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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 Commission 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

NameDescription, compositional requirement, conditions for use
Allium sativum (Garlic extract)
Azadirachtin extracted from Azadirachta indica (Neem tree)
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
Maltodextrin
PheromonesOnly in traps and dispensers.
Plant oilsAll uses authorised, except herbicide .
PyrethrinsOnly from plant origin
Quassia extracted from Quassia amara Only as insecticide, repellent
Repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/sheep fat

Only on non-edible parts of the crop and where crop material is not ingested by sheep or goats

Salix spp. Cortex (a.k.a. willow bark)
Terpenes (eugenol, geraniol and thymol)

2.

Basic substances

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).

Basic substances based on food (including: Lecithins, sucrose, fructose, vinegar, whey, chitosan hydrochloride f2, and Equisetum arvense etc.)

Only those basic substances as defined by Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 f3 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

3.

Micro-organisms or substances produced by or derived from micro-organisms

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

4.

Substances other than those mentioned in Sections 1, 2 and 3

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
Diammonium phosphateOnly as attractant in traps
Ethylene
Fatty acidsAll uses authorised, except herbicide
Ferric phosphate (iron (III) orthophosphate)Preparations to be surface-spread between cultivated plants
Hydrogen peroxide
Kieselgur (diatomaceous earth)
Lime sulphur (calcium polysulphide)
Paraffin oil
Potassium and sodium hydrogen carbonate (a.k.a. potassium /sodium bicarbonate)
Pyrethroids (only deltamethrin or lambda-cyhalothrin)Only in traps with specific attractants; only against Bactrocera oleae and Ceratitis capitata Wied
Quartz sand
Sodium chlorideAll uses authorised, except herbicide
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).