The efficacy of plant protection products will be thoroughly evaluated in the authorization process, in addition to the other assessment areas (e.g. ecotoxicology, environmental behavior, residual behavior, and toxicology). As a matter of principle, plant protection products can only be authorized i

With the implementing regulations (EU) 2018/783, (EU) 2018/784 and (EU) 2018/785, the European Commission has significantly restricted the approval of the active substances Imidacloprid, Colthianidine and Thiamethoxam. Member States must therefore amend or withdraw authorisations for plant protectio

Seed companies or their employees can be authorised for precisely defined tasks under certain conditions. According to the Seed Ordinance 2006, the Federal Office for Food Safety can authorise the fol

Basierend auf der Risikobewertung der EU-Lebensmittelsicherheitsbehörde EFSA und der Gefahreneinstufung der EU-Chemikalienbehörde ECHA sowie der Abstimmung der Mitgliedsstaaten vom 27. November 2017 hat die EU-Kommission den Wirkstoff Glyphosat für weitere fünf Jahre wiedergenehmigt. Die entsprechen

Seed mixtures are regulated in the 5th section of the Seed Act 1997 as amended. Seed mixtures for use in agriculture are subject to framework conditions defined for a certain purpose (composition of c

Notification of active substance and plant protection product quantities for the previous calendar year Information for the 2024 reporting year New forms for the notification of plant protection produ

The Federal Office for Food Safety is the first authority responsible for implementing the Seed Act 1997 as amended. The aim of the Seed Act is to ensure the quality of seeds placed on the market by o

Legal basis Anyone intending to carry out an activity in accordance with Section 3 (1) of the Plant Protection Products Act 2011 (Federal Law Gazette I No. 10/2011) or other business activities in con

The Implementing Directive for the Authorisation and Approval of Experimental Seed serves the practical implementation of Decision 2004/842/EC in connection with § 5 "Experimental Seed" of the Seed Or

Contact Official Phytosanitary Service Federal Office for Food Safety Official Plant Protection Service Spargelfeldstrasse 191 1220 Vienna Austria +43 (5) 0555-33301 e-mail: pflanzenschutzdienst@baes.