European Parliament: Plenary Sitting

European Parliament
2019-2024
Plenary sitting
A9-0339/2023
7.11.2023
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REPORT
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council
on the sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation
(EU) 2021/2115
(COM(2022)0305 – C9-0207/2022 – 2022/0196(COD))
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Rapporteur: Sarah Wiener
Rapporteur for the opinion of the associated committee pursuant to Rule 57 of

the Rules of Procedure
Clara Aguilera, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
PR_COD_1amCom
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CONTENTS
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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION.................................5
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT..........................................................................................210
OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT...................................................215
OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT..............................231
PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE.................................................................381
FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE..................................382
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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the
sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
(COM(2022)0305 – C9-0207/2022 – 2022/0196(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council

(COM(2022)0305),
– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of
the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to
Parliament (C9-0207/2022),
– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to the reasoned opinion submitted, within the framework of Protocol No
2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Swedish
Parliament, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of
subsidiarity,
– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14
December 20221,
– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 30 May 20232,
– having regard to Rules 59 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
and of the Committee on Development,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and
Food Safety (A9-0339/2023),
1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;
2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces,

substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the
national parliaments.
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OJ C ..., ... , ...
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OJ C 188, 30.5.2023, p. 43.
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Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Text proposed by the Commission Amendment
Proposal for a Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
on the sustainable use of plant protection on the sustainable use of plant protection
products and amending Regulation (EU) products and amending Regulation (EU)
2021/2115 2021/2115 and Regulation (EC) No
(Text with EEA relevance) 1107/2009
(Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 2
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty requires a high level of (1) The Treaty requires a high level of
protection of human health and of the protection of human health and of the
environment to be ensured in the definition environment to be ensured in the definition
and the implementation of all Union and the implementation of all Union
policies and activities and provides that policies and activities and provides that
Union policy on the environment is to aim Union policy on the environment is to aim
at a high level of protection. at a high level of protection. The Treaty
stipulates that Union policy on the
environment shall be based on the
precautionary principle and on the
principle that preventive action should be
taken.
Amendment 3

Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Under the Treaty, Union policy in

the field of development cooperation is to
be conducted within the framework of the
principles and objectives of the Union's
external action. The Union's development
cooperation policy and that of the
Member States complement and reinforce
each other. The primary objective of such
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development cooperation policy is the
reduction and eradication of poverty. The
Treaty furthermore requires the Union to
take account of the objectives of
development cooperation in the policies
that the Union implements which are
likely to affect developing countries.
Amendment 4

Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) The Charter of Fundamental

Rights of the European Union states that
it is necessary to strengthen the protection
of fundamental rights and in particular
the fundamental right to working
conditions which respect workers' health,
safety and dignity and that a high level of
environmental protection and the
improvement of the quality of the
environment must be integrated into the
policies of the Union.
Amendment 5
Recital 2
(2) Directive 2009/128/EC of the (2) Directive 2009/128/EC of the

European Parliament and of the Council37 European Parliament and of the Council37
established a framework to achieve a established a framework to achieve a
sustainable use of pesticides by reducing sustainable use of plant protection
the risks and impacts of the use of products by reducing the risks and impacts
pesticides on human health and the of the use of plant protection products on
environment. The evaluation38 of that human health and the environment. The
Directive found that it has not achieved its evaluation38 of that Directive found that it
overall objectives and that the Member has not achieved its overall objectives and
States did not implement it in a satisfactory that the Member States did not implement
manner. This conclusion was confirmed in it in a satisfactory manner. This conclusion
reports from the Commission to the was confirmed in reports from the
European Parliament and Council in 201739 Commission to the European Parliament
and 202040 . and Council in 201739 and 202040 .
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Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Directive 2009/128/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 21 Parliament and of the Council of 21
October 2009 establishing a framework for October 2009 establishing a framework for
Community action to achieve the Community action to achieve the
sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309,
24.11.2009, p. 71). 24.11.2009, p. 71).
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[Reference to be inserted.] [Reference to be inserted.]
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Report from the Commission to the Report from the Commission to the
European Parliament and the Council on European Parliament and the Council on
Member State National Action Plans and Member State National Action Plans and
on progress in the implementation of on progress in the implementation of
Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable
use of pesticides COM(2017)587 final. use of pesticides COM(2017)587 final.
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the experience gained by Member States the experience gained by Member States
on the implementation of national targets on the implementation of national targets
established in their National Action Plans established in their National Action Plans
and on progress in the implementation of and on progress in the implementation of
use of pesticides COM(2020) 204 final. use of pesticides COM(2020) 204 final.
Amendment 6
Recital 3
(3) The European Parliament resolution (3) The European Parliament resolution
of 12 February 2019 on the implementation of 12 February 2019 on the implementation
of Directive 2009/128/EC on the of Directive 2009/128/EC on the
sustainable use of pesticides41 noted that sustainable use of pesticides41 noted that
the Union must act without delay to the Union must act without delay to
transition to a more sustainable use of transition to a more sustainable use of
pesticides and called on the Commission to pesticides and called on the Commission to
propose an ambitious Union-wide binding propose an ambitious Union-wide binding
target for the reduction of pesticide use. target for the reduction of the use of plant
The European Parliament re-affirmed its protection products. The European
call for binding reduction targets in its Parliament re-affirmed its call for binding
resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to reduction targets in its resolution of 20
Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and October 2021 on a Farm to Fork Strategy
environmentally-friendly food system42 . for a fair, healthy and environmentally-
friendly food system42. The European
Parliament emphasised the importance of
pursuing these targets through holistic,
preventive and circular approaches and
stressed the key role of integrated pest
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management (IPM) in reducing
dependency on plant protection products,
while stressing that their achievability
depends on the availability of safer,
effective and efficient alternatives.
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P8_TA(2019)0082, 12 February 2019. P8_TA(2019)0082, 12 February 2019.
42 42
P9_TA(2021)0425, 20 October 2021. P9_TA(2021)0425, 20 October 2021.
Amendment 7
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Third countries which import

pesticides from the Union often have less
stringent protective regulations and
limited technical capacity to handle
hazardous substances, resulting in toxic
exposure affecting their populations, in
particular in local communities, and their
environment, with severe impacts on
human health, ecosystems, biodiversity,
and the economy. These circumstances
are especially relevant in low- and
middle-income countries, which have
been at the receiving end of hazardous
chemicals and pesticides from high-
income countries for decades.
Amendment 8

Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Decades of research have resulted

in the banning and severe restriction of
some highly hazardous pesticides.
However, an international legally binding
agreement to regulate pesticides does not
currently exist, meaning that the number
of hazardous substances banned globally
is extremely limited. For instance, the
Stockholm Convention on Persistent
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Organic Pollutants only restricts or
prohibits a few pesticides globally. Other
international agreements regulate only
certain aspects of pesticides trade. For
example, the Rotterdam Convention on
the Prior Informed Consent Procedure
for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and
Pesticides in International Trade (the
‘Rotterdam Convention’) requires States
to share information on the export and
import of certain hazardous pesticides
and the Basel Convention on the Control
of Transboundary Movements of
Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
regulates the international trade of
hazardous pesticides only after they
become waste.
Amendment 9

Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) Many States have been taking

domestic action on the use or market
access of certain pesticides due to the
risks to human health or the
environment. Regulatory actions include
banning those substances, refusing their
approval, or severely restricting their use.
In France, for example, the law of 30
October 2018, on the agricultural and
food sectors, provides in Article 83 for a
new prohibition relating to the
production, storage and circulation of
plant protection products containing
substances which have not been approved
in the Union.
Amendment 10

Recital 3 d (new)
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(3 d) The United Nations Report of 24

January 2017 of the Special Rapporteur
on the right to food, written in
collaboration with the Special Rapporteur
on the implications for human rights of
the environmentally sound management
and disposal of hazardous substances and
wastes, stresses that excessive use of
pesticides is very dangerous to human
health, to the environment and that the
claim that they are vital to ensuring food
security is misleading. In this regard, the
report called for the establishment of
policies to reduce pesticide use worldwide
and develop regulatory framework,
grounded on a human rights approach,
for banning and phasing-out of highly
hazardous pesticides, coupled with a
transition towards agro-ecology, to
achieving the Sustainable Development
Goals.
Amendment 11

Recital 3 e (new)
(3e) The European Parliament

resolution of 21 March 2022 on the need
for an urgent EU action plan to ensure
food security inside and outside the EU in
light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
noted that the Union must act to
implement measures and use available
tools to strengthen its food supply chains.
Amendment 12

Recital 3 f (new)
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(3f) Russia’s unprovoked and illegal

war of aggression against Ukraine has
resulted in a severe loss of lives and
livelihoods as well as environmental and
material damage, while also causing
concerns about food security both in
Ukraine and globally. The Commission’s
comprehensive analysis of the drivers of
food security points to the urgency of
transitioning to a sustainable food system
capable of ensuring food security in both
the short- and long-term. Soil, water,
biodiversity, and air are basic
requirements for food production.
Biophysical and environmental drivers
leave a major imprint on the land as the
Union´s major resource for food
production, inducing land cover and
land-use changes and thus affecting food
production systems. This analysis has
identified that the current high input
intensive agricultural model, based on
chemical pesticides, is likely to pose a
food security threat in the medium term
due to a loss of biodiversity, the likely
increase in pests, decline in soil health
and loss of pollinators which are essential
to agricultural production. Reducing the
Union’s pesticide dependency is a driver
of food security and self-sufficiency.
Amendment 13
Recital 4
(4) In 2018, a study43 by the European (4) In 2018, a study43 by the European
Parliament Research Service (EPRS) found Parliament Research Service (EPRS) found
progress in many Member States but a progress in many Member States but a
limited overall achievement of the limited overall achievement of the
objectives of Directive 2009/128/EC. A objectives of Directive 2009/128/EC,
2020 special report44 from the European especially regarding the implementation
Court of Auditors (ECA) on the sustainable of the integrated pest management
use of plant protection products found that principles. A 2020 special report44 from the
there is limited progress in measuring and European Court of Auditors (ECA) on the
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reducing the risks of plant protection sustainable use of plant protection products
product use and identified weaknesses in found that there is limited progress in
the current Union framework. As noted in measuring and reducing the risks of plant
its information report in relation to protection product use and identified
evaluation of Directive 2009/128/EC45 , the weaknesses in the current Union
European Economic and Social Committee framework. As noted in its information
also considers it essential to reassess the report in relation to evaluation of Directive
requirements, targets, conditions and 2009/128/EC45 , the European Economic
timetables set under national action plans. and Social Committee also considers it
essential to reassess the requirements,
targets, conditions and timetables set under
national action plans.
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European Parliamentary Research European Parliamentary Research
Service, Directive 2009/128/EC on the Service, Directive 2009/128/EC on the
sustainable use of pesticides –European sustainable use of pesticides –European
Implementation Assessment, October Implementation Assessment, October
2018. 2018.
44 44
Sustainable use of plant protection Sustainable use of plant protection
products: limited progress in measuring products: limited progress in measuring
and reducing risks, Special Report and reducing risks, Special Report
European Court of Auditors, ISBN:978-92- European Court of Auditors, ISBN:978-92-
847-4206-6, Publications Office of the 847-4206-6, Publications Office of the
European Union, Luxemburg, 2020. European Union, Luxemburg, 2020.
45 45
European Economic and Social European Economic and Social
Committee, Evaluation on Directive on the Committee, Evaluation on Directive on the
Sustainable Use of Pesticides (Information Sustainable Use of Pesticides (Information
report), adopted on 27 April 2021. report), adopted on 27 April 2021.
Amendment 14

Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In its Chemicals Strategy for

Sustainability towards a toxic-free
environment, the Union committed to
prohibiting the exports of domestically
banned substances.
Amendment 15
Recital 4 b (new)
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(4b) Pesticides are widely used
throughout developing countries, and the
demand for them is increasing due to the
shift in agricultural policies, from
traditional food production for local
consumption to export-oriented
production. The Union has a major role
to play in supporting low and middle-
income countries in the transition from
intensive agriculture to more sustainable,
agroecological practices, through the
provision of technical and financial
assistance, strengthened research and
capacity building programmes, notably in
the framework of the Rotterdam
Convention, with a view to reducing the
use and risk of pesticides and finding
alternatives to hazardous pesticides, as
well as supporting collaboration among
developing countries to reinforce pesticide
risk regulation.
Amendment 16
Recital 7
(7) The Commission Communication (7) The Commission Communication

entitled ‘the European Green Deal’47 set entitled ‘the European Green Deal’47 set
out a roadmap of key measures, including out a roadmap of key measures, including
legislative, to significantly reduce the use legislative, to significantly reduce the use
and risk of chemical pesticides. In the and risk of chemical pesticides. In the
Farm to Fork Strategy48 , EU Biodiversity Farm to Fork Strategy48, EU Biodiversity
Strategy for 203049 and the Zero Pollution Strategy for 203049 and the Zero Pollution
Action Plan50 , the Commission committed Action Plan50, the Commission committed
to take action to reduce by 50% the overall to take action to reduce by 50% the overall
use and risk from chemical pesticides by use and risk from chemical pesticides by
2030 and reduce by 50% the use of more 2030 and reduce by 50% the use of more
hazardous pesticides (plant protection hazardous pesticides (plant protection
products containing one or more active products containing one or more active
substances approved as candidates for substances approved as candidates for
substitution in accordance with Article 24 substitution in accordance with Article 24
of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the
and listed in Part E of the Annex to and listed in Part E of the Annex to
Commission Implementing Regulation Commission Implementing Regulation
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(EU) No 540/201152 , or containing one or (EU) No 540/201152, or containing one or
more active substances listed in the Annex more active substances listed in the Annex
to Commission Implementing Regulation to Commission Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2015/40853 ) by 2030. The sustainable (EU) 2015/40853) by 2030. The sustainable
use of plant protection products is also use of plant protection products is also
complementary to the promotion of organic complementary to the promotion of organic
farming and achieving the Farm to Fork farming. It supports the objectives of the
Strategy target of at least 25% of the EU strategic framework on health and
Union’s agricultural land under organic safety at work54 and thereby contributes to
farming by 2030. It supports the objectives the implementation of principle 10 of the
of the EU strategic framework on health European Pillar of Social Rights on a
and safety at work54 and thereby healthy, safe and well-adapted work
contributes to the implementation of environment. Europe’s Beating Cancer
principle 10 of the European Pillar of Plan underlines the importance of
Social Rights on a healthy, safe and well- reducing exposure to carcinogenic
adapted work environment. substances, as an approach which can
significantly contribute to cancer
prevention.
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Communication from the Commission to Communication from the Commission to
the European Parliament, the European the European Parliament, the European
Council, the Council, the European Council, the Council, the European
Economic and Social Committee and the Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions The European Committee of the Regions The European
Green Deal COM/2019/640 final. Green Deal COM/2019/640 final.
48 48
the European Parliament, the Council, the the European Parliament, the Council, the
European Economic and Social Committee European Economic and Social Committee
and the Committee of the Regions A Farm and the Committee of the Regions A Farm
to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and
environmentally-friendly food system, environmentally-friendly food system,
COM/2020/381 final. COM/2020/381 final.
49 49
the European Parliament the Council, the the European Parliament the Council, the
and the Committee of the Regions, EU and the Committee of the Regions, EU
Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 Bringing Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 Bringing
nature back into our lives, COM/2020/380 nature back into our lives, COM/2020/380
final. final.
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50 50
and the Committee of the Regions, and the Committee of the Regions,
Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All EU Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All EU
Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for
Air, Water and Soil', COM(2021) 400 Air, Water and Soil', COM(2021) 400
final. final.
51 51
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of European Parliament and of the Council of
21 October 2009 concerning the placing of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of
plant protection products on the market and plant protection products on the market and
repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC
and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p.
1). 1).
52 52
(EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011
implementing Regulation (EC) No implementing Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009 of the European Parliament and 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and
of the Council as regards the list of of the Council as regards the list of
approved active substances (OJ L 153, approved active substances (OJ L 153,
11.6.2011, p. 1). 11.6.2011, p. 1).
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(EU) 2015/408 of 11 March 2015 on (EU) 2015/408 of 11 March 2015 on
implementing Article 80(7) of Regulation implementing Article 80(7) of Regulation
(EC) No 1107/2009 of the European (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European
Parliament and of the Council concerning Parliament and of the Council concerning
the placing of plant protection products on the placing of plant protection products on
the market and establishing a list of the market and establishing a list of
candidates for substitution (OJ L 67, candidates for substitution (OJ L 67,
12.3.2015, p. 18). 12.3.2015, p. 18).
54 54
strategic framework on health and safety at strategic framework on health and safety at
work 2021-2027 Occupational safety and work 2021-2027 Occupational safety and
health in a changing world of work, health in a changing world of work,
Amendment 17
Recital 8
(8) Two European citizens’ initiatives (8) Two European citizens’ initiatives
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address the use of pesticides and call for address the use of pesticides and call for
ambitious reduction targets. The initiative ambitious reduction targets. The initiative
‘Ban glyphosate and protect people and the ‘Ban glyphosate and protect people and the
environment from toxic pesticides’ environment from toxic pesticides’
submitted to the Commission on 6 October submitted to the Commission on 6 October
2017 called on the Commission, under its 2017 called on the Commission, under its
third aim, ‘to set EU-wide mandatory third aim, ‘to set EU-wide mandatory
reduction targets for pesticide use, with a reduction targets for pesticide use, with a
view to achieving a pesticide-free future’. view to achieving a pesticide-free future’.
In its reply adopted on 12 December 2017, In its reply adopted on 12 December 2017,
the Commission stated that it would re- the Commission stated that it would re-
evaluate the need for EU-wide mandatory evaluate the need for EU-wide mandatory
targets for pesticides. More recently, the targets for pesticides. More recently, the
initiative ‘Save bees and farmers! Towards initiative ‘Save bees and farmers! Towards
a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy
environment’ calls on the Commission ‘to environment’ calls on the Commission ‘to
propose legal acts to phase out synthetic propose legal acts to phase out synthetic
pesticides in EU agriculture by 80% by pesticides in EU agriculture by 80% by
2030, starting with the most hazardous, and 2030, starting with the most hazardous, and
to become free of synthetic by 2035.’ The to become free of synthetic by 2035.’ The
initiative has collected over 1 million initiative has collected over 1 million
statements of support by 30 September statements of support by 30 September
2021 which are currently being verified 2021 and was validated on 7 October
by Member States authorities. 2022.
Amendment 18

Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The body of evidence on the health

harm and health risk from pesticide
exposure, as well as the related health
cost keeps growing. Pesticide exposure
has been linked to the development of
different forms of cancer, to impacts on
the endocrine system, to
neurodevelopmental impacts for adults
and children, and to cognitive and
behavioural harm in children, as well as
to impacts on human fertility. Pesticides
harm can also be intergenerational,
increasing the risk for disease much later
in life and in future generations.
Amendment 19
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Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) On 19 December 2022, the 15th

meeting of the Conference of Parties to
the UN Convention on Biological
Diversity adopted the Kunming-Montreal
Global Biodiversity Framework (the
‘GBF’) which set among the global
targets for 2030 the objective of “reducing
the overall risk from pesticides and highly
hazardous chemicals by at least half
including through integrated pest
management, based on science, taking
into account food security and
livelihoods”.
Amendment 20
Recital 11
(11) Biological control agents are a (11) Biological control agents are a
sustainable control alternative to the use of sustainable control alternative to the use of
chemical products for the control of chemical products for the control of
harmful organisms. As noted in Council harmful organisms. As noted in Council
Decision (EU) 2021/110257 , biological Decision (EU) 2021/110257 , biological
control agents have a growing importance control agents have a growing importance
in sustainable agriculture and forestry and in sustainable agriculture and forestry and
have an instrumental role to play in the have an instrumental role to play in the
success of integrated pest management and success of integrated pest management and
organic farming. Access to biological organic farming. Access to biological
controls facilitates moving away from controls facilitates moving away from
chemical plant protection products. It is chemical plant protection products. It is
appropriate to encourage farmers to switch appropriate to encourage farmers to switch
to low input agricultural methods including to low input agricultural methods including
organic farming. It is therefore appropriate organic farming. It is therefore appropriate
to define the concept of biological control to define the concept of biological control
as a basis for Member States to set as a basis for Member States to set targets
indicative targets to increase the to increase the percentage of crops on
percentage of crops on which biological which biological control agents are used
control agents are used. and the overall sales of low-risk plant
protection products and biological
control, to allow for a swifter
authorisation process for plant protection
products solely containing active
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substances exerting biological control, to
establish provisional authorisation for
solely active substances exerting
biological control and to request
competent authorities to establish a
priority lane for the authorisation of plant
protection products containing solely
active substances exerting biological
control.
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Council Decision (EU) 2021/1102 of 28 Council Decision (EU) 2021/1102 of 28
June 2021 requesting the Commission to June 2021 requesting the Commission to
submit a study on the Union’s situation and submit a study on the Union’s situation and
options regarding the introduction, options regarding the introduction,
evaluation, production, marketing and use evaluation, production, marketing and use
of invertebrate biological control agents of invertebrate biological control agents
within the territory of the Union and a within the territory of the Union and a
proposal, if appropriate in view of the proposal, if appropriate in view of the
outcomes of the study (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, outcomes of the study (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021,
p. 81). p. 81).
Amendment 21
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Relations between the European

Union and developing countries, most
notably in Africa, cover partnerships on
green transition. As noted in the EU
Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the
protection of biodiversity is an
indispensable part of the fight against
environmental degradation, habitat
fragmentation and loss of natural
environments and, as a consequence, of
prevention of environmental hazards,
contributing amongst others to health
threats, such as zoonoses. The One
Health approach, that reinforces the UN
2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, includes the nexus between
biodiversity and health. In addition,
pesticides, frequently detected in
concentrations exceeding legal or
environmental standards, are a source of
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diffuse pollution, contaminating water,
harming aquatic organisms, marine and
coastal ecosystems. As the pollution of
surface and underground waters and the
depletion of water resources, more
generally, are major concerns for our
international partners, the Union should
give special attention to the consequences
of pesticides on the aquatic environment
in developing countries, as provided
within the Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG) 6 "Ensure access to water and
sanitation for all and ensure sustainable
management of water resources".
While chemical pesticides can have a
serious impact on biodiversity, habitats,
ecosystems and the food-chain and
therefore on public health, biological
control agents are also an effective
alternative without destructive effects. It
is therefore appropriate to support
partner countries in integrated pest
management innovations and in the
availability, accessibility and affordability
of integrated pest management solutions,
focusing in particular on smallholder
farmers. The Commission and the
Member States should support research
programmes targeting integrated pest
management innovations and provide
technical and financial support for the
implementation of integrated pest control
in developing countries.
Amendment 22
Recital 12
(12) The objective of the Farm to Fork (12) The objective of the Farm to Fork
Strategy is to make substantial progress in Strategy is to make substantial progress in
the reduction of the use of chemical plant the reduction of the use of chemical plant
protection products in an economically protection products in an economically
viable way. In order to achieve that aim, it viable way. In order to achieve that aim, it
is necessary to set quantified targets at is necessary to set quantified targets at
Union and Member State levels for the Union and Member State levels for the
reduction in the use and risk of chemical reduction in the use and risk of chemical
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plant protection products and the use of plant protection products and the use of
more hazardous plant protection products more hazardous plant protection products
to monitor progress. National targets to monitor progress. The obligation to
should be established by national law in achieve the Union reduction targets
order to ensure adequate progress and should not be on individual farmers or
accountability in relation to them. These professional users but on the Member
binding national targets should also be States, who will adopt national targets as
achieved by Member States by 2030. The well as national measures to fulfil their
reduction in the use of chemical plant obligations. National targets should be
protection products is expected to established by national law in order to
significantly reduce occupational safety ensure adequate progress and
and health risks for professional users. accountability in relation to them. These
binding national targets should also be
achieved by Member States by 2030. The
reduction in the use of chemical plant
protection products is expected to
significantly reduce occupational safety
and health risks for professional users.
Amendment 23
Recital 13
(13) Given the different levels of (13) Given the different levels of
historical progress and differences in historical progress and differences in
intensity of pesticide use between Member intensity of plant protection product use
States, it is necessary to allow Member between Member States, it is necessary to
States some flexibility when setting their allow Member States some flexibility when
own binding national targets (“national setting their own binding national targets
2030 reduction targets”). Intensity of use is (“national 2030 reduction targets”).
best measured by dividing the total Intensity of use and risk is best measured
quantity of active substances placed on the by dividing the total quantity of active
market, and therefore used, in the form of substances placed on the market and
plant protection products in a particular therefore used, in the form of plant
Member State by the surface area over protection products in a particular Member
which the active substances were applied. State by the surface area over which the
Intensity in the use of chemical pesticides, active substances were applied. Intensity in
and in particular of the more hazardous the use of chemical plant protection
pesticides, correlates with greater products, and in particular of the more
dependency on chemical pesticides, greater hazardous plant protection products,
risks to human health and the environment correlates with greater dependency on
and less sustainable farming practices. It is chemical plant protection products, greater
therefore appropriate to allow Member risks to human health and the environment
States to take their lower intensity of use of and less sustainable farming practices. It is
chemical pesticides than the Union average therefore appropriate to allow Member
into account in setting their national 2030 States to take their lower intensity of use
reduction targets. It is also appropriate to and risk of chemical plant protection
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require them to take their higher intensity products than the Union average into
of use of chemical pesticides than the account in setting their national 2030
Union average into account in setting their reduction targets. It is also appropriate to
national 2030 reduction targets. In require them to take their higher intensity
addition, in order to give recognition to of use and risk of chemical plant
past efforts by Member States, they should protection products than the Union
also be allowed to take into account average into account in setting their
historical progress prior to the adoption of national 2030 reduction targets. In
the Farm to Fork Strategy when setting addition, in order to give recognition to
national 2030 reduction targets. past efforts by Member States, they should
Conversely, where Member States have also be allowed to take into account
increased, or made only limited reductions historical progress prior to the adoption of
in, their use and risk of chemical plant the Farm to Fork Strategy when setting
protection products, they should now make national 2030 reduction targets.
a greater contribution to the achievement Conversely, where Member States have
of the Union 2030 reduction targets, while increased, or made only limited reductions
also taking account of their intensity of in, their use and risk of chemical plant
pesticide use. In order to ensure a fair and protection products, they should now make
collective effort towards the achievement a greater contribution to the achievement
of Union-wide targets and an adequate of the Union 2030 reduction targets, while
level of ambition, minimum limits should also taking account their intensity of use
be laid down for national 2030 reduction and risk of chemical plant protection
targets. The EU’s outermost regions, as products. In order to ensure a fair and
listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, are collective effort towards the achievement
located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and of Union-wide targets and an adequate
Indian Ocean. Due to permanent level of ambition, minimum limits should
constraints such as their remoteness to the be laid down for national 2030 reduction
European continent, insularity and high targets. To ensure availability of sufficient
exposure to climate change, it is tools for crop-protection to limit the
appropriate to allow Member States to take presence of harmful organisms and
into account the specific needs of these diseases to acceptable levels,
regions as regards the use of plant implementation of integrated pest
protection products and measures tailored management and the availability of non-
to specific climatic conditions and crops. In chemical methods should be reviewed and
order to ensure a fair and collective effort a mechanism should be introduced to
towards the achievement of Union-wide adapt the 2030 deadline if necessary. The
targets, where a Member State reaches the EU’s outermost regions, as listed in Article
level of its 2030 national reduction target 349 of the Treaty, are located in the
before 2030, it should not be required to Atlantic, Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Due
undertake additional reduction efforts, but to permanent constraints such as their
it should closely monitor annual remoteness to the European continent,
fluctuations in the use and risk of chemical insularity and high exposure to climate
plant protection products and in the use of change, it is appropriate to allow Member
more hazardous plant protection products States to take into account the specific
to ensure progress towards meeting the needs of these regions as regards the use of
respective 2030 national reduction target. plant protection products and measures
In the interests of transparency, Member tailored to specific climatic conditions and
State responses to any Commission crops. In order to ensure a fair and
recommendations in relation to the level of collective effort towards the achievement
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ambition of national targets and the annual of Union-wide targets, where a Member
progress made towards them should be State reaches the level of its 2030 national
publicly accessible. reduction target before 2030, it should not
be required to undertake additional
reduction efforts, but it should closely
monitor annual fluctuations in the use and
risk of chemical plant protection products
and in the use of more hazardous plant
protection products to ensure progress
towards meeting the respective 2030
national reduction target. In the interests of
transparency, Member State responses to
any Commission recommendations in
relation to the level of ambition of national
targets and the annual progress made
towards them should be publicly
accessible.
Amendment 24
Recital 14
(14) Member States should draft and (14) Member States should draft and
publish national action plans. In order for publish national action plans. In order for
the Member State national action plans to the Member State national action plans to
be effective, they should contain be effective, they should contain
quantitative objectives, references to quantitative objectives, references
binding national 2030 reduction targets as tobinding national 2030 reduction targets
set out in national law, together with as set out in national law, together with
related indicative targets set out in the related targets set out in the national action
national action plans, measures, timetables plans, measures, timetables and indicators
and indicators to reduce risks and impacts to reduce risks and impacts of plant
of pesticide use on human health and the protection product use on human health
environment. This will allow for a and the environment and to increase the
structured approach to the setting of availability of alternative methods for
quantitative objectives and targets, with a plant protection. This will allow for a
clear link to the national 2030 reduction structured approach to the setting of
targets. In order to monitor compliance quantitative objectives and targets, with a
with the provisions of this Regulation, clear link to the national 2030 reduction
Member States should also be required to targets. In order to monitor compliance
report annually on targets and precise with the provisions of this Regulation,
quantitative data relating to compliance Member States should also be required to
with provisions on use, training, report annually on targets, planned and
application equipment and integrated pest adopted measures, and precise quantitative
management. data relating to compliance with provisions
on use, training, application equipment and
integrated pest management,
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environmental monitoring, and support
given to farmers to implement the
provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 25
Recital 15
(15) In order to achieve the Union-wide (15) In order to achieve the Union-wide
reduction targets (‘Union 2030 reduction reduction targets (‘Union 2030 reduction
targets’) as well as national 2030 reduction targets’) as well as national reduction
targets, it is necessary to increase the targets, it is necessary to increase the
availability and use of biological control availability and use of biological control
and other non-chemical alternatives. and other non-chemical or low-risk
Availability of these alternatives will alternatives. However, the approval of
incentivise the adoption of low pesticide- active substances under Regulation (EC)
input pest management practices such as No 1107/2009 is a significant obstacle to
organic farming. the market introduction of these new
products, as procedures are lengthy, legal
deadlines often not met and guidelines
and data requirements do not match the
specific characteristics of active
substances exerting biological control,
leading to excessive burden, costs and
delays. In that regard, Member States
should prioritize the assessment of
applications for approval of active
substances that exert biological control
and low-risk active substances in order to
avoid unduly delaying the assessment
procedures of these active substances and
to avoid prolonging the use of potentially
more harmful active substances that these
low-risk active substances and active
substances exerting biological control
could replace. Availability of these
alternatives will incentivise the adoption of
low pesticide-input pest management
practices such as organic farming.
Amendment 26
Recital 16
(16) The implementation of policies and (16) The implementation of policies and
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measures in the areas of sustainable use of measures in the areas of sustainable use of
plant protection products has an impact on plant protection products has an impact on
the environment, public health and the environment, public health and
working conditions. Member States should working conditions. Member States should
therefore ensure that the public and social therefore ensure that relevant
partners are given sufficient opportunities stakeholders, authorities and the general
to participate in and to be consulted on the public and social partners are given
preparation of Member State national sufficient opportunities to participate in
action plans in accordance, where and to be informed and consulted
applicable, with Directive 2001/42/EC of effectively and in a timely manner on the
the European Parliament and of the preparation of Member State national
Council58 . action plans in accordance, with Directive
2001/42/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council58and that members of
the public having a sufficient interest, in
accordance with national law, have
access to a review procedure before a
court of law.
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58 58
Parliament and of the Council of 27 June Parliament and of the Council of 27 June
2001 on the assessment of the effects of 2001 on the assessment of the effects of
certain plans and programmes on the certain plans and programmes on the
environment (OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30). environment (OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30).
Amendment 27
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure consistency and (17) In order to ensure consistency and
complementarity with related legislation, complementarity with related legislation,
Member State national action plans should Member State national action plans should
take into account Directive 2009/147/EC of take into account Directive 2009/147/EC of
the European Parliament and of the the European Parliament and of the
Council59 , Council Directive 92/43/EEC60 , Council59 , Council Directive 92/43/EEC60 ,
Parliament and of the Council61 , Council Parliament and of the Council61 , Council
Directive 91/676/EEC62 , Directive Directive 91/676/EEC62 , Directive
2008/50/EC of the European Parliament 2020/2184 of the European Parliament
and of the Council63 , Directive (EU) and of the Council62a, Directive
2016/2284 of the European Parliament and 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament
of the Council64 and Regulation xxx/xxx and of the Council62b, Directive
on nature restoration [reference to adopted 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament
act to be inserted] and should be consistent and of the Council63, Directive (EU)
with the Common Agricultural Policy 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and
(“CAP”) Strategic Plans drawn-up in of the Council64 Regulation xxx/xxx on
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accordance with Regulation (EU) nature restoration [reference to adopted act
2021/2115 of the European Parliament and to be inserted], Council Directive
of the Council65 . 89/391/EEC64a, Council Directive
98/24/EC64b, Directive 2004/37/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council
64c
, Directive 2009/104/EC of the
European Parliament and of the
Council64d and should be consistent with
the Common Agricultural Policy (“CAP”)
Strategic Plans drawn-up in accordance
with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the
European Parliament and of the Council65.
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59 59
November 2009 on the conservation of November 2009 on the conservation of
wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7).
60 60
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May
1992 on the conservation of natural 1992 on the conservation of natural
habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L
206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).
61 61
Community action in the field of water Community action in the field of water
policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).
62 62
Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12
December 1991 concerning the protection December 1991 concerning the protection
of waters against pollution caused by of waters against pollution caused by
nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L
375, 31.12.1991, p. 1). 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1).
62a
Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the
of 16 December 2020 on the quality of
water intended for human consumption
62b
Directive 2006/7/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 15
February 2006 concerning the
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management of bathing water quality and
repealing Directive 76/160/EEC
63 63
Parliament and of the Council of 21 May Parliament and of the Council of 21 May
2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air
for Europe (OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p. 1). for Europe (OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p. 1).
64 64
Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the
14 December 2016 on the reduction of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of
national emissions of certain atmospheric national emissions of certain atmospheric
pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC
and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (OJ L and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (OJ L
344, 17.12.2016, p. 1). 344, 17.12.2016, p. 1).
64a
Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12
June 1989 on the introduction of
measures to encourage improvements in
the safety and health of workers at work
64b
Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April
1998 on the protection of the health and
safety of workers from the risks related to
chemical agents at work
64c
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April
2004 on the protection of workers from
the risks related to exposure to
carcinogens or mutagens at work
64d
Directive 2009/104/EC of the
of 16 September 2009 concerning the
minimum safety and health requirements
for the use of work equipment by workers
at work
65 65
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the
2 December 2021establishing rules on 2 December 2021establishing rules on
support for strategic plans to be drawn up support for strategic plans to be drawn up
by Member States under the common by Member States under the common
agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans)
and financed by the European Agricultural and financed by the European Agricultural
Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the
European Agricultural Fund for Rural European Agricultural Fund for Rural
Development (EAFRD) and repealing Development (EAFRD) and repealing
Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU)
No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1). No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1).
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Amendment 28
Recital 19
(19) For the sake of transparency and in (19) For the sake of transparency and in
order to encourage greater progress, it is order to encourage greater progress, it is
necessary to measure the progress made by necessary to measure the progress made by
Member States in relation to the Member States in relation to the
achievement of the national 2030 reduction achievement of the national reduction
targets and other national indicative targets and other national targets. This
reduction targets. This should be done on should be done on an annual basis by
an annual basis by means of annual means of annual progress and
progress and implementation reports. In implementation reports. In order to monitor
order to monitor the level of compliance the level of compliance with this
with this Regulation in a streamlined, Regulation in a streamlined, easily
easily comparable manner, Member States comparable manner, Member States should
should also include quantitative data in also include quantitative data in relation to
relation to the implementation of this the implementation of this Regulation as
Regulation as regards use, training, regards use, training, application
application equipment and integrated pest equipment and integrated pest
management. In order for the Commission management. In order for the Commission
to encourage progress towards achieving to encourage progress towards achieving
national 2030 reduction targets and other national reduction targets and other
national indicative reduction targets, national targets for the uptake of
including any measures in support of such alternative plant protection methods,
achievement, the Commission should including any measures in support of such
analyse such progress and measures every achievement, the Commission should
2 years. analyse and make publicly available such
progress and measures every 2 years.
Amendment 29
Recital 20
(20) An approach to pest control that (20) An approach to pest control that
follows integrated pest management in follows integrated pest management in
ensuring careful consideration of all ensuring careful consideration of all
available means that discourage the available pest control techniques and
development of populations of harmful subsequent use of appropriate measures
organisms, while keeping the use of that discourage the development of pest
chemical plant protection products to levels populations and that combines physical,
that are economically and ecologically biological, chemical, cultural/varietal,
justified and minimising risks to human and crop specific management strategies
health and the environment is necessary and practices to grow healthy crops and
for the protection of human health and minimise the use of chemical plant
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the environment. ‘Integrated pest protection products to levels that are
management’ emphasises the growth of a economically and ecologically justified, is
healthy crop with the least possible necessary as it thereby minimises risks
disruption to agro-ecosystems, they pose to human health and the
encourages natural pest control environment. To ensure that integrated pest
mechanisms and uses chemical control management is implemented consistently
only when all other control means are on the ground, it is necessary to lay down
exhausted. To ensure that integrated pest clear rules in this Regulation. In order to
management is implemented consistently comply with the obligation to follow
on the ground, it is necessary to lay down integrated pest management, a professional
clear rules in this Regulation. In order to user should first consider measures that do
comply with the obligation to follow not require the use of chemical plant
integrated pest management, a professional protection products for the prevention or
user should consider and implement all suppression of harmful organisms, and
methods and practices that avoid the use apply those relevant to their crops and
of plant protection products. Chemical circumstances before resorting to
plant protection products should only be application of chemical plant protection
used when all other control means have products. Chemical plant protection
been exhausted. In order to ensure and products should only be used under
monitor compliance with this requirement, certain conditions. In order to ensure and
it is important that professional users keep monitor compliance with this requirement,
a record of the reasons why they apply it is important that professional users keep
plant protection products or the reasons a record of the actions taken in line with
for any other action taken in line with integrated pest management and of advice
integrated pest management and of advice received in support of their implementation
received in support of their implementation of integrated pest management from
of integrated pest management from independent advisors and the reasons why
independent advisors. These records are they apply plant protection products.
also required for aerial applications. These records are also required for aerial
applications.
Amendment 30
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Personal data collected for the

purposes of the application of this
Regulation should be processed in a way
that is compatible with those purposes.
They should also be made anonymous
when processed for monitoring or
evaluation purposes, and be protected in
accordance with Union law concerning
the protection of individuals with regard
to the processing of personal data and on
the free movement of such data, in
particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of
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the European Parliament and of the
Council1a and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725
of the European Parliament and of the
Council1b. Data subjects should be
informed of such processing and of their
data protection rights.
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1a
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the
of 27 April 2016 on the protection of
natural persons with regard to the
processing of personal data and on the
free movement of such data, and
repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General
Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119,
4.5.2016, p. 1).
1b
Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the
of 23 October 2018 on the protection of
natural persons with regard to the
processing of personal data by the Union
institutions, bodies, offices and agencies
and on the free movement of such data,
and repealing Regulation (EC) No
45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC
(OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).
Amendment 31
Recital 22
(22) In order to facilitate compliance (22) In order to facilitate compliance

with integrated pest management, it is with integrated pest management, it is
necessary to lay down crop-specific rules necessary to lay down crop-specific rules
that a professional user must follow in that a professional user must follow in
relation to the specific crop and region in relation to the specific crop and region in
which the professional user operates. Such which the professional user operates. Such
rules should convert the requirements of rules should convert the requirements of
integrated pest management into verifiable integrated pest management into verifiable
criteria that apply to the specific crop. To criteria that apply to the specific crop. To
ensure that the crop-specific rules are in ensure that the crop-specific rules are in
accordance with the requirements of accordance with the requirements of
integrated pest management, detailed rules integrated pest management, detailed rules
should be laid down as to what they should should be laid down as to what they should
contain and the Commission should verify contain and the Member States and the
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their development, implementation and Commission should verify their
enforcement on the ground. development, implementation and
enforcement on the ground.
Amendment 32
Recital 23
(23) In order to verify compliance by (23) In order to verify compliance by

professional users with integrated pest professional users with integrated pest
management, an electronic integrated pest management, an electronic integrated pest
management and plant protection product management and plant protection product
use register should be maintained with the use register should be introduced and
aim of verifying compliance with the rules maintained with the aim of verifying
on integrated pest management set out in compliance with the rules on integrated
this Regulation and supporting the pest management set out in this Regulation
development of Union policy. Access to and supporting the development of Union
the register should also be granted to policy. Access to the register should be
national statistical authorities for the granted to competent authorities in charge
development, production and of the implementation of relevant
dissemination of official statistics in legislation, national statistical authorities
accordance with Chapter V of Regulation for the development, production and
(EC) No 223/2009 of the European dissemination of official statistics in
Parliament and of the Council66 . This accordance with Chapter V of Regulation
register should record any preventative (EC) No 223/2009 of the European
measure or intervention and the reasons for Parliament and of the Council66 and other
that preventative measure or intervention. third parties for academic and scientific
This will provide the competent authorities research purposes. This register should
with the information necessary to verify record any preventative measure or
whether a professional user has carried out intervention and the reasons for any
a decision-making process, in accordance application of plant protection products.
with integrated pest management, before This will provide the competent authorities
determining the specific preventative with the information necessary to verify
measure or intervention. The register whether a professional user has carried out
should also contain details in relation to a decision-making process, in accordance
advice required annually in support of with integrated pest management, before
integrated pest management in order to determining an intervention using
verify that such strategic longer term chemical plant protection products. The
planning in relation to integrated pest register should also contain details in
management is taking place. relation to advice required annually in
support of integrated pest management in
order to verify that such strategic longer
term planning in relation to integrated pest
management is taking place.
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11 March 2009 on European statistics and 11 March 2009 on European statistics and
repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No
of the Council on the transmission of data of the Council on the transmission of data
subject to statistical confidentiality to the subject to statistical confidentiality to the
Statistical Office of the European Statistical Office of the European
Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No
322/97 on Community Statistics, and 322/97 on Community Statistics, and
Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom
establishing a Committee on the Statistical establishing a Committee on the Statistical
Programmes of the European Communities Programmes of the European Communities
(OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164). (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
Amendment 33
Recital 24
(24) In order to ensure that plant (24) In order to ensure that plant
protection products and related application protection products and related application
equipment are used in a manner that equipment are used in a manner that
protects human health and the protects human health and the
environment, it is necessary to provide for environment, it is necessary to provide for
general requirements on professional users general requirements on professional users
in relation to the training required to use in relation to the training required to use
certain plant protection products or certain plant protection products or
application equipment, the use of more application equipment, the use of more
hazardous plant protection products and the hazardous plant protection products and the
need to comply with inspection need to comply with inspection
requirements for application equipment in requirements for application equipment in
professional use. professional use. Concomitantly, the use
of more hazardous chemical plant
protection products by non-professional
users, who are not trained, should be
prohibited, in order to avoid situations
where human or environmental safety
would be at risk.
Amendment 34
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) Monitoring is necessary in order

to examine any effects on the
environment and human health resulting
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from the use of plant protection products.
Union monitoring requirements currently
focus only on water. In order to
accurately assess whether the targets of
this Regulation in terms of reducing the
risk of plant protection products are met,
Member States should put in place
comprehensive programmes to monitor
the occurrence of residues of plant
protection products and their metabolites
in the environment and humans.
Amendment 35

