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Authorisation for plant protection product containing flufenacet suspended
- Pflanzenschutzmittelrecht
With its judgement dated 13 February 2025, the Administrative Court of Braunschweig has restored the suspensive effect of an appeal against an…
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Flufenacet: BVL refrains from withdrawals pre-empting EU decision
- Pflanzenschutzmittelrecht
The BVL has decided not to withdraw authorisations for products containing flufenacet pre-empting the EU process. The BVL refers to the pending…
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New co-editor of the Journal for Substance Law
- Biozidrecht
Dr. Koof has been co-editor of the legal journal for substance law (StoffR) published by Lexxion Verlag (Berlin) since April 2024.
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Administrative court confirms the illegality of the German ban on the use of glyphosate-containing products from 1 January 2024
- Pflanzenschutzmittelrecht
In a decision dated 4 December 2023 (Ref. 7 L 980/23), the Administrative Court of Aachen confirmed the illegality of the general ban on the use of…
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Unlawfulness of the application provision NG356
- Pflanzenschutzmittelrecht
On 3 September 2020, the Administrative Court of Braunschweig confirmed the illegality of the application provision NG356 (No application of products…
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Application provisions of plant protection products for the protection of non-target terrestrial plants (NTTP) and non-target arthropods (NTA) on the treatment area (in-field)
Since December 2019, the German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA) has demanded that the application provision NT (new arable flora) for the…
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Compensatory Application Provisions of Plant Protection Products to Protect Biodiversity
- Pflanzenschutzmittelrecht
For the protection of biodiversity, the German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA) pursues the goal of establishing compensation areas to balance…
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BREXIT: Impact of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on authorisation procedures for plant protection products
- Pflanzenschutzmittelrecht
On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom initiated Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and thus initiated the withdrawal from the European…