Characteristics

If a product has been authorised in the Netherlands and an extension with minor uses is requested for product application solely in the Netherlands, this request can be assessed in a non-zonal national procedure, based on regulation 1107/2009, article 51 with an application for extension of national authorisation with minor uses (NLKUG).

The legal basis

The definition of ‘minor’ can be different in the EU-memberstates. For detailed information see general information on minor uses. The application for extension of a national authorisation with minor uses (NLKUG) finds its legal basis in article 51 of the regulation 1107/2009 and 'Regeling gewasbeschermingsmiddelen en biociden' (Rgb), article 2.2

Application type criteria

What are the conditions for a national application for an extended authorisation with minor uses?

  • The plant protection product for which extended authorisation is requested has already been authorised in the Netherlands.
  • The use concerns a minor crop or a minor use in a major crop, such as cultivation on an unusual type of soil or an unusual pest or disease.
  • The application concerns professional use only.

The national extension with minor uses (NLKUG) cannot be used for seed treatment. For this purpose, an interzonal application is required.

In addition, applications are considered outside the scope of the NLKUG if one of the following criteria is met:

  • Applications for which a higher application rate is applied for than already authorised for field uses and indoor/greenhouses respectively. This also concerns applications with a change in frequency and/or interval of application leading to a higher total dose than already authorised.
  • Application for field uses when currently only indoor / greenhouse uses are authorised for the product.

In case one of these criteria is met, the application cannot be handled using a NLKUG application.

Data requirements

For a national authorisation with minor uses, it is not mandatory to prove efficacy for the minor use applied for and also phytotoxicity is exempted from evaluation.

Duration Period Product Authorisation

The extension with minor uses is fully linked to the product authorisation. A product authorisation is granted for a period not exceeding 1 year after the date of expiry of the approval of the active substances, safeners and synergists contained in the plant protection product (regulation1107/2009, art.32).

European bodies

Developments in legislative framework and processes for authorisation of minor uses are addressed in the Coordination Facility ‘Minor Uses’ established by the European Commission.