# 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 (d): Are these alternatives sufficiently effective?

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

The authorised biocidal products identified under Question (b) include active substances that have been approved and therefore considered effective for the specified uses. Since being sufficiently effective is a criterion for granting an authorisation in Article 19(1)(b)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, those products are considered as being sufficiently effective.
Regarding the non-chemical alternatives identified under Question (b), according to the opinion each of the alternatives, on their own or in combination with other alternatives may provide sufficient efficacy in certain, perhaps limited, circumstances. However, there is insufficient scientific evidence to prove that any of the non-chemical alternatives reviewed are sufficiently effective according to agreed Union guidance (i.e. providing similar levels of protection or control of rodent populations under field conditions) to negate the need for anticoagulant rodenticides for the specified uses. As the condition of being sufficiently effective in Article 23(3)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 is not met, no further investigation was made for the identified non-chemical alternatives.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/1532/annex/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1532/annex/division-5
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