Plant Protection Products Register
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The Plant Protection Products Register contains key information on products that have been approved for plant protection purposes in Finland. The register also provides the label texts of the products (gradually replaced by the Use and restrictions -annex from 2025 onwards), including their instructions for use or Instructions for use- table. The use of any other products than those entered into the Plant Protection Products Register is prohibited.
New authorised products
Tukes approves new uses for registered products on application if the requirements for approval are met. Furthermore, Tukes may grant minor use authorizations for registered products. Always check the plant protection product register for up-to-date restrictions of use. You can search for products for which the conditions for authorization have changed in the plant protection product register by using the search “Information updated”.
Changes in product names
Upon the permit holder’s request, Tukes can change the trade name of an authorised product. However, the four-digit registration number of the product always remains the same. In addition to the new name, you can use the previous name of the product to search for the product in the plant protection product register.
Derogations in emergency situations
In emergency situations in plant protection, Tukes may grant an authorisation by derogation for using a specific plant protection product for a maximum of 120 days. Granting an authorisation by derogation requires the occurrence of a pest threatening the crops that cannot be averted with any products included in the register or by any other reasonable means.
Tukes may grant an authorisation by derogation for a product that is not authorised for use in Finland. Tukes may grant an authorisation by derogation for a product that has been authorised for use in Finland but for other uses than those the derogation applies to. In recent years, Tukes has issued on an average about a dozen derogations a year.
Products withdrawn or to be withdrawn from the register
Information on products withdrawn or to be withdrawn can be found in the plant protection product register. You can search for them using the search function “Product status”.
Tukes withdraws authorised uses of registered products because the requirements for these uses are no longer met or when renewing the authorisation, the authorisation holder no longer applies for authorisation for these uses. When Tukes withdraws an authorised use from a registered product, Tukes gives a date after which the product may no longer be used for the withdrawn use. This date can be found in the plant protection product register under “notes”. In addition, the information can be found in the label header as a mention: “This label text shall be applied as of xx.xx.20xx at the latest”. You can search for products for which the conditions for authorisation have changed in the plant protection product register by using the search “Information updated”.
Tukes withdraws products from the Plant Protection Product Register because
• the authorisation of the product expires, and the authorisation holder has not applied for renewal of the authorisation or
• the authorisation holder applies for withdrawal of the product from the register even if the authorisation is still valid or
• the authorisation of the product expires, and the renewal requirements are not met or
• it is concluded in an EU-level review of the active substance that the active substance is not safe to use. In such a case, the products must be withdrawn from the register quite rapidly, as happened with, for example, the Rovral 75 WG with iprodione as the active substance.
When a product is withdrawn from the register, Tukes may grant a grace period for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks.
It is forbidden to use any products withdrawn from the Plant Protection Product Register. Products withdrawn from the Plant Protection Product Register are considered hazardous waste. Remember to dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.