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Evaluation Manual Biopesticides

There are separate European guidelines for microorganisms, plant extracts and semiochemicals. Microorganisms (including viruses) have specific data requirements. The Evaluation Manual Biopesticides is supplementary to existing guidelines.

To support the implementation of the actual data requirements on micro-organisms and plant protection products containing them in the framework of Reg. (EC) No 1107/2009, the commission has published Explanatory Notes. 

In addition to the Explanatory Notes, Ctgb has updated Part 1 of the Evaluation Manual Biopesticides, which contains now only Dutch national elements in the assessments of micro-organisms and some additional information to the Explanatory Notes. 
The Appendix 1 of Part 1 of the Evaluation Manual with the Roadmap for SANCO/2020/12258 remained. 

Evaluation Manual Biopesticides: latest version

Version 2024-1, published August 2024

The Evaluation Manual Biopesticides contains three parts:

  1. Part 1 Microorganisms version 3.0, August 2024
  2. Part 2 Botanicals version 2.0, December 2022
  3. Part 3 Semiochemicals version 2.1, September 2024

The Evaluation Manual Biopesticides describes in detail the data requirements and risk assessment for biopesticides. Especially for botanicals and semiochemicals (like pheromones) this manual should be read in conjunction with the EU legislation, the Evaluation Manual EU part and national elements, which is dealing with the conventional (chemical) plant protection products, i.e. part A of the data requirements.

Previous version(s) of the Evaluation Manual Biopesticides

  • Version 2023-2, published in October 2023 and valid till August 2024
  • Version 2023-1 published in April and valid till September 2023
  • Version 2.0 published in December 2022 and valid till April 2023
  • Version 1.4 published in July 2022 and valid till December 2022
  • Version 1.3 published in December 2021 and valid till July 2022
  • Version 1.2, published in July 2021 and valid till December 2021
  • Version 1.1, published in July 2018 and valid till July 2021
  • Version 1.0, published in July 2017 and valid till July 2018