IDRG
Imme Gerke, PhD & Jacques Drolet, PhD
Global Regulatory Strategists
Replacing the Use
of Carbendazim in
Citrus Production
in Brazil
December 2013
International Developmentof Regulatory Globalization
FACT FINDING
1. all carbendazim uses in Brazil
2. all carbendazim citrus in Brazil
3. all citrus uses in Brazil
4. alternatives for carbendazim uses in Brazil
5. citrus uses in other countries for same pests
6. products that are already approved in Brazil = label expansions (addition of pest, of crop or crop/pest)
7. which of these products have to be approved in Brazil = new actives/products
8. import countries for Brazilian citrus
9. MRL comparisons for citrus for Brazil and importers
1. All Carbendazim Uses in BrazilCrop (commodity) Pest Latin CompanyBEANS(PHASEOLUS LUNATUS L.) ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA GLOMERELLA CINGULATA NORTOXCITRUS: OTHER(CITRUS L. SPP.) ALTERNARIA SPP GUIGNARDIA CITRICARPA BAYER-CROPSCIENCECLEMENTINES(CITRUS CLEMENTINA) ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS HELMINTHOSPORIUM MAYDIS NUFARMCORN/MAIZE(ZEA MAYS L. SPP.) ASPERGILLUS SPP HELMINTHOSPORIUM TRITICI-R DVA-AGRO-BRASILCOTTON(GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM) BIPOLARIS SOROKINIANA MICROSPHAERA DIFFUSA BOHUS-PETER-DR.GRAPEFRUIT(CITRUS PARADISI) BIPOLARIS SPP PENICILLIUM SPP DE-SANGOSSELEMONS(CITRUS LIMON) BOTRYODIPLODIA THEOBROMAE PHAEOISARIOPSIS GRISEOLA CROPCHEMLIMES(CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA) BOTRYOSPHAERIA RHODINA PHAKOPSORA PACHYRHIZI HELMMANDARINS(CITRUS RETICULATA SENSU STRICTO) CERCOSPORA KIKUCHI PHOMA SPP OURO-FINO
ORANGES(CITRUS SINENSIS) CERCOSPORA SOJINA PUCCINIA GRAMINIS SINON-CORPORATIONPOMELO(CITRUS MAXIMA) COLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM PUCCINIA TRITICANA ROTAMRICE(ORYZA SATIVA L.) COLLETOTRICHUM DEMATIUM PYRICULARIA GRISEA DUPONTSOYBEANS(GLYCINE MAX) COLLETOTRICHUM GOSSYPII RAMULARIA AREOLA POLAND-QUIMICA
TANGERINES(CITRUS TANGERINA)COLLETOTRICHUM LINDEMUTHIANUM RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI CHEMINOVA
UNSPECIFIED COLLETOTRICHUM TRUNCATUM RHYNCHOSPORIUM SECALIS FMCWHEAT(TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) COLLETOTRICHUM VICIAE SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM MILENIA
CORYNESPORA CASSIICOLA SEPTORIA GLYCINES SYNGENTADIAPORTHE PHASEOLORUM SEPTORIA TRITICI CCAB-AGRO
DIAPORTHE PHASEOLORUM-SOJAE STAGONOSPORA NODORUM
NOVOZYMES-BIOLOGICALS
ELSINOE FAWCETTI UNSPECIFIED CONSAGROELSINOE SPP UNSPECIFIED-DISEASESERYSIPHE GRAMINIS TRITICI UROMYCES APPENDICULATUSERYSIPHE SPPFUSARIUM GRAMINEARUMFUSARIUM MONILIFORME
FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM VASINFECTUM
FUSARIUM SEMITECTUMFUSARIUM SOLANIFUSARIUM SPP
2. All Carbendazim Citrus Uses in Brazil
Crop (commodity) Pest Latin Company
CITRUS: OTHER(CITRUS L. SPP.) GUIGNARDIA CITRICARPA NUFARM
GRAPEFRUIT(CITRUS PARADISI) ELSINOE FAWCETTI DVA-AGRO-BRASIL
LEMONS(CITRUS LIMON) ELSINOE SPP NORTOX
LIMES(CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA) COLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM BOHUS-PETER-DR.
