Guides

Procedures and administrative requirements to obtain and/or modify an authorisation for a plant protection product

This document describes how most recent plant protection product application techniques may be used legally.

Authorisations in ornamentals are generally use extensions made by third parties (research stations, producers organizations, …), but authorisation holders are also invited to propose use extensions in ornamentals. This guidance indicates the points which should be taken into consideration when generating this type of dossier.

This guidance document on the dose expression for vertical crops contains all the information necessary for applicants of authorisations for plant protection products to calculate the dose per hectare leaf wall area (LWA).

A list of instructions for the renewal of active substances under Regulation (EU) No 1107/2009.

This guidance provides an overview of the requirements for environmental fate and behaviour for the authorisation of a plant protection product.

One of the prerequisites to authorize a plant protection product (PPP) is that potential residues in food and feed resulting from the intended use of the PPP are covered by EU Maximum Residue Limits (EU MRLs).

A detailed procedure for the evaluation of active substances with Belgium involved as Rapporteur Member State (RMS) or co-RMS

The European Commission has drafted a guidance document that describes the procedure for an application for a basic substance including the format, required documents, ...

A detailed overview of the data requirements and the required risk evaluations for ecotoxicology.

An overview of guidance documents available for the assessment of the physico-chemical characteristics of plant protection products, incl. information about the possibility to extrapolation packaging materials, the FAO and WHO specifications and the European guidance document on the validation of analytical methods.

National requirements applied in Belgium to an application for authorization of an adjuvant for agricultural use

Guidance document concerning the parallel trade of plant protection products

The basic spreadsheet for PEC values. Other spreadsheets (multiple application PEC calculator; first-order multiple application accumulation PEC) are available on the website of the Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) from the United Kingdom.

An overview of technical guidance documents is presented in the document below. Information is provided about their date of entry into force and the kind of dossiers they apply to: active substance and/or plant protection products.

Instructions on how to notify your product to the Belgian Poison Centre concerning first aid.

Guidelines for the selection and application of the precautionary statements (P statements) for plant protection products in Belgium

The crops considered 'minor crops' in Belgium are indicated in the list of ‘all crops’ list under the

This list contains the plant protection products which are authorised in Belgium and can be used in organic farming in accordance with annex I of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 of 15 July 2021 authorising certain products and substances for use in organic production and establishing their lists.

This guidance has the purpose to explain how the Belgian competent authority (the Service Plant Protection Products and Fertilisers, SPF) will undertake comparative assessment and substitution, a requirement for certain plant protection products introduced by EU Regulation 1107/2009, and to announce new guidance for applicants.

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In order to obtain a derogation, authorisation or certificate, you can submit an online application accompanied by a file containing the necessary information about the product.