Recital 24 b (new)
(24b) Soil is an essential,

multifunctional and living ecosystem of
crucial environmental and socioeconomic
importance, especially due to its complex
microbiome. It performs many key
functions and delivers services vital to
human existence, especially in relation to
food production, and ecosystem survival.
However, the European Commission's
mission ’A Soil Deal for Europe’ notes
that 83% of agricultural soils in the EU
are contaminated with residual pesticides,
while agricultural intensification and
overuse of pesticides will likely further
exacerbate the situation in the future.
Pesticides’ high soil persistence and
toxicity to non-target organisms are
specifically referred to as posing a threat
to soil health. The importance of soil
protection should therefore be duly taken
into account when implementing this
Regulation.
Justification
Healthy soils are the basis of crop production, but can be affected by pesticides. Their key
role and the importance of preserving soil health should be duly taken into account for the
purposes of this regulation.
Amendment 36
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Recital 25
(25) Use of plant protection products (25) Use of plant protection products
may have particularly negative impacts in may have particularly negative impacts in
certain areas that are frequently used by the certain areas that are frequently used by the
general public or by vulnerable groups, general public or by vulnerable groups,
communities in which people live and communities in which people live and
work and ecologically sensitive areas, such work and ecologically sensitive areas, such
as Natura 2000 sites protected in as Natura 2000 sites protected in
accordance with Directive 2009/147/EC of accordance with Directive 2009/147/EC of
Council67 and Council Directive Council67 and Council Directive
92/43/EEC68 . If plant protection products 92/43/EEC68 . If plant protection products
are used in areas used by the general are used in areas used by the general
public, the possibility of exposure of public, the possibility of exposure of
humans to such plant protection products is humans to such plant protection products is
high. In order to protect human health and high. In order to protect human health and
the environment, the use of plant protection the environment, the use of plant protection
products in sensitive areas and within 3 products in sensitive areas and within 3
metres of such areas, should therefore be metres of such areas, should therefore be
prohibited. Derogations from the prohibited. Buffer zones should be
prohibition should only be allowed under expanded to 5 meters for areas frequented
certain conditions and on a case-by-case by the general public and vulnerable
basis. populations in human settlements. The
application of certain plant protection
products, such as active substances
approved for organic farming under
Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and biological
control, should remain possible in certain
sensitive areas. Derogations from the
prohibition should only be allowed under
certain conditions defined in this
Regulation and granted by a competent
authority and on a case-by-case basis in
order to prevent the spread of quarantine
pests or invasive alien species. Member
States should be allowed to derogate from
the restrictions on the use of plant
protection products in some sensitive
areas under certain conditions and where
a high level of protection for human
health and the environment can be
maintained.
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November 2009 on the conservation of November 2009 on the conservation of
wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7).
68 68
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May
1992 on the conservation of natural 1992 on the conservation of natural
habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L
206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).
Amendment 37
Recital 26
(26) The aquatic environment and (26) The aquatic environment and
drinking water supplies are especially drinking water supplies are especially
sensitive to plant protection products. In sensitive to plant protection products. In
order to protect the aquatic environment, order to protect the aquatic environment,
the use of plant protection products in and the use of plant protection products in and
around surface waters areas should around surface waters areas should be
therefore be prohibited. Member States prohibited. Member States should have in
should have in place appropriate measures place appropriate measures to avoid
to avoid deterioration of surface and deterioration of surface and groundwater as
groundwater as well as coastal and marine well as coastal and marine waters and
waters and allow achievement of good allow achievement of good surface and
surface and groundwater status, to protect groundwater status, to protect the aquatic
the aquatic environment and drinking water environment and drinking water supplies
supplies from the impact of plant from the impact of plant protection
protection products. In addition, it is products and their metabolites. Vegetated
important that professional users are buffer strips are an effective measure to
trained in how to minimise or eliminate retain plant protection product inputs
applications of certain plant protection during rain events and consequently to
products classified as “harmful to aquatic avoid ecological impacts on aquatic life,
life with long lasting effects”, “very toxic therefore the establishment of vegetated
to aquatic life with long lasting effects” or buffer strips along water courses should
“toxic to aquatic life with long lasting be encouraged. In addition, it is important
effects”. It is also important that that professional users are given
professional users are trained on the compulsory traininng on how to minimise
importance of giving preference to low risk or eliminate applications of certain plant
plant protection products or non-chemical protection products classified as “harmful
alternatives, use of drift reducing to aquatic life with long lasting effects”,
technology and risk mitigation measures. “very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting
effects” or “toxic to aquatic life with long
lasting effects”. It is also important that
professional users are given compulsory
training on the importance of giving
preference to non-chemical alternatives or
low-risk plant protection products, use of
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drift reducing technology and risk
mitigation measures.
Amendment 38
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Rural residents can be vulnerable

to repeated exposure to plant protection
products. It is therefore appropriate that
Member States include in their national
action plan additional measures to protect
the health of rural residents.
Amendment 39
Recital 27
(27) Precision farming refers to (27) Precision farming refers to

agricultural management systems carefully agricultural management systems carefully
tailoring crop management to fit localised tailoring crop management to fit localised
conditions such as those found within land conditions such as those found within land
parcels. The application of existing parcels. The application of existing
technology, including the use of Union technology, including the use of Union
space data and services (Galileo and space data and services (Galileo and
Copernicus), has the potential to Copernicus), has the potential to
significantly reduce pesticide usage. It is significantly reduce pesticide usage. It is
therefore necessary to provide for a therefore necessary to provide for a
legislative framework that incentivises the legislative framework that incentivises the
development of precision farming. development of precision farming.
Application of plant protection products Application of plant protection products
from an aircraft, including application by from an aircraft, including application by
planes, helicopters and drones, is usually planes, helicopters and drones, is usually
less precise than other means of application less precise than other means of application
and may therefore potentially cause and may therefore potentially cause
adverse impacts on human health and the adverse impacts on human health and the
environment. Aerial application should environment. Aerial application should
therefore be prohibited, with limited therefore be prohibited, with limited
derogations on a case-by-case basis where derogations on a case-by-case basis where
it has a less negative impact on human it has a less negative impact on human
health and the environment than any health and the environment than any
alternative application method or there is alternative application method or there is
no viable alternative application method. It no viable alternative application method. It
is also necessary to record the numbers of is also necessary to record the numbers of
aerial applications carried out on the basis aerial applications carried out on the basis
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of permits granted for aerial application in of permits granted for aerial application by
order to have clear data on how many a professional user in order to have clear
aerial applications for which permits were data on how many aerial applications for
granted actually took place. which permits were granted actually took
place.
Amendment 40
Recital 28
(28) It is however likely that certain (28) It is however likely that certain
unmanned aircraft (including drones) will uncrewed aircraft (including drones) will
allow for the targeted aerial application of allow for the targeted aerial application of
plant protection products. Such unmanned plant protection products. Such uncrewed
aircraft are likely to help reduce the use of aircraft are likely to help reduce the use of
plant protection products due to targeted plant protection products due to targeted
application and consequently help reduce application and consequently help reduce
the risks to human health and the the risks to human health and the
environment compared to use of land- environment compared to use of land-
based application equipment. It is therefore based application equipment. It is therefore
appropriate to set criteria in this Regulation appropriate to set criteria in this Regulation
for an exemption of certain unmanned for an exemption of certain uncrewed
aircraft from the prohibition of aerial aircraft from the prohibition of aerial
application. It is also appropriate to defer application. It is also appropriate to defer
the application of this exemption for 3 the application of this exemption for 3
years given the current state of scientific years given the current state of scientific
uncertainty. uncertainty.
Amendment 41
Recital 30
(30) Given the importance of advice on (30) Given the importance of

the use of plant protection products as a independent advice on the use of plant
means to support their use in a manner that protection products as a means to support
protects human health and the environment their use in a manner that protects human
in accordance with integrated pest health and the environment in accordance
management, it is important that advisors with integrated pest management, it is
are adequately trained. important that advisors are adequately
trained.
Amendment 42
Recital 32
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(32) It is essential that Member States (32) It is essential that Member States
establish and maintain systems of both establish and maintain independent
initial and follow-up training for systems of both initial and follow-up
distributors, advisors and professional training for distributors, advisors, workers
users of plant protection products and and other professional users of plant
certification systems to record such protection products and independent
training, in order to ensure that those certification systems and that Member
operators are fully aware of the potential States record such training, in order to
risks to human health and the environment ensure that those operators are fully aware
and of the appropriate measures to reduce of the potential risks to human health and
those risks as much as possible. The the environment and of the appropriate
training for advisors should be more measures to reduce those risks as much as
extensive than that of distributors and possible. The training for independent
professional users since they need to be advisors should be more extensive than
able to support the proper implementation that of distributors and professional users
of integrated pest management and crop- since they need to be able to support the
specific rules. The use or purchase of a proper implementation of integrated pest
plant protection product authorised for management and crop-specific rules. The
professional use must be limited to persons use or purchase of a plant protection
in possession of a training certificate. In product authorised for professional use
addition, in order to ensure safe use of must be limited to persons in possession of
plant protection products for human health a valid training certificate. In addition, in
and the environment, distributors should be order to ensure safe use of plant protection
required to provide both professional and products for human health and the
non-professional purchasers of plant environment, distributors should be
protection products with product specific required to provide both professional and
information at point of sale. non-professional purchasers of plant
protection products with product specific
information at point of sale.
Amendment 43
Recital 34
(34) Considering the possible risks to (34) Considering the possible risks to
human health and the environment from human health and the environment from
the use of plant protection products, the the use of plant protection products, the
public should have access to better public should have access to better
information on the overall impacts of the information on the overall impacts of the
use of such products through awareness- use of such products and on the risks
raising programmes, information passed associated with the use of and exposure
on through distributors and other to different plant protection products, and
appropriate measures. benefits of different plant protection
methods through awareness-raising,
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information passed on through distributors
and other appropriate measures.
Amendment 44

Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) In accordance with Directives

2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC, 2008/105/EC,
2008/56/EC and (EU) 2020/2184,
appropriate measures to avoid
deterioration of surface and groundwater
as well as coastal and marine waters and
allow achievement of good surface and
groundwater status, to protect the aquatic
environment and drinking water supplies
from the impact of plant protection
products.
Amendment 45
Recital 35
(35) In order to better understand the (35) In order to better understand the
trends regarding acute poisoning incidents trends regarding acute poisoning incidents,
and chronic poisoning arising from chronic poisoning and chronic illnesses
exposure of persons to plant protection arising from incidental or repeated
products, information on such trends exposure of persons and animals to plant
should be compiled by each Member State. protection products, information on such
The Commission should also monitor the trends should be compiled by each
overall trends at Union level. Member State. The Commission should
also monitor the overall trends at Union
level.
Amendment 46
Recital 37
(37) In order to monitor progress (37) In order to monitor progress

achieved in the reduction of risks and achieved in the reduction of risks and
adverse impacts to human health and the adverse impacts to human health and the
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environment from the use of plant environment from the use of plant
protection products it is necessary to protection products it is necessary to
continue using the system of harmonised continue using the system of harmonised
risk indicators established under Directive risk indicators established under Directive
(EU) 2009/128/EC. (EU) 2009/128/EC and ensure that an
ongoing evaluation of the system is
carried out. The Commission should
however also publish a report evaluating
the feasibility of developing a harmonised
Union indicator for the environmental
impact of plant protection measures that
takes into account more aspects than only
the quantity of plant protection products
sold.
Amendment 47
Recital 38
(38) Statistical data on plant protection (38) Statistical data on plant protection
products collected in accordance with products collected in accordance with
should be used in calculating these should be used in calculating these
harmonised risk indicators and progress harmonised risk indicators and progress
towards achieving binding Union and towards achieving binding Union and
national targets based on the Farm to Fork national targets based on the Farm to Fork
Strategy. Given that pesticide use Strategy. Given that pesticide use
fluctuates between years depending, in fluctuates between years depending, in
particular, on the weather, a three year particular, on the weather, a five year
baseline period is appropriate to take baseline period is appropriate to take
account of such fluctuations. The baseline account of such fluctuations. The baseline
period for the calculation of harmonised period for the calculation of harmonised
risk indicators 1 and 2 is 2011–2013, as risk indicators 1 and 2 is 2011–2013, as
this was the first three year period for this was the first three year period for
which data was received by the which data was received by the
Commission under Regulation (EC) No Commission under Regulation (EC) No
1185/2009 and coincides with the entry 1185/2009 and coincides with the entry
into force of Directive 2009/128/EC. The into force of Directive 2009/128/EC. The
baseline period for the calculation of baseline period for the calculation of
progress towards the Union 2030 reduction progress towards the Union 2030 reduction
targets is 2015–2017, as this was the three targets is 2013–2017, as this was the five
most recent years for which data was most recent years for which data was
available at the time of the announcement available at the time of the announcement
of the Farm to Fork Strategy. The baseline of the Farm to Fork Strategy. The baseline
period for the calculation of a new period for the calculation of a new
harmonised risk indicator 2a is 2022–2024, harmonised risk indicator 2a is 2022–2024,
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as this will be the first three year period for as this will be the first three year period for
which data on the areas treated under each which data on the areas treated under each
authorisation for an emergency situation in authorisation for an emergency situation in
plant protection will be available. plant protection will be available.
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25 November 2009 concerning statistics on 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on
pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1). pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 48

Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) When use data for plant protection

products become available as result of the
entry into force of Regulation (EU)
2022/2379 of the European Parliament
and of the Council*, the Commission
should work towards moving away from
reduction objectives based on sales data
and hazard of plant protection products
to a more precise and comprehensive
picture on agriculture, including actual
uses per crop, per region plus productivity
and land-use data. Impact-based
indicators should be developed combining
use data for plant protection products
with an indicator considering fate,
exposure and effect per active ingredient
applied on the field. Models which fulfil
these criteria already exist and are
currently used at national level, such as
SYNOPS in Germany, PestLCI and
USEtox. An indicator based on
monitoring results of pesticides levels in
environmental matrices such as water,
soil and air, should complement this
approach.
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* Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the
of 23 November 2022 on statistics on
agricultural input and output, amending
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Commission Regulation (EC) No
617/2008 and repealing Regulations (EC)
No 1165/2008, (EC) No 543/2009 and
(EC) No 1185/2009 of the European
Parliament and of the Council and
Council Directive 96/16/EC (OJ L 315,
7.12.2022, p. 1).
Amendment 49
Recital 39
(39) For the moment, the only robust (39) For the moment, the only robust
statistical data available at Union level statistical data available at Union level
relating to the marketing and use of plant relating to the marketing and use of plant
protection products are the statistics on the protection products are the statistics on the
quantities of active substances in plant quantities of active substances in plant
protection products placed on the market, protection products placed on the market,
and the data on the number of and the data on the number of
authorisations for emergency situations in authorisations for emergency situations in
plant protection granted under Regulation plant protection granted under Regulation
(EC) No 1107/2009. Those statistics are (EC) No 1107/2009. Those statistics are
used in the calculation of harmonised risk used in the calculation of harmonised risk
indicators 1 and 2 under Directive indicators 1 and 2 under Directive
2009/128/EC and in calculating progress 2009/128/EC and in calculating progress
towards the binding Union 2030 reduction towards the binding Union 2030 reduction
targets and national 2030 reduction targets targets and national 2030 reduction targets
based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. The based on the Farm to Fork Strategy.
new harmonised risk indicator 2a will be However, the current harmonised risk
calculated using statistics on the number of indicator 1 should be improved so as to
authorisations for emergency situations in take into account its underestimation of
plant protection, the properties of the active the risk of synthetic chemical plant
substances in plant protection products protection products and an
subject to these authorisations, and the overestimation of the risk of plant
areas treated under these authorisations to protection products authorised in organic
better quantify the risks arising from farming. The new harmonised risk
authorisations for emergency situations in indicator 2a will be calculated using
plant protection. statistics on the number of authorisations
for emergency situations in plant
protection, the properties of the active
substances in plant protection products
subject to these authorisations, and the
areas treated under these authorisations to
better quantify the risks arising from
authorisations for emergency situations in
plant protection.
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Amendment 50
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) The Commission includes, in its

Communication of 14 October 2020 on
the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability,
Towards a Toxic-Free Environment, the
commitment to ensure that hazardous
chemicals banned in the European Union
are not produced for export. It is
therefore appropriate to prohibit the
export from the Union of plant protection
products not approved under Regulation
(EC) No 1107/2009 for public health and
environmental reasons.
Amendment 51
Recital 39 b (new)
(39b) Article XX of the General

Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
allows for the adoption of measures
necessary to protect human, animal or
plant life or health. In order to ensure the
same level of protection for consumers
regardless of the origin of the products,
mirror clauses on imports of agricultural
and agri-food products from third
countries should be introduced, and
import tolerances should be set at the
limit of determination. At the same time, a
dialogue with third countries with a view
to exchanging information on the use and
risk of plant protection products should
be initiated.
Amendment 52
Recital 39 c (new)
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(39c) For reasons of transparency, and
to ensure uniform implementation by all
Member States, the categories of active
substances that exert biological control
should be set out in an Annex to this
Regulation. Inclusion of active
substances or categories of active
substances that exert biological control in
that Annex should not mean that those
active substances are approved in
accordance with Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009. Member States should
prioritise the assessment of applications
for plant protection products containing
biological control and ensure that
applicants are given full support in the
preparation of their applications.
Amendment 53
Recital 40
(40) For reasons of transparency, and to (40) For reasons of transparency, and to
ensure uniform implementation by all ensure uniform implementation by all
Member States, the methodology for Member States, the methodology for
calculating progress towards achieving the calculating progress towards achieving the
two Union and two national 2030 reduction two Union and two national 2030 reduction
targets and the methodology for the targets and the methodology for the
calculation of harmonised risk indicators at calculation of harmonised risk indicators at
Union and national level should be set out Union and national level should also be set
in an Annex to this Regulation. out in an Annex to this Regulation.
Amendment 54
Recital 41
(41) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for (41) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for
2030 recognises the need for urgent action 2030 recognises the need for urgent action
to protect biodiversity. There is evidence of to protect biodiversity. There is evidence of
a widespread reduction of species, in a widespread reduction of species, in
particular insects and pollinators, in the particular insects and pollinators, in the
Union. Biodiversity loss is, amongst other Union. Biodiversity loss is, amongst other
factors, driven by the use of plant factors, driven by the use of plant
protection products, while Member States protection products, while Member States
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actions under current Union policy actions under current Union policy
instruments have not yet been able to stop instruments have not yet been able to stop
this trend of biodiversity loss. It is this trend of biodiversity loss. It is
therefore essential to ensure that plant therefore essential to reduce the use of
protection products are used in such a way plant protection products by inter alia
as to mitigate the risk of harmful effects of implementing integrated pest
such products on wildlife, through a management principles. Where plant
number of measures including training, protection products are used, they should
inspection of application equipment in be used in such a way as to minimise the
professional use and protection of the risk of harmful effects of such products on
aquatic environment and sensitive areas. wildlife, through a number of measures
including training, inspection of
application equipment in professional use
and protection of the aquatic environment
and sensitive areas.
Amendment 55
Recital 46
(46) In order to take into account (46) In order to take into account
technical progress and scientific technical progress and scientific
developments, the power to adopt acts in developments, the power to adopt acts in
accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty
should be delegated to the Commission to should be delegated to the Commission to
amend the provisions on obligations of amend the provisions on, inspection of
professional users and advisors related to application equipment in professional use,
integrated pest management, inspection of calculation of harmonised risk indicators,
application equipment in professional use, the data to be provided in annual progress
calculation of harmonised risk indicators, and implementation reports and the
the data to be provided in annual progress notification form in relation to application
and implementation reports and the equipment as well as Annexes II III, IV, V
notification form in relation to application and VI. Likewise, the power to adopt acts
equipment as well as Annexes II III, IV, V in accordance with Article 290 of the
and VI. Likewise, the power to adopt acts Treaty should be delegated to the
in accordance with Article 290 of the Commission to supplement this Regulation
Treaty should be delegated to the by specifying precise criteria in relation to
Commission to supplement this Regulation certain factors regarding unmanned
by specifying precise criteria in relation to aircraft, once technical progress and
certain factors regarding unmanned scientific developments allow for the
aircraft, once technical progress and development of such precise criteria. It is
scientific developments allow for the of particular importance that the
development of such precise criteria. It is Commission carries out appropriate
of particular importance that the consultations during its preparatory work,
Commission carries out appropriate including at expert level, and that those
consultations during its preparatory work, consultations be conducted in accordance
including at expert level, and that those with the principles laid down in the Inter-
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consultations be conducted in accordance institutional Agreement of 13 April 2016
with the principles laid down in the Inter- on Better Law-Making76 . In particular, to
institutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 ensure equal participation in the
on Better Law-Making76 . In particular, to preparation of delegated acts, the European
ensure equal participation in the Parliament and the Council receive all
preparation of delegated acts, the European documents at the same time as Member
Parliament and the Council receive all States’ experts, and their experts
documents at the same time as Member systematically have access to meetings of
States’ experts, and their experts Commission expert groups dealing with the
systematically have access to meetings of preparation of delegated acts.
Commission expert groups dealing with the
preparation of delegated acts.
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OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1. OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 56
Recital 46 a (new)
(46a) Farmers should be financially

supported in complying with the
obligations laid down in this Regulation,
rewarded for their past and future efforts
to reduce the use of chemical plant
protection products and compensated
fully for costs incurred in, and income
forgone related to, introducing integrated
pest management or complying with this
Regulation. Therefore, Member States
should ensure that sufficient resources
are provided, for example by establishing
a state fund covering the costs incurred,
and establish appropriate funding
streams, where not yet available, both for
direct aid to farmers but also for the
funding of, inter alia, training and peer-
to-peer exchange programmes, advice,
insurance schemes against potential
losses, and innovation partnerships with
science and technology outreach, while
transitioning to adapted practices. Such
funding streams could include national
contributions and approaches already
taken in certain forerunner Member
States, such as a hazard-based taxation
on plant protection products,
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agrochemical producer contributions or
State aid, in addition to existing sources
of Union funding. To that end, the
Commission should be tasked with closely
monitoring and evaluating costs incurred
and any loss of income for farmers in
taking-up and making the transition to
sustainable practices, to create a new
Union funding instrument for
transitioning and adaptation in the frame
of the future Multiannual Financial
Framework with a view to supporting
farmers in their transition, and financing
monitoring and other activities required
for the implementation of this Regulation.
Amendment 57
Recital 47
(47) In order to assess whether this (47) In order to assess whether this
Regulation reaches its objectives Regulation reaches its objectives
effectively and efficiently, is coherent and effectively and efficiently, is coherent and
still relevant and provides added value at still relevant and provides added value at
Union level the Commission should carry Union level the Commission should carry
out an evaluation of this Regulation. out regular evaluations of this Regulation.
Amendment 58

Recital 48 a (new)
(48a) In order to support the transition

to sustainable food systems and to support
the international agreement of the GBF,
it is important to continue to strengthen
the coherence between the European
Green Deal, the Union's sectoral policies
and the common trade policy. This
coherence requires, in particular, better
application of European production
standards, in particular sanitary,
phytosanitary, environmental and animal
welfare standards, to imported products.
A variety of tools exists for that purpose at
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multilateral, bilateral and autonomous
levels, as noted in the Commission's
report of June 2022, and has to be used in
the relevant Regulations and their
appropriate application ( Regulation (EC)
No 396/2005 on MRLs for instance). This
Regulation should contribute to this
coherence.
Amendment 59

Recital 48 b (new)
(48b) Target 7 of the GBF requires

parties to tackle the risk of pesticides and
highly hazardous chemicals.
Amendment 60

Recital 49
(49) The implementation of this (49) The implementation of this

Regulation by Member States will result in Regulation by Member States will result in
new and enhanced obligations for farmers new and enhanced obligations for farmers
and other pesticides users. Some of them and other pesticides users. Some of them
constitute statutory management constitute statutory management
requirements and standards of good requirements and standards of good
agricultural and environmental conditions agricultural and environmental conditions
of land as listed in Annex III to Regulation of land as listed in Annex III to Regulation
(EU) 2021/2115 of the European (EU) 2021/2115 of the European
Parliament and of the Council78, which, in Parliament and of the Council78, which, in
accordance with that Regulation, farmers accordance with that Regulation, farmers
must comply with to receive CAP must comply with to receive CAP
payments, whereas other requirements, payments, whereas other requirements,
which go beyond the baseline of which go beyond the baseline of
mandatory requirements, may be rewarded mandatory requirements, may be rewarded
with additional payments under voluntary with additional payments under voluntary
regimes like eco-schemes pursuant to regimes like eco-schemes pursuant to
Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115.
Article 31(5), points (a) and (b), and Since farmers and other users need to be
Article 70(3), points (a) and (b), of financially supported in their transition
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 provide that toward a more sustainable use of
the CAP funding is only available for pesticides, the financing of requirements
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practices implemented under an eco- imposed in accordance with this
scheme or agri-environmental-climate Regulation that are not included in
commitment which go beyond the Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 or the
relevant statutory management Strategic Plans of each Member State
requirements and the standards of good should be complemented by additional
agricultural and environmental funds other than those allocated to the
conditions of land established under that CAP.
Regulation and the relevant minimum
requirements for the use of fertiliser and
plant protection products, animal welfare,
as well as other relevant mandatory
requirements established by national and
Union law. Since farmers and other users
need to be financially supported in their
transition toward a more sustainable use of
pesticides, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
needs to be amended to allow the
financing of requirements imposed in
accordance with this Regulation during a
transitional period. This exceptional
option for Member States to provide
additional funding for measures taken in
implementing this Regulation should
apply to any obligation for farmers and
other users resulting from the application
of this Regulation, including compulsory
farming practices imposed by the crop-
specific rules for integrated pest
management. Further, pursuant to
Article 73(5) of Regulation (EU)
2021/2115, investments by farmers to
comply with new requirements imposed
by Union law may be supported for a
maximum of 24 months from the date on
which they become mandatory for the
holding. Similarly, a longer transition
period should be set out for investments
complying with requirements imposed on
farmers in accordance with this
Regulation. Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
should therefore be amended accordingly.
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Amendment 61
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules for the This Regulation aims to reduce the risks
sustainable use of plant protection products for and impacts on human health and the
by providing for the setting, and environment of the use of plant protection
achievement by 2030, of reduction targets products and to reduce dependency on
for the use and risk of chemical plant plant protection products. It lays down
protection products, establishing rules for the sustainable use of plant
requirements for use, storage, sale and protection products, while ensuring
disposal of plant protection products and sustainable crop protection, by:
for application equipment, providing for
training and awareness raising, and
providing for implementation of
integrated pest management.
(a) providing for the setting, and
achievement by 2030, of reduction targets
for the use and risk of chemical plant
protection products as well as the
monitoring of progress made in achieving
such targets;
(b) defining and laying down
requirements for the implementation of
integrated pest management;
(c) establishing measures to improve
the authorisation procedure and placing
on the market of low-risk plant protection
products and plant protection products
containing solely active substances
exerting biological control, with the aim
of lowering the negative impact of plant
protection measures;
(d) establishing requirements for the
use, storage, sale and disposal of plant
protection products and for application
equipment, worker protection, protection
of the public, and training, independent
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advice, and awareness raising;
(e) establishing requirements for the
monitoring of plant protection product
residues and their metabolites in the
environment and humans.
Amendment 62
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This Regulation shall apply to products, in This Regulation shall apply to products, in
the form in which they are supplied to the the form in which they are supplied to the
user, consisting of or containing active user, consisting of or containing active
substances, safeners or synergists, and substances, safeners, synergists, co-
intended for one of the following uses: formulants or adjuvants, and intended for
one of the following uses:
Amendment 63
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
This Regulation shall not prevent

Member States from applying the
precautionary principle in restricting or
prohibiting the use of plant protection
products in specific circumstances or
areas.
Amendment 64
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘chemical plant protection product’ (1) ‘chemical plant protection product’
means a plant protection product means a plant protection product
containing a chemical active substance containing a chemical active substance
excluding plant products using natural excluding invertebrate macro-organisms
means of biological origin or substances and plant protection products containing
identical to them, such as micro- solely active substances that exert
organisms, semiochemicals, extracts from biological control;
plant products as defined in Article 3(6)
of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, or
invertebrate macro-organisms;
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Amendment 65
(3) ‘chemical active substance’ means (3) ‘chemical active substance’ means
an active substance other than a micro- an active substance other than an active
organism, a semiochemical or an extracts substance that exerts biological control ;
from a plant product as defined in Article
3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;
Amendment 66

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) ‘biocidal product’ means a

biocidal product as defined in Article
3(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) No
528/2012;
Amendment 67

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3b) ‘metabolite’ means any metabolite

as defined in Article 3(32) of Regulation
(EC) No 1107/2009;
Amendment 68
(5) ‘more hazardous plant protection (5) ‘more hazardous plant protection
product’ means a plant protection product product’ means a plant protection product
containing one or more active substances containing one or more active substances
approved as candidates for substitution in approved as candidates for substitution in
accordance with Article 24 of Regulation accordance with Article 24 of Regulation
(EC) No 1107/2009 and listed in Part E of (EC) No 1107/2009 and listed in Part E of
the Annex to Implementing Regulation the Annex to Implementing Regulation
(EU) No 540/2011, or containing one or (EU) No 540/2011, or meeting one or
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more active substances listed in the Annex more of the criteria set out in point 4 of
to Implementing Regulation (EU) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No
2015/408; 1107/2009, or containing one or more
active substances listed in the Annex to
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/408;
Amendment 69
(7) ‘professional user’ means any (7) ‘professional user’ means any
person who uses a plant protection product person who uses a plant protection product
in the course of their professional in the course of their professional
activities; activities, including operators,
technicians, employers, self-employed
people and employees, in the farming,
forestry and other sectors;
Amendment 70

(8a) 'economic operator' means any

company selling products that has been
subject to the use of plant protection
products in the course of their
manufacturing, including food
processing industries and retailers;
Amendment 71

(8b) 'manufacturer' means a person

who manufactures plant protection
products, active substances, safeners,
synergists, co-formulants or adjuvants on
their own, or who contracts such
manufacturing to another party, or a
person designated by the manufacturer as
the manufacturer’s sole representative for
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the purpose of compliance with this
Regulation;
Amendment 72
(13) ‘unmanned aircraft’ means any (13) ‘uncrewed aircraft’ means any
aircraft operating or designed to operate aircraft operating or designed to operate
autonomously or to be piloted remotely autonomously or to be piloted remotely by
without a pilot on board; a professional user without a pilot on
board;
Amendment 73
(15) ‘integrated pest management’ (15) ‘integrated pest management’

means careful consideration of all means the careful consideration of all
available means that discourage the available pest control techniques and
development of populations of harmful subsequent use of appropriate measures
organisms, while keeping the use of that discourage the development of pest
chemical plant protection products to levels populations; it combines physical,
that are economically and ecologically biological, chemical, cultural/varietal,
justified and minimise risks to human and crop-specific management strategies
health and the environment; and practices to grow healthy crops and
minimise the use of chemical plant
protection products to levels that are
economically and ecologically justified,
thereby also minimising risks such
products pose to human health and the
environment;
Amendment 74
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
(a) an area used by the general public, (a) an area used by the general public
such as a public park or garden, recreation such as public parks, gardens, recreation
or sports grounds, or a public path; grounds and public paths, and areas used
predominantly by vulnerable groups as
defined in Article 3(14) of Regulation
(EC) No 1107/2009, such as schools and
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playgrounds;
Amendment 75
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
(b) an area used predominantly by a deleted

vulnerable group as defined in Article
3(14) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;
Amendment 76
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point d
(d) an urban area covered by a deleted

watercourse or water feature;
Amendment 77
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e
(e) non-productive areas as defined deleted

under the EU standards on good
agricultural and environmental condition
of land (GAEC), GAEC standard 8 listed
in Annex III to Regulation (EU)
2021/2115.
Amendment 78
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – introductory part
(f) an ecologically sensitive area, (f) ecologically sensitive areas, which

which means any of the following: means any of the following:
Amendment 79
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point i
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(i) any protected area under Directive (i) any protected area under Annex IV,
2000/60/EC, including possible safeguard point (1), point (i), to Directive
zones as well as modifications of those 2000/60/EC, including possible safeguard
areas following the risk assessment results zones as well as modifications of those
for drinking water abstraction points under areas following the risk assessment results
Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European for drinking water abstraction points under
Parliament and of the Council81 ; Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European
Parliament and of the Council81;
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81 81
Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the
16 December 2020 on the quality of water 16 December 2020 on the quality of water
intended for human consumption (OJ L intended for human consumption (OJ L
435, 23.12.2020, p. 1). 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 80
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point ii
(ii) sites of Community importance in (ii) sites of Community importance in

the list referred to in Article 4(2) of the list referred to in Article 4(2) of
Directive 92/43/EEC and the special areas Directive 92/43/EEC and the special areas
of conservation designated in accordance of conservation designated in accordance
with Article 4(4) of that Directive, and with Article 4(4) of that Directive, and
special protection areas classified pursuant special protection areas classified pursuant
to Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC, and to Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC;
any other national, regional, or local
protected area reported by the Member
States to the Nationally designated
protected areas inventory (CDDA);
Amendment 81
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point ii a (new)
(iia) any other national, regional or

local protected area not listed under point
(ii) and reported by the Member States to
the Nationally designated protected areas
inventory (CDDA);
Amendment 82
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(21) ‘risk indicator’ means a (21) ‘risk indicator’ means a

measurement indicating the relative change measurement indicating the relative change
in risks for human health or the in risks for human health, non-target
environment associated with the use of organisms or the environment associated
plant protection products, and calculated in with the use of plant protection products,
accordance with the methodology set out in and calculated in accordance with the
Annex VI; methodology set out in Annex VI;
Amendment 83

(22) ‘non-chemical methods’ means (22) ‘non-chemical methods’ means

alternatives to chemical plant protection alternative methods to the use of chemical
products; plant protection products, based on
agronomic techniques such as wide crop
rotation and intercropping, and physical,
mechanical or biological pest control
methods, including those based on the use
of synthetic pheromones and
semiochemicals;
Amendment 84
(23) ‘biological control’ means the (23) ‘biological control’ means the
control of organisms harmful to plants or control of organisms harmful to plants or
plant products using natural means of plant products using invertebrate macro-
biological origin or substances identical organisms or an active substance that
to them, such as micro-organisms, exerts biological control;
semiochemicals, extracts from plant
products as defined in Article 3(6) of
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, or
invertebrate macro-organisms.
Amendment 85
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(23a) ‘active substance that exerts

biological control’ means an active
substance that is:
(a) a living micro-organism,
(b) naturally occurring, with the
exception of heavy metals and their salts,
or
(c) if synthesized, identical to a
naturally occurring substance as referred
to in Annex -I.
Amendment 86