CLEMENTINES(CITRUS CLEMENTINA) GLOMERELLA CINGULATA DE-SANGOSSE
MANDARINS(CITRUS RETICULATA SENSU STRICTO) BAYER-CROPSCIENCE
ORANGES(CITRUS SINENSIS) CROPCHEM
POMELO(CITRUS MAXIMA) HELM
TANGERINES(CITRUS TANGERINA) OURO-FINO
SINON-CORPORATION
ROTAM
DUPONT
3. All Citrus Fungicide Uses in BrazilA.i.Combination Pest Latin CompanyACIBENZOLAR-S-M ALTERNARIA CITRI AGRIPECAZOXYSTROBIN BOTRYOSPHAERIA RHODINA ALLIER-BRASIL-AGROAZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE* BOTRYTIS CINEREA ARYSTA-LIFESCIENCECAPTAN COLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM ATAR-DO-BRASILCARBENDAZIM COLLETOTRICHUM GLOEOSPOR BASFCHLOROTHALONIL-(TPN) CORTICIUM SALMONICOLOR BAYER-CROPSCIENCECHLOROTHALONIL*/THIOPHANATE-M* DIAPHORINA CITRI BOHUS-PETER-DR.COPPER-HYDROXIDE DIAPORTHE CITRI CONSAGROCOPPER-OXIDE (COPPER-I-OXIDE/CUPROUS-OXIDE) DIAPORTHE SPP CROPCHEMCOPPER-OXYCHLORIDE ELSINOE FAWCETTI DE-SANGOSSECOPPER-SULFATE ELSINOE SPP DOW-AGROSCIENCESCOPPER-SULFATE-TRIBASIC GLOMERELLA CINGULATA DUPONTCU-OXYCHLORIDE*/MANCOZEB* GUIGNARDIA CITRICARPA DVA-AGRO-BRASILDIFENOCONAZOLE PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM FERSOLFAMOXADONE*/MANCOZEB* PENICILLIUM ITALICUM FUNGURAN-GIULINIFOLPET PHOMOPSIS CITRI GRIFFINFOSETYL-AL (AL-TRI-PHOSPHONATE)/FOSETYL PHYLLOCOPTRUTA OLEIVORA HELMIMAZALIL (ENILCONAZOLE) PHYTOPHTHORA CITROPHTHORA IHARABRASMANCOZEB (VONDOZEB) PHYTOPHTHORA NICOTIANAE PARASI ISAGROPYRACLOSTROBIN PHYTOPHTHORA SPP MCM-QUIMICAQUINTOZENE-(PCNB/PENTACHLORONITROBENZENE) PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM MILENIATEBUCONAZOLE (FENETRAZOLE)(TERBUTRAZOLE) SCLEROTIUM ROLFSII NORTOXTEBUCONAZOLE*/TRIFLOXYSTROBIN* XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA NUFARMTHIABENDAZOLE OURO-FINOTHIOPHANATE-M OXIQUIMICATRIFLOXYSTROBIN PFIZER
PILARQUIM-CORPPROPHYTORIZZIROTAMSINON-CORPORATIONSIPCAMSTOLLERSYNGENTATRADECORP-BRASIL-COM.-INS.-AGRUNITED-PHOSPHORUS
4. All Citrus Carbendazim Alternatives in Brazil
PestsCOLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM ELSINOE FAWCETTI ELSINOE SPP
GLOMERELLA CINGULATA
GUIGNARDIA CITRICARPA
Active Substances
AZOXYSTROBIN
AZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*
AZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*
AZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*
AZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*
CAPTAN CAPTAN
CHLOROTHALONIL-(TPN)
CHLOROTHALONIL*/THIOPHANATE-M*
COPPER-HYDROXIDE COPPER-HYDROXIDE COPPER-HYDROXIDE
COPPER-OXIDE (COPPER-I-OXIDE/CUPROUS-OXIDE)
