Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance aminopyralid European Food Safety Authority

The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State the United Kingdom, for the pesticide active substance aminopyralid are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Commission Regulation (EU) No 188/2011. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative use of aminopyralid as a herbicide on grassland when applied in spring and summer. The reliable endpoints concluded as being appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, derived from the available studies and literature in the dossier peer reviewed, are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed. No concerns are identified for the representative uses assessed. (C) European Food Safety Authority, 2013