List of approved derogations for use of highly hazardous pesticides

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1 List of approved derogations for use of highly hazardous pesticides Last upd: 8 March 07 All Rights Reserved FSC International 06 FSC F00000

2 Title: Document reference : List of approved derogations for use of highly hazardous pesticides Contact for comments: FSC International Center - Policy and Standards Unit - Charles-de-Gaulle-Str. 5 5 Bonn, Germany +49-(0) (0) pesticides.policy@fsc.org 07 Forest Stewardship Council, A.C. All rights reserved. No part of this work by the publisher s copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means (graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, recording taping, or information retrieval systems) without the written permission of the publisher. Printed copies are uncontrolled and for reference only. Please refer to the electronic copy on the FSC website ( to ensure you are referring to the latest version. PESTICIDES The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an independent, not for profit, non-government organization established to support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. FSC s vision is that the world s forests meet the social, ecological, and economic rights and needs of the present generation without compromising those of future generations. of

3 A Objective This addendum lists temporary derogations for the use of pesticides that are considered by FSC to be highly hazardous. These derogations have been individually approved by the FSC Pesticides Committee on behalf of the FSC Board of Directors. s have been approved only when all the requirements of the Pesticides Procedure were met. They include strict conditions to be fulfilled by the during the derogation period. s are approved for the smallest applicable geographical scope. The derogations listed below are not valid for a national use. The rationale for establishing such a list is to provide an overview of derogations used at global level. B References The following referenced documents are relevant for the application of this document. For und references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. FSC-POL-0-00 FSC Pesticides Policy FSC-STD-0-00 Indicators and thresholds for the identification of highly hazardous pesticides (HHP) FSC-STD-0-00a EN FSC List of 'highly hazardous' pesticides FSC-PRO-0-00 Processing pesticide derogation applications of

4 List of approved derogations for use of highly hazardous pesticides Country Argentina Sulfluramid Argentina 9046 Sulfuramide Argentina April 06-9 April 0 9 April 06-9 April 0 To control a range of herbivorous insects in certified Alphacypermethrin V- EN Alpha- Australia 06 November 06 November 0 8 Amitrole For the control of grass, broad-leaved, and woody weeds in certified forest V- EN Amitrole Australia 06 November 06 November 0 4 Australia Sodium monofluoroace -tate (080) In areas where the State government or a local community are controlling invasive animals which have officially been identified and listed as "(declared) pest animals" and feral cats To control pale field rats (Rattus tunneyi) in hoop in Queensland V-0 EN Sodium Fluoroacetate Australia 06 Sodium Fluoroacetate Australia 0 November November 0 December 0 December 07 0 Brazil Deltamethrin Deltamehrin (Powder) for control of leafcutting Deltamethrin Brazil of

5 (Granular baits) for control of leaf-cutting ants (Atta and Acromyrmex species) in certified forest V- EN Brazil Sulfuramid V- EN Sulfuramid Brazil Oxyfluorfen To control weeds on certified forest Oxyfluorfen Brazil March 04-7 March 06* * Chile Brodifacoum For the control of rodents that may transmit hantavirus in buildings on certified Brodifacoum Chile July 05 6 July 00 9 Colombia Chlorpyrifos For the control of leafcutting ants (Atta laevigata, Atta colombica, and Acromyrmex landolti) For the control of leafcutting ants (Atta laevigata, Atta colombica, and Acromyrmex landolti) Chlorpyrifos Colombia 006 Colombia March 06-0 March 0 May 06 May 0 * Companies by this derogation which have submitted an application for renewal to FSC within the established timeline may continue to use the pesticide while the request is being processed. 5 of

6 Sulfluramid For the control of leafcutting ants (Atta Laevigata, Atta colombica, and Acromyrmex landolti) Sulfuramid Colombia 040 April 0 - April 07 Finland Lambda- Cyhalotrin For the control of the large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis) in certified forests Lambda- Cyhalotrin Finland 05 May 0 - May 07 Guatemala Chlorpyrifos ants - in particular Atta cephalotes - in forest Chlorpyrifos Guatemala March 06 0 March 0 Ireland For control of large pince weevil (Hylobius abietis) in certified forest FSC-DER- 0 Ireland March 06-0 March 0 Japan Zinc Phosphide For control of redbacked mouse or vole (Clethrionomys rufocanus bedfordiae) in larch or fir Zinc Phosphide Japan * To control Eucalyptus Tortoise beetles Paropsis charybdis In certified of Eucalyptus Nitens (extension) Alphacypermethrin 00 V-Ext- Alphacypermethrin 0-08 New Zealand Sodium Cyanide For control of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) Sodium Cyanide NZ July 06 0 July 0 9 Sodium fluoroacetate (080) For the control of brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) 080 NZ July 06 0 July of