COPPER-OXIDE (COPPER-I-OXIDE/CUPROUS-OXIDE)
COPPER-OXIDE (COPPER-I-OXIDE/CUPROUS-OXIDE)
COPPER-OXYCHLORIDE COPPER-OXYCHLORIDE COPPER-OXYCHLORIDE COPPER-OXYCHLORIDECOPPER-SULFATE-TRIBASIC COPPER-SULFATE COPPER-SULFATE
CU-OXYCHLORIDE*/MANCOZEB*
DIFENOCONAZOLE DIFENOCONAZOLE
MANCOZEB (VONDOZEB)
MANCOZEB (VONDOZEB)
MANCOZEB (VONDOZEB)
PYRACLOSTROBIN PYRACLOSTROBIN
TEBUCONAZOLE (FENETRAZOLE)(TERBUTRAZOLE)
TEBUCONAZOLE*/TRIFLOXYSTROBIN*
TEBUCONAZOLE*/TRIFLOXYSTROBIN*
THIOPHANATE-M THIOPHANATE-M THIOPHANATE-M THIOPHANATE-M
TRIFLOXYSTROBIN TRIFLOXYSTROBIN
5. Citrus Uses in other Countries for the same pests (1 of 2)
COLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM
ELSINOE FAWCETTI ELSINOE SPP GLOMERELLA CINGULATAGUIGNARDIA CITRICARPA
AZOXYSTROBIN AZOXYSTROBIN AZOXYSTROBIN AZOXYSTROBIN AZOXYSTROBINAZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*
AZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*AZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*
AZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*AZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*AZOXYSTROBIN*/KRESOXIM-M*
BACILLUS SUBTILIS BACILLUS SUBTILISBORDEAUX-MIXTURE (COPPER-CALCIUM-SULPHATE)
BORDEAUX-MIXTURE (COPPER-CALCIUM-SULPHATE)
BROMOTHALONIL*/CARBENDAZIM*BOSCALID*/PYRACLOSTROBIN*CAPTAN CAPTAN
CARBENDAZIM CARBENDAZIM CARBENDAZIM CARBENDAZIM CARBENDAZIMCARBENDAZIM*/MANCOZEB*
CHLOROTHALONIL-(TPN) CHITOSAN*/PROCHLORAZ*CHLOROTHALONIL*/HEXACONAZOLE*CHLOROTHALONIL*/THIOPHANATE-M*COPPER-AMMONIUM-CARBONATECOPPER-AMMONIUM-COMPLEX
COPPER-DEHYDROABIETATE (DEHYDROABIETATE-ACID)
COPPER-HYDROXIDE COPPER-HYDROXIDE COPPER-HYDROXIDECOPPER-OCTANATE
COPPER-OXIDE (COPPER-I-OXIDE/CUPROUS-OXIDE)
COPPER-OXIDE (COPPER-I-OXIDE/CUPROUS-OXIDE)
COPPER-OXIDE (COPPER-I-OXIDE/CUPROUS-OXIDE)
COPPER-OXYCHLORIDECOPPER-OXYCHLORIDE
COPPER-OXYCHLORIDECOPPER-OXYCHLORIDE
CU-OXYCHLORIDE*/MANCOZEB*
COPPER-SULFATE COPPER-SULFATE COPPER-SULFATECOPPER-SULFATE-ANHYDRIDE
COPPER-SULFATE-PENTAHYDRATE(CUPRIC-SULFATE)
COPPER-SULFATE-TRIBASIC COPPER-SULFATE-TRIBASICDIFENOCONAZOLE DIFENOCONAZOLE
EPOXICONAZOLEFENBUCONAZOLE
FLUSILAZOLEGUAZATINE
5. Citrus Uses in other Countries for same pests (2 of 2)
COLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM
ELSINOE FAWCETTI ELSINOE SPP GLOMERELLA CINGULATA GUIGNARDIA CITRICARPA
KRESOXIM-M
MANCOZEB (VONDOZEB) MANCOZEB (VONDOZEB) MANCOZEB (VONDOZEB)
MANEB*/ZINC-OXIDE*
MYCLOBUTANIL
POTASSIUM-BICARBONATE (POTASSIUM-HYDROGEN-CARBONATE)
POTASSIUM-BICARBONATE (POTASSIUM-HYDROGEN-CARBONATE)