(23b) ‘organic farming’ means

farming practices in accordance with
Regulation (EC) No 2018/848;
Amendment 87

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 c (new)
(23c) ‘competent authority’ means any

authority or authorities of a Member
State responsible for carrying out the
tasks established under this Regulation;
Amendment 88

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 d (new)
(23d) ‘occupational disease’ means

work-related health problems and
illnesses which can be caused, worsened
or partly caused by working conditions; it
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includes physical and psychosocial health
problems as defined in Regulation (EC)
No 1338/2008;
Amendment 89

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 e (new)
(23e) ‘preparations’ means mixtures or

solutions composed of two or more
substances intended for use as a plant
protection product or as an adjuvant;
Amendment 90
1. Each Member State shall 1. Each Member State shall

contribute, through the adoption and contribute, through the adoption and
achievement of national targets in achievement of national targets in
accordance with Article 5 to achieving by accordance with Article 5, to achieving by
2030 a 50 % Union-wide reduction of both 2030 at least a 50 % Union-wide
the use and risk of chemical plant reduction of the use and risk of chemical
protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction plant protection products (‘Union 2030
target 1’) and the use of more hazardous reduction target 1’) and a 65% Union-wide
plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction of the use of more hazardous
reduction target 2’), compared to the plant protection products (‘Union 2030
average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 reduction target 2’), compared to the
(collectively referred to as ‘the Union 2030 average of the years 2013 to 2017
reduction targets’). (collectively referred to as ‘the Union 2030
reduction targets’).
Amendment 91
2. Progress towards achieving the 2. Progress towards achieving the

Union 2030 reduction targets shall be Union reduction targets shall be
calculated annually by the Commission in calculated annually by the Commission in
accordance with the methodology set out in accordance with the methodology set out in
Annex I. Annex I.
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Amendment 92
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the purpose of achieving

Union 2030 reduction target 1, the
Commission shall, as part of the list of
approved active substances established
under Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC)
No 1107/2009, indicate for each active
substance whether it is to be considered a
chemical active substance.
Amendment 93
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a
Union 2030 target for reducing risk of
plant protection products through
replacement with low-risk and biological
control alternatives
1. By ... [OP: please insert the date =
the first day in the month 6 months from
the date of entry into force of this
Regulation] the Commission shall set a
Union 2030 target for increasing the
overall sales of low-risk plant protection
products and biological control.
2. Following consultation of
stakeholders and based on the best
available technical and market
information, the Commission shall set the
target referred to in paragraph 1 at a level
which the Commission deems both
ambitious and achievable. The target
shall be set from a baseline period of the
3 calendar years preceding the entry into
force of this Regulation.
3. The Commission is empowered to
adopt delegated acts in accordance with
Article 40, to supplement this Regulation
by establishing a methodology for
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calculating the Union 2030 target for
sales of low-risk plant protection products
and biological control, and the level at
which that 2030 Union target is set. The
methodology shall be designed to enable a
switch from sales figures to data on the
use of those plant protection products
once the data-gathering provisions of
Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 enter into
force.
4. The Commission shall take all
appropriate measures to achieve the
Union 2030 target for increasing the
overall sales of low-risk plant protection
products and biological control.
5. The Commission shall assess, on
a yearly basis, the technical progress and
scientific developments with regard to
biological control. The Commission is
empowered to adopt delegated acts in
accordance with Article 40 to amend this
Regulation, where appropriate, by adding
categories to Annex -I in order to take
technical progress and scientific
developments into account.
Amendment 94
Article 5 – title
Member States 2030 reduction targets for Member States reduction targets for
chemical plant protection products chemical plant protection products
Amendment 95
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By … [OP: please insert the date – 6 By … [OP: please insert the date –
months after the date of application of this 6 months after the date of application of
Regulation] each Member State shall adopt this Regulation] each Member State shall
national targets in its national legislation to adopt national targets in its national
achieve by 2030 a reduction set in legislation to achieve by 2030 a reduction
accordance with this Article, from the set in accordance with this Article, from
average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, the average of the years 2013 to 2017, of
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of the following: the following:
Amendment 96
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the use and risk of chemical plant (a) the use and risk of chemical plant
protection products as defined in Annex I protection products as defined in Annex I
(‘national 2030 reduction target 1’); (‘national reduction target 1’);
Amendment 97
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the use of more hazardous plant (b) the use of more hazardous plant
(‘national 2030 reduction target 2’). (‘national reduction target 2’).
Amendment 98
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, the For the purposes of this Regulation, the
two national reduction targets listed in two national reduction targets listed in
points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph,
are collectively referred to as the ‘national are collectively referred to as the ‘national
2030 reduction targets’. reduction targets’.
Amendment 99
2. The progress of each Member State 2. The progress of each Member State
towards achieving the national 2030 towards achieving the national reduction
reduction targets shall be calculated targets shall be calculated annually by the
annually by the Commission in accordance Commission in accordance with the
with the methodology set out in Annex I. methodology set out in Annex I.
Amendment 100
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3. Each Member State shall reach the 3. Each Member State shall reach the
targets referred to in paragraph 1 by 2030. targets referred to in paragraph 1 by 2030,
A Member State that reaches the level of while taking into account economic,
one of its 2030 national reduction targets social and environmental sustainability,
before 2030 shall not be required to long-term food security and food
undertake additional reduction efforts. It sovereignty. A Member State that reaches
shall monitor annual fluctuations in order the level of one of its national reduction
to maintain the progress achieved in targets before 2030 shall not
relation to that 2030 national reduction be required to undertake additional
target. reduction efforts. It shall monitor annual
fluctuations in order to maintain the
progress achieved in relation to that
national reduction target.
Amendment 101
4. Subject to paragraphs 5 to 8, the 4. Subject to paragraphs 5 to 8, the

national 2030 reduction targets shall be set national reduction targets shall be set at
at such level so as to achieve a reduction such a level so as to achieve a reduction
between the average of the years 2015, between the average of the years 2013 to
2016 and 2017 and the year 2030 in the 2017 and the year 2030 in the relevant
relevant Member State that at least equals Member State that at least equals 50% for
50%. the national reduction target 1, and at
least 65% for the national reduction
target 2, so as to ensure that chemical
plant protection products are only used
where necessary and where no viable
alternatives exist.
Amendment 102
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point -a (new)
(-a) 15% where a Member State’s

weighted intensity of use and risk of
chemical plant protection products during
the average of the years 2013 to 2017 is
less than 35% of the Union average;
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Amendment 103
(a) 35% where a Member State’s (a) 35% where a Member State’s
weighted intensity of use and risk of weighted intensity of use and risk of
chemical plant protection products during chemical plant protection products during
the average of the years 2015, 2016 and the average of the years 2013 to 2017 is
2017 is less than 70% of the Union less than 70% of the Union average;
average;
Amendment 104
(b) 50% where a Member State’s (b) 50% where a Member State’s
2017 is between 70% and 140% of the between 70% and 140% of the Union
Union average; average;
Amendment 105
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) 65% where a Member State’s (c) 65% where a Member State’s
2017 is more than 140% of the Union more than 140% of the Union average.
average.
Amendment 106
A Member State may reduce its national A Member State may reduce its national
target for the use of the more hazardous target for the use of the more hazardous
plant protection products referred to in plant protection products referred to in
paragraph 4 to a percentage that is a mid- paragraph 4 to a percentage that is a mid-
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point between the figure related to intensity point between the figure related to intensity
as laid down in the second subparagraph of as laid down in the second subparagraph of
this paragraph and the figure related to use this paragraph and the figure related to use
as laid down in the third subparagraph of as laid down in the third subparagraph of
this paragraph. Where that percentage is this paragraph. Where that percentage is
higher than 50%, the Member State shall higher than 65%, the Member State shall
increase its national target to that increase its national target to that
percentage. percentage.
Amendment 107
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point -a (new)
(-a) 25% where a Member State’s

intensity of use of the more hazardous
plant protection products during the
average of the years 2013 to 2017 is less
than 35% of the Union average;
Amendment 108
(a) 35% where a Member State’s (a) 50% where a Member State’s
intensity of use of the more hazardous intensity of use of the more hazardous
plant protection products during the plant protection products during the
average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 average of the years 2013 to 2017 is less
is less than 70% of the Union average; than 70% of the Union average;
Amendment 109
(b) 50% where a Member State’s (b) 65% where a Member State’s
average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 average of the years is 2013 to 2017
is between 70% and 140% of the Union between 70% and 140% of the Union
average; average;
Amendment 110
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(c) 65% where a Member State’s (c) 80% where a Member State’s
average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 average of the years is 2013 to 2017 more
is more than 140% of the Union average. than 140% of the Union average.
Amendment 111
(a) where a Member State has achieved (a) where a Member State has achieved
a greater reduction in the use of the more a greater reduction in the use of the more
hazardous plant protection products than hazardous plant protection products than
the Union average between the average of the Union average between the average of
the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the
average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017,
a figure that is established by subtracting a figure that is established by subtracting
from 50% the difference between the from 65% the difference between the
reduction achieved and the Union average reduction achieved and the Union average
reduction; reduction;
Amendment 112
(b) where a Member State has (b) where a Member State has
increased the use of the more hazardous increased the use of the more hazardous
plant protection products, or has made a plant protection products, or has made a
smaller reduction than the Union average smaller reduction than the Union average
between the average of the years 2011, between the average of the years 2011,
2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years
2015, 2016 and 2017, a figure that is 2015, 2016 and 2017, a figure that is
established by adding to 50% the established by adding to 65% the
difference between the reduction or, as difference between the reduction or, as
applicable, increase achieved and the applicable, increase achieved and the
Union average reduction, but without Union average reduction.
surpassing 70%.
Amendment 113
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7. Member States with outermost 7. Member States with outermost

regions, as listed in Article 349 of the regions, as listed in Article 349 of the
Treaty, may take into account the specific Treaty, may take into account the specific
needs of these regions as regards the use of needs of these regions as regards the use of
plant protection products when adopting plant protection products when adopting
national 2030 reduction targets, due to the national reduction targets, due to the
particular climatic conditions and crops in particular climatic conditions and crops in
these regions. these regions, while also taking into
account the risks to and effects on human
health and the environment from the use
of chemical plant protection products.
Amendment 114
8. In no case may the application of 8. In no case may the application of

paragraph 5, paragraph 6 and paragraph 7 paragraph 5, paragraph 6 and paragraph 7
result in either of the 2030 national result in the national reduction targets
reduction targets being lower than 35%. being lower than 15% for chemical plant
protection products and 25% for more
hazardous plant protection products.
Amendment 115
9. By … [OP: please insert the date – 9. By … [OP: please insert the date
7 months after the date of application of – 7 months after the date of application of
this Regulation], each Member State shall this Regulation], each Member State shall
communicate its national 2030 reduction communicate its national reduction targets
targets to the Commission. to the Commission and make those
national targets public.
Amendment 116
10. If a Member State fails to adopt a 10. If a Member State fails to adopt
national 2030 reduction target by … [OJ: national reduction targets by … [OJ:
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please insert the date –6 months after the please insert the date –6 months after the
date of application of this Regulation], that date of application of this Regulation], that
target shall be deemed to be either 50%; or, target shall be deemed to be either 50% for
where the percentage would be above 50% the reduction of the use and risk of
in accordance with paragraph 5 or chemical plant protection products and
paragraph 6, that higher percentage. 65% for the use of more hazardous plant
protection products; or, where the
percentage would be above 50% or 65%
respectively in accordance with paragraph
5 or paragraph 6, that higher percentage.
Amendment 117
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a
Member States’ 2030 target for reducing
the risk of plant protection products
through replacement with low-risk and
biological control alternatives
1. By ... [OP: please insert the date =
the first day in the month following12
months from the date of entry into force
of this Regulation] each Member State
shall set national 2030 targets for
increasing the overall sales of low-risk
plant protection products and biological
control agents, in accordance with the the
methodology adopted under the delegated
act referred to in Article 4a. The targets
shall be set from a baseline period of the
three calendar years preceding the entry
into force of this Regulation.
2. Each Member State shall reach
the targets referred to in paragraph 1 by
2030. It shall monitor annual fluctuations
in order to maintain the progress
achieved in relation to the 2030 target for
increasing the overall sales of low-risk
control agents. A Member State that
reaches one of its 2030 national targets
for increasing the overall sales of low-risk
control shall not be required to undertake
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additional efforts in that regard.
3. The Commission shall assess the
level of the national 2030 targets of each
Member State as set under paragraph 1 of
this Article and verify whether they are
set at a level to achieve the Union 2030
target for increasing the overall sales of
low-risk plant protection products and
biological control agents as set out in
Article 4a.
Amendment 118
1. The Commission shall review the 1. The Commission shall review and
national 2030 reduction targets assess the national reduction targets
communicated to it in accordance with communicated to it in accordance with
Article 5(9) and the information explaining Article 5(9) and the information
any lowering of targets made in accordance explaining any lowering of targets made in
with Article 5(5) or Article 5(6). accordance with Article 5(5) or Article
5(6). On the basis of that assessment, the
Commission shall verify whether the
national reduction targets communicated
by each Member State need to be set at a
more ambitious level, and whether their
average equals at least 50% for Union
2030 reduction target 1, and 65% for
Union 2030 reduction target 2.
Amendment 119
2. Where the Commission concludes, 2. If the average of the national

on the basis of the information made reduction targets of all Member States is
available to it, that the national 2030 lower than 50% for Union 2030 reduction
reduction targets communicated by a target 1 or 65% for Union 2030 reduction
Member State need to be set at a more target 2, the Commission shall, by… [OP:
ambitious level, it shall, by … [OP: please please insert the date – 12 months after the
insert the date – 1 year after the date of date of application of this Regulation],
application of this Regulation], recommend recommend that one or more Member
that Member State to increase the level of States increase the level of their national
its national 2030 reduction targets. The reduction targets in order to achieve the
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Commission shall make that Union 2030 reduction targets. The
recommendation public. Commission shall make any such
recommendation public, including on the
website referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 120
3. Where a Member State adjusts its 3. Within 3 months of receiving the

national 2030 reduction targets as recommendation referred to in paragraph
recommended by the Commission, it shall 2, a Member State shall take one of the
amend the national targets set in its following actions:
national legislation in accordance with
Article 5 and include the adjusted targets
in its national action plan together with
the Commission’s recommendation.
Amendment 121
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
(a) adjust its national reduction

targets as recommended by the
Commission, amend the national targets
set in its national law in accordance with
Article 5 and include the adjusted targets
in its national action plan together with
the Commission recommendation;
Amendment 122
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b (new)
(b) provide justifications for not

adjusting its national reduction targets as
recommended by the Commission, and
include the justifications for such
decision in its national action plan
together with the Commission
recommendation.
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Amendment 123
4. Where a Member States decides deleted

not to adjust its national 2030 reduction
targets, as recommended by the
Commission, it shall include the
justifications for such decision in its
national action plan together with the text
of the recommendation.
Amendment 124
5. Member States which have 5. The Commission shall examine

received a Commission recommendation the justifications given by a Member State
referred to in paragraph 2 shall that did not adjust its targets as
communicate the adjusted targets, or their recommended, and make its assessment
justification for not adjusting them, as public no later than 4 months after the
applicable, to the Commission by… [OP: Member State concerned has
please insert the date – 18 months after the communicated its decision and
date of application of this Regulation]. justifications. The Commission may
recommend further specifications or
follow-up action.
Amendment 125
6. Having assessed the level of deleted

national 2030 reduction targets of all
Member States set in accordance with
Article 5, the Commission shall verify
whether their average at least equals 50%
so as to achieve the corresponding Union
2030 reduction target.
Amendment 126
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7. If the average of national 2030 deleted

reduction targets of all Member States is
lower than 50%, the Commission shall
recommend that one or more Member
States increase the level of their national
2030 reduction targets in order to achieve
the Union 2030 reduction targets. The
Commission shall make any such
recommendation public.
Amendment 127
8. Within one month of receiving the deleted

recommendation referred to in paragraph
7, a Member State shall take one of the
following actions:
(a) adjust its national 2030 reduction
Commission, amend the national targets
set in its national legislation in
accordance with Article 5 and include the
adjusted targets in its national action plan
together with the Commission
recommendation;
(b) provide justifications for not
adjusting its national 2030 reduction
Commission, and include the
justifications for such decision in its
national action plan together with the
Commission recommendation.
Amendment 128
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a
Integral environmental indicators for
plant protection measures
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1. Member States may develop, in
close cooperation with independent
scientists, civil society, stakeholders and
relevant authorities and based on the best
available science, one or more indicators
for the integral assessment of the
environmental impact of plant protection
measures. Those indicators shall, inter
alia, take into account at least two of the
following aspects:
(a) the exposure of soil, water and air
to plant protection products and their
metabolites, and the impacts of such
products on those resources;
(b) the exposure of non-target species,
such as pollinators, insects, birds,
mammals and the soil biome to plant
protection products and their metabolites,
and the impacts of such products on those
species;
(c) the exposure of humans to plant
protection products and their metabolites,
and the impacts of such products on
human health,
(d) the measures that professional
users apply to reduce the environmental
impact of plant protection products;
(e) the dosage, frequency,
composition and application method for
the plant protection products used;
(f) where available, the results of the
environmental monitoring on the residues
of plant protection products and their
metabolites carried out under Article 23a;
2. The Commission shall review the
proposals for integral indicators made by
a Member State under this article. Where
the aspects laid down in paragraph 1 are
taken into account, the Commission may
approve the indicator or indicators.
3. When analysing progress towards
achieving the national targets and, where
relevant, recommending additional
measures in accordance with Article 11,
the Commission shall, where available,
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take into account the integral
environmental indicator or indicators
referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 129
Article 7 – title
Publication of Union and national 2030 Publication of Union and national

reduction targets trends by the Commission reduction targets trends by the Commission
Amendment 130
1. By 31 August of each calendar 1. By 31 December of each calendar

year, the Commission shall publish on a year, the Commission shall publish on a
website the average trends in progress website the average trends in progress
towards achieving the Union 2030 towards achieving the Union 2030
reduction targets. These trends shall be reduction targets. These trends shall be
calculated as the difference between the calculated as the difference between the
average of the years 2015-2017 and the average of the years 2013 to 2017 and the
year ending 20 months prior to the year ending 20 months prior to the
publication. The trends shall be calculated publication. The trends shall be calculated
in accordance with the methodology set out in accordance with the methodology set out
in Annex I. in Annex I and provide insight in the
progress in relation to reducing the use of
plant protection products on the most
relevant crops, as well as on the annual
changes as regards the quantity sold.
Member States shall be given the
possibility of publically commenting on
the information the Commission
publishes on its website.
Amendment 131
3. By 31 August of each calendar 3. By 31 December of each calendar

year, the Commission shall publish year, the Commission shall publish
information for each Member State on information for each Member State on
trends in progress towards achieving the trends in progress towards achieving the
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national 2030 reduction targets. These national reduction targets. These trends
trends shall be calculated as the difference shall be calculated as the difference
between the average of the years 2015- between the average of the years 2013 to
2017 and the year ending 20 months prior 2017 and the year ending 20 months prior
to the publication. The trends shall be to the publication. The trends shall be
calculated in accordance with the calculated in accordance with the
methodology set out in Annex I, on the methodology set out in Annex I, and
website referred to in paragraph 1. published on the website referred to in
paragraph 1.
Amendment 132

Chapter III – title
NATIONAL ACTION PLANS NATIONAL ACTION PLANS AND

PROVISION OF INFORMATION
Amendment 133
By … [OP: please insert the date – 18 By … [OP: please insert the date – 18
months after the date of application of this months after the entry into force of this
Regulation] each Member State shall draft Regulation] each Member State shall draft
and publish on a website a national action and publish on a website a national action
plan containing the following information: plan to set out their quantitative targets,
measures and timelines in order to reduce
the use and risk of chemical plant
protection products and to encourage the
uptake of integrated pest management.
National Action Plans shall contain, at
least, the following information:
Amendment 134
(a) the national 2030 reduction targets (a) the national reduction targets
adopted in accordance with Chapter II; adopted in accordance with Chapter II;
Amendment 135
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(b) information related to national (b) information related to national

2030 reduction targets as set out in Article reduction targets as set out in Article 9;
9;
Amendment 136
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the national 2030 target for

reducing the risk of plant protection
products through replacement with low-
risk plant protection products and
biological control adopted in accordance
with Chapter II;
Amendment 137
(c) details of planned progress in (c) timelines for and details of planned
relation to the elements relevant for the progress in relation to the elements
implementation of this Regulation listed in relevant for the implementation of this
Part 2 of Annex II; Regulation listed in Part 2 of Annex II;
Amendment 138
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) where a Member State chooses to

adopt an indicator to measure the
measures in line with Article 6a, the
Member State shall include in its plans:
(i) detailed scientific explanations on
the development and functioning of the
proposed indicator;
(ii) detailed information on how this
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indicator relates to the calculation
method for reducing the risk and use of
chemical plant protection products as set
out in Annex I and the Harmonised Risk
Indicator 1 as set out in Annex VI in
order to enable the different indicators to
be compared;
Amendment 139
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) a link to the relevant parts of CAP (d) a link to the relevant parts of CAP
strategic plans, drawn-up in accordance strategic plans, drawn-up in accordance
with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, which with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, which
set out plans for an increase in the utilised set out plans for an increase in the utilised
agricultural area engaged in organic agricultural area engaged in organic
farming and how the plans will contribute farming and how the plans will contribute
to achieving the target set out in the to achieving all objectives of the Farm to
Communication from the Commission to Fork Strategy while optimising the
the European Parliament, the Council, contributions of other sustainable
the European Economic and Social production methods, and which support
Committee and the Committee of the the implementation of integrated pest
Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a management, such as strengthening
fair, healthy and environmentally- knowledge exchange and the roll-out of
friendly food system84 of having 25% of independent farm advisory services, risk
the utilised agricultural area devoted to management and related investments;
organic farming by 2030;
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84
Communication from the Commission
to the European Parliament, the Council,
the European Economic and Social
Committee and the Committee of the
Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a
fair, healthy and environmentally-
friendly food system (COM/2020/381
final).
Amendment 140

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
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(da) information on substances, the

frequency and volume of use of chemical
plant protection products used by the rail
infrastructure operators, including for
railways and tramways, on Member
States’ territories and planned measures
to increase the use of safe alternatives to
synthetic herbicides, specifically in
densely inhabited areas, based on a
specific timeline;
Amendment 141
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) information on the estimated annual (f) information on the estimated annual
amounts of plant protection products amounts of plant protection products
illegally used or seized via antifraud illegally used or seized via antifraud
operations during the preceding 3 years operations during the preceding 3 years
and any planned related measures; and planned measures to address such
illegal use;
Amendment 142
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) national measures for encouraging (g) national measures for encouraging
the use of non-chemical methods by the use of non-chemical methods and a
professional users through financial reduction of the environmental impact of
incentives, in accordance with Union chemical plant protection products by
legislation on State aid; professional users through financial
incentives, in accordance with Union
legislation on State aid;
Amendment 143
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) planned and adopted measures to (h) planned and adopted measures to
support, or ensure through binding support and ensure, through binding
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requirements laid down in national law, requirements laid down in national law,
innovation and the development and use of access to locally adapted and resilient
non-chemical pest control methods; varieties/cultivars, innovation and the
development and use of non-chemical pest
control methods, and methods to reduce
the environmental impact of those
chemical methods that may continue to be
used, as well as timelines for the
implementation of those measures;
Amendment 144
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) planned and adopted measures to:

(i) contribute to accelerating the
introduction on the market of low-risk
plant protection products, non-chemical
methods of plant protection and plant
control, particularly as regards ensuring
sufficient levels of expertise, staffing and
budgetary allocation to meet legal
deadlines where Member State competent
authorities serve as rapporteur in the
approval of active substances and for the
authorisation of the respective plant
protection products;
ii) improve the implementation of the
system of mutual recognition of Member
State authorisations in accordance with
Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009; and
iii) facilitate the submission of
applications to extend the authorisation
of already authorised plant protection
products containing solely active
substances exerting biological control to
minor uses.
Amendment 145

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)
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(hb) planned and adopted programmes

targeted at the supply chain of
agricultural products and aiming to
ensure that farmers can receive a price
premium for their products based on the
reduced environmental impact of plant
protection measures and to foster the
involvement of buyers of agricultural
commodities as defined in Directive
2019/633/EC* in the implementation of
the reduction targets, including measures
to develop new value chains and new
commercialisation opportunities for
farmers with a view to supporting the
implementation of integrated pest
management in particular crop rotation
and diversification;
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* Directive (EU) 2019/633 of the
of 17 April 2019 on unfair trading
practices in business-to-business
relationships in the agricultural and food
supply chain (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59).
Amendment 146
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h c (new)
(hc) planned and adopted measures to

support plant breeding with the aim of
developing crops that are more resistant
to pests;
Amendment 147
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) other planned and adopted (i) planned and adopted measures to
measures to support, or ensure through support and ensure, through binding
binding requirements laid down in national requirements laid down in national law, the
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law, the sustainable use of plant uptake of integrated pest management
protection products in line with integrated principles in accordance with Article 13
pest management principles, including including the crop-specific rules set out in
those contained in crop-specific rules as Article 15(1), as well as an annual budget
set out in Article 15(1). plan demonstrating that there are
sufficient financial resources for
implementing integrated pest
management, such as support for farmers
and training, the development of teaching
contents and investments in research and
development, as well as concepts of how
the funds will be spent.
Amendment 148
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) an assessment of the functioning

of its national competent authority as
designated under Article 75 of Regulation
(EC) No 1107/2009, and following that
assessment, planned and adopted
measures to improve the authorisation
procedure for plant protection products,
including with regard to funding, and in
particular to improve the authorisation
for low-risk plant protection products and
biological control;
Amendment 149
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i b (new)
(ib) progress in substituting the most

hazardous chemicals, including the
comparative assessments that are planned
in accordance with Article 50 of
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;
Amendment 150
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i c (new)
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(ic) planned and adopted measures in

the setting up of an independent advisory
system in accordance with Article 26;
Amendment 151
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i d (new)
(id) planned and adopted measures

necessary for introducing comprehensive
monitoring of residues of plant protection
products and their metabolites in the
environment and humans, and for
contributing to the implementation of a
Union-wide harmonised monitoring
framework, as referred to in Article 23a.
Amendment 152
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i e (new)
(ie) planned and adopted measures to

effectively reduce emissions from the use
of chemical plant protection products to
soil, water and air and to mitigate drift on
neighbouring crops, including those
under organic farming;
Amendment 153
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i f (new)
(if) planned and adopted measures to

effectively protect the public, including
vulnerable groups and rural residents
against exposure to chemical plant
protection products. Those measures may
include the setting of additional buffer
zones and drift-reduction measures such
as planting hedges around areas
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frequented by vulnerable groups, such as
nurseries and hospitals;
Amendment 154
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i g (new)
(ig) planned and adopted measures to

ensure effective communication between
professional users and neighbouring
rural residents on planned application of
chemical plant protection products and
measures rural residents can take to
reduce their exposure.
Amendment 155
Each Member State shall review its Each Member State shall review its
national action plan at least every 3 years national action plan at least every 3 years
from the first publication. As a result of from the first publication. If a review
the review a Member State may amend its provides grounds for doing so, a Member
national action plan. Member States shall State shall amend its national action plan
publish amended versions of their national accordingly. Member States shall publish
action plans and shall provide amended amended versions of their national action
national action plans to the Commission plans and shall provide amended national
without delay. action plans to the Commission without
delay.
Amendment 156
The updated versions of national action The updated versions of national action
plans published until and including 2030 plans published until and including 2030
shall contain the information listed in the shall contain the information listed in the
first subparagraph, points (a) to (i). first subparagraph.
Amendment 157
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plans published after 2030 shall contain the plans published after 2030 shall contain the
information listed in the first subparagraph, information listed in the first subparagraph,
points (c) to (i). points (c) to (ih).
Amendment 158
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
Member States may implement further

targets or measures in addition to those
provided for in this Regulation.
Amendment 159
2. Each Member State shall carry out 2. Each Member State shall carry out
a public consultation process prior to the a public consultation process and ensure
adoption or modification of its national that relevant stakeholders, in particular
action plan in accordance with the small-scale professional users and their
requirements of Directive 2001/42/EC of representative organisations, authorities
the European Parliament and of the and the general public have the
Council85 . opportunity to participate in the
development and any subsequent
modification of its national action plan in
accordance with the requirements of
Parliament and of the Council84a or, if
relevant, Directive 2001/42/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council85.
The contributions to the public
consultation shall be made public in their
entirety.
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84a
Parliament and of the Council of 26 May
2003 providing for public participation in
respect of the drawing up of certain plans
and programmes relating to the
environment and amending with regard
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to public participation and access to
justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC
and 96/61/EC (OJ L 156, 25.06.2003, p.
17)
85 85
Amendment 160
3. National action plans shall contain 3. National action plans shall contain
a summary of the public consultation a summary of the public consultation
process carried out before their adoption process carried out before their adoption,
and list authorities responsible for their describe how the contributions to the
implementation. public consultation have been taken into
account, and list authorities responsible for
their implementation.
Amendment 161
4. National action plans shall be 4. National action plans shall be

consistent with the plans of Member States consistent with the plans of Member States
drawn-up in accordance with Directives drawn-up in accordance with Directives
91/676/EEC, 92/43/EEC, 2000/60/EC, 91/676/EEC, 92/43/EEC, 2000/60/EC,
2008/50/EC, 2009/147/EC and (EU) 2008/50/EC, 2009/147/EC and (EU)
2016/2284 and Regulation xxx/xxx on 2016/2284, and Regulation xxx/xxx on
nature restoration [reference to adopted act nature restoration [reference to adopted act
to be inserted], be consistent with the CAP to be inserted], be consistent with the CAP
Strategic Plans drawn-up in accordance Strategic Plans drawn-up in accordance
with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 and shall with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 and shall
contain explanations how the national contain explanations how the national
action plan is consistent with those plans. action plan is consistent with those plans.
National action plans shall also identify
where implementation of sectoral
legislation hampers reaching of the
targets of this Regulation.
Amendment 162
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5. Member States with outermost 5. Member States with outermost

regions may take measures tailored to regions shall include in their national
these regions in their national action action plans a territorial action plan for
plans taking into account the particular each of those regions which is in line with
needs related to the specific climatic the objectives of this Regulation,
conditions and crops in these regions. containing measures tailored to these
regions, to take into account the particular
needs related to the specific climatic
conditions and crops in these regions and
the risks to and effects on human health
and the environment from the use of
plant protection products.
Amendment 163
5a. Where regional targets and plans

for the reduction of the use and risk of
plant protection products already exist,
Member States shall consider those
regional reduction targets and plans in
their national target setting and counting,
and integrate them into their National
Action Plans.
This shall not preclude regional
authorities from setting more ambitious
reduction targets for their territory than
provided for in this Regulation. Member
States are encouraged to plan for the
reduction effort to be spread across the
whole of their territory, where feasible.
Amendment 164
Article 9 – title
Information on national 2030 reduction Information on national reduction targets in

targets in national action plans national action plans
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Amendment 165
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a list of at least the 5 active (a) a list of at least the 10 active
substances that most strongly influence the substances that most strongly influence the
trend in the reduction in the use and risk of trend in the reduction in the use and risk of
chemical plant protection products, and of chemical plant protection products, and a
the use of the more hazardous plant list of at least the 10 active substances
protection products, as determined by that most strongly influence the trend in
applying the methodology set out in Annex the use of the more hazardous plant
I, during the 3 years preceding the adoption protection products, as determined by
of the national action plan; applying the methodology set out in Annex
I, during the 5 years preceding the adoption
of the national action plan, as well as the
number and content of the comparative
assessments that have been performed in
accordance with Article 50 of Regulation
(EC) No 1107/2009 prior to the
authorisation of those more hazardous
plant protection products;
Amendment 166
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) for each of the pests referred to in (d) for each of the pests referred to in
point (c), a list of non-chemical methods point (c), a list of preventative and non-
used or likely to be available by 2030. chemical methods and of low-risk plant
protection products and plant protection
that are available or likely to be available
by 2030 and the most effective
combinations of these indicating their
level of efficiency and level of
performance in comparison to other
chemical methods, and a list of current or
expected lack of alternatives.
Amendment 167
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
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(da) where appropriate, for the non-
chemical methods referred to in point (d),
a financial scheme to ensure availability
and enable uptake by professional users;
Amendment 168
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) a link to the relevant parts of the

CAP Strategic Plans established pursuant
to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, which
include plans for increasing the
agricultural area utilised for organic
farming.
Amendment 169
2. For each non-chemical method 2. For each preventative, and non-

listed in accordance with paragraph 1, chemical method and low-risk plant
point (d), national action plans shall protection product and plant protection
indicate all of the following: product containing solely active
listed in accordance with paragraph 1,
point (d), national action plans shall
indicate all of the following:
Amendment 170
(a) the estimated scale of its use, based (a) the estimated scale of its use, based
on data on the sale of plant protection on data on the sale of those plant
products, surveys and expert judgement, protection products, as well as surveys and
during the 3 calendar years preceding the expert judgement, during the 3 calendar
adoption of the national action plan, years preceding the adoption of the
together with a national indicative target national action plan, together with a
for increasing its use by 2030 and a list of national target for increasing its use by
potential obstacles to achieving this 2030 and a list of potential obstacles to
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increase; achieving this increase;
Amendment 171
3. In relation to at least the 5 crops 3. In relation to at least the 10 crops

that most strongly influenced the trend in that most strongly influenced the trend in
the use and risk of chemical plant the use and risk of chemical plant
protection products, and the trend in the protection products, and to at least the 10
use of the more hazardous plant protection crops that most strongly influenced the
products, as determined by applying the trend in the use of the more hazardous
methodology set out in Annex I, during the plant protection products, as determined by
3 years preceding the adoption of the applying the methodology set out in Annex
national action plan, the national action I, during the 5 years preceding the adoption
plan shall indicate all of the following: of the national action plan, the national
action plan shall indicate the following:
Amendment 172
(a) the percentage of all plant (a) the percentage of all plant
protection products used on those crops protection products used on those crops
which were biological controls during the 3 which were biological controls or low-risk
calendar years preceding the adoption of plant protection products during the 3
the national action plan, together with the calendar years preceding the adoption of
national indicative targets for increasing the national action plan, together with the
that percentage by 2030 and a list of the national targets for increasing the overall
potential obstacles to achieving that sales for biological control agents and
increased percentage; low-risk plant protection products by 2030
adopted in accordance with Article 5a and
a list of the potential obstacles to achieving
those targets;
Amendment 173
4. National action plans shall also 4. National action plans shall also
include national indicative targets for include the national targets for increasing
increasing the percentage of overall sales the overall sales and use of plant
of plant protection products which are not protection products containing solely
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chemical plant protection products from a active substances exerting biological
baseline period of the 3 calendar years control and low-risk plant protection
preceding the adoption of the national products as established in accordance
action plan. with Article 5a, as well as of other non-
chemical methods, from a baseline period
of the 3 calendar years preceding the
adoption of the national action plan.
Amendment 174
Article 10 – title
Annual progress and implementation Progress and implementation reports

reports
Amendment 175
1. By 31 August every year, but not 1. By 31 December every year,

sooner than [OP: please insert the date – starting from [OP: please insert the date –
30 months after the date of application of 30 months after the entry into force of this
this Regulation], each Member State shall Regulation], each Member State shall
submit to the Commission an annual submit to the Commission an annual
progress and implementation report progress and implementation report
containing the information listed in Annex containing any changes with regard to the
II. information listed in Article 8(1), and the
information listed in Annex II.
Amendment 176
(a) all trends in progress towards (a) all trends in progress towards
achieving the national 2030 reduction achieving the national reduction targets as
targets as set out in Part 1 of Annex II, set out in Part 1 of Annex II, calculated in
calculated in accordance with the accordance with the methodology set out in
methodology set out in Annex I as the Annex I as the difference between the
difference between the average of the years average of the years 2013 to 2017 and the
2015-2017 and the year ending 20 months year ending 12 months prior to the
prior to the publication; publication;
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Amendment 177
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) all trends in progress towards (b) all trends in progress towards
achieving national indicative targets set out achieving the national targets set out in
in Article 9(2), point (a), Article 9(3), point Article 5a, Article 9(2), point (a), Article
(a), and Article 9(4) ), calculated annually 9(3), point (a), and Article 9(4), calculated
as the difference between the extent of use annually as the difference between the
in the 3 calendar years preceding the extent of use or overall sales in the 3
adoption of the national action plan in calendar years preceding the adoption of
accordance with Article 9(1) and the the national action plan in accordance with
calendar year ending 20 months prior to the Article 9(1) and the calendar year ending
publication of the relevant annual progress 12 months prior to the publication of the
and implementation report; relevant progress and implementation
report;
Amendment 178
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) all trends with regard to the

uptake of measures and other actions set
out in Article 9(2), point (b);
Amendment 179
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) all trends in progress towards (e) all trends in progress towards
achieving an increase in the utilised achieving an increase in the utilised
agricultural area under organic farming agricultural area under organic farming
referred to in Article 8(1), point (d). referred to in Article 8(1), point (d), and
regarding measures referred to in Article
8(1), points (g), (hb) and (i).
Amendment 180
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
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(ea) the number of derogations granted
under Article 18(1h), and the assessment
showing how the criteria defined in the
implementing act referred to in Article 18
(1i) were applied and how the conditions
provided for in Article 18(1h) were met,
and, where relevant, the result of the 3-
year review referred to in Article 18(1l).
Amendment 181
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
(eb) a detailed analysis of which of the

potential obstacles as referred to in
Article 9(2), points (a) and (b), and
Article 9(3), points (a)and (b), could not
be resolved due to reasons beyond the
Member State’s control.
Amendment 182
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e c (new)
(ec) a detailed analysis of how the

reasons beyond the Member State’s
control as referred to in point (eb) may
have influenced the progress towards
achieving the national reduction targets.
Amendment 183
3. Each Member State shall publish its 3. Each Member State shall submit its
annual progress and implementation report progress and implementation report to the
on a website and inform the Commission Commisson and thereafter publish it on a
thereof. website.
Amendment 184
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The Commission may request a Member The Commission may request a Member
State to include further details in its State to include further details in its
annual progress and implementation progress and implementation report.
report.
Amendment 185
Within 2 months of receipt of the Within 2 months of receipt of the

Commission’s request, the Member State Commission’s request, the Member State
concerned shall respond to the request and concerned shall respond to the request by
shall publish its response on the website including the requested details and shall
referred to in paragraph 3. publish its response on the website referred
to in paragraph 3.
Amendment 186
5. The Commission shall publish 5. The Commission shall publish

annual progress and implementation progress and implementation reports of the
reports of the Member States on a website. Member States on a website.
Amendment 187
1. By … [OP: please insert the date – 1. By … [OP: please insert the date –
2 years after the date of application of this 2 years after the entry into force of this
Regulation], and every 2 years thereafter Regulation], and every 2 years thereafter
until 2030, the Commission shall publish until 2030, the Commission shall publish
on a website an analysis of: on a website an analysis of:
Amendment 188
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(b) Member States’ progress towards (b) Member States’ progress towards
achieving the national 2030 reduction achieving the national reduction targets.
targets.
Amendment 189
(ba) the trends in progress towards the

Union 2030 target for reducing the risk of
plant protection products through
replacement with low risk and biological
control alternatives.
Amendment 190
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) information provided by the

