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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1532/annex/division-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1532/annex/division-3.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2017/1532",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1532 of 7 September 2017 addressing questions regarding the comparative assessment of anticoagulant rodenticides in accordance with Article 23(5) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1532",
  "path": "annex/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Question (b): For the different uses specified in the applications for renewal, are alternative authorised biocidal products or non-chemical means of control and prevention methods available?",
  "text": "Tables 2 and 3 provide an overview of the alternatives considered in the opinion in order to address this question.\nTable 2\nOverview of the alternative authorised biocidal products to the specified uses of anticoagulant rodenticides\nUse number as described in Table 1\nActive substance in the alternative biocidal products\nApplication type\n#1\n#2\n#3\n#4\n#5\n#6\n#7\n#8\n#9\n#10\nAlpha chloralose\nBait\nyes\nyes\nOnly mice\nAluminium phosphide releasing phosphine\nFumigant\nOnly for R. norvegicus\nOnly for R. norvegicus\nCarbon dioxide\nCannister for trapping device\nOnly mice\nThe alternative authorised biocidal products do not cover all the uses specified for anticoagulant rodenticides (see Table 2). For some uses (uses number #2, #3, #5, #6 and #10), no alternative authorised biocidal products are available. For use #7, there are alternative authorised biocidal products only for mice, and for uses #8 and #9 there are alternative authorised biocidal products only for rats (R. norvegicus).\nTable 3\nOverview of the identified non-chemical alternatives to the specified uses of anticoagulant rodenticides\nReported non-chemical alternative\nMode of action\nUses potentially covered\nCurative treatments\nElectrical rodent traps\nTraps with electrical current killing the rodent entering the trap.\n1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10\nGlue boards\nRodents are captured in glue, killing has to be done separately.\n1, 4, 6, 7, 8\nMechanical traps (spring traps or break-back traps)\nTraps with mechanical weight are killing the entering rodent.\n1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10\nShooting\nShooting the rodents.\n6, 8, 9\nPreventive treatments\nHabitat modification\nPreventing rodent populations from establishing by limiting the supply of food/water/harbourage\n1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9\nRodent proofing\nPreventing access of rodents to buildings by blocking entering routes.\n1, 2, 4, 5, 7\nUltra-sound\nRepelling rodents with an ultrasonic output at 70-140 dB.\n1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/1532/annex/division/3",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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