Ordinance on the placing on the market of phytosanitary products

The Ordinance on phytosanitary products (RS 916.161, OPPh) was notified in document G/SPS/N/CHE/82 of 19 December 2019. The OPPh establishes conditions for the placing on the market of phytosanitary products. Annex 1 to the OPPh contains a list of active substances that may be used as phytosanitary products in Switzerland. A new substance is included in this Annex if, once the application accompanying the request has been examined, it meets the conditions established in Article 5. On the other hand, a substance will be removed when it is withdrawn in the European Union.The following amendment of the OPPh includes the removal of six chemical substances (Dodemorph, Fenpyrazamin, Flufenacet, Meptydinocap, Metribuzin and Tritosulfuron). They have already been withdrawn (Flufenacet, Metribuzin and Tritosulfuron), or have expired (Dodemorph, Fenpyrazamin and Meptyldinocap) in the European Union and are given the same length in grace periods. The macroorganism “Micromus angulatus” will be added to the Annex. In accordance to EU regulation, the copper-variant “(as Oxide): copper(I) oxide” will be added to the substance “Copper compounds”.These amendments are in alignment with EU decisions and regulations. Details are stipulated in the attached draft document.