COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2017/1532
of 7 September 2017
addressing questions regarding the comparative assessment of anticoagulant rodenticides in accordance with Article 23(5) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
Article 2
ANNEX
Information addressing the questions referred by Member States to the Commission concerning the comparative assessment of anticoagulant rodenticide biocidal products.
Use number |
Target organism(s) |
Field of use |
Category(ies) of users |
Application method |
#1 |
Mus musculus (house mice) (Other target organisms may be added) |
Indoor |
General public |
Ready-to-use bait to be used in tamper-resistant bait stations |
#2 |
Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) Rattus rattus (black or roof rat) |
Indoor |
General public |
Ready-to-use bait to be used in tamper-resistant bait stations |
#3 |
Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) Rattus rattus (black or roof rat) (Other target organisms — except house mice — may be added (e.g. voles)) |
Outdoor around buildings |
General public |
Ready-to-use bait to be used in tamper-resistant bait stations |
#4 |
Mus musculus (house mice) (Other target organisms may be added) |
Indoor |
Professionals |
Ready-to-use bait to be used in tamper-resistant bait stations |
#5 |
Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) Rattus rattus (black or roof rat) |
Indoor |
Professionals |
Ready-to-use bait to be used in tamper-resistant bait stations |
#6 |
Mus musculus (house mice) Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) Rattus rattus (black or roof rat) |
Outdoor around buildings |
Professionals |
Ready-to-use bait to be used in tamper-resistant bait stations |
#7 |
Mus musculus (house mice) Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) Rattus rattus (black or roof rat) |
Indoor |
Trained professionals |
Ready-to-use bait or Ready-to-use contact formulations |
#8 |
Mus musculus (house mice) Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) Rattus rattus (black or roof rat) |
Outdoor around buildings |
Trained professionals |
Ready-to-use bait |
#9 |
Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) Rattus rattus (black or roof rat) |
Outdoor open areas Outdoor waste dumps |
Trained professionals |
Ready-to-use bait |
#10 |
Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) |
Sewers |
Trained professionals |
Ready-to-use bait |
Question (a): Is the chemical diversity of the active substances in authorised rodenticides in the EU adequate to minimise the occurrence of resistance in the target harmful organisms?
Question (b): For the different uses specified in the applications for renewal, are alternative authorised biocidal products or non-chemical means of control and prevention methods available?
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Use number as described in Table 1 |
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Active substance in the alternative biocidal products |
Application type |
#1 |
#2 |
#3 |
#4 |
#5 |
#6 |
#7 |
#8 |
#9 |
#10 |
Alpha chloralose |
Bait |
yes |
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yes |
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Only mice |
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Aluminium phosphide releasing phosphine |
Fumigant |
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Only for R. norvegicus |
Only for R. norvegicus |
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Carbon dioxide |
Cannister for trapping device |
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Only mice |
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Reported non-chemical alternative |
Mode of action |
Uses potentially covered |
Curative treatments |
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Electrical rodent traps |
Traps with electrical current killing the rodent entering the trap. |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
Glue boards |
Rodents are captured in glue, killing has to be done separately. |
1, 4, 6, 7, 8 |
Mechanical traps (spring traps or break-back traps) |
Traps with mechanical weight are killing the entering rodent. |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
Shooting |
Shooting the rodents. |
6, 8, 9 |
Preventive treatments |
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Habitat modification |
Preventing rodent populations from establishing by limiting the supply of food/water/harbourage |
1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Rodent proofing |
Preventing access of rodents to buildings by blocking entering routes. |
1, 2, 4, 5, 7 |
Ultra-sound |
Repelling rodents with an ultrasonic output at 70-140 dB. |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |