COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2024/816
of 5 March 2024
addressing questions regarding the second comparative assessment of anticoagulant rodenticide biocidal products 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 all receiving competent authorities of Member States to the Commission concerning the second comparative assessment of anticoagulant rodenticide biocidal products
Use number |
Target organism(s) |
Field of use |
Category(ies) of users |
Application method |
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#1 |
Mus musculus (house mice) (Other target organisms may be added) |
Indoor |
General public |
Ready-to-use bait (in sachets for loose bait) to be used in tamper-resistant bait stations. |
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#2 |
Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) Rattus rattus (black or roof rat) |
Indoor |
General public |
Ready-to-use bait (in sachets for loose bait) to be used in tamper-resistant bait stations. |
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#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 (in sachets for loose bait) to be used in tamper-resistant bait stations. |
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#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 |
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#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 |
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#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 |
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#7 |
Mus musculus (house mice) Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) Rattus rattus (black or roof rat) |
Indoor |
Trained professionals |
Bait formulations:
Ready-to-use contact formulations |
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#8 |
Mus musculus (house mice) Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) Rattus rattus (black or roof rat) Arvicola terrestris (European water vole) |
Outdoor around buildings |
Trained professionals |
Bait formulations:
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#9 |
Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) Rattus rattus (black or roof rat) Arvicola terrestris (European water vole) |
Outdoor open areas Outdoor waste dumps |
Trained professionals |
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#10 |
Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) |
Sewers |
Trained professionals |
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#11 |
Mus musculus (house mice) Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) Rattus rattus (black or roof rat) |
Permanent baiting (only for difenacoum and bromadiolone)(2) |
Trained professionals |
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(1)
Information addressing questions related to the comparative assessment of chemical alternatives
Question (a): Is the chemical diversity of the active substances in authorised rodenticides in the Union adequate to minimise the occurrence of resistance in the target harmful organisms?
Alternative and application type Use number |
Alpha-chloralose – Bait |
Aluminium phosphide releasing phosphine – Fumigant (gas generation product) |
Carbon dioxide – Trap (carbon dioxide cannister) |
Hydrogen cyanide – Fumigant |
Cholecalciferol – Bait |
Use #1 |
Yes |
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Use #2 |
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Use #3 |
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Use #4 |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
Use #5 |
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Yes |
Use #6 |
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Yes |
Use #7 |
Only house mice |
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Only house mice |
Yes |
Yes |
Use #8 |
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For R. norvegicus (brown rat) and A. terrestris (European water vole) |
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Yes |
Use #9 |
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For R. norvegicus (brown rat) and A. terrestris (European water vole) |
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Yes |
Use #10 |
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Use #11 |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |