Apply to commercially withdraw your pesticide product or an authorised use

Commercial withdrawal of a whole product

If you wish to withdraw your product from the market for a commercial reason (known as a 'commercial withdrawal') you do not need to submit an application form.

Submit an email to [email protected] and include:

• details of the product name and MAPP number that you wish to withdraw
• reasons for withdrawal - if they are due to adverse effects, then make an adverse data submission
• the withdrawal or grace period you require, together with supporting details on stocks held – find out more about withdrawal periods in our guidance on withdrawal of authorisations and permits.

Commercial withdrawal of a use

If you wish to formally remove a use from the label of an authorised product, you must submit an application for a commercial withdrawal of the use, because a new authorisation will have to be issued for your product. The use will be deleted from your new authorisation and a label amendment will be issued to delete all references to the withdrawn use.

Authorisation holders are not required to make an application to HSE to remove an authorised use from the product label but have the option of doing so. Liability applies regardless of whether or not the use appears on the label.

Commercial withdrawal of a container type

If you wish to formally remove a container type from the product authorisation, you must submit an application for a commercial withdrawal of the container, because a new authorisation will have to be issued for your product.

Commercial withdrawal of an unsupported use

If your product has authorisation for a specific use for which there is an outstanding data requirement that you do not want to address, you will need to submit an administrative application for authorisation, otherwise your product will lapse at the expiry date. A new label amendment will be added to your authorisation documentation stating that you must remove the claim from the product label.

Data requirements for continuing pesticide product authorisation.

Commercial withdrawal of an unsupported container type

If your product has authorisation for a specific container type for which there is an outstanding data requirement that you do not want to address, you will need submit an administrative application for authorisation of your product otherwise your product will lapse at the expiry date. The new authorisation will only include the supported container types.

Data requirements for continuing pesticide product authorisation.

Submitting an application for commercial withdrawal of a use or container

The application must include:

• An application form CRD 2
• Cover letter/application overview including:
• details of the use you wish to withdraw
• reasons for withdrawal - if the reasons are due to adverse effects, then you must make an adverse data submission
• the withdrawal/grace period you require together with supporting details on stocks held - find out more about withdrawal periods in our guidance on withdrawal of authorisations and permits.

Liability

Authorisation holders are not required to submit an application for a commercial withdrawal of a use. However, they should consider their position with regard to liability for the consequences should a product breach The Consumer Rights Act 2015.

Unless a use is formally withdrawn via an application, the authorisation holder remains liable for any crop damage arising where the pesticide product has been used in accordance with the authorised conditions of use (including during the period of any phased withdrawal).