Members States in accordance with
Article 10(2), point (ea);
Amendment 191
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(bc) Member States’ progress towards

achieving the Union 2030 target for
products through replacement with low
risk and biological control alternatives.
Amendment 192
2. As from … [OP: please insert the 2. As from … [OP: please insert the
date – 4 years after the date of application date – 4 years after the entry into force of
of this Regulation], the Commission shall this Regulation], the Commission shall
include in the analysis referred to in include in the analysis referred to in
paragraph 1 an analysis of the information paragraph 1 an analysis of the information
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to be provided by Member States in to be provided by Member States in
accordance with Article 10(2), points (a), accordance with Article 10(2).
(b) and (c).
Amendment 193
(b) increase the level of ambition of (b) increase the level of ambition of
any of national indicative target set out in any of the national targets set out in
Article 9(2), point (a), Article 9(3), point Article 5a, Article 9(2), point (a), Article
(a), and Article 9(4). 9(3), point (a), and Article 9(4).
Amendment 194
(ba) withdraw a derogation granted

under Article 18(1h), where the analysis
shows that conditions laid down in Article
18(1h) are no longer satisfied;
Amendment 195
5. A Member State that has received a 5. A Member State that has received a
recommendation from the Commission in recommendation from the Commission in
accordance with paragraph 3, point (b), to accordance with paragraph 3, point (b), to
increase the level of ambition of a national increase the level of ambition of a national
indicative target set out in Article 9(2), target set out in Article 5a, Article 9(2),
point (a), Article 9(3), point (a),or Article point (a), Article 9(3), point (a) and Article
9(4) shall take one of the following actions: 9(4) or shall take one of the following
actions:
Amendment 196
5a. A Member State that has received

a recommendation from the Commission
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in accordance with paragraph 3, point
(ba), to withdraw a derogation granted
under Article 18(1h) shall take one of the
following actions:
(a) withdraw the derogation;
(b) provide reasons for not following
the Commission's recommendation in its
subsequent annual progress and
implementation report.
Amendment 197
6. Where, on the basis of its analysis 6. Where, on the basis of its analysis
of the annual progress and implementation of the progress and implementation reports,
reports, the Commission concludes that the the Commission concludes that the
progress achieved is insufficient for the progress achieved is insufficient for the
collective achievement of the Union 2030 collective achievement of the Union 2030
reduction targets, it shall propose measures reduction targets, it shall propose further
and exercise its other powers at Union measures to ensure the collective
level in order to ensure the collective achievement of those targets. Such
achievement of those targets. Such measures shall take into consideration the
measures shall take into consideration the level of ambition of contributions to the
level of ambition of contributions to the Union 2030 reduction targets by Member
Union 2030 reduction targets by Member States set out in the national reduction
States set out in the national 2030 targets adopted by them.
reduction targets adopted by them.
Amendment 198
6a. Where the Commission concludes,

on the basis of its analysis of the progress
and implementation reports, that a
Member State is not on track to reach its
national targets as set out in Article 5,
that non-achievement may be justified
and the Member State shall be deemed
not liable, if it is caused by the following
reasons which are beyond the Member
State’s control:
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(a) a lack of available alternatives to
chemical plant protection products which
is due to reasons beyond the Member
State’s control, as laid out in the detailed
analyses submitted in accordance with
Article 10(2) points (g) and (h);
(b) a significant increase in the
occurrence of pests and diseases caused,
for example, by climate change, invasive
species or other proven causes;
(c) a substantiated threat to food
security caused by this Regulation.
Amendment 199
5 years from the date of application of this 3 years from the entry into force of this
Regulation], the Commission shall submit Regulation] and every three years
a report on annual progress and thereafter, the Commission shall submit a
implementation reports to the European report on progress and implementation
Parliament and the Council. reports to the European Parliament and the
Council.
Amendment 200
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a
Access to justice
1. Member States shall ensure that
members of the public, in accordance
with national law, that have a sufficient
interest or that maintain the impairment
of a right, have access to a review
procedure before a court of law, or an
independent and impartial body
established by law, to challenge the
substantive or procedural legality of any
acts or failures to act of the competent
authorities under this Regulation,
regardless of the role members of the
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public have played during the process for
preparing and establishing the national
action plan.
2. Member States shall determine
what constitutes a sufficient interest and
impairment of a right, consistently with
the objective of providing the public with
wide access to justice. For the purposes of
paragraph 1, any non-governmental
organisation promoting environmental
protection and meeting the requirements
under national law shall be deemed to
have rights capable of being impaired and
their interest shall be deemed sufficient.
3. Review procedures referred to in
paragraph 1 shall be fair, equitable,
timely and free of charge or not
prohibitively expensive, and shall provide
adequate and effective remedies,
including injunctive relief where
necessary.
practical information is made available to
the public on access to the administrative
and judicial review procedures referred to
in this Article.
Amendment 201
2. Advisors shall provide advice that 2. Advisors shall provide advice that
is consistent with the applicable crop- is consistent with the applicable crop-
specific rules and with integrated pest specific rules and with integrated pest
management. management as defined in this Regulation.
Amendment 202
2a. Member States shall ensure that

the necessary conditions for the
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management in accordance with this
Regulation are in place in their
territories, inter alia by offering technical
support to professional users to ensure
they have at their disposal information
and tools for pest monitoring and
decision-making, early diagnosis systems,
as well as advisory services.
Amendment 203
1. Professional users shall first apply 1. Professional users shall apply

measures that do not require the use of integrated pest management as defined in
chemical plant protection products for the Article 3(15).
prevention or suppression of harmful
organisms before resorting to application
In that regard, professional users shall first
consider measures that do not require the
use of chemical plant protection products
for the prevention or suppression of
harmful organisms, and apply those
relevant to their crops and circumstances
before resorting to application of chemical
plant protection products.
Amendment 204
A professional user’s records referred to in A professional user’s records referred to in

Article 14(1) shall demonstrate that he or Article 14(1) shall demonstrate that the
she has considered all of the following user has considered and applied measures
options: relevant to their crops and circumstances,
before resorting to chemical applications,
such as:
Amendment 205
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
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– crop rotation, – wide crop rotation and
intercropping, or polyculture,
Amendment 206
– use of modern cultivation – use of modern cultivation

techniques, including stale seedbed techniques, including stale seedbed
technique, sowing dates and densities, technique, appropriate sowing dates,
under-sowing, intercropping, conservation densities and spacing, under-sowing,
tillage, pruning and direct sowing, intercropping, shallow or reduced tillage,
pruning and direct sowing,
Amendment 207
– use of resistant or tolerant cultivars – use of well-adapted and robust

and high quality or certified seed and varieties, resistant or tolerant cultivars,
planting material, provided they are available and high
quality or certified seed and planting
material,
Amendment 208
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
– regenerative soil management,

including the use of green manure and
fertilising with organic material or
mulching,
Amendment 209
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– use of balanced fertilisation, liming – avoiding unnecessary fertilisation,
and irrigation or drainage practices, liming, irrigation or drainage,
Amendment 210
– protection and enhancement of – establishing, maintaining and

important beneficial organisms, including restoring biodiversity to protect and
beneficial plant protection measures or enhance important beneficial organisms,
the utilisation of ecological infrastructures including the provision of habitats and
inside and outside production sites, ecological infrastructures inside and
outside production sites, such as flower
strips, hedge rows and tree rows,
Amendment 211
– biological control, including, inter

alia, pest exclusion by methods based on
sexual attraction of males.
Amendment 212
Where a professional user has not applied a Where a professional user has not applied a
measure listed in the first subparagraph of measure relevant to their crops and
this paragraph, the records referred to in circumstances listed in the first
Article 14(1) shall contain reasons thereof. subparagraph of this paragraph, the records
referred to in Article 14(1) shall contain
reasons thereof, listed, for example, in a
tick-box menu of options, including non-
agronomic reasons such as agricultural
product commercialisation barriers.
Amendment 213
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4. Professional users shall use 4. Professional users may only use
biological controls, physical and other chemical methods where:
non-chemical methods. Professional users
may only use chemical methods if they are
necessary to achieve acceptable levels of
harmful organism control after all other
non-chemical methods as set out in
paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 have been
exhausted and where any of the following
conditions has been satisfied:
(a) the aim of achieving acceptable
levels of harmful organism control
cannot be reached by applying only non-
chemical methods relevant to their crops
and circumstances as set out in
paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.
(b) the results of monitoring of
harmful organisms in accordance with
paragraph 3 show that only the timely
application of chemical plant protection
measures can achieve acceptable levels of
harmful organism control.
Amendment 214
(a) the results of monitoring of deleted

harmful organisms show, based on
recorded observation, that chemical plant
protection measures need to be applied in
a timely manner because of the presence
of a sufficiently high number of harmful
organisms.
Amendment 215
(b) where justified by a decision- deleted

support system, or by an advisor who
meets the conditions laid down in Article
23, the professional user decides, by way
of a recorded decision, to use chemical
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plant protection products methods for
preventative reasons.
Amendment 216
5. Professional users shall apply plant 5. Professional users shall prioritise

protection products that are as specific as and apply plant protection products that
possible to control the harmful organisms are as specific as possible to control the
and have the least side effects on human harmful organisms and have the least side
health, non-target organisms and the effects on human health, the health of
environment. farm and companion animals and non-
target organisms and the environment,
including by taking particular care to
prevent emissions to water.
Amendment 217
6. Professional users shall keep the 6. Professional users shall keep the
use of chemical plant protection products use of chemical plant protection products
and other forms of intervention to levels and other forms of intervention to levels
that do not exceed the levels that are that do not exceed the levels that are
absolutely necessary to control the absolutely necessary to avoid significant
harmful organisms and that do not crop loss and that do not increase the risk
increase the risk for development of for development of resistance in
resistance in populations of harmful populations of harmful organisms.
organisms. Where possible, professional Professional users shall use the following
users shall use the following measures: measures when applying plant protection
products, wherever possible:
Amendment 218
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point -a (new)
(-a) use of selective plant protection

products;
Amendment 219
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(da) drift reduction measures;
Amendment 220
(db) optimal timing of application.
Amendment 221
Where a plant protection measure involves Where a plant protection measure involves
repeated use of plant protection products, repeated use of plant protection products,
professional users shall use plant protection professional users shall use plant protection
products with different modes of action. products with different modes of action
where such products are available.
Amendment 222
9. The Commission is empowered to deleted

adopt delegated acts in accordance with
Article 40 amending this Article in order
to take into account technical progress
and scientific developments.
Amendment 223
1. Where a professional user takes a 1. Where a professional user takes a

preventative measure or performs an preventative measure or performs an
intervention, the professional user shall intervention, the professional user shall
enter the following information in the enter the following information in the
electronic integrated pest management and electronic integrated pest management and
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plant protection product use register plant protection product use register
referred to in Article 16, which covers the referred to in Article 16, which covers the
area where the professional user operates: area where the professional user operates
and which is relevant to demonstrate that
the professional user has applied
integrated pest management:
Amendment 224
(a) any preventative measure or (a) any relevant preventative measure

intervention and the reason for that or combination of preventative measures,
preventative measure or intervention, applied in accordance with Article 13(2),
including the identification and assessment or intervention and the reason for that
of pest level, where no crop-specific rules intervention, including the identification
have been adopted for the relevant crop and assessment of pest level, where no
and area by the Member State in which the crop-specific rules have been adopted for
professional user operates; the relevant crop and area by the Member
State in which the professional user
operates;
Amendment 225
(b) any preventative measure or (b) any relevant preventative measure

intervention and the reason for that or combination of preventative measures
preventative measure or intervention, that has been applied, or intervention and
including the identification and assessment the reason for that intervention, including
of pest level, performed with a reference to the identification and assessment of pest
measurable criteria set out in the level, with a reference to the applicable
applicable crop-specific rules where crop- crop-specific rules where crop-specific
specific rules have been adopted for the rules have been adopted for the relevant
relevant crop and area by the Member State crop and area by the Member State in
in which the professional user operates. which the professional user operates.
Amendment 226
2. A professional user shall enter an 2. A professional user shall enter an

electronic record in the electronic electronic record in the electronic
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integrated pest management and plant integrated pest management and plant
protection product use register, referred to protection product use register, referred to
in Article 16 of the name of its advisor and in Article 16, including the name of their
the dates and the content of the advice advisor and the dates and the content of the
received from it in accordance with Article advice received from them in accordance
26(3). The professional user shall make with Article 26(3). The professional user
those records available to the competent shall make those records available to the
authority referred to in Article 15(2) upon competent authority referred to in Article
request. 15(2).
Amendment 227
3. A professional user shall enter an 3. A professional user shall enter an

electronic record of each application of a electronic record of each application of a
plant protection product under Article 67 plant protection product in accordance
of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in the with Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No
electronic integrated pest management and 1107/2009 and Article 16 of this
plant protection product use register Regulation in the electronic integrated pest
referred to in Article 16. A professional management and plant protection product
user shall also enter an electronic record use register referred to in Article 16. A
specifying whether the application was professional user shall also enter an
done by aerial or land-based equipment. In electronic record specifying whether the
the case of aerial application, a application was done by aerial or land-
professional user shall specify the type of based equipment. In the case of aerial
equipment used. application, a professional user shall
specify the type of equipment used.
Amendment 228
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
In circumstances duly justified by

Member States, Member States may make
provisions in the interest of, for example,
small-scale and older professional users
or those with limited access to the internet
or technology to firstly record
interventions on paper registers and later
transcribe that information into
electronic form by the end of the year
Amendment 229
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4. In order to ensure a uniform deleted

structure of the entries to be made by
professional users in the electronic
integrated pest management and plant
protection product use register in
accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3,
the Commission may, by means of
implementing acts, adopt a standard
template for such entries. Any such
template shall include fields for inputting
records that need to be kept in accordance
with Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009 and shall require the use of a
recognisable ID. Those implementing acts
shall be adopted in accordance with the
examination procedure referred to in
Article 41(2).
Amendment 230
1. Member States shall adopt 1. Member States shall adopt

agronomic requirements based on agronomic requirements based on
integrated pest management controls that integrated pest management controls that
must be adhered to when growing or must be adhered to when growing or
storing a particular crop and are designed storing a particular crop and define
to ensure that chemical crop protection is thresholds for intervention, to ensure that
only used after all other non-chemical chemical crop protection is only used in
methods have been exhausted and when a accordance with Article 13(4) (‘crop
threshold for intervention is reached specific rules’). The crop-specific rules
(‘crop-specific rules’). The crop-specific shall implement the principles of integrated
rules shall implement the principles of pest management, set out in Article 13, for
integrated pest management, set out in the relevant crop, reflecting regional and
Article 13, for the relevant crop and be set climatic specificities, and be set out in a
out in a binding legal act. binding legal act.
Amendment 231
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3. By … [OP: please insert the date = 3. By … [OP: please insert the date =
the first day in the month following 24 the first day in the month following 18
months after the date of entry into force of months after the date of entry into force of
this Regulation] each Member State shall this Regulation] each Member State shall
have in place effective and enforceable have in place effective and enforceable
crop-specific rules, for crops covering an crop-specific rules for at least the five
area that accounts for at least 90 % of its crops that most strongly influenced the
utilised agricultural area (excluding kitchen trend in the use and risk of chemical
gardens). Member States shall determine plant protection products and the trend in
the geographic scope of those rules taking the use of the more hazardous plant
account of relevant agronomic conditions, protection products as established in the
including, the type of soil and crops and National Action Plan in accordance with
the prevailing climatic conditions. Article 9(3).
By … [OP: please insert the date = the
first day in the month following 30
months from the date of entry into force
shall have in place effective and
enforceable crop-specific rules for crops
covering an area that accounts for at least
60% of its utilised agricultural area
(excluding kitchen gardens and permanent
grasslands).
Member States shall determine the
geographic scope of those rules taking
account of relevant agronomic conditions,
including the type of cultivated area, soil
and crops and the prevailing regional
climatic conditions. Member States may
extend the crop-specific rules to other
types of crops at any time.
Amendment 232
4. At least 9 months prior to the point 4. At least 6 months prior to the point
in time when a crop-specific rule becomes in time when a crop-specific rule becomes
applicable under national law, the applicable, the Member State shall perform
Member State shall perform all of the all of the following actions:
following actions:
Amendment 233
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(a) publish a draft for public (a) publish a draft for public
consultation; consultation on a website;
Amendment 234
5. Where the Commission is notified 5. Where the Commission is notified

of a draft in accordance with paragraph 4, of a draft in accordance with paragraph 4,
point (c), it may within 6 months of receipt point (c), it may within 6 months of receipt
of the draft object to its adoption by a of the draft object to its adoption by a
Member State, if it considers that the draft Member State, if it considers that the draft
does not comply with the criteria set out in does not comply with the criteria set out in
paragraph 6. If the Commission objects, paragraph 6. If the Commission objects,
the Member State shall refrain from the Member State shall refrain from
adopting the draft until it has amended the adopting the draft until it has amended the
text so as to remedy the shortcomings text so as to remedy the shortcomings
identified in the Commission’s objections. identified in the Commission’s objections.
The absence of a reaction from the
Commission in accordance with this
paragraph to a draft crop–specific rule
shall not prejudice any action or decision
which might be taken by the Commission
under other Union acts.
Amendment 235
6. The crop-specific rules shall 6. The crop-specific rules shall

convert the requirements of integrated pest convert the principles of integrated pest
management laid down in Article 13 into management laid down in Article 13 into
verifiable criteria by, among others, verifiable criteria which may specify the
specifying the following: following:
Amendment 236
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(b) the non-chemical interventions (b) the available non-chemical
involving cultural, physical and biological interventions involving cultural, physical
control which are effective against the and biological prevention and control
harmful organisms referred to in point (a) strategies and measures which are
and qualitative criteria or conditions under effective against the harmful organisms
which these interventions are to be made; referred to in point (a) and qualitative
criteria or conditions under which these
interventions are to be made;
Amendment 237
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) the low-risk plant protection (c) the alternatives to chemical plant
products or alternatives to chemical plant protection products or low-risk plant
protection products which are effective protection products which are effective
against the harmful organisms referred to against the harmful organisms referred to
in point (a) and qualitative criteria or in point (a) and qualitative criteria or
conditions under which these interventions conditions under which these interventions
are to be made; are to be made;
Amendment 238
(d) chemical plant protection products (d) chemical plant protection products
that are not low-risk plant protection that are not low-risk plant protection
products and that are effective against the products and that are authorised against
harmful organisms referred to in point (a) the harmful organisms referred to in point
and qualitative criteria or conditions under (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions
which these interventions are to be made; under which these interventions are to be
made;
Amendment 239
(da) the specific conditions under

which the use of chemical plant
protection products, such as seed or soil
treatment, prior to the detection of the
correspondent pest can be allowed;
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Amendment 240
(e) the quantitative criteria or (e) the quantitative criteria or

conditions under which chemical plant conditions under which chemical plant
protection products may be used after all protection products may be used after all
other means of control that do not require other applicable means of control that do
the use of chemical plant protection not require the use of chemical plant
products have been exhausted; protection products have been
implemented (‘threshold for
intervention’);
Amendment 241
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point f
(f) the measurable criteria or (f) the quantitative criteria or

conditions under which more hazardous conditions under which more hazardous
plant protection products may be used after plant protection products may be used after
all other means of control that do not all other applicable means of control that
require the use of chemical plant protection do not require the use of chemical plant
products have been exhausted. protection products have been
implemented (‘threshold for
intervention’).
Amendment 242
7. Each Member State shall review its 7. Each Member State shall review its
crop-specific rules annually and update crop-specific rules at least every 3 years
them where necessary, including when it is and update them where necessary,
needed to reflect changes in the availability including when it is needed to reflect
of harmful organism control tools. changes in the availability of harmful
organism control tools.
Amendment 243
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8. A Member State that is planning to 8. A Member State that is planning to
update a crop-specific rule shall, at least 6 update a crop-specific rule shall, at least 6
months before the update becomes months before the update becomes
applicable under national law: applicable:
Amendment 244
9. Where the Commission is notified 9. Where the Commission is notified

of a draft under paragraph 8, it may within of a draft under paragraph 8, it may within
3 months of receipt of the draft object to 3 months of receipt of the draft object to
the updating of the crop-specific rule by a the updating of the crop-specific rule by a
Member State, if it considers that the draft Member State, if it considers that the draft
does not comply with the criteria set out in does not comply with the criteria set out in
paragraph 6. If the Commission objects, paragraph 6. If the Commission objects,
the Member State shall refrain from the Member State shall refrain from
updating the crop-specific rule until it has updating the crop-specific rule until it has
amended the text so as to remedy the amended the text so as to remedy the
shortcomings identified in the shortcomings identified in the
Commission’s objections. The absence of Commission’s objections.
a reaction from the Commission in
accordance with this paragraph to a draft
crop–specific rule shall not prejudice any
action or decision which might be taken
by the Commission under other Union
acts.
Amendment 245
10. A Member State with significant 10. A Member State with significant
climatic or agronomic differences between climatic or agronomic differences between
regions, shall adopt crop-specific rules for regions, may adopt crop-specific rules for
each of those regions. each of those regions accordingly.
Amendment 246
11. Each Member State shall publish all 11. Each Member State shall publish all
of its crop-specific rules on a single of its crop-specific rules on a single,
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website. publicly accessible website.
Amendment 247
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a
Extension of the approval of plant
control to minor uses
1. With a view to accelerating the
authorisation procedure and approval
periods for plant protection products
exerting biological control, Member
States shall, in accordance with Article
51(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1107/2009,
take measures to facilitate the submission
of applications to extend the
authorisation of already authorised plant
control to minor uses.
2. For the same purpose, by … [OP:
please insert the date – 12 months from
the date of entry into force of this
Regulation] the Commission shall, in
accordance with Article 78(1), point (b),
of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, adapt
data requirements and assessment
methodologies for categories of
substances that exert biological control.
Amendment 248
Each Member State shall designate a Each Member State shall designate a
competent authority or competent competent authority or competent
authorities to establish and maintain an authorities to establish and maintain an
electronic integrated pest management and electronic integrated pest management and
plant protection product use register or plant protection product use register.
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registers.
Amendment 249
The electronic integrated pest management The electronic integrated pest management
and plant protection product use register or and plant protection product use register
registers shall contain all of the following shall contain all of the following
information for a period of at least 3 years information:
from date of entry:
Amendment 250
(a) any preventative measure or (a) to be stored for a period of at least

intervention and the reasons for that 7 years from ...[the date of entry into
preventative measure or intervention force of this Regulation], any preventative
entered in accordance with Article 14(1); measure, or combination of preventative
measures, or intervention and the reasons
for that preventative measure, or
combination of preventative measures, or
intervention entered in accordance with
Article 14(1);
Amendment 251
(b) the name of the advisor and dates (b) to be stored for a period of at least
and content of advice entered in 7 years from ... [the date of entry into
accordance with Article 14(2); force of this Regulation], the name of the
advisor and dates and content of advice
entered in accordance with Article 14(2);
Amendment 252
(c) an electronic record of each (c) to be stored for a period of at least
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application of a plant protection product 20 years from ... [the date of entry into
under Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No force of this Regulation], and to be
1107/2009 and a report on any aerial anonymised after 7 years, an electronic
application carried out under Article 20, as record of each application of a plant
required by Article 14(3). protection product in accordance with
Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009 and in accordance with
Commission Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2023/5641a, and a report on any aerial
application carried out under Article 20, as
required by Article 14(3).
_________________
1a
Commission Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2023/564 of 10 March 2023 as
regards the content and format of the
records of plant protection products kept
by professional users pursuant to
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the
(OJ L 74, 13.3.2023, p. 4).
Amendment 253
1a. In order to ensure a uniform

structure of the entries to be made by
professional users in the electronic
protection product use register in
accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3,
the Commission shall, by ... [OP: please
insert the date = the first day in the month
following 1 month from the date of entry
into force of this Regulation], by means
of implementing acts, adopt a standard
template for such entries. The
Commission shall ensure that the
standard template shall be simple to fill
in, for example a tick-box menu of
options, to minimise the administrative
burden for professional users while not
compromising the aims of this
Regulation. Any such template shall
include fields for inputting records that
need to be kept in accordance with this
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Article and Article 67 of Regulation (EC)
No 1107/2009 and shall require the use of
a recognisable ID. Those implementing
acts shall be adopted in accordance with
the examination procedure referred to in
Article 41(2).
To avoid undue additional administrative
burden, the competent authority shall,
where possible, ensure that the electronic
data format of the register is compatible
with the record-keeping software used by
professional users when fulfilling their
obligations under Article 14.
Amendment 254
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. In the interest of the users of plant

protection products and methods, in
particular farmers and foresters, Member
States, technically assisted by the
Commission, where appropriate, shall
establish a single electronic user interface
for the purposes of Articles 14 and 16, for
keeping records of interventions on both
chemical plant protection products and
integrated pest management techniques.
Amendment 255
4. Competent authorities referred to in 4. Competent authorities referred to in

paragraph 1 shall, once a year submit to the paragraph 1 shall, once a year submit to the
Commission a summary and analysis of the Commission a summary and analysis of the
information collected under Article 14 and information collected under Article 14 and
of any additional data on use of plant of any additional data on use of plant
protection products gathered in accordance protection products gathered in accordance
with Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No with Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009. 1107/2009, which shall also be made
available to the public on a website. Upon
request to the competent authority, the
Commission shall be given access to the
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electronic register referred to in
paragraph 1.
Amendment 256

paragraph 1 shall share the data gathered paragraph 1 shall share the data gathered
under paragraph 1, points (a) and (c), of under paragraph 1, points (a) and (c), of
this Article with the national competent this Article with the national competent
authorities in charge of the implementation authorities in charge of the implementation
of Directives 2000/60/EC and (EU) of Directive 2000/60/EC, Directive (EU)
2020/2184 for cross-linking that data, in 2020/2184, Directive 92/43/EEC,
anonymised form, with environmental, Directive 2008/50/EC, Directive
groundwater and water quality monitoring 2009/147/EC, a Regulation (EU) xxx/xxx
data, to enhance the identification, on nature restoration*, Regulation (EC)
measuring and reduction of risks from the No 1107/2009 and the planned legislative
use of plant protection products. act on soil monitoring for cross-linking
that data, in anonymised, georeferenced
form, with environmental monitoring data
including data on groundwater and water
quality, surface water bodies, soil and air,
to enhance the identification, measuring
and reduction of risks from the use of plant
protection products.For the same purpose,
the competent authorities shall also
incorporate annual data generated in
each Member State through plant
protection product monitoring via honey
bees and the LUCAS monitoring of
topsoil.
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* Reference to the adopted act to be
inserted (2022/0195(COD).
Amendment 257
5a. Upon request, competent

authorities referred to in the first
subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall
transmit the local data gathered under
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paragraph 1, second subparagraph, point
(c) to the drinking water operator in
charge of the implementation of Directive
(EU) 2020/2184 in the region concerned,
in anonymised form, to contribute to risk
assessment and risk management
measures as defined in that Directive.
Upon request, competent authorities
referred to in the first subparagraph of
paragraph 1 shall ensure access to the
data gathered under paragraph 1, second
subparagraph, points (a) and (c), is
provided in anonymised and spatially
explicit form to other third parties for
academic and scientific research
purposes.
Amendment 258
5b. Where Member States or the

Commission collect personal data for the
purpose of carrying out their respective
monitoring and evaluation obligations
under this Regulation, they shall not
process those data in a way which is
incompatible with that purpose.
Personal data, including where they are
processed by providers of advisory
services referred to in Article 26, shall be
processed in accordance with Regulations
(EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725.
Member States shall inform the data
subjects that their personal data may be
processed by Union and national bodies
and that in that respect they enjoy the
data protection rights provided by
Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU)
2018/1725.
Amendment 259
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paragraph 1 shall ensure access to the paragraph 1 shall ensure access to the
register(s) referred to in paragraph 1 to register referred to in paragraph 1 to
national statistical authorities for the national statistical authorities and other
development, production and relevant authorities, including those
dissemination of official statistics. whose mandate is to protect the
environment and human health, for the
development, production and
dissemination of official statistics and to
ensure policy consistency and
transparency.
Amendment 260
7. In order to ensure a uniform 7. In order to ensure a uniform

structure of the summary and analysis structure of the summary and analysis
referred to in paragraph 4, the Commission referred to in paragraph 4, the Commission
may, by means of implementing acts, adopt shall, without undue delay, and by means
a standard template for such summary and of implementing acts, adopt a standard
analysis. Those implementing acts shall be template for such summary and analysis.
adopted in accordance with the Those implementing acts shall be adopted
examination procedure referred to in in accordance with the examination
Article 41(2). procedure referred to in Article 41(2).
Amendment 261
Chapter V – title
V USE, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL V USE, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL

OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS
AND MONITORING OF PLANT
PROTECTION PRODUCT RESIDUES
AND THEIR METABOLITES
Amendment 262
(b) uses the services of an independent (b) uses the services of an independent
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advisor in accordance with Article 26(3). advisor in accordance with Article 26(3)
and (3a).
Amendment 263
2. More hazardous plant protection 2. More hazardous plant protection

products may only be used and purchased products may only be used and purchased
by professional users. by professional users. Member States may
adopt more restrictive measures than
those provided for in this Regulation
concerning the use and sale of chemical
plant protection products for non-
professional users.
Amendment 264
Within 3 years starting from date of first Within 3 years starting from date of first
purchase, and every 3 years thereafter, a purchase, and every 3 years thereafter, a
professional user shall submit his or her professional user shall submit their
application equipment in professional use application equipment in professional use
for inspection pursuant to Article 31. for inspection pursuant to Article 31.
Where 3 years have passed from the date Where 3 years have passed from the date
of first purchase of application equipment of first purchase of application equipment
in professional use, a professional user may in professional use, a professional user may
only use it for the application of plant only use it for the application of plant
protection products, if that equipment protection products, if that equipment
meets any of the following conditions: meets any of the following conditions:
Amendment 265
At the time of submitting the equipment for At the time of submitting the equipment for
inspection, the owner of the equipment or inspection, the owner of the equipment or
his or her representative shall provide to the owner’s representative shall provide to
the competent authority or body carrying the competent authority or body carrying
out the inspection, the information out the inspection, the information
necessary for the competent authority to necessary for the competent authority to
comply with its record-keeping obligations comply with its record-keeping obligations
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pursuant to Article 30(1), point (b). pursuant to Article 30(1), point (b).
Amendment 266
1. The use of all plant protection 1. The use of plant protection products
products is prohibited in all sensitive areas is prohibited in sensitive areas, except for
and within 3 metres of such areas. This 3 biological control and plant protection
metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by products containing active substances
using alternative risk-mitigation authorised for organic farming under
techniques. Regulation (EU) 2018/848, and within 5
metres of such areas. This 5-metre buffer
zone shall not be reduced by using
alternative risk-mitigation techniques.
Member States may derogate from the 5-
metre buffer zone on condition that the
buffer zone is aminimum of 3 metres, and
provided they follow the procedure laid
out in paragraph 1g.
Amendment 267
1a. The use of plant protection

products is prohibited in a protected area
as referred to in Article 3(16), point (f),(i),
except for biological control as defined in
Article 3(23) and plant protection
products containing active substances
authorised for organic farming under
Regulation (EU) 2018/848, and within 3
metres of such areas. This 3-metre buffer
zone shall not be reduced by using
alternative risk-mitigation techniques.
By ... [OP: please insert 12 months after
entry into force of this Regulation]
Member States shall communicate to the
Commission any changes to their
protected areas designated under Annex
IV(1), point (i), to Directive 2000/60/EC.
Amendment 268
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1b. The use of plant protection

products in ecologically sensitive areas as
referred to in Article 3(16), point (f), (ii)
and (iia), except for biological control
agents and plant protection products
containing active substances authorised
for organic farming under Regulation
(EU) 2018/848 shall be prohibited or,
where Member States can demonstrate
the necessity of continuing to use certain
plant protection products in accordance
with paragraph 1(h), minimised.
Within 3 metres of such areas only
biological control, low-risk plant
products authorised for organic farming
under Regulation (EU) 2018/848 may be
used. This 3-metre buffer zone shall not
be reduced by using alternative risk-
mitigation techniques.
Amendment 269
Article 18 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Members States shall assess

whether their nationally designated areas
included in the CDDA inventory are
relevant for the purpose of this
Regulation based on the guidance
referred to in the second subparagraph
and indicate it in their annual CDDA
reporting exercise.
By ... [OP: insert 12 months from the
entry into force of this Regulation], the
Commission shall publish guidance on
the criteria for the assessment of which
categories in the CDDA inventory should
be concerned by the restriction on the use
of plant protection products in
ecologically sensitive areas in accordance
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with paragraph 1b.
Amendment 270
Article 18 – paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. The use of plant protection

products is prohibited in any protected
area referred to in Article 3(16), point (f),
(iii), except for biological control and
active substances authorised for organic
farming under Regulation (EU)
2018/848, and within 3 metres of such
areas. This 3-metre buffer zone shall not
be reduced by using alternative risk-
Amendment 271
Article 18 – paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. The use of emergency

authorisations in accordance with Article
53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
shall be prohibited in all ecologically
sensitive areas.
Amendment 272
Article 18 – paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Where different types of sensitive

areas overlap, the most protective
measure for human health and the
environment that is specified for those
areas shall apply in accordance with
paragraphs 1, 1a, 1b and 1d.
Amendment 273
Article 18 – paragraph 1 g (new)
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1g. By way of derogation from

paragraph 1, a competent authority
designated under Article 37(2) may grant
a derogation from the restriction on the
use of certain categories of plant
protection products in a specific sensitive
area as laid down in paragraph 1, based
on its conclusion as provided in the
second subparagraph, where there are no
economically and technically viable and
available alternative methods to the use
of a category of plant protection product
that would normally be prohibited and
that a high level of protection of human
health can be ensured.
For the purposes of the first
subparagraph the competent authority
shall conclude whether the conditions
laid down in the first subparagraph are
met, and publish its conclusion without
undue delay
Amendment 274
Article 18 – paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. A Member State may derogate

from the restriction on the use of certain
categories of plant protection products in
a sensitive area as laid down in
paragraphs 1a, 1b and 1d, provided that
there are no economically and technically
viable alternative substances to the use of
a category of plant protection product that
would normally be prohibited, that the
derogation is not, where relevant,
detrimental to the protection objectives of
the ecologically sensitive area concerned
and that such derogation is necessary to
meet one of the following objectives:
(a) to ensure the long-term viability of
existing agricultural or other economic
activity in the area;
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(b) to safeguard the cultivation of
seeds or other plant propagation material;
Amendment 275
Article 18 – paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. In order to ensure the harmonised

implementation of the derogations
provided for in paragraph 1h, the
Commission shall, by ... [OP: insert the
date 6 months from entry into force of
this Regulation], adopt an implementing
act further defining the criteria and
conditions under which Member States
may grant derogations in accordance with
paragraph 1h.
Amendment 276
Article 18 – paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. On the basis of the information

available to the Commission, and in
particular the information communicated
to it pursuant to Article 10(2), point (ea),
the Commission shall assess whether the
derogations referred to in paragraphs 1g
and 1h are consistent with the overall
objectives of this Regulation to protect
human health and the environment.
Amendment 277
Article 18 – paragraph 1 k (new)
1k. By way of derogation from

paragraphs 1, 1a, 1b, 1d, the use of plant
protection products on railway tracks
within sensitive areas shall be permitted,
to ensure the safety of railway operations.
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Amendment 278
Article 18 – paragraph 1 l (new)
1l. Member States shall verify every

three years that the conditions under
which derogations from the provisions of
paragraphs 1, 1a, 1b and 1d were granted
are still applicable to the relevant area or
areas. Where those conditions are no
longer applicable, the Member State shall
withdraw the relevant derogation.
Amendment 279
2. Member States may establish larger 2. Member States may establish larger
mandatory buffer zones adjacent to mandatory buffer zones adjacent to
sensitive areas. sensitive areas and may take further
restrictions for the use of plant protection
products in sensitive areas.
Amendment 280
3. By way of derogation from 3. By way of derogation from

paragraph 1, a competent authority paragraphs 1, 1a, 1b and 1d a competent
designated by a Member State may permit authority designated by a Member State
a professional user to use a plant protection may permit a professional user to use a
product in a sensitive area for a limited plant protection product in a sensitive area,
period with a precisely defined start and where it is prohibited, for a limited period
end date that is the shortest possible but with a precisely defined start and end date
does not exceed 60 days, provided that all that is the shortest possible but does not
of the following conditions are met: exceed 60 days, provided that all of the
following conditions are met:
Amendment 281
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5. The competent authority referred to 5. The competent authority referred to
in paragraph 3 shall decide on the in paragraph 3 shall decide on the
application for a permit for the use of a application for a permit for the use of a
plant protection product within 2 weeks of plant protection product in a timely
its submission. manner to ensure that the risk as referred
to in paragraph 3, point (a), is mitigated,
and at the latest within 1 week of its
submission.
Amendment 282
8. Where a permit for use of a plant 8. Where a permit for use of a plant
protection product in a sensitive area is protection product in a sensitive area is
granted, before the first day of its validity, granted, before the first day of its validity,
the competent authority referred to in the competent authority referred to in
paragraph 3 shall make publicly available paragraph 3 shall make publicly available,
the following information: including on a website, the following
information:
Amendment 283
(ea) the quantity or quantities of the

plant protection product or products and
the number of doses to be applied;
Amendment 284
8a. The competent authority shall

keep an electronic record of the
applications it receives for a permit and
of the decisions it takes, including the
information referred to in paragraph 8,
for a period of 20 years.
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Amendment 285
8b. By ... [OP: please insert the date

