The UK may extend glyphosate by three years until December 2025

Speaking at the BCPC in 2020, Darren Flynn, head of the UK Chemical Regulation Council Chinese (CRD), said that after the Brexit transition, all active substances expiring between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023 would be approved for a three-year extension under the new GB pesticide regulatory regime.
, glyphosate, which is due to expire on 15 December 2022, is likely to be extended until 15 December 2025.
he said the three-year extension was intended to allow time for the development of the new GB Active Substances Renewal Program, but that HSE (Health and Safety Executive) retains the right to review the approval of active substances at any time if there is any new evidence of human health and environmental concerns with the active substance.
extension will not apply to Northern Ireland, and although the CRD is the UK-wide national regulator, EU regulations on plant protection products will still apply to Northern Ireland under the terms of the Brexit agreement relating to Northern Ireland.
Mr Flynn confirmed that most of the EU's legislative framework for pesticide regulation would remain in place after the transition period, but that the UK would be responsible for its own regulatory decisions from 1 January 2021.
they will make decisions that are in line with the UK on their own assessment.
new decisions on active substances under the EU system will not apply to the UK from 1 January.
he believes one of the advantages of post-Brexit is that they can make faster decisions, which typically take up to five years from obtaining an application for an active substance to authorizing a product, under the EU approval process.
the UK is expected to reduce the assessment period to two years by conducting parallel assessments of active substances, plant protection products and maximum residue limits, rather than following EU approval procedures.
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