PROCHLORAZ
PROCHLORAZ-MN
PROPICONAZOLE
PROPINEB (METIRAM-M)
PYRACLOSTROBIN PYRACLOSTROBIN PYRACLOSTROBIN PYRACLOSTROBIN
REYNOUTRIA SACHALINENSIS
REYNOUTRIA SACHALINENSIS
TEBUCONAZOLE (FENETRAZOLE)(TERBUTRAZOLE)
TEBUCONAZOLE*/TRIFLOXYSTROBIN*
TEBUCONAZOLE*/TRIFLOXYSTROBIN*
TEBUCONAZOLE*/TRIFLOXYSTROBIN*
THIOPHANATE-M THIOPHANATE-M THIOPHANATE-M THIOPHANATE-M
TRIFLOXYSTROBIN TRIFLOXYSTROBIN TRIFLOXYSTROBIN TRIFLOXYSTROBIN
TRIADIMEFON
ZINEB ZINEB ZINEB
6. Products that are already approved in Brazillabel expansions (addition of pest, of crop or crop/pest)
COLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM ELSINOE FAWCETTI ELSINOE SPP GLOMERELLA CINGULATA GUIGNARDIA CITRICARPA
AZOXYSTROBIN AZOXYSTROBIN AZOXYSTROBIN AZOXYSTROBIN AZOXYSTROBINAZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*
AZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*
AZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*
AZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*
AZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE*
BACILLUS SUBTILIS BACILLUS SUBTILISBOSCALID*/PYRACLOSTROBIN*CAPTAN CAPTANCHLOROTHALONIL-(TPN) CHITOSAN*/PROCHLORAZ*CHLOROTHALONIL*/HEXACONAZOLE*CHLOROTHALONIL*/THIOPHANATE-M*COPPER-HYDROXIDE COPPER-HYDROXIDE COPPER-HYDROXIDE
COPPER-OXIDE (COPPER-I-OXIDE/CUPROUS-OXIDE)
COPPER-OXIDE (COPPER-I-OXIDE/CUPROUS-OXIDE)
COPPER-OXIDE (COPPER-I-OXIDE/CUPROUS-OXIDE)
COPPER-OXYCHLORIDE COPPER-OXYCHLORIDE COPPER-OXYCHLORIDE COPPER-OXYCHLORIDECU-OXYCHLORIDE*/MANCOZEB*COPPER-SULFATE COPPER-SULFATE COPPER-SULFATE COPPER-SULFATE-ANHYDRIDE
COPPER-SULFATE-TRIBASIC COPPER-SULFATE-TRIBASICDIFENOCONAZOLE DIFENOCONAZOLE
EPOXICONAZOLEKRESOXIM-M
MANCOZEB (VONDOZEB) MANCOZEB (VONDOZEB) MANCOZEB (VONDOZEB)MYCLOBUTANIL
POTASSIUM-BICARBONATE (POTASSIUM-HYDROGEN-CARBONATE)
POTASSIUM-BICARBONATE (POTASSIUM-HYDROGEN-CARBONATE)PROCHLORAZ
PROPICONAZOLEPROPINEB (METIRAM-M)
PYRACLOSTROBIN PYRACLOSTROBIN PYRACLOSTROBIN PYRACLOSTROBINTEBUCONAZOLE (FENETRAZOLE)(TERBUTRAZOLE)
TEBUCONAZOLE*/TRIFLOXYSTROBIN*
TEBUCONAZOLE*/TRIFLOXYSTROBIN*
TEBUCONAZOLE*/TRIFLOXYSTROBIN*
THIOPHANATE-M THIOPHANATE-M THIOPHANATE-M THIOPHANATE-MTRIFLOXYSTROBIN TRIFLOXYSTROBIN TRIFLOXYSTROBIN TRIFLOXYSTROBIN
TRIADIMEFONZINEB ZINEB ZINEB
The companies that hold registrations for these products in BrazilAZOXYSTROBIN SYNGENTAAZOXYSTROBIN*/DIFENOCONAZOLE* SYNGENTABACILLUS SUBTILIS BASFBOSCALID*/PYRACLOSTROBIN* BASF
CAPTAN ARYSTA-LIFESCIENCE, MILENIA, AGRICUR-DEFENSIVOS-AGRICOLAS, FERSOL