24 months from the date of entry into
force of this Regulation], the Commission
shall analyse and summarise in a report
representative data from all Member
States regarding permits granted in
accordance with paragraph 3. If
considered necessary for the protection of
the environment or public health, the
Commission is empowered to adopt
delegated acts in accordance with Article
40 to amend paragraphs 3 to 8 of this
Article in order to adapt the conditions
under which the permits can be granted.
Amendment 286
1a. By way of derogation from

paragraph 1, in areas where the
Commission has approved it in a Member
State’s CAP Strategic Plan under
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, the Member
State concerned may revert to an existing
derogation granted to GAEC 4 in the
relevant areas.
Amendment 287
1b. The competent authority may also

provide a derogation from paragraph 1
for greenhouse systems, including their
waste water systems, that are proven to be
closed, where the authority concludes that
there is no risk for the environment or
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human health.
Amendment 288
1c. Member States shall encourage

the establishment of vegetated buffer
strips along water courses and, where
feasible, prohibit the application of
chemical plant protection products on
permeable surfaces or other
infrastructure close to surface or
groundwater or on sealed surfaces with a
high risk of run-off into water or sewage
systems.
Amendment 289
2. Member States may establish larger 2. Member States may establish larger
mandatory buffer zones adjacent to surface mandatory buffer zones adjacent to surface
waters. waters. Where monitoring data show a
significant increase in the pollution of
surface waters compared to the two
preceding calendar years, Member States
shall aim to reverse that trend.
Amendment 290
3. By … [OP: please insert the date of 3. By … [OP: please insert the date of
application of this Regulation], Member application of this Regulation], Member
States shall have in place appropriate States shall have in place and enforce
measures to avoid deterioration of surface appropriate measures to avoid deterioration
and groundwater status as well as coastal caused by plant protection products of
and marine waters and allow achievement surface and groundwater status as well as
of good surface and groundwater status, to coastal and marine waters and allow
protect the aquatic environment and achievement of good surface and
drinking water supplies from the impact of groundwater status, to protect the aquatic
plant protection products to achieve, at environment and drinking water supplies
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least, the objectives set out in Directives from the impact of plant protection
2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC, 2008/105/EC, products, their residues and relevant and
2008/56/EC and (EU) 2020/2184. non-relevant metabolites, with the aim of
achieving, at least, the objectives set out in
Directives 2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC,
2008/105/EC, 2008/56/EC and (EU)
2020/2184.
Amendment 291
Use of plant protection products in aerial Use of plant protection products in aerial
application by certain categories of application by certain categories of
unmanned aircraft uncrewed aircraft
Amendment 292
1. Where certain categories of 1. Where certain categories of

unmanned aircraft fulfil the criteria set out uncrewed aircraft fulfil the criteria set out
in paragraph 2, a Member State may in paragraph 2, a Member State may
exempt aerial application by such exempt aerial application by a
unmanned aircraft from the prohibition professional user using such uncrewed
laid down in Article 20(1) prior to any aircraft from the prohibition laid down in
aerial application of plant protection Article 20(1) prior to any aerial application
products. of plant protection products.
Amendment 293
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2. An aerial application by an 2. An aerial application by an
unmanned aircraft may be exempted by uncrewed aircraft may be exempted by the
the Member State from the prohibition laid Member State from the prohibition laid
down in Article 20(1) where factors related down in Article 20(1) where factors related
to the use of the unmanned aircraft to the use of the uncrewed aircraft
demonstrate that the risks from its use are demonstrate that the risks from its use are
lower than the risks arising from other lower than the risks arising from other
aerial equipment and land-based aerial equipment and land-based
application equipment. These factors shall application equipment. These factors shall
include criteria relating to: include criteria relating to:
Amendment 294
(a) the technical specifications of the (a) the technical specifications of the
unmanned aircraft, including in relation to uncrewed aircraft, including in relation to
spray drift, number and size of rotors, spray drift, number and size of rotors,
payload, boom width and overall weight, payload, boom width and overall weight,
operating height and speed; operating height and speed;
Amendment 295
(e) potential use of unmanned aircraft (e) potential use of uncrewed aircraft
in conjunction with real time kinematic in conjunction with real time kinematic
precision farming in certain cases; precision farming in certain cases;
Amendment 296
(f) the level of training required for (f) the level of training required for
pilots operating an unmanned aircraft; professional users operating an uncrewed
aircraft in accordance with Article 25;
Amendment 297
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point g
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(g) potential concurrent use of multiple (g) potential concurrent use of multiple
unmanned aircraft in the same area. uncrewed aircraft in the same area.
Amendment 298
States shall have in place effective States shall have in place legislation,
measures and establish the necessary effective measures and the necessary
structures to facilitate in a manner that does structures to facilitate in a manner that does
not endanger human health or the not endanger human health, the health of
environment, the safe disposal of any farm and companion animals or the
unused plant protection products, any environment, the safe disposal of any
dilute solutions containing plant protection unused plant protection products, any
products and any packaging. dilute solutions or preparations containing
plant protection products and any
packaging of such products.
Amendment 299
3. Member States shall take all 3. Member States shall take all
necessary measures regarding plant necessary measures regarding plant
protection products authorised for non- protection products authorised for non-
professional users to prevent and, where professional users to prevent and, where
prevention is not possible, to limit prevention is not possible, to limit
dangerous handling operations. Those dangerous handling operations. Those
measures may include measures relating to measures may include the following:
size limits for packaging or containers.
Those measures may provide that non-
professional users may only use low-risk
plant protection products and other plant
protection products that are in the form of
ready to use formulations and measures for
the use of safe closure or a locking device
for packaging or containers.
(a) measures relating to size limits for
packaging or containers;
(b) measures providing that non-
professional users may only use plant
protection products that are in the form of
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ready to use formulations;
(c) measures providing for the use of
safe closure or a locking device for
packaging or containers;
(d) measures providing for the safe
storage of plant protection products
behind lockable sales displays, where they
are openly accessible to the public.
Amendment 300
Manufacturers, distributors and Manufacturers, distributors and

professional users shall ensure that plant professional users shall ensure that plant
protection products are stored in specific protection products are stored in specific
storage facilities for plant protection storage facilities marked as storage
products that are constructed in such a way facilities for plant protection products that
as to prevent unwanted releases. are constructed in such a way as to prevent
unwanted releases.
Amendment 301
Advice on the use of a plant protection Advice on the use of a plant protection
product to a professional user may only be product to a professional user may only be
given by an advisor for whom a training given by an advisor for whom a training
certificate has been issued for following certificate has been issued for the
courses for advisors in accordance with successful completion of courses for
Article 25 or who has a proof of entry in a advisors in accordance with Article 25 or
central electronic register for following who has a proof of entry in a central
such courses in accordance with Article electronic register for following such
25(5). courses in accordance with Article 25(5).
Advisors shall declare to the professional
user they advise if they have any
contractual links to undertakings
involved in the manufacturing,
distribution or sale of plant protection
products, or receive financial or in-kind
benefits from them.
Amendment 302
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Article 23 a (new)
Article 23a
Monitoring of plant protection product
residues and their metabolites in the
environment and in humans
1. By … [OP: please insert the date –
force of this Regulation], Member States
shall put in place representative
monitoring programmes of residues of
plant protection products and their
metabolites in water resources,
groundwater, soil, air, dust, precipitation,
biota and in humans, to assess whether
the findings comply with the predicted
exposure from environmental and human
risk assessments under Regulation (EC)
No 1107/2009. Those monitoring
programmes shall build upon effect
indicators1a and data collection being
performed on an adequate number of
sites across the territory of the respective
Member State to ensure
representativeness. Member States shall
ensure that sufficient funding is ring-
fenced for those monitoring programmes.
2. The Commission shall adopt,
without undue delay, implementing acts
to establish which specific data referred to
in paragraph 1 are to be collected by the
Member States and in what format. Those
implementing acts shall clearly identify
which data required under paragraph 1
are already covered under other relevant
Union legislation to avoid duplication of
efforts and ensure that the data collected
are comparable.
3. Member States shall also examine
regularly the efficacy and proper
implementation of measures to mitigate
residues in the environment used during
the application of plant protection
products and the efficacy of personal
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protection equipment for the protection of
human health.
4. Member States shall evaluate and
adapt existing monitoring programmes or
tailor new programmes, as appropriate, to
assure that suitable monitoring data are
generated.
5. The results of the monitoring
programmes shall be submitted annually
to the Commission and published on the
website referred to in Article 8. The
Commission shall examine the results
and consider them as part of the
evaluation of this Regulation as referred
to in Article 42 and take them into
account for potential recommendations or
legislative actions resulting from this
evaluation.
6. The Commission and Member
States shall continuously exchange
experience and best practices with a view
to establishing a Union-wide systematic
and harmonised monitoring framework.
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Effect indicators shall include existing
resources and tools such as farmland
birds index, pollinators index, butterfly
index, Insignia-bee, EPT index, SPEAR
index, LUCAS monitoring of Soil
Biodiversity, LUCAS Soil pesticides, the
TAT (Total Applied Toxicity indicator)
for different groups of organisms, as well
as the risk assessment as well as the risk
assessment carried out by EFSA and
indicators related to the soil microbiome.
Amendment 303
1. A distributor shall only sell a plant 1. A distributor shall only sell a plant
protection product authorised for protection product authorised for
professional use to a purchaser or his or professional use to a purchaser or the
her representative when that distributor has purchaser’s representative when that
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checked, at the time of purchase, that the distributor has checked, at the time of
purchaser or representative is a purchase, that the purchaser or
professional user and holds a training representative is a professional user and
certificate for following courses for holds a training certificate for following
professional users issued in accordance courses for professional users issued in
with Article 25 or has a proof of entry in a accordance with Article 25 or has a proof
central electronic register for following of entry in a central electronic register for
such courses in accordance with Article following such courses in accordance with
25(5). Article 25(5).
Amendment 304
3. A distributor shall direct a 3. A distributor shall invite a

purchaser of a plant protection product to purchaser of a plant protection product to
read its label prior to use and to use the read its label prior to use and to use the
product in accordance with the instructions product in accordance with the instructions
on the label and shall inform the purchaser on the label and shall inform the purchaser
of the website referred to in Article 27. of the website referred to in Article 27.
Amendment 305
4. A distributor shall provide general 4. A distributor shall provide general

information to non-professional users on information to non-professional users on
environment of the use of plant protection environment, including the impact on
products, including the information on non-target organisms, of the use of plant
hazards, exposure, proper storage, protection products, including the
handling, application and safe disposal in information on hazards, exposure, proper
accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC of storage, handling, application and safe
the European Parliament and of the disposal in accordance with Directive
Council86 , and shall recommend 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament
alternative low-risk plant protection and of the Council86, and shall recommend
products and ways in which risks can be alternative products, including biological
mitigated when using plant protection control agents and low-risk plant
products. protection products, and ways in which
risks can be mitigated when using plant
protection products.
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November 2008 on waste and repealing November 2008 on waste and repealing
certain Directives (OJ L 312 22.11.2008, p. certain Directives (OJ L 312 22.11.2008, p.
3). 3).
Amendment 306
6. The distributor referred to in 6. The distributor referred to in

paragraph 5 shall inform the purchaser of a paragraph 5 shall inform the purchaser of a
plant protection product about less plant protection product about less
hazardous control techniques before the hazardous control techniques before the
purchaser buys a plant protection product purchaser buys a plant protection product
with a higher risk for human health and the with a higher risk for human health, the
environment. health of farm and companion animals
and the environment, including the risk
for non-target organisms.
Amendment 307
Article 24 a (new)
Article 24a
Sale of plant protection products for
private use
1. Member States shall take all
necessary measures in relation to plant
protection products authorised for non-
professional users to prevent or, where
that is not possible, to limit hazardous
handling.
2. The Member States shall take the
following measures, specifically for plant
protection products for non-professional
users that are to be classified as low-risk
plant protection products:
(a) limiting the size of containers or
packaging;
(b) allowing non-professional users to
only use low-risk plant protection
products and other plant protection
products in the form of ready-to-use
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formulations;
(c) require use of a safety seal or a
locking device for packaging or
containers, which is intended in
particular to protect children;
(d) distribution of low-risk crop
protection products only in usual
amounts for normal domestic use;
(e) storage of low-risk crop protection
products for non-professional users
behind lockable sales displays, provided
the displays are open to the public; and
(f) targeted notification of sales staff
concerning possible alternatives and
dangers in the case of low-risk crop
3. Low-risk plant protection products
for private use may only be delivered on-
site by distributors and by trained
specialist staff and shall not be sent to
consumers.
Amendment 308
1. A competent authority designated 1. A competent authority designated

in accordance with paragraph 2 shall in accordance with paragraph 2 shall
appoint one or more bodies to provide the appoint one or more bodies to provide the
following training: following training, including in a digital
format, where applicable:
Amendment 309
(b) practical training for professional (b) practical training for professional
users on the use of application equipment users on the use of application equipment
in professional use; in professional use in line with Annex III;
Amendment 310
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(c) extensive training for advisors on (c) extensive initial and follow-up
the subjects listed in Annex III with training for advisors on the subjects listed
particular emphasis on the application of in Annex III with particular emphasis on
integrated pest management. the application of integrated pest
management.
Amendment 311
2. Each Member State shall designate 2. Each Member State shall designate
a competent authority or authorities a competent authority or authorities
responsible for the implementation of the responsible for the implementation of the
system for the training and certification of system for the training and certification of
all training referred to in paragraph 1 and all training referred to in paragraph 1 and
for issuing and renewing training for issuing and renewing training
certificates, updating the central electronic certificates, updating the central electronic
register, providing proof of entry in the register, providing proof of entry in the
central electronic register and overseeing central electronic register and overseeing
that the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 are that the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 are
carried out by the body that provided the carried out by the body that provided the
training. training. Member States shall ensure that
staffing levels are sufficient to support
application of this Regulation. The
personnel of the competent authorities
responsible for the implementation of this
Regulation shall be free from any conflict
of interest.
Amendment 312
(g) the validity period of the training (g) the date of issuance and validity
certificate or entry in the central electronic period of the training certificate or entry in
register. the central electronic register.
Amendment 313
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6. A training certificate or an entry in 6. A training certificate or an entry in

a central electronic register shall be valid a central electronic register shall be valid
for 10 years in the case of a distributor or for 6 years in the case of a distributor or
professional user and for 5 years in the professional user and for 5 years in the
case of an advisor. case of an advisor.
Amendment 314
10a. Employers shall ensure that all

workers who act as professional users
within the meaning of this Regulation
receive the required training in
accordance with Article 13 of Directive
(EU) 2019/11521a.
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1a
of 20 June 2019 on transparent and
predictable working conditions in the
European Union (OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p.
105)
Amendment 315
1. Each Member State shall designate 1. By ... [6 months from entry into
a competent authority to establish, oversee force of this Regulation], each Member
and monitor the operation of a system of State shall designate a competent authority
independent advisors for professional to establish, oversee and monitor the
users. That system may make use of the operation of a system of independent
impartial farm advisors referred to in advisors trained in accordance with
Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No Article 25, for professional users. That
2021/2115, who must be regularly trained system may make use of the impartial farm
and can be funded under Article 78 of the advisors referred to in Article 15 of
same regulation. Regulation (EU) No 2021/2115, who must
be regularly trained and can be funded
under Article 78 of the same regulation.
Amendment 316
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in paragraph 1 shall ensure that any advisor in paragraph 1 shall ensure that any advisor
registered in the system referred to in that registered in the system referred to in that
paragraph (‘independent advisor’) is free paragraph (‘independent advisor’) is free
from any conflict of interest and, in from any conflict of interest and, in
particular, is not in a situation which, particular, is not in a situation which,
directly or indirectly, could affect their directly or indirectly, could affect their
ability to carry out their professional duties ability to carry out their professional duties
in an impartial manner. in an impartial manner. As part of
registration in the independent advisory
system, independent advisors shall
declare in writing that they have no direct
or indirect interests in an undertaking
involved in the manufacturing,
distribution or sale of plant protection
products.
Those declarations shall be recorded by
the competent authority.
Amendment 317
3a. By... [3 months from the entry into

force of this Regulation], the Commission
shall adopt delegated acts in accordance
with Article 40 to supplement paragraph
3 by setting criteria and conditions for
derogations from the obligation laid down
in that paragraph. The Commission shall,
for that purpose, assess possibilities for
professional users to deviate in justified
cases from the time interval provided for
in paragraph 3 and for more flexibility to
organise strategic advice collectively at
the level of the farm or undertaking
involved, taking into account local
circumstances.
Amendment 318
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3b. The strategic advice shall be

designed and delivered in such a way that
it will not result in a disproportionate
administrative burden for professional
users while costs for professional users
shall be covered by public funds.
Amendment 319
4. An advisor referred to in paragraph 4. An advisor referred to in paragraph

3 shall provide strategic advice on the 3 shall provide information and strategic
following subjects: advice on:
Amendment 320
(a) application of relevant control (a) application of relevant control

techniques to prevent harmful organisms; techniques to prevent harmful organisms
and diseases;
Amendment 321
(b) implementation of integrated pest (b) the implementation of integrated

management; pest management in accordance with this
Regulation;
Amendment 322
(c) precision farming techniques, (c) digital and precision farming tools
including use of space data and services; and techniques, including use of data-
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based decision-support systems and the
use of space data and services;
Amendment 323
(e) where chemical plant protection (e) where chemical plant protection
products are necessary, measures to products are deemed necessary, measures
effectively minimise risks to human health to effectively prevent and minimise risks
and the environment, in particular to to human health, the health of farm and
biodiversity, including pollinators, from companion animals and the environment,
such use, including risk mitigation in particular to biodiversity, including
measures and techniques. managed and wild pollinators, other non-
target organisms and soil biodiversity, as
well as measures and techniques to
mitigate risk and drift.
Amendment 324
a competent authority to provide a competent authority to provide
information to the public, in particular independent, comprehensive and up-to-
through awareness-raising programmes, date information to the public as well as to
in relation to the risks associated with the professional users on the risks associated
use of plant protection products. with the use of and exposure to plant
protection products, and benefits of
different plant protection methods. That
information shall be updated regularly
and comprise, inter alia, awareness-
raising programmes.
Amendment 325

in paragraph 1 shall establish a website or in paragraph 1 shall establish a website or
websites dedicated to providing websites dedicated to providing
information on risks associated with the information on risks associated with and
use of plant protection products. That reasons for the use of plant protection
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information may be provided directly or by products and providing information about
providing links to relevant websites of the awareness-raising programmes
other national or international bodies. referred to in paragraph 1. That
information may be provided directly or by
providing links to relevant websites of
other national or international bodies.
Amendment 326
(a) the potential risks to human health (a) the risks to human health and the
and the environment through acute or environment, including on non-target
chronic effects relating to the use of plant organisms, relating to the use of and
protection products; exposure to plant protection products; as
well as the cumulative and synergistic
effects of combinations of plant protection
products and of other toxins;
Amendment 327
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) the occurrence and factors

determining the spread of pests and their
impact on plants and crops, and the array
of methods available to protect crops from
pests and the respective benefits and
drawbacks of such methods, including
with regard to production, costs,
beneficial species, pest resistance, food
quality;
Amendment 328
(b) the manner in which the potential (b) the manner in which the potential
risks referred to in point (a) can be risks referred to in points (a) and (aa) can
mitigated; be mitigated;
Amendment 329
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(ba) the results of the monitoring

programmes on maximum residue limits
in food, including in foods imported from
third countries, where available, and of
the monitoring programmes on the
presence of chemical plant protection
products in the environment;
Amendment 330
(c) alternatives to chemical plant (c) alternatives to chemical plant

protection products; protection products, including relevant
agronomic practices and their co-
deliverables such as soil health and water
quality;
Amendment 331
(f) a link to the website referred to in (f) links to the websites referred to in
Article 7; Articles 7, 8 and 15;
Amendment 332
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(ga) procedures and reporting

channels, in accordance with Directive
(EU) 2019/1937;
Amendment 333
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point g b (new)
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(gb) a link to the national system for
recording acute and chronic poisoning
and occupational diseases as provided for
in Article 28 of this Regulation;
Amendment 334
3a. Member States shall ensure that

the designated authorities have sufficient
resources to perform their tasks.
Amendment 335

Article 27 a (new)
Article 27a
Research
Member States shall foster research and
development with regard to alternatives to
chemical plant protection products, such
as the application of integrated pest
management and the development of
resilient cropping systems.
Amendment 336
Information on acute and chronic Acute and chronic poisoning and

poisoning occupational and non-occupational
diseases
Amendment 337
Article 28 – paragraph -1 (new)
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-1. By ... [OP: please insert the date =
force of this Regulation] the Commission
shall establish a European database to
collect administrative data on
occupational diseases resulting from the
use of and exposure to plant protection
products.
Data collected at national level under
paragraph 1, point (eb), shall be
submitted to the Commission in
accordance with Annex V to Regulation
(EC) No 1338/2008 to feed into the
European database referred to in the first
subparagraph.
The Commission shall publish the data
collected in the European database on a
public website.
Amendment 338
a competent authority to maintain or put in a competent authority to maintain or put in
place systems for gathering and keeping place systems for gathering, and keeping
the following information on acute and the following information on confirmed
chronic poisoning incidents arising from acute and chronic poisoning incidents,
exposure of persons to plant protection illnesses and other negative health effects
products: arising from exposure of persons and farm
and companion animals to plant
protection products:
Amendment 339
(a) the name and authorisation number (a) the name and authorisation number
of the plant protection product and the of the plant protection product and the
active substances involved in the acute or active substances involved in the
chronic poisoning incident; confirmed acute or chronic poisoning
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incident;
Amendment 340
(b) the number of individuals poisoned; (b) the number of individuals

poisoned, and whether humans or
animals were concerned;
Amendment 341
(ea) cases of non-compliance with

regard to occupational health and safety
obligations related to the use of plant
Amendment 342
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) data on documented cases of

occupational disease and other work-
related health problems and illnesses
linked to the use of and exposure to plant
protection products collected in
accordance with Annex V to Regulation
(EC) No 1338/2008.
Amendment 343
1a. Professional users may, upon

request to the competent authority, access
data to be collected under Article 16,
especially regarding the type of plant
protection products used during their
work activity and the period of exposure.
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In accordance with point 3(a) of this
Article, professional users shall have
access to information related to the health
and environmental risks related to their
use.
Amendment 344
2. By 31 August every year, each 2. By 31 December every year, each

Member State shall submit to the Member State shall submit to the
Commission a report containing the Commission a report containing the
following information: following information:
Amendment 345
(a) the number of acute and chronic (a) the number of confirmed acute and
poisoning incidents arising from exposure chronic poisoning incidents or reported
of persons to plant protection products health effects arising from exposure of
during the preceding calendar year; persons and farm and companion
animals, to plant protection products
during the preceding calendar year;
Amendment 346
(ba) the number of confirmed cases of

occupational diseases arising from the
use of and exposure to a plant protection
product identified during the preceding
calendar year.
Amendment 347
3. The Commission shall adopt 3. The Commission shall adopt
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implementing acts to establish the format implementing acts to establish the format
for the submission of the information and for the submission of the information and
data referred to in paragraph 2 of this data referred to in paragraph 2 of this
Article. Those implementing acts shall be Article. The established format shall
adopted in accordance with the comply with data protection requirements.
examination procedure referred to in Those implementing acts shall be adopted
Article 41(2). in accordance with the examination
procedure referred to in Article 41(2).
Amendment 348
1. By … [OP please insert the date = 1. By … [OP please insert the date =
first day of the month following 9 months first day of the month following 9 months
after the date of entry into force of this after the date of entry into force of this
Regulation], an owner of application Regulation], an owner of application
equipment in professional use shall enter equipment in professional use shall enter
the fact that he or she is the owner of the the fact that they are the owner of the
application equipment in the electronic application equipment in the electronic
register of application equipment in register of application equipment in
professional use referred to in Article 33, professional use referred to in Article 33,
using the form set out in Annex V, unless using the form set out in Annex V, unless
the Member State in which the owner uses the Member State in which the owner uses
the equipment has exempted that the equipment has exempted that
equipment from inspection in accordance equipment from inspection in accordance
with Article 32(3). with Article 32(3). The registration
procedure shall not result in a
disproportionate administrative burden or
costs for professional users.
Amendment 349
2. If application equipment in 2. If application equipment in

professional use is sold, the seller and the professional use is sold, the seller and the
buyer shall enter the fact of the sale, within buyer shall enter the fact of the sale, within
30 days after the sale, in the electronic 40 days after the sale, in the electronic
professional use referred to in Article 33, professional use referred to in Article 33,
using the form set out in Annex V, unless using the form set out in Annex V, unless
the application equipment in professional the application equipment in professional
use has been exempted from inspection in use has been exempted from inspection in
the relevant Member State(s) in accordance the relevant Member State(s) in accordance
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with Article 32(3). A similar obligation to with Article 32(3). A similar obligation to
enter a transfer of ownership in the enter a transfer of ownership in the
electronic register applies in the case of electronic register applies in the case of
any other changes of ownership of any other changes of ownership of
application equipment in professional use application equipment in professional use
that has not been exempted from inspection that has not been exempted from inspection
in the relevant Member State(s) in in the relevant Member State(s) in
accordance with Article 32(3). accordance with Article 32(3).
Amendment 350

professional use is withdrawn from use and professional use is withdrawn from use and
is not intended to be used again, its owner is not intended to be used again, its owner
shall, within 30 days after the withdrawal shall, within 40 days after the withdrawal
from use, enter the fact that the equipment from use, enter the fact that the equipment
has been withdrawn from use in the has been withdrawn from use in the
electronic register of application equipment electronic register of application equipment
in professional use referred to in Article in professional use referred to in Article
33, using the form set out in Annex V. 33, using the form set out in Annex V.
Amendment 351

professional use is returned to use, its professional use is returned to use, its
owner shall, within 30 days after the return owner shall, within 40 days after the return
to use, enter that fact in the electronic to use, enter that fact in the electronic
professional use referred to in Article 33 professional use referred to in Article 33
using the form set out in Annex V. using the form set out in Annex V.
Amendment 352
Where the designated competent authority Where the designated competent authority
does not carry out the inspection of does not carry out the inspection of
application equipment in professional use, application equipment in professional use,
it shall designate one or more bodies to it shall designate one or more bodies to
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carry out such inspections. carry out such inspections, with due
regard to the need for impartiality and
independence.
Amendment 353
official controls to verify compliance by regular official controls to verify
operators with the provisions of this compliance by operators with the
Regulation relating to application provisions of this Regulation relating to
equipment. Member States shall take application equipment. Member States
appropriate follow-up measures to remedy shall take appropriate follow-up measures
any specific or systemic shortcomings to remedy any specific or systemic
identified through controls performed by shortcomings identified through controls
the Commission experts in accordance with performed by the Commission experts in
paragraphs 3 and 4. They shall give the accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4. They
necessary assistance to ensure that the shall give the necessary assistance to
Commission experts have access to all ensure that the Commission experts have
premises or parts of premises, and goods, access to all premises or parts of premises,
and to information, including computer and goods, and to information, including
systems, relevant for the execution of their computer systems, relevant for the
duties. execution of their duties.
Amendment 354

in Article 30 or a body designated by it in Article 30 or a body designated by it
shall inspect application equipment in shall inspect application equipment in
professional use every three years, starting professional use every three years, starting
from the date of first purchase. The from the date of first purchase. The
competent authority shall ensure that there competent authority shall ensure that there
is sufficient staff, equipment and other is sufficient and suitably qualified staff,
resources necessary for the inspection of equipment and other resources necessary
all application equipment due for for the inspection of all application
inspection, within the three year cycle. equipment due for inspection, within the
three year cycle. The competent authority
may develop a certification system
enabling fast implementation of
inspections by service organisations
compliant with the certification, in order
to make inspections of application
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equipment easily accessible to
professional users.
Amendment 355
5. The owner of the application 5. The owner of the application

equipment in professional use shall ensure equipment in professional use shall ensure
that the application equipment is clean and that the application equipment is in proper
safe before the inspection starts. working order, clean, and safe before the
inspection starts.
Amendment 356
6. The results of each inspection for 6. The results of each inspection shall
which application equipment in be recorded by the competent authority
professional use passes the test shall be referred to in Article 30 in the central
recorded by the competent authority electronic register of application equipment
referred to in Article 30 in the central in professional use referred to in Article
electronic register of application equipment 33.
in professional use referred to in Article
33.
Amendment 357
A badge related to the certificate shall be

placed in a clearly visible position on, and
firmly affixed to, the application
equipment. It shall indicate the date of
the inspection passed, the date of the next
inspection, the unique ID of the
application equipment, where available,
and the body that carried out the
inspection.
Amendment 358
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10. The Commission is empowered to 10. The Commission is empowered to

adopt delegated acts in accordance with adopt delegated acts in accordance with
Article 40 amending this Article and Article 40 amending Annex IV in order to
Annex IV in order to take into account take into account technical progress and
technical progress and scientific scientific developments.
developments.
Amendment 359
(e) where there has been a transfer of (e) where there has been a transfer of
ownership, the date of each transfer and ownership, the date of each transfer;
the name and address of previous owners
within the last five years;
Amendment 360
(f) the tank size; (f) the tank capacity, namely the size
or volume of the tank in litres;
Amendment 361
(g) the width of the horizontal spray (g) the work width of the horizontal
boom, if applicable; spray boom, if applicable;
Amendment 362
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the nozzle type(s) present on the (h) the nozzle type(s) present on the
application equipment at the time of application equipment at the time of
inspection; inspection, as well as any type of drift
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reduction equipment;
Amendment 363
Methodology for calculating progress Methodology for calculating progress

towards achieving the two national and two towards achieving the two national and two
Union 2030 reduction targets Union reduction targets
Amendment 364
1. The methodology for calculating 1. The methodology for calculating

progress towards achieving the two Union progress towards achieving the two Union
2030 reduction targets and the two national 2030 reduction targets and the two national
2030 reduction targets until and including reduction targets until and including 2030
2030 is laid down in Annex I. This is laid down in Annex I. This methodology
methodology shall be based on statistical shall be based on statistical data collected
data collected in accordance with in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009. 1185/2009.
Amendment 365
2. Using the methodology set out in 2. Using the methodology set out in
Annex I, the Commission shall calculate Annex I, the Commission shall calculate
the results of progress towards achieving the results of progress towards achieving
the two Union and two national 2030 the two Union and two national reduction
reduction targets annually until and targets annually until and including 2030
including 2030 and publish those results on and publish those results on the website
the website referred to in Article 7. referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 366
Methodology for calculating harmonised Methodology for calculating harmonised

risk indicators 1, 2 and 2a risk indicators 1, 2, 2a and evaluation of
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integral environmental indicators
Amendment 367
3 a. By 31st June 2027, the

Commission shall publish a report
evaluating the integral environmental
indicators developed by Member States in
accordance with Article 6a. That report
shall, on the basis of those indicators,
evaluate the feasibility of developing a
harmonised Union indicator for the
measures.
Amendment 368

Article 40 amending this Article and Article 40 amending this Article and
Annex VI in order to take into account Annex VI in order to modify the existing
technical progress, including progress in harmonised risk indicators or provide for
the availability of statistical data, and new harmonised risk indicators, which
scientific and agronomic developments. build upon actual use data of plant
Such delegated acts may modify the protection products. Those delegated acts
existing harmonised risk indicators or shall take into account technical
provide for new harmonised risk progress, including progress in the
indicators, which may take into account availability of statistical data and
Member States’ progress towards scientific and agronomic developments,
achieving the target of having 25% of as well as the results of the evaluations
their utilised agricultural area devoted to referred to in paragraphs 3a and 5 and,
organic farming by 2030 as referred to in where available, the monitoring
Article 8(1), point (d). generated in accordance with Article 23a.
The delegated acts may take into account
Member States’ progress towards the
objective referred to in Article 8(1), point
(d).
Amendment 369
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5. By… [OP please insert the date = 5. By… [OP please insert the date =
Regulation], the Commission shall Regulation], the Commission shall
complete an evaluation of harmonised risk complete an evaluation of harmonised risk
indicators 1, 2 and 2a. This evaluation shall indicators 1, 2 and 2a. This evaluation shall
be based on scientific research from the be based on scientific research from the
Joint Research Centre and extensive Joint Research Centre and extensive
consultation of stakeholders, including consultation of stakeholders, including
Member States, scientific experts and civil Member States, scientific experts and civil
society organisations. The evaluation shall society organisations. The Commission
include the methodologies to be used in shall publish all input received on a
formulating new and modifying existing public website. The evaluation shall
harmonised risk indicators in accordance address, inter alia:
with paragraph 4.
(a) the suitability of the harmonised
risk indicators for assessing the overall
measures;
(b) the methodologies to be used in
formulating new and modifying existing
harmonised risk indicators in accordance
with paragraph 4;
(c) options to further differentiate the
active substances falling within Group 2
in Annex VI based on their risk profile.
Amendment 370
6. Taking into account the results of 6. Taking into account the results of
the evaluation provided for in paragraph 5 the evaluation provided for in paragraph 5
and no later than 18 months after the and the report on the feasibility
publication of the statistics on the use of of developing a harmonised Union
plant protection products in agriculture for indicator for the environmental impact of
the first reference period as referred to in plant protection measures provided for in
Article 9 of Regulation xxx/xxx [reference paragraph 3a and no later than 18 months
to adopted act to be inserted], the after the publication of the statistics on the
Commission shall, if it considers it use of plant protection products in
appropriate, establish new harmonised risk agriculture for the first reference period as
indicators or modify the existing ones on referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU)
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the basis of statistical data related to the 2022/2379, the Commission shall establish
use of plant protection products in new harmonised risk indicators or modify
accordance with paragraph 4 of this the existing ones on the basis of statistical
Article. data related to the use of plant protection
products in accordance with paragraph 4 of
this Article.
Amendment 371
1. Each Member State shall evaluate 1. Each Member State shall evaluate
the results of each calculation of (a) the results of each calculation of (a)
progress towards achieving each of the two progress towards achieving each of the two
national 2030 reduction targets as referred national reduction targets as referred to in
to in Article 34 and (b) harmonised risk Article 34 and (b) harmonised risk
indicators at Member State level, as indicators at Member State level, as
referred to in Article 35, each time the referred to in Article 35, each time the
calculations are performed. calculations are performed.
Amendment 372
(a) identify five active substances (a) identify 10 active substances

influencing the result most significantly; influencing the result most significantly;
Amendment 373
(b) specify the crops or situations and (b) specify the crops or situations and
the target pests on which the active the target pests on which the active
substances referred to in point (a) are used; substances referred to in point (a) are used,
as well as the total surface area of land
where the substances are used;
Amendment 374
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(c) specify available non-chemical (c) specify available non-chemical
methods to combat those pests; methods to prevent and combat those
pests;
Amendment 375

Article 36 a (new)
Article 36a
By ... [6 months from the entry into force
of this Regulation], the Commission shall
evaluate methodologies to accelerate the
authorisation process of plant protection
products that substitute chemical and
most dangerous active substances. The
Commission shall monitor the balance
between new substances and substances
that are taken off from the market.
Amendment 376
Chapter IX a (new) – Article 36 b (new)
Chapter IXa
Trade and cooperation with third
countries
Article 36b (new)
Imports of agricultural and agri-food
products from third countries
1. By 31 December 2025, the
Commission shall carry out an impact
assessment examining the differences in
the use of plant protection products on
imported products, compared to
domestically produced agricultural and
agri-food products. The assessment shall
consider crop production methods and
plant protection product application,
residues of plant protection products in
those products, and possible effects on
human health and the environment.
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On the basis of that impact assessment,
the Commission shall put forward, where
appropriate, a legislative proposal to
ensure that agricultural and agri-food
products imported to the Union from
third countries are produced in
accordance with equivalent plant
protection product use standards as those
applying in the Union.
2. By 31 December 2025, import
tolerances as defined in Article 3(2), point
(g), of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 for
substances not approved under
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 for public
health and environmental reasons shall
be set at the limit of determination, as
defined in Article 3(2), point (f), of
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
Amendment 377
Article 36 c (new)
Article 36c (new)

Export of active substances and plant
protection products not approved in the
Union
The production, storage, circulation in
the Union and export to third countries
from the Union shall be prohibited for
active substances and plant protection
products for which the approval or
authorisation under Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009 has been refused, revoked or
not renewed for public health
environmental reasons.
This Article shall not apply to active
substances and plant protection products
that are not approved or authorised under
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 because
their target pest or crop being protected
does is not present in the Union, but that
do not carry health or environmental
concerns.
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Amendment 378
Article 36 d (new)
Article 36d (new)

International dialogue on the use of plant
protection products
1. Without prejudice to Article 218
TFEU, the Commission, together with the
Member States, shall start or maintain, as
appropriate, a dialogue with third
countries with a view to exchanging
information on the use and risk of plant
The aim of the dialogue shall be an
exchange regarding possibilities for
reducing the use and risk of chemical
plant protection products, such as
improved safety, regarding fostering
integrated pest management practices,
and to support third countries in
complying with import tolerances and
maximum levels of residues of plant
protection products as defined by
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, and to
strengthen the collection of data on the
use and risk of plant protection products.
Amendment 379
pec
Member States shall lay down the rules on Member States shall ensure an
penalties applicable to infringements of appropriate level of controls. Member
this Regulation and shall take the measures States shall lay down the rules on penalties
necessary to ensure that they are applicable to infringements of this
implemented. The penalties provided for Regulation and shall take the measures
shall be effective, proportionate and necessary to ensure that they are
dissuasive. Member States shall without implemented. The penalties provided for
delay notify the Commission of those rules shall be effective, proportionate and
and of those measures and shall notify it, dissuasive and include fines that are
without delay, of any subsequent proportionate to the gravity and duration
amendment affecting them. of the damage caused and that are
sufficient to fulfil their punitive and
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deterrent function. Member States shall,
without delay, notify the Commission of
those rules and of those measures and shall
notify it, without delay, of any subsequent
amendment affecting them.
Amendment 380
Member States may recover the costs Member States may recover the costs
related to carrying out their obligations related to carrying out their obligations
under this Regulation by means of fees or under this Regulation by means of fees or
charges. charges. Member States shall ensure that
sufficient resources are provided for the
implementation of this Regulation.
Amendment 381
Article 39 a (new)
Article 39a
Financing
professional users are eligible for
financial support linked to implementing
integrated pest management and reducing
the use and risk of chemical plant
protection products, including not only
direct support, but also the financing of
investments to adapt production systems,
insurance, and enabling access to
knowledge sharing, such as:
(a) rewarding participation in plant
protection product use reduction
schemes;
(b) implementing integrated pest
management;
(c) costs incurred and income forgone
due to introducing integrated pest
management or the implementation of
this Regulation;
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(d) accessing advice related to integrated
pest management, including costs for
strategic advice;
(d) relevant training, access to
information, peer-to-peer exchange, and
innovation partnerships with science and
technology outreach;
(e) investments in tangible assets
(equipment) and intangible assets
(training, knowledge exchange); or
(f) covering costs of managing risk
associated with implementing this
regulation (mutual funds, insurance in
case of reduced yields or income).
2. In order to support farmers in
reducing the use of chemical plant
protection products, Member States shall
furthermore consider as many funding
sources as possible available to them,
including Union funds and national
contributions including state aid.
3. The Commission shall, assisted by
data from the Member States, closely
monitor and, by the end of December
2026, evaluate transition costs for farmers
related to adopting integrated pest
management and its impacts on farm
income, and shall publish that evaluation.
Where data allow relevant conclusions to
be drawn, that evaluation shall also
include any positive or negative impacts
on resilience and long-term food security.
4. By the end of December 2026, the
Commission may, where appropriate,
propose the creation of a new Union
funding instrument for the transition and
adaptation of agriculture in the future
Multiannual Financial Framework.
Amendment 382

Article 39 b (new)
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Article 39b
The Commission shall support developing
countries in establishing an efficient
process for re-evaluating pesticide
registrations in accordance with
contemporary good regulatory practices,
and in line with the FAO/WHO Code of
Conduct.
Amendment 383
Commission evaluation Commission evaluation and review
Amendment 384
By … [OP: please insert the date = four By 30 June 2027, and every two years
years after the date of application of this thereafter, the Commission shall carry out
Regulation], the Commission shall carry an evaluation of this Regulation based on
out an evaluation of this Regulation based the following:
on the following:
Amendment 385
(b) the analysis of the annual trends (b) the analysis of the annual trends
and data published by the Commission and data published by the Commission in
every two years in accordance with Article accordance with Article 11;
11;
Amendment 386
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(ca) the monitoring of residues of plant
protection products and their metabolites
in the environment and in humans in
accordance with Article 23a;
Amendment 387
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) the information provided by

