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Annex II

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‘ANNEX II

Pesticides — Plant protection products referred to in Article 5(1)

All the substances listed in this Annex have to comply at least with the conditions for use as specified in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011f1. More restrictive conditions for use for organic production are specified in the second column of each table

1.

Substances of plant or animal origin

Obtained from sustainable fisheries or organic aquaculture

Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).

NameDescription, compositional requirement, conditions for use
Allium sativum (Garlic extract)
Azadirachtin extracted from Azadirachta indica (Neem tree)
Basic substances (including:. Lecithins, sucrose, fructose, vinegar, whey, chitosan hydrochloridef2, and Equisetum arvense etc.)

Only those basic substances as defined by Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009f3 which are food as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and have plant or animal origin

Substances not to be used as herbicides, but only for the control of pests and diseases.

BeeswaxOnly as pruning agent/wound protectant
COS-OGA
Hydrolysed proteins excluding gelatine
LaminarinKelp shall be either grown organically in accordance with Article 6d or harvested in a sustainable way in accordance with Article 6c
PheromonesOnly in traps and dispensers.
Plant oilsAll uses authorised, except herbicide.
Pyrethrins extracted from Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium
Pyrethroids (only deltamethrin or lambdacyhalothrin)Only in traps with specific attractants; only against Bactrocera oleae and Ceratitis capitata Wied
Quassia extracted from Quassia amara Only as Insecticide, repellent
Repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/sheep fatOnly on non-edible parts of the crop and where crop material is not ingested by sheep or goats
Salix spp. Cortex (aka willow bark extract)

2.

Micro-organisms or substances produced by micro-organisms

NameDescription, compositional requirement, conditions for use
Micro-organismsNot from GMO origin
Spinosad

3.

Substances other than those mentioned in Sections 1 and 2

NameDescription, compositional requirement, conditions or restrictions to use
Aluminium silicate (Kaolin)
Calcium hydroxideWhen used as Fungicide, only in fruit trees, including nurseries, to control Nectria galligena
Carbon dioxide
Copper compounds in the form of: copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, copper oxide, Bordeaux mixture, and tribasic copper sulphate

Up to 6 kg copper per ha per year.

For perennial crops, Member States may, by derogation from the previous paragraph, provide that the 6 kg copper limit can be exceeded in a given year provided that the average quantity actually used over a 5-year period consisting of that year and of the four preceding years does not exceed 6 kg.

Diammonium phosphateOnly as attractant in traps
EthyleneOnly indoor uses as plant growth regulator may be authorised. Authorisations shall be limited to professional users.
Fatty acidsAll uses authorised, except herbicide
Ferric phosphate (iron (III) orthophosphate)Preparations to be surface-spread between cultivated plants
Kieselgur (diatomaceous earth)
Lime sulphur (calcium polysulphide)
Paraffin oil
Potassium and sodium hydrogen carbonate (aka potassium/sodium bicarbonate)
Quartz sand
Sulphur

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Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).

f2

Obtained from sustainable fisheries or organic aquaculture

f3

Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).