CHLOROTHALONIL-(TPN) SYNGENTA, ARYSTA-LIFESCIENCE, SIPCAM-ISAGRO, SIPCAM, PILARQUIM-CORP, IHARABRAS, MILENIA
CHLOROTHALONIL*/HEXACONAZOLE* SYNGENTACHLOROTHALONIL*/THIOPHANATE-M* SIPCAM-ISAGRO, IHARABRAS, SIPCAMCOPPER-HYDROXIDE DUPONT, GRIFFIN, OXIQUIMICA, ISAGRO, BASFCOPPER-OXIDE (COPPER-I-OXIDE/CUPROUS-OXIDE) ATAR-DO-BRASIL, STOLLER
COPPER-OXYCHLORIDEAGRIPEC, BASF, ATAR-DO-BRASIL, ARYSTA-LIFESCIENCE, FUNGURAN-GIULINI, BAYER-CROPSCIENCE, DUPONT, NUFARM, OXIQUIMICA, GRIFFIN, ISAGRO, SIPCAM, FERSOL, RIZZI, NOVAQUIM
CU-OXYCHLORIDE*/MANCOZEB* SIPCAMCOPPER-SULFATE MCM-QUIMICA, RIZZI, MICROSAL-INDUSTRIACOPPER-SULFATE-TRIBASIC PFIZERDIFENOCONAZOLE SYNGENTA, HELMEPOXICONAZOLE MILENIA, BASF, CHEMINOVAKRESOXIM-M BASF
MANCOZEB (VONDOZEB) UNITED-PHOSPHORUS, DUPONT, SIPCAM, DOW-AGROSCIENCES, OURO-FINO, ARYSTA-LIFESCIENCE, SABERO, ALLIER-BRASIL-AGRO, PROPHYTO
MYCLOBUTANIL DOW-AGROSCIENCESPOTASSIUM-BICARBONATE (POTASSIUM-HYDROGEN-CARBONATE) ARYSTA-LIFESCIENCE
PROCHLORAZ MILENIA, FMCPROPICONAZOLE NORTOX, SYNGENTA, MILENIA, DVA-AGRO-BRASILPROPINEB (METIRAM-M) BAYER-CROPSCIENCEPYRACLOSTROBIN BASF
TEBUCONAZOLE (FENETRAZOLE)(TERBUTRAZOLE)
BAYER-CROPSCIENCE, CCAB-AGRO,MILENIA, NORTOX, CHEMINOVA, CONSAGRO, OURO-FINO, NUFARM, VOLCANO-AGROSCIENCE, UPL, ROTAM, HELM, SHARDA, UNITED-PHOSPHORUS, CROSS-LINK, RED-SURCOS
TEBUCONAZOLE*/TRIFLOXYSTROBIN* BAYER-CROPSCIENCE
THIOPHANATE-M IHARABRAS, PILARQUIM-CORP, DOW-AGROSCIENCES, SIPCAM, HELM, SIPCAM-ISAGRO
TRIFLOXYSTROBIN BAYER-CROPSCIENCE, TRADECORP-BRASIL-COM.-INS.-AGRTRIADIMEFON BAYER-CROPSCIENCE
7. These products would have to be approved in Brazil(= new actives/products)
COLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM
ELSINOE FAWCETTI ELSINOE SPP GLOMERELLA CINGULATA GUIGNARDIA CITRICARPA
BORDEAUX-MIXTURE (COPPER-CALCIUM-SULPHATE)
BORDEAUX-MIXTURE (COPPER-CALCIUM-SULPHATE)
COPPER-AMMONIUM-CARBONATE
COPPER-AMMONIUM-COMPLEX
COPPER-DEHYDROABIETATE (DEHYDROABIETATE-ACID)
COPPER-OCTANATE
COPPER-SULFATE-PENTAHYDRATE(CUPRIC-SULFATE)
FENBUCONAZOLE
FLUSILAZOLE
GUAZATINE
MANEB*/ZINC-OXIDE*
PROCHLORAZ-MN
REYNOUTRIA SACHALINENSIS
REYNOUTRIA SACHALINENSIS
TRIADIMEFON*/TRIFLOXYSTROBIN*
ZINEB ZINEB ZINEB
8. Import countries for Brazilian citrusImport Country Value in 000 euros PCT value