Member States in accordance with Article
9;
Amendment 388
1a. The evaluation shall in particular

assess the implementation of this
Regulation with regard to, inter alia:
(a) the application of integrated pest
management and non-chemical methods
in the Member States and the promotion
and uptake of alternatives to chemical
plant protection products in Member
States;
(b) the progress towards an increase
in the overall sales of low-risk plant
substances exerting biological control at
Union level in accordance with Articles
4a and 5a;
(c) for each crop and relevant pests,
the availability, affordability and efficacy
of plant protection products containing
biological control and low-risk plant
protection products in the Member States,
with a view to ensuring that sufficient
tools remain available to limit the
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presence of harmful organisms and
diseases to acceptable levels;
(d) the administrative capacity,
staffing levels and dedicated budget, at
both Member State and Union level, of
competent authorities responsible for the
assessment of active substances exerting
biological control and low-risk active
substances as well as the implementation
of priority lanes for the authorisation
procedure for plant protection products
exerting biological control and low-risk
plant protection products at Member State
level as provided for in Article 9a;
(e) the effectiveness of the Union
legislative framework with regard to plant
protection products, including this
Regulation and changes to Regulation
(EC) No 1107/2009 provided for in this
Regulation, with a view to enabling faster
approvals and improving the market
availability of active substances exerting
biological control and low-risk plant
protection products while securing a high
level of protection for the environment
and human health;
(f) environmental and economic
impacts, including at farm level, and
impacts of reducing chemical plant
protection products on long-term food
security and food sovereignty;
(g) the effectiveness of the Union
legislative framework with regard to plant
protection products, including this
Regulation and changes to Regulation
(EC) No 1107/2009 provided for in this
Regulation, with a view to effectively
protecting the public, in particular
vulnerable groups and rural residents,
against negative health effects linked to
products;
(h) the reporting and monitoring with
regard to occupational diseases in
accordance with Article 28a and
monitoring of plant protection product
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residues in accordance with Article 23a.
Amendment 389
2. The Commission shall present a 2. The Commission shall present

report on the main findings to the reports on the main findings of the
European Parliament, the Council, the biennial evaluations under paragraph 1 to
European Economic and Social the European Parliament, the Council, the
Committee, and the Committee of the European Economic and Social
Regions. Committee, and the Committee of the
Regions. The reports shall indicate the
progress towards achieving the Union
2030 and national reduction targets and
the Union and national targets for
products by replacement with low-risk
control, and consider whether
adaptations of those targets might be
necessary.
Amendment 390
2a. Where the Commission considers

that the implementation of this
Regulation is unsatisfactory, particularly
with regard to the availability of low-risk
plant protection products and plant
control, due to a lack of budgetary funds,
staff or expertise in competent authorities
leading to delays in the authorisation
procedure for these substances, it shall
exercise its powers at Union level to
ensure that Member States meet their
obligations.
Amendment 391
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2b. If the second evaluation report

due in 2029 concludes that the
management and the availability of non-
chemical methods, low-risk plant
substances exerting biological control in
the Member States is not enough to
ensure the availability of sufficient tools
for crop-protection to limit the presence
of harmful organisms and diseases to
acceptable levels, the Commission shall,
where appropriate, submit a legislative
proposal to postpone the achievement of
the 2030 Union reduction target.
Amendment 392
2c. Based on the findings of the

evaluation reports referred to in
paragraph 1 and the updated and new
harmonised risk indicators referred to in
Article 35(6), the Commission shall
develop a strategy for the sustainable use
of plant protection products after 2030,
and shall assess whether the
establishment of targets beyond 2030 will
be necessary. The strategy shall take into
account the latest scientific developments
and statistics on the use of plant
With regard to the sustainable use of
plant protection products after 2030, the
Commission shall submit an impact
assessment and, where appropriate, a
legislative proposal to the European
Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 393
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Article 42 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. By … [OP: insert date three years

after the date of entry into force of this
Regulation], the Commission shall
evaluate the approval and authorisation
procedures of active substances and plant
protection products with a view to
improving the assessment and
management of health risks for the
public, including vulnerable groups and
rural residents. That evaluation shall be
based on the most up-to-date independent
science, on monitoring results and on
experience and a public consultation.
Amendment 394
Article 42 a (new)
Article 42a
Enabling alternatives to chemical plant
protection products
1. By… [OP: please insert the date =
one year after the date of entry into force
of this Regulation], the Commission shall
present an impact assessment
accompanied, where appropriate, by a
legislative proposal concerning the
placing on the market of plant protection
substances exerting biological control,
aimed at supplementing Regulation (EC)
No 1107/2009 and facilitating the rapid
availability of safe and efficient non-
chemical alternatives for plant protection
exerting biological control. Taking into
account the data provided by Member
States in accordance with Article 9 and
taking into account social, environmental
and economic sustainability, the impact
assessment shall evaluate the
effectiveness of the approval procedure
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for plant protection products containing
solely active substances that exert
biological control and consider, inter alia,
the differences between chemical plant
products containing active substances
that exert biological control, in terms of
data requirements and facilitating the
extension of authorisations for plant
protection products containing active
substances that exert biological control to
other crops. Where appropriate, the
Commission shall also recommend
measures to ensure sufficient resources at
Union and Member State level to
significantly accelerate the authorisation
procedures and potentially extend
approval periods of plant protection
substances exerting biological control.
Amendment 395

Article 43
Regulation (EU) 2115/2021
Article 31 – paragraph 5 – Article 70 – paragraph 3 – Article 73 – paragraph 5
Article 43 deleted
Amendments to Regulation (EU)
2021/2115
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 is amended
as follows:
(1) in Article 31(5), the following
subparagraph is added:
‘By way of derogation from points (a) and
(b) of the first subparagraph of this
paragraph, where in accordance with
Regulation (EU) …/… of the European
Parliament and of the Council *89
requirements are imposed on farmers,
support may be granted to comply with
those requirements for a maximum period
ending on the later one of the two dates –
… [OP: insert the date = 5 years from the
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date of entry into force of this Regulation]
or 5 years from the date on which they
become mandatory for the holding.
____________
*
Regulation (EU)…/… of the European
Parliament and of the Council … on the
sustainable use of plant protection
products and amending Regulation (EU)
2021/2115 (OJ …).’.
(2) In Article 70(3), the following
Regulation (EU) …/…90 requirements are
imposed on beneficiaries, support may be
granted to comply with those
requirements for a maximum period
become mandatory for the holding.’;
‘By way of derogation from the first
subparagraph of this paragraph, where in
accordance with Regulation (EU) …/… ++
become mandatory for the holding. ‘.
__________________
89 +
OJ: Please insert in the text the
number of the Regulation contained in
document … and insert the number, date
and the OJ reference of that Regulation
in the footnote.
90 ++
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document …’
Justification
The Commission’s proposal is not accompanied by a corresponding budget for support for
farmers. Once again the Commission is counting on using CAP funds, committed in the
respective strategic plans, to finance other legislative proposals; this is unacceptable.
Amendment 396
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43a
as follows:
(1) The following Article is inserted:
‘Article 9a
Priority for the authorisation of low-risk
plant protection products and plant
control.
Member States shall require their
competent authorities to establish a
priority lane for the authorisation of low-
risk plant protection products and plant
control in the application procedures for
the approval of an active substance.’;
(2) In Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced
by the following:
‘1. The rapporteur Member State shall
prepare a report, referred to as the 'draft
assessment report', assessing whether the
active substance can be expected to meet
the approval criteria provided for in
Article 4. This report shall be submitted to
the Commission, with a copy to the
Authority, as follows:
(a) 6 months from the date of the
notification provided for in the first
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subparagraph of Article 9(3) in the case
of an application for approval of an active
substance that exerts biological control
within the meaning of Article 3(23a) of
Regulation (EU) .../... of the European
Parliament and of the Council*+, where
the Member State expects the active
substance to be a low-risk active
substance.
(b) 12 months from the date of the
notification provided for in the first
subparagraph of Article 9(3) in the case
of an application for approval of other
active substances.
By ... [OP please insert the date 18
months from the entry into force of this
Regulation], Member States shall ensure
that competent authorities have sufficient
budget, staff and expertise to carry out the
assessments in the respective periods.
The Commission shall assess the need for
additional funding for the training and
employment of regulatory staff within
EFSA and the Commission, to prevent
delays in the authorisation process for
low-risk active substances and active
substances exerting biological control.
The Commission shall furthermore
publish guidance documents to further
facilitate the approval of low-risk active
substances and active substances exerting
biological control under Regulation (EC)
No 1107/2009, while ensuring a high
level of protection for human health and
the environment.’;
(3) The following Article 30a is inserted:
‘Provisional authorisations for plant
control within the meaning of Article
3(23) of Regulation .../...++.
1. By way of derogation from Article
29(1) point (a), Member States may
authorise, for a provisional period not
exceeding three years, the placing on the
market of plant protection products
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containing solely active substances that
exert biological control within the
meaning of Article 3(23a) of
Regulation .../...++ which have not yet
been approved, provided that:
(a) the decision on approval of the active
substance(s) that exert biological control
has not been finalised within a period of
12 months from the submission of the
draft assessment report to the
Commission as set out in Article 11(1),
point (a), extended by any additional
period set in accordance with Article
11(3) or Article 12(2) or (3);
(b) pursuant to Article 9 the dossier on
the active substance is admissible in
relation to the proposed uses;
(c) the Member State concludes that the
active substance(s) that exert biological
control is expected to satisfy the
requirements of Article 4(2) and (3) and
that the plant protection product is
expected to satisfy the requirements of
Article 29(1), points (b) to (h), and fulfils
the requirements set out in Article 29(3);
(d) the Member State concludes that the
plant protection product is expected to be
approved as a ‘low-risk plant protection
product’ as referred to in Article 47; and
(e) where relevant, maximum residue
levels have been established in
accordance with Regulation (EC) No
396/2005.
2. In such cases as outlined in paragraph
1, the Member State shall immediately
inform the other Member States and the
Commission of its assessment of the
dossier and of the terms of the
authorisation, giving at least the
information provided for in Article 57(1).
3. Where a decision on the approval of
the active substance(s) exerting biological
control referred to in paragraph 1 has not
yet been adopted when the period of
provisional authorisation for the relevant
plant protection product has expired, the
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Member States which granted the
provisional authorisation may extend it
for a period not exceeding one year,
provided that points (a) to (c) of
paragraph 1 still apply. In such cases, the
Member State shall immediately inform
the other Member States and the
Commission.
4. In the case the active substance(s)
exerting biological control referred to in
paragraph 1 is not approved, the
provisional authorisation for the placing
on the market of the relevant plant
protection product shall be withdrawn
immediately and the Member State shall
inform the other Member States and the
Commission accordingly without delay.
5. The provisions of this article shall
apply without prejudice to the provisions
on the amendment and withdrawal of
authorisations laid down in Articles 44
and 45 of this Regulation. Where a
Member State decides to withdraw or
amend the provisional authorisation
granted under this article, it shall inform
the other Member States and the
Commission accordingly without delay.
6. By ... [OP: insert the date five years
from the date of entry into force of this
Regulation] the Commission shall review,
and, where appropriate, present a
legislative proposal to amend this article.
__________________
*
+ OJ: Please insert in the text the number
of the Regulation contained in document
(2022/0196(COD)) and insert the number,
date, title and OJ reference of that
Regulation in the footnote.
++ OJ: Please insert in the text the
document (2022/0196(COD)).’;
(4) in Article 74, the following
paragraphs are added:
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‘2a. Member States shall ensure that
funds received from the fees or charges
referred to in paragraph 1 are reserved
for the competent authority as designated
under Article 75.
2b. Member States shall ensure that
sufficient funding is ring-fenced for the
competent authority as designated under
Article 75 to prevent delays in
authorisation procedures. ';
Amendment 397
It shall apply from … [OP: please insert It shall apply from … [OP: please insert
the date = the first day of the month the date = the first day of the month
following … months after the date of entry following 6 months after the date of entry
into force of this Regulation]. into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 398
Annex -I (new)
ANNEX -I
CATEGORIES OF ACTIVE
SUBSTANCES THAT EXERT
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
1. Living microorganisms
2. Semiochemicals
3. Extracts from natural sources, in
particular plants and algae, and
substances produced by microorganisms
4. Substances identical to those produced
by biological organisms or that are
constituents of biological organisms
5. Inorganic substances as occurring in
nature, with the exception of heavy metals
and their salts
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Amendment 399
Annex I – subheading 1
METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING

PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING
THE TWO UNION AND TWO THE TWO UNION AND TWO
NATIONAL 2030 REDUCTION NATIONAL REDUCTION TARGETS
TARGETS
Amendment 400
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This Regulation is the instrument used to This Regulation is the instrument used to
achieve the pesticide reduction targets achieve the pesticide reduction targets
contained in the Farm to Fork Strategy by contained in the Farm to Fork Strategy by
requiring each Member State to contribute requiring each Member State to contribute
to achieving by 2030 a 50 % Union-wide to achieving by 2030 at least a 50 %
reduction of both the use and risk of Union-wide reduction of the use and risk of
chemical plant protection products (‘Union chemical plant protection products (‘Union
2030 reduction target 1’) and the use of 2030 reduction target 1’) and a 65%
more hazardous plant protection products Union-wide reduction of the use of more
(‘Union 2030 reduction target 2’). This hazardous plant protection products
Regulation also regulates the contribution (‘Union 2030 reduction target 2’). This
of each Member State to these Union Regulation also regulates the contribution
targets. Each Member State contribution, of each Member State to these Union
set in the form of a national target, to targets. Each Member State contribution,
Union 2030 reduction target 1 is referred to set in the form of a national target, to
as a ‘national 2030 reduction target 1’, Union 2030 reduction target 1 is referred to
while a Member State contribution to as a ‘national reduction target 1’, while a
Union 2030 reduction target 2 is referred to Member State contribution to Union 2030
as a ‘national 2030 reduction target 2’. The reduction target 2 is referred to as a
methodology for calculating progress ‘national reduction target 2’. The
towards achieving these targets is set out methodology for calculating progress
below: towards achieving these targets is set out
below:
Amendment 401
Annex I – Section 1 – title
National 2030 reduction target 1: National reduction target 1: methodology
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methodology for estimating progress for estimating progress towards the
towards the reduction in use and risk of reduction in use and risk of chemical plant
chemical plant protection products protection products
Amendment 402
Annex I – Section 1 – point 3 – table 1 – title
Categorisation of active substances and Categorisation of active substances and

hazard weightings for the purpose of hazard weightings for the purpose of
calculating progress towards national 2030 calculating progress towards national
reduction target 1 reduction target 1
Amendment 403
Annex I – Section 1 – point 4
4. The baseline for reduction target 1 4. The baseline for reduction target 1
shall be set at 100, and is equal to the shall be set at 100, and is equal to the
average result of the above calculation for average result of the above calculation for
the period 2015-2017. the period 2013 to 2017.
Amendment 404
6. The Commission shall calculate the 6. The Commission shall calculate the
progress towards achieving reduction progress towards achieving reduction
target 1 in accordance with Article 34(2) of target 1 in accordance with Article 34(2) of
this Regulation for each calendar year and this Regulation for each calendar year and
at the latest 20 months after the end of the at the latest 12 months after the end of the
year for which progress towards the year for which progress towards the
reduction target 1 is being calculated. reduction target 1 is being calculated.
Amendment 405
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the period 2015-2017. the period 2013 to 2017.
Amendment 406
5. The Commission shall calculate 5. The Commission shall calculate

progress towards achieving reduction progress towards achieving reduction
target 2 in accordance with Article 34(2) of target 2 in accordance with Article 34(2) of
this Regulation for each calendar year and this Regulation for each calendar year and
at the latest 20 months after the end of the at the latest 12 months after the end of the
year for which progress towards reduction year for which progress towards reduction
target 2 is being calculated. target 2 is being calculated.
Amendment 407
Annex II – subheading 1
DATA TO BE PROVIDED IN ANNUAL DATA TO BE PROVIDED IN ANNUAL

PROGRESS AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS AND IMPLEMENTATION
REPORTS BY 31 AUGUST OF EACH REPORTS BY 31 DECEMBER OF
CALENDAR YEAR EACH CALENDAR YEAR
Amendment 408
Annex II – Part 1 – title
Annual trends in progress towards Annual trends in progress towards

achieving national 2030 reduction targets achieving national reduction targets
Amendment 409
Annex II – Part 1 – point 1
1. the trends in a Member State’s 1. the trends in a Member State’s

progress towards achieving the two progress towards achieving the two
national 2030 reduction targets referred to national reduction targets referred to in
in Article 10(2), point (a); Article 10(2), point (a);
Amendment 410
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2. all other national indicative targets 2. all other national targets indicated
indicated in Article 9(2), point (a), Article in Article 5a, Article 9(2), point (a), Article
9(3), point (a) and Article 9(4). 9(3), point (a), and Article 9(4).
Amendment 411
1. the percentage of professional users 1. the percentage and absolute

controlled for integrated pest management number of professional users controlled for
implementation; integrated pest management
implementation;
Amendment 412

failing to comply with the obligation to number of professional users complying
keep electronic records on integrated pest with the obligation to keep electronic
management implementation; records on integrated pest management
implementation;
Amendment 413

that failed to comply with the obligation to number of professional users that comply
keep pesticide use data electronically; with the obligation to keep plant
protection product use data electronically;
Amendment 414
Annex II – Part 2 – point 7 a (new)
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7a. the number of low-risk plant
authorised for use in the Member State’s
territory;
Amendment 415
that failed to comply with the obligation to number of professional users that
use independent advisory services at least complied with the obligation to use
once a year. independent advisory services at least once
a year.
Amendment 416
Annex III – point 3 – point c
(c) risks to non-target plants and (c) risks to non-target plants, insects,
insects, wildlife, biodiversity and the and other organisms which provide key
environment in general. ecosystem services, wildlife, biodiversity
and the environment in general.
Amendment 417
Annex III – point 4
4. Integrated pest management 4. Integrated pest management

strategies and techniques, integrated crop strategies and techniques, including
management strategies and techniques, relevant agronomic training enabling
organic farming principles, biological pest professional users to implement these and
control methods, harmful organism control information on the general principles and
methods, the obligation to apply integrated for integrated pest management,
pest management as set out in Articles 12 integrated crop management strategies and
and 13 of this Regulation, and the techniques, agro-ecological and organic
obligation to enter records in the electronic farming principles, biological pest control
integrated pest management and plant methods, harmful organism control
protection product use register, as set out in methods, the obligation to apply integrated
Article 14 of this Regulation. pest management as set out in Articles 12
and 13 of this Regulation, and the
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obligation to enter records in the electronic
protection product use register, as set out in
Article 14 of this Regulation.
Amendment 418
Annex III – point 6 – point c a (new)
(ca) recommended ways to

communicate with the general public
about the use of chemical plant protection
products, such as giving residents prior
notification about plant protection
product use in their vicinity;
Amendment 419
8. Practical training on the use of 8. Practical training on the use of

application equipment and its maintenance, application equipment and its maintenance,
and on risk mitigation measures including health and safety aspects, and on risk
specific spraying techniques, use of new mitigation measures for humans, non-
technology including precision farming target organisms and the environment,
techniques, as well as the technical check including specific spraying techniques, use
of sprayers in use and ways to improve of new technology including precision
spray quality. In this subject special farming techniques, as well as the technical
attention shall be paid to the drift-reduction check of sprayers in use and ways to
nozzles and the recommendations made by improve spray quality. In this subject
the manufacturers concerning optimal special attention shall be paid to the drift-
conditions of their use. Specific risks reduction nozzles and the
linked to use of handheld application recommendations made by the
equipment or knapsack sprayers and the manufacturers concerning optimal
relevant risk management measures. conditions of their use. Specific risks
Practical training shall also cover the linked to use of handheld application
specific risks linked to the sowing of seeds equipment or knapsack sprayers and the
treated with plant protection products. relevant risk management measures.
Practical training shall also cover the
specific risks linked to the sowing of seeds
treated with plant protection products.
Amendment 420
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Text proposed by the Commission Unchanged text included in the

compromise
10. Special care in sensitive areas as 10. Special care in sensitive areas as
defined in Article 2(15) of this Regulation defined in Article 3(16) of this Regulation
and protection areas established under and protection areas established under
Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2000/60/EC Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2000/60/EC
and an awareness of contamination caused and an awareness of contamination caused
by particular plant protection products in by particular plant protection products in
their respective region. their respective region.
Amendment 421
Annex VI – Section 2 – point 1
1. This indicator shall be based on 1. This indicator shall be based on

statistics on the quantities of active statistics on the quantities of active
substances placed on the market in plant substances placed on the market in plant
protection products under Regulation (EC) protection products under Regulation (EC)
No 1107/2009, provided to the No 1107/2009 in combination with the
Commission (Eurostat) under Annex I of mean application rates of chemical active
Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009. Those data substances based on their representative
are categorised into 4 groups. uses1a which have been evaluated under
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, provided
to the Commission (Eurostat) under Annex
I of Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009. Those
data are categorised into 4 groups.
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1a
as referred to in the application, and
published by the European Commission
as Final Review Reports for the active
substances in the EU Pesticide Database
(https://food.ec.europa.eu/plants/pesticide
s/eu-pesticides-database_en).
Amendment 422
Annex VI – Section 2 – point 3
Harmonised risk indicator 1 shall be Harmonised risk indicator 1 shall be

calculated by multiplying the annual calculated by dividing the annual quantities
quantities of active substances in plant of active substances in plant protection
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protection products placed on the market products placed on the market by the mean
for each group in Table 1 by the relevant application rate per hectare of its
hazard weighting set out in row (iii), representative uses1a and multiplying the
followed by the aggregation of the results results for each group in Table 1 by the
of these calculations. relevant hazard weighting set out in row
(iii), followed by the aggregation of the
results of these calculations.
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1a
as referred to in the application, and
published by the European Commission
as Final Review Reports for the active
substances in the EU Pesticide Database
(https://food.ec.europa.eu/plants/pesticide
s/eu-pesticides-database_en).
Amendment 423

Annex VI – Section 2 – Table 1 – row 3
Text proposed by the Commission
(ii) Hazard weightings applicable to quantities of active substances placed on

the market in products authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Amendment
(ii) Hazard weightings applicable to quantities of active substances placed on

the market in products authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
standardized by the mean application rate per hectare of its
representative uses evaluated in the appoval procedure under
Amendment 424

(iii) 1 8 16 64
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Amendment
(iii) 1 8 16 *
*(the weighing factor associated with the last group assignment before loss of approval)
Amendment 425

(ii) Hazard weightings applicable to quantities of active substances placed on the

market in products authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Amendment

standardized by the mean application rate per hectare of its representative
uses evaluated in the appoval procedure under Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009
Amendment 426

(iii) 1 8 16 64
Amendment
(iii) 1 8 16 *
* The weighting factor associated with the last group assignment before loss of approval
Amendment 427

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Amendment

standardized by the mean application rate per hectare of its representative
uses evaluated in the appoval procedure under Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009
Amendment 428

(iii) 1 8 16 64
Amendment
(iii) 1 8 16 *
* The weighting factor associated with the last group assignment before loss of approval
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Background
The Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies, adopted by the European Commission in 2020
as part of its EU Green Deal package, set EU wide targets to reduce by 50% the use and the
risk of chemical pesticides as well as the use of the more hazardous pesticides by 2030. The
proposal at hand seeks to enshrine this objective in law. In order to do so, it transforms the
existing Directive 2009/128/EC into a Regulation. This should improve the harmonisation of
the implementation across the EU (e.g. with regards to provisions on integrated pest
management), and also address serious deficiencies identified with regards to the incomplete
implementation, application and enforcement of the Directive, which have been documented
in the Commission’s reports from 2017 and 2020 as well as by the European Court of
Auditors.
The proposal at hand was first published in June 2022 and the European Parliament appointed
its Rapporteur the following month. The ENVI Committee was assigned the lead committee,
with AGRI assigned shared and exclusive competences under Rule 57 of the rules of
procedure. Following a number of debates in Council on the proposal, the Commission
presented a non-paper specifically addressing the issue of sensitive areas in November 2022.
Moreover, in December 2022, the Council adopted a Decision requesting the Commission to
present some additional data to complement the Impact Assessment on several aspects.
General remarks
Science clearly shows that a drastic reduction in the use and risk of chemical plant protectin
products is necessary in order to avoid ecosystem collapse and severe damages to pollinator
populations. The only way forward in order to ensure food security, to reduce dependence of
farmers from expensive inputs and facilitate resilient food systems, to allow for healthier food
and to protect our ecosystems.
The Commission’s commitment to stick to the farm-to-fork strategy’s objective to reduce the
use and risk of chemical and more hazardous plant protections products, and to increase the
application and enforcement of integrated pest management (IPM), is therefore welcome,
despite heavy lobbying to the contrary. It is undisputed that the implementation of Directive
2009/128/EC (SUD) has serious deficiencies. A regulation is appropriate to both ensure that
the level of ambition of the farm-to-fork strategy is met and to remedy the problems identified
with the implementation of the SUD by providing directly applicable, clear and uniform rules.
The guiding principle for the report has therefore been to protect the environment and public
health, and at the same time support farmers in the transition towards a more sustainable way
of agriculture. The report intends to improve the Commission proposal in the following fields:
With regard to the targets, focus should be on the more hazardous substances, and a
reduction target of 65% until 2030 is introduced. Those substances pose a serious threat to
health (they are e.g. neurotoxic, carcinogenic, toxic for reproduction, or have endocrine
disrupting properties) and should have been phased out since 2015. Article 50 of Regulation
1107/2009/EC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market obliges
Member States not to re-authorise substances that are approved as candidates for substitution
(called ‘more hazardous plant protection products’ in this Regulation), when alternatives
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exist.
Furthermore, the reference period should be changed to 2013-2017, in order to describe the
situation before the SUR came into force more accurately. The reference time period must be
as representative as possible, as extremes and increasing fluctuations in temperature and
precipitation due to climate change have a significant impact on diseases and pests and thus
also affect pesticide use.
In addition, the Harmonised risk indicator 1 (HRI1), which is intended to monitor the
success of SUR reduction targets, needs to be adapted to better reflect the real risk associated
with the use of plant protection products. It is commonly acknowledged that employing the
actual use data would be the best way to appropriately measure use and risk of chemical plant
protection products. However, as such data will only become available by 2028, in
accordance with the Statistics on Agricultural Inputs and Outputs Regulation, approximations
will need to be used in the meantime. The currently used HRI1 systematically underestimates,
by several orders, the risk of highly effective substances (typically characterized by low
application and sales volumes), compared to natural substances. In order to better
approximate real use and risk, sales volumes need to be standardized with the recommended
application rates.
As regards sensitive areas, nitrate-sensitive areas should be excluded from the definition, as
they are not relevant for the purposes of this Regulation. Furthermore, plant protection
products approved for organic farming and biological control should be allowed in certain
types of areas to allow for the continuation of the specific agricultural activities already taking
place there. Further derogations from the general ban can be granted under certain conditions.
On of the most important aims of the Regulation is to facilitate the implementation of

integrated pest management (IPM). IPM should have become the standard since 2011,
when Member States were required to transpose the requirements of Directive 2009/128/EC,
but it has become obvious that this has not happened in a satisfactory manner. The
requirements with regard to IPM are strengthened, in order to ensure that chemical pesticides
are only used as a very last resort. At the same time, the requirements for training of
professional users and advisors and for the establishment of an independent advisory system
are reinforced.
A sufficient financial budget is crucial for the implementation of the SUR. The obligatory
reduction of both use and risk of pesticides and thus a systemic transformation of agricultural
crop production will be associated with considerable costs and administrative burden for
Member States, such as support for farmers, training and pay for advisers, the development of
new teaching contents and investments in research and development, inter alia. These costs
may not sufficiently be covered by CAP spending, as proposed by the Commission; therefore
alternative solutions are needed.
In order to allow for appropriate surveillance of the measures taken in accordance with this
Regulation, routine measures for carrying out specific, representative monitoring
programmes of residues of active substances and their metabolites in water resources,
groundwater, soil, air/dust/precipitation, biota and humans, should be established. As plant
protection products have harmful effects not only on the environment, but also on those who
apply them, additional monitoring of farmers and workers is needed and occupational
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diseases linked to the use of plant protections products should be systematically recorded.
Furthermore, several requirements with regard of the protection of workers/professional

users of plant protection products have been added and the use of more hazardous chemical
plant protection products by non-professional users should not be permitted. Non-professional
users have not been trained with regard to the application and dangers of chemical plant
protection products and unacceptable risks to their own health, the health of their children and
neighbours as well as the environment, should in any case be avoided.
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ANNEX: LIST OF ENTITIES OR PERSONS
FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT
The following list is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur. The
rapporteur has received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the
report, until the adoption thereof in committee:
AGRANA AG
Agroecology Europe
BASF SE
BeeLife European Beekeeping Coordination
BIO AUSTRIA
Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e. V.
Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft e.V.
Bündnis für enkeltaugliche Landwirtschaft
CIECH Sarzyna Spółka Akcyjna
Committee of the Regions
Copa-Cogeca
Corporate Europe Observatory
Corteva Agriscience International SARL
CropLife Europe
Deutscher Bauernverband e.V.
Deutsche Landwirtschaftsgesellschaft
Die Hopi Bauern
Die Rübenbauern
European Coordination Via Campesina
European Environmental Bureau
European Economic and Social Committee
EU Focus (Group)
foodwatch
Friends of the Earth Europe
Générations Futures France
GLOBAL 2000 (Friends of the Earth Austria)
Greenpeace European Unit
Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)
IAWR Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wasserwerke im Rheineinzugsgebiet
Industrieverband Agrar e.V.
International Biocontrol Manufacturers' Association
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements EU Regional Group (IFOAM
Organics Europe)
Koldo Ecologistas en Acción
Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich
Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V.
Novozymes A/S
Pesticide Action Network Europe
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Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG
SGI European Parliament
Stichting BirdLife Europe
VEBLEN Institute
Vestaron
Weinbauverband Niederösterreich
WeMove Europe SCE mbH
ÖBB-Holding AG
Österreichische Vereinigung für das Gas und Wasserfach
Österreichischer Raiffeisenverband
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1.6.2023
OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT
for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
(COM(2022) 0305 - C9-0207/2022 – 2022/0196(COD))
Rapporteur for opinion: Michèle Rivasi
AMENDMENTS
The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health
and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following
amendments:
Amendment 1

Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Having regard to the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union, and in Functioning of the European Union, and in
particular Article 192(1) thereof, particular Article 192(1) and Article 208
thereof,
Amendment 2

Citation 5 a (new)
having regard to the Intergovernmental

Panel Special Report of
24 September 2019 on the Ocean and
Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
(SROCC),
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Amendment 3
Recital 3
sustainable use of pesticides41noted that the sustainable use of pesticides41noted that the
Union must act without delay to transition Union must act without delay to transition
to a more sustainable use of pesticides and to a more sustainable use of pesticides,
called on the Commission to propose an including addressing imported
ambitious Union-wide binding target for agricultural products treated with banned
the reduction of pesticide use. The or restricted pesticides in the European
European Parliament re-affirmed its call Union, and called on the Commission to
for binding reduction targets in its propose an ambitious Union-wide binding
resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to target for the reduction of pesticide use.
Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and The European Parliament re-affirmed its
environmentally-friendly food system42. call for binding reduction targets in its
resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to
Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and
environmentally-friendly food system42,
which entails to promote an agricultural
model that does not depend on chemical
pesticides and does not put at risk our
health and that of our environment.
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41 41
42 42
Amendment 4
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Third countries receiving

pesticides often have less stringent
protective regulations and limited
technical capacity to handle hazardous
substances, resulting in toxic exposure
affecting their populations, in particular
in local communities, and their
environment, with severe impacts on
human health, ecosystems, biodiversity,
and the economy. These circumstances
are especially relevant in low- and
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middle-income countries, which have
been at the receiving end of hazardous
chemicals and pesticides from high-
income countries for decades.
Amendment 5

Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Decades of research have resulted

in the banning and severe restriction of
some highly hazardous pesticides.
However, an international legally binding
agreement to regulate pesticides does not
currently exist, meaning that the number
of hazardous substances banned globally
is extremely limited. For instance, the
Stockholm Convention on Persistent
Organic Pollutants only restricts or
prohibits a few pesticides globally. Other
international agreements regulate only
certain aspects of pesticides trade. For
example, the Rotterdam Convention on
the Prior Informed Consent Procedure
for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and
Pesticides in International Trade
(Rotterdam Convention) requires States
to share information on the export and
import of certain hazardous pesticides
and the Basel Convention regulates the
international trade of hazardous
pesticides only after they become waste.
Amendment 6

Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Many States have been taking

domestic action on the use or market
access of certain pesticides due to the
risks to human health or the
environment. Regulatory actions include
banning these substances, refusing their
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approval, or severely restricting their use.
In France, for example, the law of 30
October 2018, on the agricultural and
food sectors, foresees in its Article 83 a
new prohibition relating to the
production, storage and circulation of
unapproved substances in the European
Union.
Amendment 7

Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) However, locally banned or

unapproved pesticides are still
manufactured for export and use in other
parts of the world. This practice has been
characterized as a “double standard,” as
high-income countries continue to allow
the production of their unwanted
substances for export. In 2018 alone,
more than 81,000 tonnes of pesticides
containing 41 different hazardous
chemicals banned for agricultural use in
the EU, were exported by European
corporations
Amendment 8

Recital 3 e (new)
(3e) The United Nations Report of 24

January 2017 of the Special Rapporteur
on the right to food, written in
collaboration with the Special Rapporteur
on the implications for human rights of
the environmentally sound management
and disposal of hazardous substances and
wastes, stresses that excessive use of
pesticides are very dangerous to human
health, to the environment and that the
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claim that they are vital to ensuring food
security is misleading. In this regard, it
called for establishing policies to reduce
pesticide use worldwide and develop
regulatory framework, grounded on a
human rights approach, for banning and
phasing-out of highly hazardous
pesticides, coupled with a transition
towards agro-ecology, to achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 9

Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In its Chemicals Strategy for

Sustainability, the EU committed to
prohibiting the exports of domestically
banned substances.
Amendment 10
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) This Regulation should comply

with the principle of policy coherence for
development, as enshrined in Article 208
of the TFUE, which holds that the
"Union shall take account of the
objectives of development cooperation in
the policies that it implements which are
likely to affect developing countries". On
this line, the Commission and the
Member States, must ensure that
pesticides banned from the European
market are not exported to third
countries, in particular developing
countries, given its harmful
environmental and public health impact.
In the absence of an EU-wide ban,
multinational pesticide companies can
avert national bans by continuing their
export trade through subsidiaries
companies located in other Member
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States. This ban must be coupled with
partnerships and cooperation
mechanisms, which include support
measures to assist developing countries in
the necessary transition to agroecology
and sustainable practices, in particular by
investing in research to find alternative
solutions to hazardous pesticides and to
reduce the use and risk of pesticides.
Such a shift would meet the objective of
reducing the risks posed by the use of
pesticides and would help combat soil
degradation, drought and desertification.
Amendment 11
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Pesticides are widely used

throughout developing countries, and the
demand for them is increasing due to the
shift in agricultural policies, from
traditional food production for local
consumption to export-oriented
production. The EU has a major role to
play in supporting low and middle-income
countries in the transition from intensive
agriculture to more sustainable,
agroecological practices, through the
provision of technical and financial
assistance, strengthened research and
capacity building programmes, notably in
the framework of the Rotterdam
Convention, with the view to reduce the
use and risk of pesticides and find
alternatives to hazardous pesticides, as
well as support collaboration among
developing countries to reinforce pesticide
risk regulation.
Amendment 12

Recital 4 d (new)
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(4d) According to the Legal Opinion of

the Center for International
Environmental Law (CIEL), the failure
by European States to ban the export of
banned or unapproved pesticides impairs
the right to health in the importing States,
and it, therefore, constitutes a breach by
European States of their international
human rights obligations. Hence, the
Union and its Member States have a legal
obligation to completely and immediately
ban all exports of these hazardous
chemical active substances and pesticides
and end this illegal and dangerous trade,
in line with the Commission’s Chemicals
Strategy for Sustainability.
Amendment 13

Recital 9
(9) In the final report of the Conference (9) In the final report of the Conference
on the Future of Europe, published on 9 on the Future of Europe, published on 9
May 2022, when it comes to the proposals May 2022, when it comes to the proposals
on agriculture, food production, on agriculture, food production,
biodiversity and ecosystems, pollution, biodiversity and ecosystems, pollution,
citizens ask the Union in particular to citizens ask the Union in particular to
significantly reduce the use of chemical significantly reduce the use of chemical
pesticides and fertilizers, in line with the pesticides and fertilizers, in line with the
existing targets, while still ensuring food existing targets, while still ensuring food
security, and support for research to security, and support for research to
develop more sustainable and natural- develop more sustainable and natural-
based alternatives. Citizens ask for more based alternatives. Citizens ask for more
research and innovations, including in research and innovations, including in
technological solutions for sustainable technological solutions for sustainable
production, plant resistance, and precision production, plant resistance, and precision
farming, and more communication, farming, and more communication,
advisory systems, and training for and from advisory systems, and training for and from
farmers as well as asking the Union to farmers as well as asking the Union to
protect insects, in particular indigenous and protect insects, in particular indigenous and
pollinating insects.55. pollinating insects. Citizens are also
calling for water sources to be protected
and for something to be done to combat
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pollution of rivers and oceans55.
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55 55
Conference on the Future of Europe – Conference on the Future of Europe –
Report on the Final Outcome, May 2022, Report on the Final Outcome, May 2022,
Proposals 1 and 2, pp. 43-44. Proposals 1 and 2, pp. 43-44.
Amendment 14
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Relations between the European

Union and developing countries, most
notably in Africa, cover partnerships on
green transition. As noted in the EU
Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the
protection of biodiversity is an
indispensable part of the fight against
environmental degradation, habitat
fragmentation and loss of natural
environments and, as consequence, of
prevention of environmental hazards,
contributing amongst others to health
threats, such as zoonoses. The One
Health approach, that reinforces the
United Nations 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, includes the
nexus between biodiversity and health. In
addition, pesticides, frequently detected in
concentrations exceeding legal or
environmental standards, are a source of
diffuse pollution, contaminating water,
harming aquatic organisms, marine and
coastal ecosystems. As the pollution of
surface and underground waters and the
depletion of water resources, more
generally, are major concerns for our
international partners, the EU should
give a special attention to the
consequences of pesticides on the aquatic
environment in developing countries, as
provided within the Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG) 6 "Guarantee
access to water and sanitation for all and
ensure sustainable management of water
resources".
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While chemical pesticides can have a
serious impact on biodiversity, habitats,
ecosystems and the food-chain and
therefore on public health, biological
control agents are also an effective
alternative without destructive effects. It
is therefore appropriate to support
partner countries in integrated pest
management innovations and in the
availability, accessibility and affordability
of integrated pest management solutions,
focusing in particular on smallholder
farmers. The Commission and the
Member States should support research
programmes targeting integrated pest
management innovations and provide
technical and financial support for the
implementation of integrated pest control
in developing countries.
Amendment 15

Recital 49 a (new)
(49 a) Acknowledges the fact that new

rules to reduce the risk and use of plant
protection products in the EU with the
aim of having a healthier and more
environmentally sound food system in
line with the European Green Deal is an
important goal; Points out that this trend
could potentially benefit developing
countries as plant protection products are
usually expensive, often hard to come by
and in some cases hazardous to human,
animal and environmental health;
Amendment 16

