A new update further improved the search function at the end of November. Below is an overview of the main changes.
Search by active substance
When searching by active substance, until now one could only search by the specific variant. As a result, one had to repeat the search several times to obtain all authorisations of plant protection products based on a certain active substance.
From now on, one can find the authorisations of all variants through a single search based on active substance by its ‘general name’. In the search results, the variant of the active substance remains visible.
Some practical examples
- Glyphosate: the different ester and salt variants can now be consulted together
- Microorganisms: species of bacteria or viruses with different authorised strains have been grouped together (e.g. Bacillus thuringiensis)
- Pheromones: the unbranched butterfly pheromones can now be consulted simultaneously
- Hydrates: active substances with different hydrate forms have been grouped together
The search results can be exported via the ‘Export’ button. The excel file with the exported data allows sorting and filtering by a specific variant.
Filtering by ‘nature’
When searching for plant protection products based on their nature (fungicide, herbicide,...), one had to indicate all combinations with this nature before all authorisations based on this nature appeared in the results.
From now on, you can use the same filter to find authorisations based on this type and all combinations with other types of nature. In the search results, all natures of the product are shown.
If you want to search for different types of natures, you need to enter them separately in the filter. This way, only the authorisations with the combination of the searched for nature appear in the search results.
Some examples:
- To find all products with an insecticide effect, one can now filter on ‘insecticide’.
- A product that is both insecticide and acaricide (and may have a different action) can be found by filtering on ‘insecticide’ as well as ‘acaricide’.
We hope these changes will make using the search function more practical.
