Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance quartz sand.

ABSTRACT: The conclusions of the EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State, Latvia, and co-rapporteur Member State, Romania, for the pesticide active substance quartz sand and the considerations as regards the inclusion of the substance in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/1659. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative field uses of quartz sand as a game repellent on deciduous and coniferous trees (professional use and non-professional use), orchards, ornamental shrubs and trees in fo

SUBMITTER: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9486493 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature