non -dietary exposure for representative uses was above acceptable 
limits for operators in oilseed rape, brassicas and pome fruit; for workers in brassicas, 
pome fruit a nd protected cucurbits and fruiting vegetables; and for residents and 
bystanders in pome fruit.  
The competent authority concluded that indoxacarb failed to meet the approval criteria 
provided for in Article 4 of the Regulation and, in accordance with Artic le 21(5)(b), the 
decision was taken to withdraw the approval of the active substance Indoxacarb in GB.  
Existing GB authorisations for sale and supply of plant protection products containing 
indoxacarb will be withdrawn six months after withdrawal of the ac tive substance 
approval. In accordance with Article 21(7) of Assimilated Regulation No. 1107/2009, a 
grace period for storage, disposal and use of those products will expire 12 months later.; 
Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or pl ant life or health; 
Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Decision to withdraw approval of the active substance indoxacarb in GB which can 
be found in the GB register of approved active substances here. 
• Assimilated Regulation No 1107/2009 - legislation.gov.uk  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Q2 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Q4 2025  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London SW1A 2DY  
tbtenquiriesuk@businessandtrade.gov.uk