Two Polish MEPs from the European People's Party, Adam Jarubas and Krzysztof Hetman, have raised concerns with the European Commission about the uneven implementation of a reclassification of the plant protection product SILTAC across EU member states, warning that the divergence is fragmenting the single market and creating legal uncertainty for producers and distributors.
In a written parliamentary question dated 22 June 2026, the MEPs note that in January 2024, the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF) reclassified SILTAC as a plant protection product (PPP) under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, after the product had been marketed in the EU for years as a non-PPP. The reclassification was recorded in a Commission working document on scope and borderline issues. However, the MEPs argue that national authorities have implemented the change to varying degrees and in different ways, leading to disparate market effects depending on the country.
whether the Commission is monitoring member states' application of the reclassification; whether it is aware of the divergent approaches and their impact on the internal market; and what action it is taking or planning to prevent market fragmentation from the non-uniform qualification of a specific product.
The MEPs are pushing for uniform enforcement of EU regulatory classifications, which would reduce legal uncertainty for businesses and avoid competitive distortions. The question implicitly criticises the current patchwork implementation, which can disadvantage companies in stricter member states while allowing less stringent regimes to create market advantages.
The Commission is required to reply within approximately six weeks. Its answer will signal whether it acknowledges the problem and intends to issue guidance or take enforcement action to harmonise national approaches, or whether it considers the current level of divergence acceptable.