Stereoisomers: environmental fate and behaviour of plant protection products

This guidance supplements the EFSA (the European Food Safety Authority) stereoisomer guidance and includes additional options to consider when registering a pesticide in GB.

Applies to:: Great Britain
Published:: March 2023
Last updated:: March 2023

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Guidance on the environmental fate and behaviour of plant protection products that include stereoisomers (PDF) ^[1]

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This document provides additional guidance on assessing the environmental fate and behaviour of stereoisomers. It should be read alongside the EFSA stereoisomers guidance when registering a pesticide in GB.

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Environmental fate and behaviour: information for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Ireland^[3]

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Guidance on the environmental fate and behaviour of plant protection products that include stereoisomershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/assets/docs/stereoisomers-environmental-fate.pdf
EFSA guidance on stereoisomers (EFSA website)https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5804
Environmental fate and behaviour: information for pesticide registration in Great Britain and Northern Irelandhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/data-requirements-handbook/fate/index.htm
Codes of Practicehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/using-pesticides/codes-of-practice/index.htm
Pesticide/Plant Protection Product Databaseshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/databases/index.htm
Application formshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/applicant-guide/what-to-include-in-an-application.htm#application-form