ALGERIA 1,340.73 0.10%ARGENTINA 3,020.76 0.20%AUSTRALIA 25,602.01 1.40%BELGIUM 745,838.96 41.90%CANADA 1,102.03 0.10%CHILE 10,534.88 0.60%CHINA 67,144.19 3.80%COLOMBIA 1,248.30 0.10%CYPRUS 1,707.62 0.10%GERMANY 4,674.94 0.30%INDONESIA 2,495.66 0.10%IRELAND 7,059.10 0.40%ISRAEL 13,490.03 0.80%ITALY 2,120.41 0.10%JAPAN 112,031.60 6.30%KOREA-SOUTH 5,291.07 0.30%KUWAIT 1,141.04 0.10%LEBANON 1,042.31 0.10%MALAYSIA 2,465.52 0.10%NETHERLANDS 416,324.43 23.40%NEW ZEALAND 2,688.35 0.20%PANAMA 923.37 0.10%PHILIPPINES 1,630.88 0.10%SAUDI-ARABIA 1,162.85 0.10%SINGAPORE 1,871.67 0.10%SPAIN 2,831.33 0.20%SWITZERLAND 39,401.63 2.20%THAILAND 3,108.24 0.20%TURKEY 1,683.86 0.10%U.ARAB-E. 4,322.83 0.20%U.KINGDOM 81,636.15 4.60%USA 210,979.24 11.90%VIETNAM 1,896.48 0.10%
9a. MRL comparisons for citrus for Brazil and importers(example AZOXYSTROBIN)
Crop name A.I. BRA ARG AUS CAN CMA CODEX EU JAP ASE USA EU reg
CITRUS-HYBRIDS(CITRUS L. SPP.) AZOXYSTROBIN 10 15 ANNEX I
CITRUS: OIL AZOXYSTROBIN 40 ANNEX I
CITRUS: OTHER(CITRUS L. SPP.) AZOXYSTROBIN 0.5 10 1 15 15 10 15 ANNEX I
CITRUS: PULP-DRY(CITRUS L. PULP) AZOXYSTROBIN 20 ANNEX I
CLEMENTINES(CITRUS CLEMENTINA) AZOXYSTROBIN 0.5 15 ANNEX I
GRAPEFRUIT HYBRIDS: OTHER AZOXYSTROBIN 15 ANNEX I
GRAPEFRUIT(CITRUS PARADISI) AZOXYSTROBIN 0.5 10 10 1 15 15 10 15 ANNEX I
LEMONS(CITRUS LIMON) AZOXYSTROBIN 0.5 0.5 10 10 1 15 15 10 15 ANNEX ILIME-SPANISH/GENIP/HONEY-BERRY(MELICOCCUS BIJUGATUS) AZOXYSTROBIN 2 ANNEX I
LIMES(CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA) AZOXYSTROBIN 0.5 10 10 15 15 10 15 ANNEX I
MANDARINS(CITRUS RETICULATA SENSU STRICTO) AZOXYSTROBIN 0.5 0.5 10 10 1 15 15 15 ANNEX I
MANDARINS/OTHER-HYBRIDS(CITRUS RETICULATA) AZOXYSTROBIN 15 ANNEX I
ORANGE HYBRIDS: OTHER AZOXYSTROBIN 15 ANNEX I
ORANGE-SOUR/BITTER(CITRUS AURANTIUM VAR. AMARA) AZOXYSTROBIN 10 15 15 15 ANNEX I
ORANGES(CITRUS SINENSIS) AZOXYSTROBIN 0.5 0.5 10 10 1 15 15 10 15 ANNEX I
ORANGES-SWEET(CITRUS SINENSIS) AZOXYSTROBIN 15 ANNEX I
ORANGES: OIL(CITRUS RETICULATA I C.SINENSIS) AZOXYSTROBIN 3.3 ANNEX I
POMELO(CITRUS MAXIMA) AZOXYSTROBIN 0.5 10 1 15 15 15 ANNEX I
SHADDOCK/POMELO(CITRUS MAXIMA) AZOXYSTROBIN 10 15 ANNEX I
SOUR-ORANGE-CHINOTTO(CITRUS AURANTIUM) AZOXYSTROBIN 15 ANNEX ISUMMER-ORANGE-NATSUDAIDAI(CITRUS NATSUDAIDAI HAYATA) AZOXYSTROBIN 10 ANNEX I
TANGERINES(CITRUS TANGERINA) AZOXYSTROBIN 0.5 10 1 15 15 ANNEX I
9b. MRL comparisons for citrus for Brazil and importers (example PYRACLOSTROBIN)
Crop name A.I. BRA ARG AUS CAN CMA CODEX EU JAP ASE USA EU reg
CITRUS-HYBRIDS(CITRUS L. SPP.) PYRACLOSTROBIN 2 ANNEX I
CITRUS: OIL PYRACLOSTROBIN 9 10 9 ANNEX I
CITRUS: OTHER(CITRUS L. SPP.) PYRACLOSTROBIN 0.5 2 1 1 2 ANNEX I
CITRUS: PULP-DRY(CITRUS L. PULP) PYRACLOSTROBIN 12.5 ANNEX I
CLEMENTINES(CITRUS CLEMENTINA) PYRACLOSTROBIN 0.5 1 ANNEX I
