Treated seeds and products for greenhouses, post-harvest and seed treatment
For placing treated seeds on the market in Norway, the plant protection product used in the seed treatment must be approved in at least one EU member state. Plant protection products for use in greenhouses, post-harvest treatments, treatment of empty storage rooms or seed treatments are jointly assessed in the EU.
The placing on the market of treated seeds is described under Article 49 in regulation 1107/2009/EC.
The actual seed treatment must be done in the member state where the plant protection product is authorised. The following labelling is required for treated seeds on the Norwegian market:
- The name of the plant protection product used for the seed treatment.
- The active substance in the plant protection product.
- Standard safety phrases according to directive No 99/45/EC (will be replaced by regulation No 1272/2008 from the 1st of June 2015).
- The risk reducing measures identified during the risk assessment of the plant protection product.
Products for greenhouses, post-harvest and seed treatment
Plant protection products for use in greenhouses, post-harvest treatments, treatment of empty storage rooms or seed treatments are jointly assessed in the EU. This means that a member state will do the risk assessment on behalf of all other member statesin the EU/EEA.
However, the requirements specified in the guidance document for the Northern zone, including the national requirements, still applies. Protected crops are assessed as closed systems until a guidance document from EFSA is available.