7 For control of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) (Extension) 00-Ext Sodium monofluoroacet ate NZ 06 March 0-06 March 08 4 Norway For protecting logs in FSC certified forests in Norway from lineate bark beetles (Xyloterus lineatus syn. Trypodendron lineatum) Lambdacyhalothrin Lambdacyhalothrin Norway 056 st May 06 st May 0 Sulfluramid in certified Sulfuramid Paraguay 46 4 November 4 November 09 Paraguay in Paraguay Fripronil Paraguay 045 rd April 05 rd April 00 Poland Diflubenzuron For controlling nun moth (Lymantria monacha), pine-tree lappet moth (Dendrolimus pini), and pine sawfly (Diprion pini) in pine forests Diflubenzuron Poland 08 August 04 December 08 7 Alpha cypermethrin For control of the large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis), Alpha cypermethrin Poland th August 05-7th August 00 Portugal (Azores) Bromadilone To control rodents Bromadilone th 07-5th 0 * Companies by this derogation which have submitted an application for renewal to FSC within the established timeline may continue to use the pesticide while the request is being processed. 7 of

8 Brodifacoum To control rodents Brodifacoum th 07-5th 0 For controlling the pine weevil (Hylobius abietis) in coniferous Romania May May 09 Romania Serbia Diflubenzuron Difenacoum For controlling gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), European oak leafroller (Tortrix viridana), geometer moths (Geometridae), other lepidopteran insects (Pygaera anastomosis, Nycteola asiatica, Hyphantria cunea, Malacosoma neustria, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Drymonia ruficornis) and ash weevil (Stereonychus fraxini, Coleoptera) in deciduous forests and nurseries For controlling bark beetles (Ips species), pine weevil (Hylobius abietis), in coniferous To control mice, rats (Muridae) or other rodent species that transmit infectious diseases in particular hantavirus - exclusively in warehouses, storage facilities, depots, inhabited buildings and forest camps for workers with the sole purpose of protecting human health Diflubenzuron Romania Lambdacyhalothrin Lambda Cyhalothrin Romania Difenacoum Serbia May May May May 09 4 October 05-4 October 00 8 of

9 To protect logs stored in FSC certified forests Alphacypermethrin Alphacypermethrin in Serbia October 05-4 October 00 Paraquat dichloride to control grassy and broad-leaved plants along firebreaks tracer belts in grasslands V-0 EN paraquat dichloride South Africa 045 April 05 0 April 08 South Africa Deltamethrin Alpha To control grubs, cutworms, and pine bark beetle (Hylastes angustatus) in certified To control cutworms, white grubs, pine bark beetle; wattle mirids, wattle bagworms, pine tree emperor moths and willow tree emperor moths Alpha_Cyper_D elta_south Africa Alpha_Cyper_D elta_south Africa Alpha_Cyper_D elta_south Africa September September September September September September Switzerland Alpha- For controlling lineate bark beetles (Xyloterus lineatus syn. Trypodendron lineatum) on logs stored in FSC certified forests in Switzerland and Liechtenstein For controlling lineate bark beetles (Xyloterus lineatus syn. Trypodendron lineatum) on logs stored in FSC certified forests in Switzerland and Liechtenstein alphacypermethrin Switzerland and Liechtenstein 7004 cypermethrin Switzerland and Liechtenstein August August August August of

10 For control pine weevils (Hylobius abietis) in FSC certified forests and Alphacypermethrin V-0 EN alphacypermethrin UK June 04 October 07 9 United Kingdom Brodifacoum To control pine weevils (Hylobius abietis) and for the veterinary treatment of agricultural animals grazing in woodland pastures in FSC certified forests and In nurseries, greenhouses, warehouses and associated buildings for controlling rodents (carriers of hanta virus) UK 6064 V- EN Brodifacoum Uruguay June 04 October 07 6 October 0 6 October 08 Uruguay For for control of leafcutting Uruguay April 05-9 April 00 Oxyfluorfen For controlling weeds on certified forest Oxyfluorfen Uruguay * 4 Diflubenzuron to control the redheaded pine sawfly (Neodiprion lecontei) and/or web-spinning pine sawflies (Acantholyda species or Cephalcia species) in certified pine Diflubenzuron USA January 05 5 January 00 * Companies by this derogation which have submitted an application for renewal to FSC within the established timeline may continue to use the pesticide while the request is being processed. 0 of

11 United States of America Permethrin For the control of Texas leafcutting Ants (Atta texana) in certified forest in Louisiana, and for controlling the Fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) For controlling the western pine shoot borer (Eucosma sonomana) in certified pine forests and (Pinus ponderosa and other vulnerable species) USA 0040 Permethrin USA April 0 0 April 07 9 March 05-9 March 00 Oxyfluorfen For controlling grasses and broadleaved weeds in certified in California Oxyfluorfen Venezuela in nurseries and Venezuela December 0 December 08 of

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