# 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), Division: 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?

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Tables 2 and 3 provide an overview of the alternatives considered in the opinion in order to address this question.
Table 2
Overview of the alternative authorised biocidal products to the specified uses of anticoagulant rodenticides
Use number as described in Table 1
Active substance in the alternative biocidal products
Application type
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
Alpha chloralose
Bait
yes
yes
Only mice
Aluminium phosphide releasing phosphine
Fumigant
Only for R. norvegicus
Only for R. norvegicus
Carbon dioxide
Cannister for trapping device
Only mice
The 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).
Table 3
Overview of the identified non-chemical alternatives to the specified uses of anticoagulant rodenticides
Reported non-chemical alternative
Mode of action
Uses potentially covered
Curative treatments
Electrical rodent traps
Traps with electrical current killing the rodent entering the trap.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Glue boards
Rodents are captured in glue, killing has to be done separately.
1, 4, 6, 7, 8
Mechanical traps (spring traps or break-back traps)
Traps with mechanical weight are killing the entering rodent.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Shooting
Shooting the rodents.
6, 8, 9
Preventive treatments
Habitat modification
Preventing rodent populations from establishing by limiting the supply of food/water/harbourage
1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Rodent proofing
Preventing access of rodents to buildings by blocking entering routes.
1, 2, 4, 5, 7
Ultra-sound
Repelling rodents with an ultrasonic output at 70-140 dB.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/1532/annex/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1532/annex/division-3
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