Notification of an Emergency Authorisation Issued by Finland

Notification of an Emergency Authorisation issued by Finland

1. Member State, and MS notification number

FI-FI-2019-16

2. In case of repeated derogation: no. of previous derogation(s)

None

3. Names of active substances

Imidacloprid - 700.0000 g/kg

4. Trade name of Plant Protection Product

Gaucho WS 70

5. Formulation type

6. Authorisation holder

Sucros Ltd

7. Time period for authorisation

17/02/2020 - 16/06/2020

8. Further limitations

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9. Value of tMRL if needed, including information on the measures taken in order to confine the commodities resulting from the treated crop to the territory of the notifying MS pending the setting of a tMRL on the EU level. (PRIMO EFSA model to be attached)

10. Validated analytical method for monitoring of residues in plants and plant products.

11. Function of the product (E.g. systemic long acting insecticide; foliar fungicide, used for regular control, elimination scenario etc)

insecticide

12. Type of danger to plant production or ecosystem (Provide reasoning for what category the 120 day authorisation is given: quarantine pest; emergent pest, either invading non-native, or native; emerging resistance in a pest, etc. Whereas reference to the EU quarantine legislation may suffice for quarantine pests elaborate reasoning should be provided for the category 'any harmful pest')

Cruiser s a systemic insecticide which gives the local insecticidal protection to sugar beet plant during its seedling stage. The seed treatment with Cruiser can protects sugar beet for up to 12 weeks after drilling from all major pests which cause serious damage and yield losses. The main pests are Beet flea beetle-CHAECO, PHYEUN, Capsid bugs-LYGURU, Mangold fly -PEGOHY, Pygmy mangold beetle – ATOMLI, Centipedes – SCUTIM, Millipedes – BLANSP and Wireworms – AGRILI. Yield losses caused by harmful pests of sugar beet can be at worst about 50 % without effective protection against them. For soil and foliar pests yield losses vary depending on the occurrence and the population pressure of the pests. An alternative could be the use of Force (tefluthrin) in seed treatment to control some soil pests such as Wireworms, Millipedes, Springtails, Centipedes to a certain extend. But it has no systemic action and it cannot control above ground attacks of Beet flea beetle, Capsid bugs and Mangold fly and therefore additional foliar sprays with pyrethroids will be necessary.

13. Size and effect of danger (Describe shortly the area affected, the development over time of the infestation, and the agronomic and economic effects it has)

The sugar beet growing area in Finland is 10 800 ha in 2019. There is only one sugar processing factory in Finland. This factory is located in Säkylä in south-west Finland. The foliar and soil living pests are common in the sugar beet fields all over the growing area. Soils pests caused more often damage on fields where grass has been as pre-crop, and/or which have a high organic matter content. Dry and warm springs such as we have known in Finland for last two years will significantly increase the occurrence of the populations of Beet flea beetle (Chaetocnema concinna and tibialis), Capsid bugs (Lygus rugulipennis). and Mangold fly (Pegomya hyoscyani, Pegomya betae). It is estimated that climate change will have beneficial effects for sugar beet growing in Finland which could benefit from the longer growing season with higher temperature. However, this means increased risk of invasion of migrant pests for example aphids (Myzus persicae) which are the vectors for the virus yellows. The virus yellows would be disaster for the Finnish sugar beet growing. The seed treatment studies at Sugar Beet Research Centre in 2003 showed that the neonicotinoids seed treatments reduced the damage of Beet flea beetles (Chaetocnema concinna and tibialis) by 41 %. If there was no insecticide treatment in seeds about 77 % of beets were damaged by Capsid bugs (Lygus rugulipennis). Because of damages yield reduced 9 to 12 % in untreated controls. In the other studies conducted at Sugar Beet Research entre in 2005, the results showed that the damages to the growing point of the plant caused by Capsid bugs, reduced yields from 15 % to 25 % in treatments without neonicotinoids. Only the leaf damages caused by the capsid bugs reduced the leaf canopy area about 31-37 %.

14. Absence of any other reasonable means (Describe the alternative control measures (chemical, non-chemical and cultural) and indicate why they do not (in combination) suffice. Describe which, if any, authorisations for the pest to be controlled exist in other Member States.

In sugar beet growing alternative non-insecticide methods for insect control are not adequate. No compensatory products are available.

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15. Rationale (Reason the risk management decision based on the findings of 15 to 18, containing especially a description of measures taken to ensure consumer protection).

It is very difficult and economically unprofitable to grow sugar beet without any chemical seed treatment against foliar and soil pests. The need to control the pests by spraying with pyrethroid will inevitably increase. Sugar beet growing will be under threat in the future, if there is no opportunity to use neonicotinoid in the sugar beet seed treatment.

16. Mitigation measures (Describe what mitigation measures are taken if needed for minimising risk to humans, animals, and the environment, attach summary risk assessment. Describe what measures are taken to limit and control use)

Sugar beet seeds are pelleted with the clay mass. Because neonicotinoids are applied under coating material industrially in professional seed treatment installations, the dust emissions and ground deposition during filling of drilling machine and drilling is minimal. There is very low risk to exposure via dust for environment, human and for honey bees. The seeds are pre-packed in one-hectare packing, and seeds can be handled and the drillings units can be filled without any contact to seeds.

17. Applications in progress (The use notified may have been applied for already, or a suitable alternative PPP may be in the process of authorisation. Describe such applications, including a possible date of authorisation)

18. Research activities (Describe the research efforts undertaken and/or in progress, their aims, their funding, and their expected date of results. This is needed for all categories of dangers, except quarantine pests that can still be eliminated, or infrequent pests, for which no official application for a normal authorisation or extension of use of the plant protection product exists. In case of a repeated notification: indicate the state of works of the research projects.)

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20 GAP

1 3 4 5 6 7 8/9 10 a/b 11 a/b 12 13 Use-No. Crop and/ Pests or Group of Application Application Rate PHI Remarks: or situation pests controlled Method / Timing / Max. number kg, L product g, kg as/ha Water (days) (crop destination (additionally: Kind Growth stage [min. interval / ha L/ha e.g. safener/synergist per ha / purpose of F developmental of crop & between a) max. rate a) max. rate e.g. recommended or crop) G stages of the pest season applications(days)] per appl. per appl. min / max mandatory tank mixtures or or pest group) I a) per use b) max. total b) max. total rate per rate per b) per crop/ crop/season crop/season season Agriotes lineatus (Agriotes lineatus) Atomaria linearis (Atomaria linearis) Blaniulus sp. (Blaniulus sp.) Onychiurus sp. (Onychiurus sp.) [ None ] (days) a) a) 1 sugarbeet(BEAVA) F Pegomya hyoscyami (Pegomya hyoscyami) to a) / b) Major Use Scutigerella immaculata (Scutigerella immaculata) b) b) aaltojuovakirppa (Phyllotreta undulata) juurikaskirppa (Chaetocnema concinna) karvaniittylude (Lygus rugulipennis)

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21 MRL: Reference to product code number in Annex I of regulation (EC) No 396/2005 MRL: reference to products Pesticide residues EPPO Code for CROP Product Imidacloprid BEAVA sugarbeet 0.5 Sugar beet roots Reg. (EU) No 491/2014 (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. altissima)

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