Common Name, Identification Numbers

IUPAC Name

Purity (1)

Date of approval

Expiration of approval

Specific provisions

Metalaxyl-M

CAS No 70630-17-0 (R)

CIPAC No 580

methyl N-(methoxyacetyl)-N-(2,6-xylyl)-D-alaninate

≥ 920 g/kg

The following impurities are of toxicological concern and must not exceed the following levels in the technical material:

2,6-dimethylphenylamine:

max. content: 0,5 g/kg

4-methoxy-5-methyl-5H-[1,2]oxathiole 2,2-dioxide:

max. content: 1 g/kg

2-[(2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-(2-methoxyacetyl)-amino]-propionic acid 1-methoxycarbonyl-ethyl ester:

max. content < 10 g/kg

1 June 2020

31 May 2035

When used for seed treatment, only the treatment of seeds intended to be sown in greenhouses may be authorised.

For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on metalaxyl-M, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:

Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority an updated assessment of the information submitted and, where relevant, further information to confirm the absence of endocrine disrupting properties in accordance with points 3.6.5 and 3.8.2 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2018/605, by 26 May 2022.

The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority confirmatory information as regards the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in drinking water, by 10 July 2026.