Application Form for the Authorisation of a Plant Protection Product
Application Form for the Approval of Imported Pesticides Identical to Products Approved Under the Plant Production Products Regulations
Application Form for the Approval of 'Own-Use' of Imported Pesticides Identical to Products Approved Under the Plant Production Products Regulations
Application Form for the Authorization of Research and Development of a Plant Protection Product
Application Form for the Change of Labelling of Plant Protection Products
Application Form for the Authorisation of a Plant Protection Product as a cMS
Application Form for Professional Users and Distributors of Plant Protection Products

Download Application Form for Zonal Evaluations

 

Legislation in Malta on Plant Protection Products:

Plant Protection Products Regulations
Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides in Produce of Plant Origin Regulations
Plant Protection Products (Implementation) Regulations
Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulations

 

Guidance Documents

Guidance Documents on the placing of Plant Protection Products on the Market
Guidance Documents on Pesticide Residues

Guidance Documents on authorisations of plant protection products in Malta

 

MRLs

Regulation (EC) no 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC completes the harmonisation and simplification of pesticide MRLs, whilst ensuring better consumer protection throughout the EU. With the new rules, MRLs undergo a common EU assessment to make sure that all classes of consumers, including the vulnerable ones, like babies and children, are sufficiently protected.

 

Placing on the Market

List of Authorised Plant Protection Products - as at 02 January 2020

List of Revoked Plant Protection Products - as at 20 September 2019

Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC relates to the placing on the market of plant protection products, specifying strict criteria for approval of substances, to ensure a high level of protection for human and animal health and the environment. In particular this Regulation provides that carcinogens, mutagens, endocrine disruptors, substances toxic for reproduction or which are very persistent will not be approved, unless exposure to humans is negligible. It also establishes a mechanism for the substitution of more toxic pesticides by safer (including non-chemical) alternatives.

 

Sustainable Use

Certification of Pesticides Application Equipment & Testing of Pesticides Application Equipment

Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides establishes a framework to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides by reducing the risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and promoting the use of integrated pest management and of alternative approaches or techniques such as non-chemical alternatives to pesticides. 

A National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides for Malta 2019-2023 (Il-Pjan ta' Azzjoni Nazzjonali għall-Użu Sostenibbli tal-pestiċidi f'Malta 2019 - 2023) has been developed as a strategy to minimise human and environmental health impacts resulting from the use of pesticides and as a requisite of the Directive.

Harmonised Risk Indicatators for Malta

List of Authorised Trainers

List of Certified Distributors 

List of the MCCAA Recognised Advisors

 

Integrated Pest Management - IPM

An integral part of the National Action Plan for Sustainable Use of Pesticides in Malta is the development of Guidelines for Integrated Pest Management for Malta. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management. IPM programs use current, comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the environment. This information, in combination with available pest control methods, is used to manage pest damage by the most economical means, and with the least possible hazard to humans, animals, and the environment. The following guidelines have been adopted for the Maltese Islands. 

Guidelines For Integrated Pest Management For Malta

 

Non-Professional Users of Pesticides

One of the provisions of the National Action Plan for Sustainable Use of Pesticides, is the development of Guidelines for Non-professional Users of Pesticides i.e. the use of pesticides by the general public. The main aim of these guidelines is to reduce risks and impacts of pesticides use on human and environmental health. Therefore, the guidelines encompass the use of pesticides of low toxicity, ready to use formulations and limitations on sizes of containers and packaging. This information, in combination with guidelines for the protection of human health, the safe use of pesticides during handling, storing, application and disposal and non-chemical methods have been adopted for non-professional users of pesticides.

Guidelines For Non-Professional Users Of Pesticides