Reference-country route
Verify that the active substance, safener or synergist has already been evaluated and approved in a listed reference country whose requirements are at least equivalent.
Understanding Registration
Understanding Registration for Plant Protection Products
A legal authorization based on scientific evidence, efficacy and acceptable risk.
Registration is not a formality
A plant protection product registration is a legal authorization allowing the product to be used in a given country. Before market access, it must demonstrate efficacy and an acceptable toxicological and environmental profile.
The assessment considers human health, animal health, residues, environmental fate, non-target species, biological efficacy, selectivity, classification, packaging and labelling.
Morocco example
Law 34-18: approval of active substances, safeners and synergists
Under Title II, Chapter I and Section I, approval is granted by the competent authority at the request of a legal entity holding the required authorization under Article 61 and after the opinion of the National Commission under Article 4.
Approval is granted only when a technical risk assessment establishes that the substance, its metabolites and residues do not present unacceptable effects on human health, animal health or the environment.
Full data examination
Examine whether the submitted toxicological, ecotoxicological, analytical, physicochemical and biological data meet the applicable approval criteria.