The European Commission has confirmed its decision to withdraw the approval of herbicide diquat. <\/p>\n
Following the Appeal Committee meeting on 12 July 2018, in which no opinion was reached regarding a proposal from the European Commission to withdraw the approval of diquat, the European Commission has decided to implement its proposal not to renew its approval in the EU.<\/p>\n
This decision applies to all products containing diquat, and was based on concerns related to the precautionary principle of exposure of bystanders and residents, as well as birds.<\/p>\n
The European Commission has proposed that diquat is withdrawn from the market by 4 May 2019, with a use-up period for growers up to 4 February 2020.<\/p>\n
Source: EUR-Lex<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"