The bill on amendments to the Law on introduction of plant protection products to the market and amendments to some regulations was developed by deputies of the Commission on Agriculture and Food Industry Sergey Ivanov and Alexander Trubka.
It provides for more flexible rules and extension of the transition period for the introduction of European norms. Now there is a legal vacuum: applications submitted before January 1, 2025 continue to be considered under the old rules, and there is no working scheme for the new procedures. As a result, the competent authorities cannot fully accept and process new homologation applications.
Without urgent intervention, the market could lose up to 352 drugs needed for crop protection. To avoid this, it is proposed to allow applications for homologation under the old rules until March 31, 2027, and to extend the deadline for re-homologation until the end of the same year. This will make it possible to complete the trials already started and avoid a shortage of products.
The authors note that the burden on the system is already high. In 2024, 38 applications are processed (1,852 trial variants) and in 2025, 32 applications are processed, but already 2,159 variants, showing an increase in the complexity of the work. Expenditures on public research increased from 14.49 million to more than MDL 16.72 million. At the same time, revenues from homologation and re-homologation increased significantly, from 15.5 million lei in 2024 to 23.8 million lei in 2025.
It should be noted that in 2026 the homologation of 118 products will expire, while in 2027 the homologation of 234 products will expire. Without adjusting the legislation, this could lead to system overload, delays and legal disputes.
The bill is designed as a corrective mechanism to provide clear and predictable rules for the agricultural sector during the transition to European standards. Its implementation will not require additional expenditures, while revenues remain stable – projected at around 17.5 million lei in 2026 and up to 19 million lei in 2027.