This Regulation lays down rules for the This Regulation lays down rules for the
sustainable use of plant protection products sustainable use of plant protection
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by providing for the setting, and products with the aim to reduce the risks
achievement by 2030, of reduction targets and impacts of pesticide use on human
for the use and risk of chemical plant health and the environment and promote
protection products, establishing the use of integrated pest management
requirements for use, storage, sale and and of alternative approaches or
disposal of plant protection products and techniques such as nonchemical
for application equipment, providing for alternatives to pesticides by providing for
training and awareness raising, and the setting, and achievement by 2030, of
providing for implementation of integrated reduction targets for the use and risk of
pest management. chemical plant protection products,
establishing requirements for use, storage,
sale and disposal of plant protection
products and for application equipment,
providing for training and awareness
raising, and providing for implementation
of integrated pest management.
Amendment 17
2a. The Commission shall support the

management in developing countries,
notably through provision of technical
and financial assistance and strengthen
research in the fields of agro-ecology,
organic farming and integrated pest
management as an alternative to
hazardous pesticides, in particular with a
view to protecting biodiversity and human
health, and implementing the One Health
approach.
Amendment 18

States shall have in place appropriate States shall have in place appropriate
measures to avoid deterioration of surface measures to limit the extensive damage
and groundwater status as well as coastal caused by diluted pesticides in aquatic
and marine waters and allow achievement ecosystems, halt the accelerating
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of good surface and groundwater status, to deterioration of surface and groundwater
protect the aquatic environment and status as well as coastal and marine waters
drinking water supplies from the impact of and allow achievement of good surface and
plant protection products to achieve, at groundwater status, to protect the aquatic
least, the objectives set out in Directives environment and drinking water supplies
2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC, 2008/105/EC, from the impact of plant protection
2008/56/EC and (EU) 2020/2184. products to achieve, at least, the objectives
set out in Directives 2000/60/EC,
2006/118/EC, 2008/105/EC, 2008/56/EC
and (EU) 2020/2184.
Amendment 19

Chapter VI a (new)
Trade and cooperation with third

countries.
Article 1 - Import of agricultural and
agri-food products from third countries
1. The import of agricultural and agri-
food products from third countries is
prohibited if they have been treated or
produced with substances that do not
meet the approval criteria set out in points
3.6.2 to 3.6.5, 3.7 and 3.8.2 of Annex II of
Regulation 1107/2009 of the European
Parliament and of the Council
concerning the placing of plant protection
products on the market.
2. The production, storage and export
from the European Union of banned
active substance and plant protection
products not approved by Regulation
(EC) No 1107/2009 of the European
October 2009 concerning the placing on
the market of products
phytopharmaceuticals or not complying
with the identification and traceability
requirements imposed by this same
regulation is prohibited.
Article 2 - International cooperation on
information on the use of plant protection
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products
1. The Commission shall start a dialogue
with third countries to set up partnerships
and cooperation mechanisms to
strengthen the collection and
transparency of data on the use of plant
protection products in third countries and
to allow the exchange of information
between those countries on the one hand,
and the Commission and the Member
States on the other.
2. These partnerships and cooperation
mechanisms may include structured
dialogues, support programs and
measures, and administrative procedures.
They shall aim to promote the reduction
in the use of plant protection products in
third countries and a transition towards
non-chemical alternatives to pesticides
and integrated pest management
practices.
3. The Commission shall encourage third
countries to set up public databases
containing precise information on the use
of plant protection products.
4. The Commission shall encourage third
countries to require producers, suppliers,
distributors, importers and exporters to
keep registers of the plant protection
products they produce, import, export,
store or place on the market for at least
five years. In addition, third countries
shall be encouraged to require
professional users of plant protection
products, to keep for at least three years a
record of each use of such as product,
containing the name of the plant
protection product, the time and the dose
of application, the area and the crop
treated. The information contained in
these registers shall be available to be
communicated on request to the
competent authorities of third countries
as well as to interested third parties, such
as the drinking water industry, retailers
or residents.
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Amendment 20

Article 27 – paragraph 4 (new)
4. The Commission shall support

developing countries in accessing up to
date information on risks associated with
the use of plant protection products
through the website or websites referred
to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 21

Article 39 a (new)
Article 39 a
The Commission shall support developing
countries in establishing an efficient
process of re-evaluating pesticide
registrations according to contemporary
good regulatory practices, in line with the
FAO/WHO Code of Conduct.
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PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
Title The sustainable use of plant protection products and amending

References COM(2022)0305 – C9-0207/2022 – 2022/0196(COD)
Committee responsible ENVI

Date announced in plenary 4.7.2022
Opinion by DEVE
Rapporteur for the opinion Michèle Rivasi

Date appointed 17.1.2023
Discussed in committee 21.3.2023
Date adopted 23.5.2023
Result of final vote +: 13

–: 1
0: 9
Members present for the final vote Barry Andrews, Hildegard Bentele, Stéphane Bijoux, Dominique Bilde,
Mercedes Bresso, Udo Bullmann, Antoni Comín i Oliveres, Elisabetta
De Blasis, Charles Goerens, Mónica Silvana González, Pierrette
Herzberger-Fofana, György Hölvényi, Rasa Juknevičienė, Karsten
Lucke, Erik Marquardt, Janina Ochojska, Michèle Rivasi, Christian
Sagartz, Tomas Tobé, Bernhard Zimniok
Substitutes present for the final vote Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos
Substitutes under Rule 209(7) present Marisa Matias

for the final vote
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FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
13 +
NI Antoni Comin i Oliveres
Renew Barry Andrews, Stéphane Bijoux, Charles Goerens, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos
S&D Mercedes Bresso, Udo Bullmann, Mónica Silvana González, Karsten Lucke
Verts/ALE Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, Erik Marquardt, Michèle Rivasi
1 -
ID Bernhard Zimniok
9 0
ID Dominique Bilde, Elisabetta De Blasis
PPE Hildegard Bentele, Rosa Estarás Ferragut, György Hölvényi, Rasa Juknevičienė, Janina
Ochojska, Christian Sagartz, Tomas Tobé
Key:
+ : in favour
- : against
0 : abstentions
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25.10.2023
OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
(COM(2022)0305 – C9-0207/2022 – 2022/0196(COD))
Rapporteur for opinion: Clara Aguilera
AMENDMENTS
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on the
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to take the
following into account:
Amendment 1

Title
Proposal for a Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
on the sustainable use of plant protection on the sustainable use of plant protection
products and amending Regulation (EU) products and amending Regulation (EC)
2021/2115 no. 1107/2009
(Text with EEA relevance) (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 2

Recital 1
(1) The Treaty requires a high level of (1) The Treaty requires a high level of
protection of human health and of the protection of human health and of the
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environment to be ensured in the definition environment to be ensured in the definition
and the implementation of all Union and the implementation of all Union
policies and activities and provides that policies and activities and provides that
Union policy on the environment is to aim Union policy on the environment is to aim
at a high level of protection. at a high level of protection.
Acknowledging that the precautionary
principle is already taken into account in
of the authorisation procedure.
Amendment 3

Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The treaty requires that the

Common Agricultural POlicy objectives
shall increase agricultural productivity by
promoting technical progress and by
ensuring the rational development of
agricultural production and the optimal
utilisation of the factors of production, to
ensure a fair standard of living for the
agricultural community, to stabilise
markets, to assure the availability of
supplies and to ensure that supplies reach
consumers at reasonable prices.
Amendment 4

Recital 2
(2) Directive 2009/128/EC of the (2) Directive 2009/128/EC of the

European Parliament and of the European Parliament and of the
Council37established a framework to Council37established a framework to
achieve a sustainable use of pesticides by achieve a sustainable use of pesticides by
reducing the risks and impacts of the use of reducing the risks and impacts of the use of
pesticides on human health and the pesticides on human health and the
environment. The evaluation38of that environment. The evaluation38of that
Directive found that it has not achieved its Directive found that it has not achieved its
overall objectives and that the Member overall objectives and that the Member
States did not implement it in a satisfactory States did not implement it in a satisfactory
manner. This conclusion was confirmed in manner. This conclusion was confirmed in
reports from the Commission to the reports from the Commission to the
European Parliament and Council in European Parliament and Council in
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201739and 202040. 201739and 202040. The precautionary
principle is set out in Article 191 of the
Treaty, acknowledging that is already
taken into account in of the authorisation
procedure.
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37 37
Community action to achieve the Community action to achieve the
sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309,
24.11.2009, p. 71). 24.11.2009, p. 71).
38 38
[Reference to be inserted.] [Reference to be inserted.]
39 39
Member State National Action Plans and Member State National Action Plans and
on progress in the implementation of on progress in the implementation of
use of pesticides COM(2017)587 final. use of pesticides COM(2017)587 final.
40 40
the experience gained by Member States the experience gained by Member States
on the implementation of national targets on the implementation of national targets
established in their National Action Plans established in their National Action Plans
and on progress in the implementation of and on progress in the implementation of
use of pesticides COM(2020) 204 final. use of pesticides COM(2020) 204 final.
Amendment 5

Recital 3
sustainable use of pesticides41noted that the sustainable use of pesticides41noted that the
Union must act without delayto transition Union must act to transition to a more
to a more sustainable use of pesticides and sustainable use of pesticides and called on
called on the Commission to propose an the Commission to propose an ambitious
ambitious Union-wide binding target for Union-wide binding target for the
the reduction of pesticide use. The reduction of pesticide use. The European
European Parliament re-affirmed its call Parliament re-affirmed its call for binding
for binding reduction targets in its EU-wide reduction targets in its resolution
resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to Fork
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Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and Strategy for a fair, healthy and
environmentally-friendly food system42. environmentally-friendly food system42,
stressing that those targets must be
matched by increased availability on the
market of sustainable alternatives with
equivalent effectiveness in plant health
protection. However, the European
Parliament in its resolution of 20 October
2021 on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a
friendly food system avoided setting a
numerical Union-wide binding target for
the reduction of pesticide use. The
European Parliament also called on the
Commission to clarify how it will deal
with individual Member States’
contributions to Union-wide binding
target, ensure a level playing field, as well
as how it will clarify the baselines for
these reduction targets, taking into
account the different starting points,
efforts undertaken and characteristics of
each Member State.
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41 41
42 42
Amendment 6

Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The European Parliament

resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm
to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and
environmentally-friendly food system
recalled the need for robust, scientific ex
ante impact assessments, covering
sustainability from the economic, social
and environmental perspectives and the
need to take into account cumulative
effects, possible trade-offs, the availability
of the means to achieve the targets and
different farming models across the
Member States as part of any legislative
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proposals under the Farm to Fork
Strategy; deplores the fact that the
Commission has not yet published the
additional analysis promissed and is
highly concerned by the fact that the
European Parliament is amending the
regulation in the absence of the impact
assessment's supplement.
Amendment 7

Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) The European Parliament stressed

the need for an impact assessment, the
need to ensure food secuty, etc, in its
resolution of 16 February 2023 on the
Commssion communication on ensuring
availability and affordability of fertilisers
as global food security and food prices
are threaten by the current geopolitical
situation.
Amendment 8

Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Acknowledges the concerns of the

Commission expressed in the Commission
Staff Working Document “Impact
Assessment report” regarding the way the
current implementation of the SUD led
and is expected to lead to varying levels of
pesticide use and risk, different levels of
protection of human health and the
environment and uneven competition on
the international market. Yet, the
Commission’s proposal fails to explain
how the newly proposed regulation is
going to solve these disparities, as
expressed by the Regulatory Scrutiny
Board.
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Amendment 9

Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Takes account of the two overall

opinions issued by the Regulatory
Scrutiny Board, the first one negative,
and a second one positive with
reservations, both outlining the lack of
evidence in terms of how the EU
reduction targets will be measured or
allocated, in such a way to ensure a fair
burden sharing between Member States;
Amendment 10

Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) In case the additional impact

assessment which is expected to be
published on the 28th of June raises risks
concerning EU food security, Chapter II
of this regulation should be reassessed.
Amendment 11

Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure full attainment of (5) In order to ensure full attainment of
the objectives of the Union legal the objectives of the Union legal
framework on sustainable use of plant framework on sustainable use of plant
protection products, it needs to be adapted protection products, it needs to be adapted
by laying down clearer and directly by laying down clearer and directly
applicable rules for operators. In addition, applicable rules for operators. In addition,
a number of rules should be clarified, a number of rules should be clarified,
including the rules on the application of including the guides or guidelines on the
integrated pest management, restrictions of application of integrated pest management,
use of plant protection products and the restrictions of use of plant protection
inspections of equipment used to apply products and the inspections of equipment
plant protection products. It is therefore used to apply plant protection products. It
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appropriate to repeal Directive is therefore appropriate to repeal Directive
2009/128/EC and replace it with a 2009/128/EC and replace it with a
regulation. regulation.
Amendment 12

Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In the communication from the

Commission to the European Council of
22 March 2023, it was expressed that the
Commission had too little data and could
not make a clear impact assessment of the
present proposal on food security in
individual member states and impacts on
individual crops. The Commission should
still provide a comprehensive impact
assessment on economic, environmental
and social effects.
Amendment 13

Recital 7
(7) The Commission Communication (7) The Commission Communication

entitled ‘the European Green Deal’47set out entitled ‘the European Green Deal’47set out
a roadmap of key measures, including a roadmap of key measures, including
legislative, to significantly reduce the use legislative, to significantly reduce the use
and risk of chemical pesticides. In the and risk of chemical pesticides. In the
Farm to Fork Strategy48, EU Biodiversity Farm to Fork Strategy48, EU Biodiversity
Strategy for 203049and the Zero Pollution Strategy for 203049and the Zero Pollution
Action Plan50, the Commission Action Plan50, the Commission proposed to
committedto take action to reduce by 50% take action to reduce by 50% the overall
the overall use and risk from chemical use and risk from chemical pesticides by
pesticides by 2030 and reduce by 50% the 2030 and reduce by 50% the use of more
use of more hazardous pesticides (plant hazardous pesticides (plant protection
protection products containing one or more products containing one or more active
active substances approved as candidates substances approved as candidates for
for substitution in accordance with Article substitution in accordance with Article 24
24 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the
European Parliament and of the European Parliament and of the
Council51and listed in Part E of the Annex Council51and listed in Part E of the Annex
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(EU) No 540/201152, or containing one or (EU) No 540/201152, or containing one or
more active substances listed in the Annex more active substances listed in the Annex
(EU) 2015/40853) by 2030. The sustainable (EU) 2015/40853) by 2030. The sustainable
use of plant protection products is also use of plant protection products is also
complementary to the promotion of organic complementary to the promotion of organic
farming and achieving the Farm to Fork farming and achieving the Farm to Fork
Strategy target of at least 25% of the Strategy target of at least 25% of the
Union’s agricultural land under organic Union’s agricultural land under organic
farming by 2030. It supports the objectives farming by 2030. It supports the objectives
of the EU strategic framework on health of the EU strategic framework on health
and safety at work54and thereby contributes and safety at work54and thereby contributes
to the implementation of principle 10 of the to the implementation of principle 10 of the
European Pillar of Social Rights on a European Pillar of Social Rights on a
healthy, safe and well-adapted work healthy, safe and well-adapted work
environment. environment. However, the European
Parliament has not endorsed precise
legally binding quantitative targets and
has asked for more comprehensive impact
assessments.
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47 47
the European Parliament, the European the European Parliament, the European
Council, the Council, the European Council, the Council, the European
Economic and Social Committee and the Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions The European Committee of the Regions The European
Green Deal COM/2019/640 final. Green Deal COM/2019/640 final.
48 48
and the Committee of the Regions A Farm and the Committee of the Regions A Farm
to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and
environmentally-friendly food system, environmentally-friendly food system,
49 49
the European Parliament the Council, the the European Parliament the Council, the
Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 Bringing Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 Bringing
nature back into our lives, COM/2020/380 nature back into our lives, COM/2020/380
final. final.
50 50
and the Committee of the Regions, and the Committee of the Regions,
Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All EU Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All EU
Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for
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Air, Water and Soil', COM(2021) 400 Air, Water and Soil', COM(2021) 400
final. final.
51 51
21 October 2009 concerning the placing of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of
plant protection products on the market and plant protection products on the market and
repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC
and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p.
1). 1).
52 52
(EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011
implementing Regulation (EC) No implementing Regulation (EC) No
of the Council as regards the list of of the Council as regards the list of
approved active substances (OJ L 153, approved active substances (OJ L 153,
11.6.2011, p. 1). 11.6.2011, p. 1).
53 53
(EU) 2015/408 of 11 March 2015 on (EU) 2015/408 of 11 March 2015 on
implementing Article 80(7) of Regulation implementing Article 80(7) of Regulation
Parliament and of the Council concerning Parliament and of the Council concerning
the placing of plant protection products on the placing of plant protection products on
the market and establishing a list of the market and establishing a list of
candidates for substitution (OJ L 67, candidates for substitution (OJ L 67,
12.3.2015, p. 18). 12.3.2015, p. 18).
54 54
strategic framework on health and safety at strategic framework on health and safety at
work 2021-2027 Occupational safety and work 2021-2027 Occupational safety and
health in a changing world of work, health in a changing world of work,
Amendment 14

Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The European Parliament

resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm
to Fork Strategy1a underlined the need to
ensure coherence between the measures
envisaged by that strategy and EU trade
policy, and ensure that all food and feed
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products imported into the EU fully
comply with relevant EU legislation and
the Union’s high standards. The
European Parliament welcomed the
strategy’s ambition in this regard of
ensuring enforceable chapters in all EU
trade agreements. It also recalled that
access to the EU market and its
450 million consumers provides its
trading partners with a strong incentive to
improve their sustainability as well as
their production and labour standards.
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1a
P9_TA(2021)0425, 20 October 2021.
Amendment 15

Recital 8
(8) Two European citizens’ initiatives deleted

address the use of pesticides and call for
ambitious reduction targets. The initiative
‘Ban glyphosate and protect people and
the environment from toxic pesticides’
submitted to the Commission on 6
October 2017 called on the Commission,
under its third aim, ‘to set EU-wide
mandatory reduction targets for pesticide
use, with a view to achieving a pesticide-
free future’. In its reply adopted on 12
December 2017, the Commission stated
that it would re-evaluate the need for EU-
wide mandatory targets for pesticides.
More recently, the initiative ‘Save bees
and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly
agriculture for a healthy environment’
calls on the Commission ‘to propose legal
acts to phase out synthetic pesticides in
EU agriculture by 80% by 2030, starting
with the most hazardous, and to become
free of synthetic by 2035.’ The initiative
has collected over 1 million statements of
support by 30 September 2021 which are
currently being verified by Member States
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authorities.
Amendment 16

Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In their latest advice about the

ECI “Save bees and farmers”, the EESC
points out that many legislative acts are
being prepared or have already been
adopted by the Commission in favour of
bees, pollinators, biodiversity, the
sustainable use of pesticides, and support
for farmers in the agro-ecological
transition. It recognises, however, that
these measures have not fully achieved
their objectives. It therefore calls on the
Commission to take additional measures
to achieve its ambitious objectives more
effectively in practice. For example, it
recommends stronger support for
precision agriculture, digital agriculture,
biological control, and robotics, as well as
agro-ecology. The EESC stresses the need
to take into account all three pillars of
sustainability (environmental, social and
economic), without neglecting the
economic situation, which is often
overlooked, in an essential context of
systemic sustainability and food
sovereignty. The EESC also calls on the
Commission to carry out impact
assessments before taking any decision, in
order to assess, in particular, the costs of
the initiative for agricultural production
and the economy, compared to the
financial cost of biodiversity loss for
farmers.
Amendment 17

Recital 10
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(10) In its conclusions of 19 October (10) In its conclusions of 19 October
202056, the Council of the European Union, 202056, the Council of the European Union,
when taking note of the Commission’s when taking note of the Commission’s
reduction targets for the use of pesticides reduction targets for the use of pesticides
set out in the Farm to Fork Strategy, set out in the Farm to Fork Strategy,
pointed out that achieving those targets pointed out that achieving those targets
will require efforts from Member States will require efforts from Member States
and all stakeholders and intensive co- and all stakeholders and intensive co-
operation, consultation and collaboration. operation, consultation and collaboration.
The Council also requested the Member States requested that the EC base
Commission to ensure that these targets are its legislative proposals on scientifically
Union targets to which all Member States sound ex-ante impact assessments taking
must contribute through action at national into account the cumulative effect of the
level. The Council conclusions request legislative proposals, including their
such targets to be set taking into account effects on EU agriculture competitiveness
achievements to date, as well as Member and farmer profitability.The Council also
States' different starting points, emphasised the importance of the
circumstances and conditions. availability of alternative plant protection
products and requested the Commission to
ensure that these targets are Union targets
to which all Member States must
contribute through action at national level.
The Council conclusions request such
targets to be set taking into account
achievements to date, as well as Member
States' different starting points,
circumstances and conditions. Finally, the
Council also highlighted the importance
of ensuring adequate and scientifically-
sound integrated pest management
measures and the promotion of the use of
sustainable alternative plant protection
products and methods, especially through
use of digital and precision agriculture
technology. The Council also stressed
that the EU trade policy should contribute
to enhancing cooperation with third
countries and should seek to obtain
ambitious commitments from them in key
areas, including the sustainable use of
pesticides and antimicrobials and
requested the Commission to perform
impact assessments for those trade
agreements and make the results
available well before the final phase of
the negotiation. The Council also
welcomed the intended revision of the
import tolerances applications, taking
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into account environmental aspects.
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Brussels, 19 October 2020, 12099/20. Brussels, 19 October 2020, 12099/20.
Amendment 18

Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) On 19 December 2022, the

Council of the European Union adopted a
Council Decision requesting the
Commission to provide a complementary
study to its existing impact assessment on
the sustainable use of plant protection
products. The Member States welcomed
the objectives of the proposal to reduce by
2030 the use and risks of plant protection
products (PPPs) by 50% at EU level, as
well as the use of more hazardous
pesticides. Nevertheless, since the impact
assessment provided by the Commission is
based on data collected and analysed
before the outbreak of Russia’s war in
Ukraine, the Member States were
concerned that it does not take into
account the increased long-term impact
on food security and the negative impact
on the climate.
Amendment 19

Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) In its conclusions of 13 June

2022, the Agriculture and Fisheries
Council welcomed the information
provided by the Commission on its
recently adopted report on the application
of EU health and environmental
standards to imported agricultural and
agri-food products. The report
demonstrated the ability to implement
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measures, in compliance with WTO
standards, in multilateral fora, in
bilateral trade agreements or through
autonomous measures when a production
standard is introduced in European
regulations.
Amendment 20

Recital 11
(11) Biological control agents are a (11) Biological control is one example
sustainable control alternative to the use of alternative to the use of synthetic,
of chemical products for the control of inorganic or industrial products, to
harmful organisms. As noted in Council combine with other solutions like
Decision (EU) 2021/110257, biological regenerative agriculture practices, New
control agents have a growing importance Genomic Techniques, innovative
in sustainable agriculture and forestry and agricultural equipment, etc. for the control
have an instrumentalrole to play in the of harmful organisms. As noted in Council
success of integrated pest management and Decision (EU) 2021/110257, biological
organic farming. Access to biological control agents have a growing importance
controls facilitatesmoving away from in sustainable agriculture and forestry and
chemicalplant protection products. It is have a role to play in the success of
appropriate to encourage farmers to switch integrated pest management and both
to low input agricultural methods organic, high-technological and
including organic farming. It is therefore conventional farming and agroecological
appropriate to define the concept of practices. Access to biological controls
biological control as a basis for Member would facilitate moving away from
States to set indicative targets to increase commonly-used plant protection products
the percentage of crops on which and apply them as a last resort following
biological control agents are used. the Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
principles, including reduced use through
precision farming techniques. It is
appropriate to encourage farmers to switch
to low input agricultural methods. It is
therefore appropriate to define broadly the
concept of biological control as a basis for
Member States to set indicative targets to
increase the percentage of crops on which
biological control agents are used. The
Commission shall consider proposing an
administratively slim, fast, efective and
efficient framework to facilitate placing
on the market of biological control
products.
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Council Decision (EU) 2021/1102 of 28
June 2021 requesting the Commission to
submit a study on the Union’s situation and
options regarding the introduction,
evaluation, production, marketing and use
of invertebrate biological control agents
within the territory of the Union and a
proposal, if appropriate in view of the
outcomes of the study (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021,
p. 81).
Amendment 21

Recital 12
(12) The objective of the Farm to Fork (12) The objective of the Farm to Fork
Strategy is to make substantial progress in Strategy is to make substantial progress in
the reduction of the use of chemical plant the reduction of the use of chemical plant
protection products in an economically protection products in an economically
viable way. In order to achieve that aim, it viable way. In order to achieve that aim, it
is necessary to set quantified targets at is necessary to set quantified targets at
Union and Member State levels for the Union and Member State levels for the
reduction in the use and risk of chemical reduction in the use and risk of chemical
plant protection products and the use of plant protection products and the use of
to monitor progress. National targets to monitor progress. National
should be established by national law in contributions should be established by
order to ensure adequate progress and national law in order to ensure adequate
accountability in relation to them. These progress and accountability in relation to
binding national targets should also be them. These national contributions should
achieved by Member States by 2030. The also be achieved by Member States by
reduction in the use of chemical plant 2035. The reduction in the use of chemical
protection products is expected to plant protection products is expected to
significantly reduce occupational safety significantly reduce occupational safety
and health risks for professional users. and health risks for professional users. In
order to ensure that professional users of
plant protection products are still able to
adequately protect crops against pests and
diseases, this regulation should also
ensure that more low risk plant protection
products and biological control products
are available. Considering that a
reduction in chemical plant protection
products is only sustainable if crop
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failures in agriculture can continue to be
prevented, the reduction targets for
chemical plant protection products should
only apply if sufficient alternatives are
available and new genomic techniques
can be used to grow healthier crops.
Amendment 22

Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Since the Commission presented

the Green Deal, including the Farm to
Fork Strategy in May 2020, numerous
impact assessments have been conducted
in order to measure the impact of the
Commission proposals on European
agriculture and food security in the
Union. One of these studies, conducted by
Wageningen University and Research,
found that the proposed targets could lead
to an average production decline of up to
20%. Agricultural production standards
and food production standards in the EU
are higher than outside EU. Therefore
food not produced in the EU will be
produced elsewhere in a less ecofriendly
way. Also decrease in the agricultural
production in the EU will lead to higher
imports from 3rd countries, lower export
and therefore potential pressure on food
shortages. Because of the strong
regulation among others regarding the
pesticides, only import from countries
with same level of regulation shall be
allowed, with exception of transit of
commodities through the EU territory.
Amendment 23

Recital 12 b (new)
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(12b) The Parliament notes that
although the Commission conducted and
published an impact assessment alongside
the Proposal for a Regulation on the
Sustainable Use of Pesticides in June
2022, the Commission’s impact
assessment only took into account the
possible policy options considered by the
Commission during the review phase, and
therefore did not include any analysis of
the impact of a complete ban of pesticides
on sensitive areas. Furthermore, while
the impact assessment acknowledges that
pesticide reduction targets would lead to
“an overall reduction in yield” and is
expected to “induce production price
increases,” it does not offer any
quantifiable figures to how much yields
are expected to decrease, for which crops,
or in which regions of Europe.
Justification
https://food.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022-06/pesticides_sud_eval_2022_ia_report.pdf
Amendment 24

Recital 12 c (new)
(12c) In March 2022, 12 Member States

published a “non-paper” raising
concerns about a draft legislative act and
the sustainable use of pesticides and
submitted it to Council. In June 2022, 10
Member States once again submitted a
non-paper to the Council repeating the
concerns shared in the previous non-
paper. Concerning pesticide reduction
targets, the Member States highlighted
that the 50% reduction targets should
apply to the EU as a whole. In December
2022, the Council agreed to trigger
Article 241 of the TFEU, requesting the
Commission to submit a study
complementing the impact assessment of
the Commission proposal to the
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Regulation on the Sustainable Use of
Pesticides.
Justification
Council requests that the Commission submit, as soon as possible to facilitate the ongoing
legislative process, a study complementing the existing impact assessment of the SUR
proposal on the following aspects: impacts on food production and yields at EU and MS
levels including for specific crops; consequences for food and feed availability in the EU;
increase in prices for food and feed including staple foods; impact of increased admin burden
on competitiveness of small and medium farms;
Amendment 25

Recital 13
(13) Given the different levels of (13) Given the different levels of
historical progress and differences in historical progress and differences in
intensity of pesticide use between Member intensity of pesticide use between Member
States, it is necessary to allow Member States, it is necessary to allow Member
States some flexibility when setting their States some flexibility when setting their
own binding national targets (“national own binding national targets (“national
2030 reduction targets”). Intensity of use is 2030 reduction targets”). Intensity of use is
best measured by dividing the total best measured by dividing the total
quantity of active substances placed on the quantity of active substances placed on the
market, and therefore used, in the form of market, and therefore used, in the form of
plant protection products in a particular plant protection products in a particular
Member State by the surface area over Member State by the surface area over
which the active substances were applied. which the active substances were applied.
Intensity in the use of chemical pesticides, Intensity in the use of chemical pesticides,
and in particular of the more hazardous and in particular of the more hazardous
pesticides, correlates with greater pesticides, correlates with greater
dependency on chemical pesticides, greater dependency on chemical pesticides, greater
risks to human health and the environment risks to human health and the environment
and less sustainable farming practices. It is and less sustainable farming practices. It is
therefore appropriate to allow Member therefore appropriate to allow Member
States to take their lower intensity of use of States to take their lower intensity of use of
chemical pesticides than the Union average chemical pesticides than the Union average
into account in setting their national 2030 into account in setting their national 2030
reduction targets. It is also appropriate to reduction targets. It is also appropriate to
require them to take their higher intensity require them to take their higher intensity
of use of chemical pesticides than the of use of chemical pesticides than the
Union average into account in setting their Union average into account in setting their
national 2030 reduction targets. In national 2030 reduction targets. In
addition, in order to give recognition to addition, in order to give recognition to
past efforts by Member States, they should past efforts by Member States, they should
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also be allowed to take into account also be allowed to take into account
historical progress prior to the adoption of historical progress prior to the adoption of
the Farm to Fork Strategy when setting the Farm to Fork Strategy when setting
national 2030 reduction targets. national 2030 reduction targets.
Conversely, where Member States have Conversely, where Member States have
increased, or made only limited reductions increased, or made only limited reductions
in, their use and risk of chemical plant in, their use and risk of chemical plant
protection products, they should now make protection products, they should now make
a greater contribution to the achievement a greater contribution to the achievement
of the Union 2030 reduction targets, while of the Union 2030 reduction targets, while
also taking account of their intensity of also taking account of their intensity of
pesticide use. In order to ensure a fair and pesticide use. In order to ensure a fair and
collective effort towards the achievement collective effort towards the achievement
of Union-wide targets and an adequate of Union-wide targets and an adequate
level of ambition, minimum limits should level of ambition, minimum limits should
be laid down for national 2030 reduction be laid down for national 2030 reduction
targets. The EU’s outermost regions, as targets. The EU’s outermost regions, as
listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, are listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, are
located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and
Indian Ocean. Due to permanent Indian Ocean. Due to permanent
constraints such as their remoteness to the constraints such as their remoteness to the
European continent, insularity and high European continent, insularity and high
exposure to climate change, it is exposure to climate change, it is
appropriate to allow Member States to take appropriate to allow Member States to take
into account the specific needs of these into account the specific needs of these
regions as regards the use of plant regions as regards the use of plant
protection products and measures tailored protection products and measures tailored
to specific climatic conditions and crops. In to specific climatic conditions and crops. In
order to ensure a fair and collective effort order to ensure a fair and collective effort
towards the achievement of Union-wide towards the achievement of Union-wide
targets, where a Member State reaches the targets, where a Member State reaches the
level of its 2030 national reduction target level of its 2030 national reduction target
before 2030, it should not be required to before 2030, it should not be required to
undertake additional reduction efforts, but undertake additional reduction efforts, but
it should closely monitor annual it should closely monitor annual
fluctuations in the use and risk of chemical fluctuations in the use and risk of chemical
plant protection products and in the use of plant protection products and in the use of
to ensure progress towards meeting the to ensure progress towards meeting the
respective 2030 national reduction target. respective 2030 national reduction target.
In the interests of transparency, Member
State responses to any Commission
recommendations in relation to the level
of ambition of national targets and the
annual progress made towards them
should be publicly accessible.
Amendment 26
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Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In its Staff Working Document on

the Drivers of Food Security1a, the
Commission acknowledges that “Soil,
water, biodiversity, and air are basic
requirements for food production” and
confirms that availability and access to
food for consumers at reasonable prices
are objectives that cannot be taken for
granted.
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Commission staff working document,
“Drivers of Food Security”, published
04/01/2023,
https://commission.europa.eu/system/files
/2023-01/SWD_2023_4_1_EN_document
_travail_service_part1_v2.pdf
Amendment 27

Recital 14
(14) Member States should draft and (14) Member States should draft and
publish national action plans. In order for publish national action plans. In order for
the Member State national action plans to the Member State national action plans to
be effective, they should contain be effective, they should contain
quantitative objectives, references to quantitative objectives, references to
binding national 2030 reduction targets as national 2035 reduction targets, in
set out in national law, together with accordance with their respective zones, as
related indicative targets set out in the set out in national law, together with
national action plans, measures, timetables related indicative targets set out in the
and indicators to reduce risks and impacts national action plans, measures, timetables
of pesticide use on human health and the and indicators to reduce risks and impacts
environment. This will allow for a of pesticide use on human health and the
structured approach to the setting of environment and to increase the
quantitative objectives and targets, with a availability of alternative measures for
clear link to the national 2030 reduction plant protection. Member States should
targets. In order to monitor compliance take account of the many factors that
with the provisions of this Regulation, affect crops, including both foreseeable
Member States should also be required to and unforeseeable events, such as bad
report annually on targets and precise weather, harmful organisms, diseases,
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quantitative data relating to compliance crop diversity and climate change. This
with provisions on use, training, will allow for a structured approach to the
application equipment and integrated pest setting of quantitative objectives and
management. targets, with a clear link to the national
2035 reduction targets. In order to monitor
compliance with the provisions of this
Regulation, Member States should also be
required to report annually on targets and
precise quantitative data relating to
compliance with provisions on use,
training, application equipment and
integrated pest management.
Amendment 28

Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The current provision in the

Article 34 of the the Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009 of the European Parliament
and of the Council grants an exemption
from supplying, in support of the
authorisation application, the relevant
tests and study reports to applicants who
demonstrate that data protection period
for a plant protection product has
expired. Such provision does not
incentivise investments in new
technologies that could contribute to
reaching the Union 2035 reduction
targets. Approval processes for
technological innovations in the EU
should benefit from the "fast track"
procedure in order to provide professional
users with the broader range of solutions
on the one side and faster reduction of
the plant protection product use on the
use on the other. Plant protection
products with the proven reduction of the
dose rates of the active substance should
be evaluated as a priority.
Amendment 29

Recital 15
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(15) In order to achieve the Union-wide (15) In order to achieve the Union-wide
reduction targets (‘Union 2030 reduction reduction targets (‘Union [2035] reduction
targets’) as well as national 2030 reduction targets’) as well as national [2030]
targets, it is necessary to increase the reduction targets, it is necessary to increase
availability and use of biological control the availability and use of biological
and other non-chemical alternatives. control and other non-chemical
Availability of these alternatives will alternatives. The achievability of these
incentivise the adoption of low pesticide- targets is strongly dependent on the
input pest management practices such as availability of effective alternative
organic farming. methods of plant protection, particularly
including new low-risk plant protection
products, non-chemical methods and
biological control products. However, the
approval of active substances under
Regulation 1107/2009 is a significant
obstacle to the market introduction of
these new products, as procedures are
lengthy, legal deadlines often not met and
guidelines and data requirements not
matching the specific characteristics of
biological control products, leading to
excessive burden, costs and delays. In that
regard, Member States should prioritize
the assessment of applications for
approval of active substances that exert
biological control in order to avoid
unduly delaying the assessment
procedures of these active substances.
Availability of these alternatives will
incentivise the adoption of low chemical
pesticide-input pest management practices
such as organic farming.
Amendment 30

Recital 16
(16) The implementation of policies and (16) The implementation of policies and
measures in the areas of sustainable use of measures in the areas of sustainable use of
plant protection products has an impact on plant protection products has an impact on
the environment, public health and the environment, public health and
working conditions. Member States should working conditions. Member States should
therefore ensure that the public and social therefore ensure that the public and social
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partners are given sufficient opportunities partners are given sufficient opportunities
to participate in and to be consulted on the to participate in and to be consulted on the
preparation of Member State national preparation of Member State national
action plans in accordance, where action plans in accordance, where
applicable, with Directive 2001/42/EC of applicable, with Directive 2001/42/EC of
Council58. Council58. Over and above the CAP funds,
farmers must be given adequate financial
support to avoid productivity losses and
guarantee the environmental, economic
and social sustainability of European
agriculture.
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Amendment 31

Recital 18
(18) Economic instruments, including (18) Economic instruments, other than

those under the CAP that provide support those under the CAP that provide support
to farmers, can play a crucial role in the to farmers, play a crucial role in the
achievement of objectives relating to the achievement of objectives relating to the
sustainable use of plant protection products sustainable use of plant protection products
and, in particular, reducing the use of and, in particular, reducing the use of
chemical plant protection products. chemical plant protection products.
Member States have to show in their Member States have already drafted their
national CAP Strategic Plans that their national CAP Strategic Plans and the
implementation of the CAP contributes to Commission approved them. In order for
and supports other relevant Union the implementation of the CAP to
legislation and their objectives, including contribute to and support other relevant
objectives under this Regulation. Union legislation and their objectives,
including objectives under this Regulation,
the Commission must propose additional
financial instruments.
Amendment 32

Recital 19
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(19) For the sake of transparency and in (19) For the sake of transparency and in
order to encourage greater progress, it is order to encourage greater progress, it is
necessary to measure the progress made by necessary to measure the progress made by
Member States in relation to the Member States in relation to the
achievement of the national 2030 reduction achievement of the national 2035 reduction
targets and other national indicative targets and other national indicative
reduction targets. This should be done on reduction targets. This should be done
an annual basis by means of annual without creating additional administrative
progress and implementation reports. In burden for national competent authorities
order to monitor the level of compliance and farmers, on an annual basis by means
with this Regulation in a streamlined, of annual progress and implementation
easily comparable manner, Member States reports. In order to monitor the level of
should also include quantitative data in compliance with this Regulation in a
relation to the implementation of this streamlined, easily comparable manner,
Regulation as regards use, training, Member States should also include
application equipment and integrated pest quantitative data in relation to the
management. In order for the Commission implementation of this Regulation as
to encourage progress towards achieving regards use, training, application
national 2030 reduction targets and other equipment and integrated pest
national indicative reduction targets, management. In order for the Commission
including any measures in support of such to encourage progress towards achieving
achievement, the Commission should national 2035 reduction targets and other
analyse such progress and measures every national indicative reduction targets,
2 years. including any measures in support of such
achievement, the Commission should
analyse such progress and measures every
2 years.
Amendment 33

