Published on: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0100
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to provide scientific assistance with respect to the evaluation of applications received by the European Commission concerning basic substances. In this context, EFSAs scientific views on the specific points raised during the commenting phase conducted with Member States and EFSA on the basic substance application for Quassia amara L. wood extract are presented. The context of the evaluation was that required by the European Commission in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 following the submission of an application for approval of Quassia amara L. wood extract as a basic substance for use in plant protection as insecticide and repellent. The current report summarises the outcome of the consultation process organised by EFSA and presents EFSAs scientific views on the individual comments received.
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