GRAPEFRUIT HYBRIDS: OTHER PYRACLOSTROBIN 1 ANNEX I
GRAPEFRUIT(CITRUS PARADISI) PYRACLOSTROBIN 0.5 2 2 1 1 2 ANNEX I
LEMONS(CITRUS LIMON) PYRACLOSTROBIN 0.5 1 2 2 1 1 2 ANNEX I
LIMES(CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA) PYRACLOSTROBIN 0.5 2 2 1 1 2 ANNEX I
MANDARINS(CITRUS RETICULATA SENSU STRICTO)
PYRACLOSTROBIN 0.5 0.5 2 1 2 ANNEX I
MANDARINS/OTHER-HYBRIDS(CITRUS RETICULATA)
PYRACLOSTROBIN 1 ANNEX I
ORANGE HYBRIDS: OTHER PYRACLOSTROBIN 2 ANNEX I
ORANGE-SOUR/BITTER(CITRUS AURANTIUM) PYRACLOSTROBIN 2 2 2 ANNEX I
ORANGES(CITRUS SINENSIS) PYRACLOSTROBIN 0.5 1 2 2 2 1 2 ANNEX I
ORANGES-SWEET(CITRUS SINENSIS) PYRACLOSTROBIN 2 ANNEX I
ORANGES: OIL(CITRUS RETICULATA I C.SINENSIS) PYRACLOSTROBIN 10 ANNEX I
POMELO(CITRUS MAXIMA) PYRACLOSTROBIN 1 2 2 1 2 ANNEX I
SHADDOCK/POMELO(CITRUS MAXIMA) PYRACLOSTROBIN 1 ANNEX I
SOUR-ORANGE-CHINOTTO(CITRUS AURANTIUM) PYRACLOSTROBIN 2 ANNEX I
SUMMER-ORANGE-NATSUDAIDAI PYRACLOSTROBIN 1 ANNEX I
TANGERINES(CITRUS TANGERINA) PYRACLOSTROBIN 0.5 2 1 2 ANNEX I
Strategy
1. Several fungicides are registered in Brazil that could fill the gap that the disappearance of carbendazim will leave for citrus production.
2. Some of these products are already approved for use on citrus but the five specific pathogens that are being controlled by carbendazim need to be added to the label.
3. Other fungicides are approved for the control of these pathogens on crops other than citrus. In these cases the citrus crops have to added to the label and an MRL has to be set.
4. When adding citrus crops to existing labels, product specific MRLs will have to set.
5. The use patterns of the products on citrus should follow those in countries with low MRLs so that Brazil can continue to ship their citrus crops to these countries.
6. The next steps are:
i. asking the regulator for crop/pest/product specific data requirements for the label additions of crops, pests or crop/pest combinations
ii. based on these requirements ask the compan(ies) to add the new uses to their labels; residue trials might be required if data from other countries are not acceptable; these trials would not necessarily have to be conducted by the registrants but could be financed by growers, food traders or food processors
iii. search Homologa/GPPD for the use patterns in countries with similar MRLs
iv. based on the level of simplicity of regulatory requirements and the toxicological footprint of the active substance, a task force has to select the products they wish to be me available to them