Germany’s Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection has - after consultation with other ministries - identified a range of measures it will need to take in order to successfully implement the European Union’s Framework Directive on the sustainable use of pesticides.
The key points were identified during a three-day workshop held early this summer which brought together around 100 representatives of federal and state authorities, universities, agricultural, horticultural, food retailers’ and food manufacturers’ associations, non-governmental organisations for consumer protection and the environment, in addition to associations representing producers and retailers of pesticides.
There was broad agreement from participants that Germany’s current (second) National Action Plan on Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products (see bottom of page to download this document) forms a solid foundation for the future, but some adjustments will need to be made.
These include improvements in areas such as risk reduction, reducing breaches of maximum residue levels (MRLs), biodiversity and water, establishing quantitative targets and specifying time frames. The workshop identified those measures in the National Action Plan which should be developed and adapted, including steps to:
Germany’s first Plant Protection Product Reduction Programme was implemented in 2004 following a broad public dialogue on plant protection policy over the previous two years. Feedback was gathered in 2005 and 2006 and confirmed the approach was proving successful.
In 2008, the programme was broadened and adjusted by the (second) National Action Plan on Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products.
The new key points document identifies those areas where the National Action Plan is satisfactory for implementing the Framework Directive (see European legislation for more details of the directive) and those areas where changes will need to be made. You can download the document below in both English and French:
You can also download Germany’s current (second) National Action Plan on Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products:
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