An EU Appeals Committee voted on the future of potato sprout suppressant chlorpropham (CIPC) in April, but was unable to reach a decision.
According to Dr Chris Hartfield, NFU senior regulatory affairs adviser, the European Commission now has the power to proceed with the non-renewal of approval of CIPC, which it had proposed, and is highly likely to do so, reports Farmers Guardian in an article published today.
The EC is likely to publish its decision on whether to proceed within the next two months along with an indication of the dates of which any ban would come into force, says Dr Hartfield.
The Chlorpropham Task Force says based on the existing draft non-renewal regulation, a maximum period of grace of 15 months following the entry into force of the non-renewal will be granted at European level. Individual member states will decide upon national periods of grace within the European timelines.
Read the full article in Farmers Guardian here. Author: Marianne Curtis
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