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Two reports on authorisation and control of pesticides identify need for improvements

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Two Commission reports, published today, present the findings of two audit series on some Member States' systems for the authorisation of plant protection products (PPPs, commonly referred to as pesticides) and for the control of their marketing and use. PPPs are strictly regulated under EU legislation so as to ensure a high level of protection of both human and animal health and the environment.

 

Once an active substance has been approved at EU level, authorisation for individual pesticides can be granted by a Member State only following a detailed evaluation covering a range of different areas such as operator exposure, toxicology, environmental fate, eco-toxicology and efficacy. The report on authorisation shows that the majority of Member States are failing to use the zonal authorisation system as envisaged in the EU Regulation and fail to comply with almost all deadlines set by the legislation. One of the reasons for this is that Member States do not sufficiently avail of the opportunities to rely on the evaluation work done by other Member States, which is the foundation of the EU zonal authorisation system.

The delays in processing applications can undermine the purpose of the EU legislation to ensure a high level of protection of health and the environment. The report also identifies good practices which can help Member States to improve their authorisation systems.

A second report on controls on users and retailers of pesticides shows a generally satisfactory picture, with highly developed control systems on pesticide users in place, coupled with progress being made in the sustainable use of pesticides, providing assurances that plant protection products are being used more responsibly. Nevertheless, the specific risks associated with importers, manufacturers and re-packers of such products are not sufficiently considered in the planning of national controls.

The Commission is taking a number of initiatives with Member States to address the weaknesses in the system, including closer monitoring of deadlines and the creation of technical Working Groups of Member State experts on marketing/use controls and on formulation analysis.

Authorisation report - Germany, UK, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Lithuania, and Spain
Marketing and use report - Italy, Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Croatia, Netherlands, Czech Republic, UK, Luxembourg and Portugal


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