Recital 20
(20) An approach to pest control that (20) An approach to pest control that
follows integrated pest management in follows integrated pest management in
ensuring careful consideration of all ensuring careful consideration of all
available means that discourage the available means that discourage the
development of populations of harmful development of populations of harmful
organisms, while keeping the use of organisms, while keeping the use of
chemical plant protection products to levels chemical plant protection products to levels
that are economically and ecologically that are economically and ecologically
justified and minimising risks to human justified and minimising risks to human
health and the environment is necessary for health and the environment is necessary for
the protection of human health and the the protection of human health and the
environment. ‘Integrated pest environment. ‘Integrated pest
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management’ emphasises the growth of a management’ emphasises the growth of a
healthy crop with the least possible healthy crop with the least possible
disruption to agro-ecosystems, encourages disruption to agro-ecosystems, encourages
natural pest control mechanisms and uses natural pest control mechanisms and uses
chemical control only when all other chemical control only when all other
control means are exhausted. To ensure control means are exhausted or if the use
that integrated pest management is of chemical methods is considered to be
implemented consistently on the ground, it economically and ecologically justified.
is necessary to lay down clear rules in this To ensure that integrated pest management
Regulation. In order to comply with the is implemented consistently on the ground,
obligation to follow integrated pest it is necessary to lay down a guide of best
management, a professional user should practices in this Regulation. In order to
consider and implement all methods and comply with the obligation to follow
practices that avoid the use of plant integrated pest management, a professional
protection products. Chemical plant user should consider and implement all
protection products should only be used methods and practices that avoid the use of
when all other control means have been plant protection products. Chemical plant
exhausted. In order to ensure and monitor protection products should only be used
compliance with this requirement, it is when there are no viable alternatives or
important that professional users keep a all other control means have been
record of the reasons why they apply plant exhausted or if the use of chemical
protection products or the reasons for any methods is considered to be economically
other action taken in line with integrated and ecologically justified. In order to
pest management and of advice received in ensure and monitor compliance with this
support of their implementation of requirement, it is important that
integrated pest management from professional users keep a record of the
independent advisors. These records are plant protection products they apply or the
also required for aerial applications. reasons for any other action taken in line
with integrated pest management and of
advice received, notably by farms that
make intensive use of plant protection
products, in support of their
management from independent advisors.
These records are also required for aerial
applications.
Amendment 34

Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) In order not to burden small farms

with additional sustainability
requirements already set in the National
CAP Strategic Plans, integrated pest
management shall be mandatory only for
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professional users, whose size of
agricultural holdings is above the average
size of the agricultural holding in the
Member State. Member States should also
be allowed to put additional minimum
thresholds for the mandatory application
of integrated pest management with
setting the minimum thresholds of
hectares of arable land and land under
permanent crops per crop type.
Justification
The amendment proposes more flexibility to the Member States in terms of the mandatory
IPM introduction under this regulation. IPM should therefore be mandatory for holdings
above the average size of the holding in the Member State, which are economically strogner
and as such more able to bare additional costs of the IPM certification. Additionally, Member
States would be able to put other minimum thresholds for the mandatory IPM application
with setting the minimum thresholds of hectares of arable land and land under permanent
crops per crop type.
Amendment 35

Recital 22
(22) In order to facilitate compliance (22) In order to facilitate compliance

with integrated pest management, it is with integrated pest management, it is
necessary to lay down crop-specific rules necessary to lay down crop-specific
that a professional user must follow in guidelines that a professional user must
relation to the specific crop and region in follow in relation to the specific crop and
which the professional user operates. Such region in which the professional user
rules should convert the requirements of operates. Such guidelines should, where
integrated pest management into verifiable possible, convert the requirements of
criteria that apply to the specific crop. To integrated pest management into verifiable
ensure that the crop-specific rules are in criteria that apply to the specific crop. To
accordance with the requirements of ensure that the crop-specific guidelines are
integrated pest management, detailed rules in accordance with the requirements of
should be laid down as to what they integrated pest management, a series of
should contain and the Commission requirements as to their content should be
should verify their development, laid down. In this regard the European
implementation and enforcement on the Parliament welcomes the publication of a
ground. database of examples of practices,
techniques and technologies across eight
established Integrated Pest Management
principles, including 273 crop specific
guidelines by the Commission on 28
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February 2023. Taking into account the
amount of examples indicated in the
database, the Parliament underlines the
importance of maintaining flexibility in
the implementation of Integrated Pest
Management across the various Member
States, regions and crops grown in the
European Union.
Amendment 36

Recital 23
(23) In order to verify compliance by (23) In order to verify compliance by

professional users with integrated pest professional users with integrated pest
management, an electronic integrated pest management, an electronic integrated pest
management and plant protection product management and plant protection product
use register should be maintained with the use register should be maintained with the
aim of verifying compliance with the rules aim of verifying compliance with the
on integrated pest management set out in provisions on integrated pest management
this Regulation and supporting the set out in this Regulation and supporting
development of Union policy. Access to the development of Union policy. Access
the register should also be granted to to the register should also be granted to
national statistical authorities for the national statistical authorities for the
development, production and development, production and
dissemination of official statistics in dissemination of official statistics in
accordance with Chapter V of Regulation accordance with Chapter V of Regulation
Parliament and of the Council66. This Parliament and of the Council66. This
register should record any preventative register should record any preventative
measure or intervention and the reasons measure or intervention. This will provide
for that preventative measure or the competent authorities with the
intervention. This will provide the information necessary to verify whether a
competent authorities with the information professional user has carried out a
necessary to verify whether a professional decision-making process, in accordance
user has carried out a decision-making with integrated pest management, before
process, in accordance with integrated pest determining the specific preventative
management, before determining the measure or intervention. Where relevant,
specific preventative measure or the register should also contain details in
intervention. The register should also relation to advice required annually in
contain details in relation to advice support of integrated pest management in
required annually in support of integrated order to verify that such strategic longer
pest management in order to verify that term planning in relation to integrated pest
such strategic longer term planning in management is taking place.
relation to integrated pest management is
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taking place.
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11 March 2009 on European statistics and 11 March 2009 on European statistics and
repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom)
No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament
and of the Council on the transmission of and of the Council on the transmission of
data subject to statistical confidentiality to data subject to statistical confidentiality to
the Statistical Office of the European the Statistical Office of the European
Communities, Council Regulation (EC) Communities, Council Regulation (EC)
No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and
Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom
establishing a Committee on the Statistical establishing a Committee on the Statistical
Programmes of the European Communities Programmes of the European Communities
(OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164). (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
Amendment 37

Recital 25
(25) Use of plant protection products deleted

may have particularly negative impacts in
certain areas that are frequently used by
the general public or by vulnerable
groups, communities in which people live
and work and ecologically sensitive areas,
such as Natura 2000 sites protected in
accordance with Directive 2009/147/EC
of the European Parliament and of the
Council67and Council Directive
92/43/EEC68. If plant protection products
are used in areas used by the general
public, the possibility of exposure of
humans to such plant protection products
is high. In order to protect human health
and the environment, the use of plant
protection products in sensitive areas and
within 3 metres of such areas, should
therefore be prohibited. Derogations from
the prohibition should only be allowed
under certain conditions and on a case-
by-case basis.
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67
November 2009 on the conservation of
wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7).
68
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May
1992 on the conservation of natural
habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ
L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).
Amendment 38

Recital 27
(27) Precision farming refers to (27) Precision farming refers to

agricultural management systems carefully agricultural management systems carefully
tailoring crop management to fit localised tailoring crop management to fit localised
conditions such as those found within land conditions such as those found within land
parcels. The application of existing parcels. The application of existing
technology, including the use of Union technology, including the use of Union
space data and services (Galileo and space data and services (Galileo and
Copernicus), has the potential to Copernicus), has the potential to
significantly reduce pesticide usage. It is significantly reduce pesticide usage. It is
therefore necessary to provide for a therefore necessary to provide for a
legislative framework that incentivises the legislative framework that incentivises the
development of precision farming. development of affordable precision
Application of plant protection products farming techniques.
from an aircraft, including application by
planes, helicopters and drones, is usually
less precise than other means of
application and may therefore potentially
cause adverse impacts on human health
and the environment. Aerial application
should therefore be prohibited, with
limited derogations on a case-by-case
basis where it has a less negative impact
on human health and the environment
than any alternative application method
or there is no viable alternative
application method. It is also necessary to
record the numbers of aerial applications
carried out on the basis of permits
granted for aerial application in order to
have clear data on how many aerial
applications for which permits were
granted actually took place.
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Amendment 39

Recital 28
(28) It is however likely that certain (28) It is however likely that certain
unmanned aircraft (including drones) will unmanned aircraft (including drones) will
allow for the targeted aerial application of allow for the targeted aerial application of
plant protection products. Such unmanned plant protection products. Such unmanned
aircraft are likely to help reduce the use of aircraft are likely to help reduce the use of
plant protection products due to targeted plant protection products due to targeted
application and consequently help reduce application and consequently help reduce
environment compared to use of land- environment compared to use of land-
based application equipment. It is therefore based application equipment. It is therefore
appropriate to set criteria in this Regulation appropriate to set criteria in this Regulation
for an exemption of certain unmanned for an exemption of certain unmanned
aircraft from the prohibition of aerial aircraft from the prohibition of aerial
application. It is also appropriate to defer application. It is also appropriate to defer
the application of this exemption for 3 the application of this exemption for 1 year
years given the current state of scientific to allow the Commission to establish
uncertainty. evaluation methodologies to allow such
uses to be authorised and to ensure their
independence in relation to the
production and sale of plant protection
products. Member States may put in place
the system they deem appropriate to
guarantee and monitor this independence.
Amendment 40

Recital 30
(30) Given the importance of advice on (30) Given the importance of advice on
the use of plant protection products as a the use of plant protection products as a
means to support their use in a manner that means to support their use in a manner that
protects human health and the environment protects human health and the environment
in accordance with integrated pest in accordance with integrated pest
management, it is important that advisors management, it is important that advisors
are adequately trained. are adequately trained and that they are
independent as regards the production
and sale of plant protection products.
Member States may put in place the
system they deem appropriate to
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guarantee and monitor this
independence.
Amendment 41

Recital 32
(32) It is essential that Member States (32) It is essential that Member States
establish and maintain systems of both establish and maintain systems of both
initial and follow-up training for initial and follow-up training for
distributors, advisors and professional distributors, advisors and professional
users of plant protection products and users of plant protection products and
certification systems to record such certification systems to record such
training, in order to ensure that those training, in order to ensure that those
operators are fully aware of the potential operators are fully aware of the potential
risks to human health and the environment risks to human health and the environment
and of the appropriate measures to reduce and of the appropriate measures to reduce
those risks as much as possible. The those risks as much as possible. The
training for advisors should be more training for advisors should be more
extensive than that of distributors and extensive than that of distributors and
professional users since they need to be professional users since they need to be
able to support the proper implementation able to support the proper implementation
of integrated pest management and crop- of integrated pest management and crop-
specific rules. The use or purchase of a specific guidelines. The use or purchase of
plant protection product authorised for a plant protection product authorised for
professional use must be limited to persons professional use must be limited to persons
in possession of a training certificate. In in possession of a training certificate. In
addition, in order to ensure safe use of addition, in order to ensure safe use of
plant protection products for human health plant protection products for human health
and the environment, distributors should be and the environment, distributors should be
required to provide both professional and required to provide both professional and
non-professional purchasers of plant non-professional purchasers of plant
protection products with product specific protection products with product specific
information at point of sale. information at point of sale.
Amendment 42

Recital 33
(33) In order to ensure a planned (33) In order to ensure a planned

approach to harmful organism control approach to harmful organism control
techniques across a number of growing techniques across a number of growing
seasons with a view to minimising the use seasons with a view to minimising the use
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of chemical plant protection products as of chemical plant protection products as
much as possible and to ensure a proper much as possible and to ensure a proper
implementation of integrated pest implementation of integrated pest
management, professional users should be management, professional users should be
required to regularly consult trained, facilitated to consult trained, independent
independent advisors on pest management, advisors on pest management at any stage,
so that plant protection products are only so that plant protection products are only
used as a last resort. used where no viable alternative is
available.
Amendment 43

Recital 34
(34) Considering the possible risks to (34) Considering the possible risks to
human health and the environment from human health and the environment from
the use of plant protection products, the the use of plant protection products, the
public should have access to better public should have access to better
information on the overall impacts of the information on the overall impacts of the
use of such products through awareness- use of such products through awareness-
raising programmes, information passed on raising programmes, information passed on
through distributors and other appropriate through distributors and other appropriate
measures. measures. Said programmes will
provide advance information regarding
the higher requirements of the European
food production system compared to that
of third countries in relation to the use of
plant protection products, the reduced
range of active materials available to our
farmers and the rigorous authorisation
process for plant protection products that
can be used in the EU.
Amendment 44

Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) In accordance with Directives

2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC, 2008/105/EC,
2008/56/EC and (EU) 2020/2184,
appropriate measures to avoid
deterioration of surface and groundwater
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as well as coastal and marine waters and
allow achievement of good surface and
groundwater status, to protect the aquatic
environment and drinking water supplies
from the impact of plant protection
products.
Amendment 45

Recital 37
(37) In order to monitor progress (37) In order to monitor progress

achieved in the reduction of risks and achieved in the reduction of risks and
adverse impacts to human health and the adverse impacts to human health and the
environment from the use of plant environment from the use of plant
protection products it is necessary to protection products it is necessary to
continue using the system of harmonised continue using the system of harmonised
risk indicators established under Directive risk indicators established under Directive
(EU) 2009/128/EC. (EU) 2009/128/EC. The Commission
should however also publish a report
evaluating the feasibility of developing a
harmonised Union indicator for the
measures that focuses on more aspects
beyond quantity of plant protection
products.
Amendment 46

Recital 38
(38) Statistical data on plant protection (38) Statistical data on plant protection
products collected in accordance with products collected in accordance with
European Parliament and of the European Parliament and of the Council74
Council74should be used in calculating should be used in calculating these
these harmonised risk indicators and harmonised risk indicators and progress
progress towards achieving bindingUnion towards achieving Union targets and
and national targetsbased on the Farm to national contributions based on the Farm
Fork Strategy. Given that pesticide use to Fork Strategy. Given that pesticide use
fluctuates between years depending, in fluctuates between years depending, in
particular, on the weather, a three year particular, on the weather, a three year
baseline period is appropriate to take baseline period is appropriate to take
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account of such fluctuations. The baseline account of such fluctuations. The baseline
period for the calculation of harmonised period for the calculation of harmonised
risk indicators 1 and 2 is 2011–2013, as risk indicators 1 and 2 is 2011–2013, as
this was the first three year period for this was the first three year period for
which data was received by the which data was received by the
Commission under Regulation (EC) No Commission under Regulation (EC) No
1185/2009 and coincides with the entry 1185/2009 and coincides with the entry
into force of Directive 2009/128/EC. The into force of Directive 2009/128/EC. The
baseline period for the calculation of baseline period for the calculation of
progress towards the Union 2030 reduction progress towards the Union 2035 reduction
targets is 2015–2017, as this was the three targets is 2011-2013, as this was the three
most recent years for which data was most recent years for which data was
available at the time of the announcement available at the time of the announcement
of the Farm to Fork Strategy. The baseline of the Farm to Fork Strategy. The baseline
period for the calculation of a new period for the calculation of a new
harmonised risk indicator 2a is 2022–2024, harmonised risk indicator 2a is 2022–2024,
as this will be the first three year period for as this will be the first three year period for
which data on the areas treated under each which data on the areas treated under each
authorisation for an emergency situation in authorisation for an emergency situation in
plant protection will be available. plant protection will be available.
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25 November 2009 concerning statistics on 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on
pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1). pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 47

Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) When use data of plant protection

products become available as result of the
entry into force of the agricultural
statistics regulation (SAIO), the
Commission should work towards moving
away from reduction objectives based on
sales data and hazard of plant protection
products to a more precise and
comprehensive picture on agriculture,
including actual uses per crops, per
region plus productivity and land-use
data. Impact-based indicators should be
developed combining use data of plant
protection products with an indicator
considering fate, exposure and effect per
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active ingredient applied on the field.
Models which fulfil these criteria already
exist and are currently used at national
level, such as SYNOPS in Germany,
PestLCI and USEtox. An indicator based
on monitoring results of pesticides levels
in environmental matrices such as water,
soil and air, should complement this
approach.
Amendment 48

Recital 39
(39) For the moment, the only robust (39) For the moment, the only robust
statistical data available at Union level statistical data available at Union level
relating to the marketing and use of plant relating to the marketing and use of plant
protection products are the statistics on the protection products are the statistics on the
quantities of active substances in plant quantities of active substances in plant
protection products placed on the market, protection products placed on the market,
and the data on the number of and the data on the number of
authorisations for emergency situations in authorisations for emergency situations in
plant protection granted under Regulation plant protection granted under Regulation
(EC) No 1107/2009. Those statistics are (EC) No 1107/2009. Those statistics are
used in the calculation of harmonised risk used in the calculation of harmonised risk
indicators 1 and 2 under Directive indicators 1 and 2 under Directive
2009/128/EC and in calculating progress 2009/128/EC and in calculating progress
towards the binding Union 2030 reduction towards the binding Union 2035 reduction
targets and national 2030 reduction targets targets and national 2035 reduction targets
based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. The based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. Due to
new harmonised risk indicator 2a will be the short timeline of targets set under this
calculated using statistics on the number of regulation and due to the lack of impact
authorisations for emergency situations in assessments on the proposed reduction
plant protection, the properties of the active targets, farmers are facing a high level of
substances in plant protection products uncertainty. In order to reduce the level
subject to these authorisations, and the of uncertainty and due to the lack of
areas treated under these authorisations to relevant statistical data for their further
better quantify the risks arising from development, harmonised risk indicators
authorisations for emergency situations in 1 and 2 should be maintained in their
plant protection. current form in principle. The new
harmonised risk indicator 2a will be
calculated using statistics on the number of
plant protection, the properties of the active
substances in plant protection products
subject to these authorisations, and the
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areas treated under these authorisations to
better quantify the risks arising from
plant protection.
Amendment 49

Recital 41
(41) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for (41) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for
2030 recognises the need for urgent action 2030 recognises the need for urgent action
to protect biodiversity. There is evidence of to protect biodiversity. There is evidence of
a widespread reduction of species, in a widespread reduction of species, in
particular insects and pollinators, in the particular insects and pollinators, in the
Union. Biodiversity loss is, amongst other Union. Biodiversity loss is, amongst other
factors, driven by the use of plant factors, driven by the inappropriate use of
protection products, while Member States plant protection products. It is therefore
actions under current Union policy essential to ensure that plant protection
instruments have not yet been able to stop products are used in such a way as to
this trend of biodiversity loss. It is mitigate the risk of harmful effects of such
therefore essential to ensure that plant products on wildlife, through a number of
protection products are used in such a way measures including training, inspection of
as to mitigate the risk of harmful effects of application equipment in professional use
such products on wildlife, through a and protection of the aquatic environment
number of measures including training, and sensitive areas.
inspection of application equipment in
professional use and protection of the
aquatic environment and sensitive areas.
Amendment 50

Recital 43
(43) In order to enforce the obligations (43) As observed in the Commission's

set out in this Regulation, Member States impact assessment, implementation of the
should lay down rules on penalties Regulation will lead to higher costs of
applicable to infringements of this production for farmers and for
Regulation and ensure that those rules consumers. It is also important for
are enforced. The penalties should be Member States to recover costs related to
effective, proportionate and dissuasive. It carrying out obligations under this
is also important to provide for Member Regulation by means of fees or charges in
States to recover costs related to carrying order to ensure that adequate financial
out obligations under this Regulation by resources are available to competent
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means of fees or charges in order to ensure authorities. The Commission should take
that adequate financial resources are into consideration providing additional
available to competent authorities. financial support to farmers in order to
comply with provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 51

Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) Sufficient funding is needed for

the further implementation of integrated
pest management. The establishment of a
new funding instrument beyond CAP will
help foster the implementation and
uptake of integrated pest management
and make related measures more
attractive to farmers, e.g. by providing
compensations in case of proven loss of
income. Furthermore, it would support
the transition towards a more sustainable
use of plant protection products at EU
and Member State level, allowing for
medium- and long-term alternatives to be
developed and deployed.
Amendment 52

Recital 48 a (new)
(48a) In order to support the transition

to sustainable food systems, it is
important to continue to improve the
consistency of the Green Deal, the
Union's sectoral policies and the common
trade policy. This entails, in particular,
more robust application of European
production standards, particularly
sanitary, plant protection, environmental
and animal welfare standards, to
imported products, which makes it
possible to tackle carbon leakage
effectively. To this end, there are a range
of tools that can be used at multilateral
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and bilateral level, but also
autonomously, as indicated in the
Commission report of June 2022, and
they must be incorporated into the
relevant legislation and applied
appropriately (for example, Regulation
(EC) No 396/2005 on maximum residue
levels of pesticides). This Regulation must
contribute to that consistency.
Amendment 53

Recital 48 b (new)
(48b) It is important to take into account

the international dimension of protection
of human health and the environment. To
this end, the Commission should be able
to include a chapter on 'Sustainable food
systems' in the trade agreements it
negotiates for the European Union with
third countries, including commitments to
reduce and gradually eliminate the use of
the most hazardous plant protection
products. Adopting an ambitious
approach, these commitments may take
into account, on a case-by-case basis, the
specific agronomic, climate and economic
characteristics of the trade partners.
Amendment 54

Recital 48 c (new)
(48c) The impact assessment suggests

that the EU's trade balance could suffer
without any guarantee of reciprocal
standards. Lower pesticide use in the EU
could in fact lead to greater dependence
on imports from third countries with less
stringent crop protection standards.
Moreover, while public concerns about
plant protection products are growing as
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their impact on health and the
environment become better known, EU
countries continue to produce dangerous
pesticides that are banned in the EU and
export them to the rest of the world. Thus,
the manufacture, circulation, storage and
export to third countries of plant
substances whose use is prohibited in the
European Union should be prohibited to
ensure the coherence of European trade
policy and to protect the environment and
health on a wider scale.
Amendment 55

Recital 48 d (new)
(48d) In order to protect European

consumers, our farmers and biodiversity,
and avoid massive imports of food
products with negative repercussions in
terms of CO2 emissions from transport,
the European Parliament calls for mirror
clauses to be put in place for third
countries.
Amendment 56

Recital 49
(49) The implementation of this (49) The implementation of this

Regulation by Member States will result in Regulation by Member States will result in
new and enhanced obligations for farmers new and enhanced obligations for farmers
and other pesticides users. Some of them and other pesticides users. Some of them
constitute statutory management constitute statutory management
requirements and standards of good requirements and standards of good
agricultural and environmental conditions agricultural and environmental conditions
of land as listed in Annex III to Regulation of land as listed in Annex III to Regulation
(EU) 2021/2115 of the European (EU) 2021/2115 of the European
Parliament and of the Council78, which, in Parliament and of the Council78, which, in
accordance with that Regulation, farmers accordance with that Regulation, farmers
must comply with to receive CAP must comply with to receive CAP
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payments, whereas other requirements, payments, whereas other requirements,
which go beyond the baseline of which go beyond the baseline of
mandatory requirements, may be rewarded mandatory requirements, may be rewarded
with additional payments under voluntary with additional payments under voluntary
regimes like eco-schemes pursuant to regimes like eco-schemes pursuant to
Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115.
Article 31(5), points (a) and (b), and Since farmers and other users need to be
Article 70(3), points (a) and (b), of financially supported in their transition
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 provide that toward a more sustainable use of
the CAP funding is only available for pesticides, the financing of requirements
practices implemented under an eco- imposed in accordance with this
scheme or agri-environmental-climate Regulation that are not included in the
commitment which go beyond the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
relevant statutory management or of the Strategic Plans of each Member
requirements and the standards of good State should be complemented by
agricultural and environmental additional funds other than those
conditions of land established under that allocated to the CAP.
Regulation and the relevant minimum
requirements for the use of fertiliser and
plant protection products, animal welfare,
as well as other relevant mandatory
requirements established by national and
Union law. Since farmers and other users
need to be financially supported in their
transition toward a more sustainable use of
pesticides, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
needs to be amended to allow the
financing of requirements imposed in
accordance with this Regulation during a
transitional period. This exceptional
option for Member States to provide
additional funding for measures taken in
implementing this Regulation should
apply to any obligation for farmers and
other users resulting from the application
of this Regulation, including compulsory
farming practices imposed by the crop-
specific rules for integrated pest
management. Further, pursuant to
Article 73(5) of Regulation (EU)
2021/2115, investments by farmers to
comply with new requirements imposed
by Union law may be supported for a
maximum of 24 months from the date on
which they become mandatory for the
holding. Similarly, a longer transition
period should be set out for investments
complying with requirements imposed on
farmers in accordance with this
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Regulation. Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
should therefore be amended accordingly.
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2 December 2021 establishing rules on 2 December 2021 establishing rules on
No 1307/2013, OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1. No 1307/2013, OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1.
Amendment 57

This Regulation lays down rules for the This Regulation lays down rules for the
sustainable use of plant protection products sustainable use of plant protection products
by providing for the setting, and by providing for the setting of EU-wide
achievement by 2030, of reduction targets reduction targets for the use and risk of
for the use and risk of chemical plant chemical plant protection products,
protection products, establishing establishing requirements for use, storage,
requirements for use, storage, sale and sale and disposal of plant protection
disposal of plant protection products and products and for application equipment,
for application equipment, providing for providing for training and awareness
training and awareness raising, and raising, providing for reciprocity on
providing for implementation of integrated standards with third countries, and
pest management. providing for implementation of integrated
pest management or alternatives to
chemical plant protection products, such
as non-chemical and biological
alternatives, including biological control
agents. The deadline for the achievement
of these EU-wide targets should be
decided only after the implementation of
the legislation on the new genomique
techniques.
Justification
The regulatory scrutiny board expressed its concerns regarding the fact that the proposal's
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timeframe is not credible.
Amendment 58

(1) ‘chemical plant protection product’ (1) ‘chemical plant protection product’
means a plant protection product means a plant protection product
containing a chemical active substance containing a chemical active substance
excluding plant products using natural excluding 'biological control' means, as
means of biological origin or substances defined in point 23 of Article 3. Any
identical to them, such as micro- product authorized in organic farming
organisms, semiochemicals, extracts from whose active substances are listed in
plant products as defined in Article 3(6) of Annex II of Regulation EC 889/2008 is
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, or not considered to be a chemical plant
invertebrate macro-organisms; protection product;
Amendment 59

(5) ‘more hazardous plant protection (5) ‘Plant protection candidate for
product’ means a plant protection product substitution’ means a plant protection
containing one or more active substances product containing one or more active
approved as candidates for substitution in substances approved as candidates for
accordance with Article 24 of Regulation substitution in accordance with Article 24
(EC) No 1107/2009 and listed in Part E of of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and
the Annex to Implementing Regulation listed in Part E of the Annex to
(EU) No 540/2011, or containing one or Implementing Regulation (EU) No
more active substances listed in the Annex 540/2011, or meets one or more of the
to Implementing Regulation (EU) criteria set out in point 4 of Annex II to
2015/408; Regulation 1107/2009, or containing one
or more active substances listed in the
Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU)
2015/408;
Amendment 60

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(6a) ‘organic farming’ means farming

practices in accordance with Regulation
(EC) No 2018/848;
Amendment 61

(7) ‘professional user’ means any (7) ‘professional user’ means any
person who uses a plant protection product person who uses a plant protection product
in the course of their professional authorised only for professional use;
activities;
Amendment 62

(9) ‘advisor’ means any person who (9) ‘advisor’ means any person who
advises on integrated pest management advises on integrated pest management or
and the safe use of plant protection the safe use of plant protection products or
products, in the context of a professional any other means of plant protection, in the
capacity or commercial service, including context of a professional capacity or
private and public advisory services; commercial service, including private and
public advisory services;
Amendment 63

(10) ‘application equipment’ means any (10) ‘application equipment’ means any
equipment the use of which for the equipment which according to
application of a plant protection product is manufacturer's manual is used or
reasonably foreseeable at the time of intended to be used for the application of a
manufacture and accessories that are plant protection product, with the
essential for the effective operation of exception of equipment designed for the
such equipment, with the exception of sowing or planting of propagating material
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equipment designed for the sowing or treated with plant protection products;
planting of propagating material treated
with plant protection products;
Amendment 64

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – introductory part
(11) ‘application equipment in (11) ‘application equipment in

professional use’ means any of the professional use’ means any:
following:
Amendment 65

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
(b) application equipment with (b) application equipment with

horizontal or vertical booms or orchard horizontal or vertical booms or orchard
blast sprayers, irrespective of whether it is blast sprayers;
being used for the application of plant
Amendment 66

(12) ‘aerial application’ means (12) ‘aerial application’ means

application of a plant protection product application of a plant protection product
from an aircraft; from an aircraft or an unmanned aircraft
(including drones);
Amendment 67

(15) ‘integrated pest management’ (15) ‘integrated pest management’
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means careful consideration of all available means careful consideration of all available
means that discourage the development of plant protection methods and subsequent
populations of harmful organisms, while integration of appropriate measures that
keeping the use of chemical plant discourage the development of populations
protection products to levels that are of harmful organisms and keep the use of
economically and ecologically justified and plant protection products and other forms
minimise risks to human health and the of intervention to levels that are
environment; economically and ecologically justified and
reduce or minimise risks to human health
and the environment. ‘Integrated pest
management’ emphasises the growth of a
healthy crop with the least possible
disruption to agro-ecosystems and
encourages natural pest control
mechanisms;
Amendment 68

(15a) 'Controlled environment

agriculture facilities' are defined by the
competent authorities in the National
Action Plan referred to in Article 8 with
appropriate criteria, guaranteeing the
minimum of emissions to the air, water
and soil, and shall be set in appropriate
national legislation, validated and
enforced by those authorities;
Amendment 69

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – introductory part
(16) ‘sensitive area’ means any of the (16) ‘sensitive area’ means a 'sensitive
following: area' as defined by the Member State as
part of its national action plan, in such a
way that the general public, vulnerable
groups and ecologically sensitive areas
are appropriately protected. The
definition shall be made in such a way
that the following types of areas are
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appropriately protected:
Amendment 70

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
(a) an area used by the general public, (a) a freely accessible area used by the
such as a public park or garden, general public or a public path where
recreation or sports grounds, or a public access cannot be fully restricted during
path; the application of plant protection
products, except for public paths clearly
located in agricultural areas. Professional
sport facilities and railway networks shall
not be considered to be sensitive areas for
the purpose of this Regulation;
Amendment 71

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
(c) human settlements (community in deleted

which people live and work), defined as
the most up to date CORINE
(Coordination of information on the
Environment) system maintained by the
EEA Land Cover Level 1 classification
(Artificial Surfaces) (excluding Level 2 –
1.2: Industrial, commercial and transport
units and Level 2 – 1.3: Mine, dump and
construction sites)80 ;
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80
See CORINE Land Cover
nomenclature conversion to Land Cover
Classification system
(https://land.copernicus.eu/user-corner/te
chnical-library/corine-land-cover-
nomenclature-guidelines/html) and
CORINE Land Cover (CLC) inventory
(CORINE Land Cover — Copernicus
Land Monitoring Service).
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Amendment 72

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point d
(d) an urban area covered by a deleted

watercourse or water feature;
Amendment 73

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e
(e) non-productive areas as defined deleted

under the EU standards on good
agricultural and environmental condition
of land (GAEC), GAEC standard 8 listed
in Annex III to Regulation (EU)
2021/2115;
Amendment 74

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f
(f) an ecologically sensitive area, deleted

which means any of the following:
(i) any protected area under Directive
2000/60/EC, including possible safeguard
zones as well as modifications of those
areas following the risk assessment
results for drinking water abstraction
points under Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of
the European Parliament and of the
Council81;
(ii) sites of Community importance in the
list referred to in Article 4(2) of Directive
92/43/EEC and the special areas of
conservation designated in accordance
with Article 4(4) of that Directive, and
special protection areas classified
pursuant to Article 4 of Directive
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2009/147/EC, and any other national,
regional, or local protected area reported
by the Member States to the Nationally
designated protected areas inventory
(CDDA);
(iii) any area for which the monitoring of
pollinator species carried out in
accordance with Article 17(1), point (f), of
Regulation xxx/xxx [reference to adopted
act to be inserted] establishes that it
sustains one or more pollinator species
which the European Red Lists classify as
being threatened with extinction.
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of 16 December 2020 on the quality of
water intended for human consumption
(OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 75

(21) ‘risk indicator’ means a (21) ‘risk indicator’ means a

measurement indicating the relative change measurement indicating the relative change
in risks for human health or the in risks for human and animal health or
environment associated with the use of the environment associated with the use of
plant protection products, and calculated in plant protection products, and calculated in
Annex VI; Annex VI;
Amendment 76

(22) ‘non-chemical methods’ means (22) ‘non-chemical methods’ means

alternatives to chemical plant protection alternatives to chemical plant protection
products; products including strategies based on the
use of synthetic
pheromones/semiochemicals;
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Amendment 77

(23) ‘biological control’ means the (23) ‘biological control’ means the
control of organisms harmful to plants or control of organisms harmful to plants or
plant products using natural means of plant products using natural means of
biological origin or substances identical to biological origin or substances identical to
them, such as micro-organisms, them, such as micro-organisms,
semiochemicals, extracts from plant semiochemicals, extracts from plant
products as defined in Article 3(6) of products as defined in Article 3(6) of
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, or Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as well as
invertebrate macro-organisms. microorganisms, or invertebrate macro-
organisms or active ingredients that
exclusively contain natural substances of
animal origin or components originating
from nature or substances identical to
them such as algae, bacteria, viruses,
viroids, mycoplasmas, fungi, proteins,
amino-acids, peptides, enzymes and
protozoans antibodies, dead cells and
fermentation products, RNA and
hormones.
Amendment 78

(23a) ‘low drifts application techniques’

means application techniques whose uses
allow a controlled exchange of material
and energy with the surroundings and
prevent the release of phytosanitary
products into the environment, such as
endotherapy application technique or
others of similar characteristics on its
application.
Amendment 79

Article 3 a (new)
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Article 3a
Requirements applicable to imported
products
When concluding a trade agreement with
a third country, insofar as it concerns
agricultural and agri-food products, the
EU shall ensure that the requirements
applicable in that country for the use,
storage, sale and disposal of plant
protection products guarantee a level of
protection of human health, animal
health and the environment that is
equivalent to that established by this
Regulation.
Amendment 80

Article 3 b (new)
Article 3b
Trade agreements
The Commission shall include in the
trade agreements it negotiates binding
commitment targets for the use of plant
protection products, in particular for the
most hazardous plant protection products.
These targets shall be equivalent to those
laid down in Article 4 of this Regulation.
They may take into account, on a case-by-
case basis, the specific agronomic,
climate and economic conditions of the
trade partners.
Amendment 81

Article 3 c (new)
Article 3c
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Reciprocity clauses for import
1. Maximum Residue Level for
substances not authorized under
Regulation 1107/2009 shall be set at the
minimum detectable level allowed
pursuant to Regulation 396/2005.
2. The Commission shall take action,
based on relevant and objective data, in
accordance with this Article, to address
practices of circumvention of this Article.
Practices of circumvention include
situations where the level of residues is
artificially lowered from a product, in
order to access the EU market.
3. A Member State or any party affected
by the situations described in paragraph 2
may notify the Commission. Where the
Commission, taking into account the
relevant data and reports, including when
provided by the customs authorities of
Member States, has sufficient reasons to
believe that circumventions are occurring
in one or more Member States, it is
empowered to adopt delegated acts in
accordance with Article 40 to supplement
this Regulation in order to include
modified tariffs for the concerned
products.
Amendment 82

Article 3 d (new)
Article 3d
The production, storage, circulation and
export to third countries of plant
substances whose use is prohibited in the
European Union under Regulation
1107/2009 is prohibited.
Amendment 83
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Chapter II – title
II REDUCTION TARGETS FOR II REDUCTION TARGETS FOR

CHEMICAL PLANT PROTECTION THE RISK OF CHEMICAL PLANT
PRODUCTS PROTECTION PRODUCTS
Amendment 84

Article 4 – title
Union 2030 reduction targets for chemical Union 2035 reduction targets for chemical
plant protection products plant protection products
Amendment 85

1. Each Member State shall 1. Each Member State shall

contribute, through the adoption and contribute, through the adoption and
achievement of national targets in implementation of measures to ensure the
accordance with Article 5 to achieving by achievement of national targets in
2030 a 50 % Union-wide reduction of both accordance with Article 5 to achieving by
the use and risk of chemical plant 2035 an up to 50 % Union wide reduction
protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant
target 1’) and the use of more hazardous protection products (‘Union 2035 reduction
plant protection products (‘Union 2030 target 1’) and the use of more hazardous
reduction target 2’), compared to the plant protection products (‘Union 2035
average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 reduction target 2’), compared to the
(collectively referred to as ‘the Union 2030 average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013
reduction targets’). (collectively referred to as ‘the Union 2035
reduction targets’).
Amendment 86

2. Progress towards achieving the 2. Progress towards achieving the
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Union 2030 reduction targets shall be Union 2035 reduction targets shall be
calculated annually by the Commission in calculated annually by the Commission in
Annex I. Annex I.
Amendment 87

2a. The Commission shall, by 31

December 2029, carry out an evaluation
of the feasibility to achieve the Union
2035 reduction targets, on the basis of the
availability of alternative non-chemical
pest control instruments and low-risk
plant protection products, following the
crop-specific rules laid down in Article
15.
Amendment 88

Article 5 – title
Member States 2030 reduction targets for Member States 2035 reduction targets for
Amendment 89

By … [OP: please insert the date – 6 By … [OP: please insert the date – 6
months after the date of application of this months after the date of application of this
Regulation] each Member State shall adopt Regulation] each Member State shall adopt
national targets in its national legislation to national targets in its national action plan
achieve by 2030 a reduction set in to achieve by 2035 a reduction set in
accordance with this Article, from the accordance with this Article, from the
average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013,
of the following: of the following:
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Amendment 90

(a) the use and risk of chemical plant (a) the use and risk of chemical plant
(‘national 2030 reduction target 1’); (‘national 2035 reduction target 1’);
Amendment 91

(b) the use of more hazardous plant (b) the use of more hazardous plant
(‘national 2030 reduction target 2’). (‘national 2035 reduction target 2’).
Amendment 92

For the purposes of this Regulation, the For the purposes of this Regulation, the
two national reduction targets listed in two national reduction targets listed in
points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph,
are collectively referred to as the ‘national are collectively referred to as the ‘national
2030 reduction targets’. 2035 reduction targets’.
Amendment 93

2. The progress of each Member State 2. The progress of each Member State
towards achieving the national 2030 towards achieving the national 2035
reduction targets shall be calculated reduction targets shall be calculated
annually by the Commission in accordance annually by the Commission in accordance
with the methodology set out in Annex I. with the methodology set out in Annex I.
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Amendment 94

3. Each Member State shall reach the 3. Each Member State shall reach the
targets referred to in paragraph 1 by 2030. targets referred to in paragraph 1 by 2035.
A Member State that reaches the level of A Member State that reaches the level of
one of its 2030 national reduction targets one of its 2035 national reduction targets
before 2030 shall not be required to before 2035 shall not be required to
undertake additional reduction efforts. It undertake additional reduction efforts. It
shall monitor annual fluctuations in order shall monitor annual fluctuations in order
to maintain the progress achieved in to maintain the progress achieved in
relation to that 2030 national reduction relation to that 2035 national reduction
target. target.
Amendment 95

3a. Each Member State shall establish

a minimum reduction rate of 35 % in its
national reduction targets between the
average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013
and the year 2035 in order to achieve the
reduction targets set out in Article 4(1).
Amendment 96

4. Subject to paragraphs 5 to 8, the deleted

national 2030 reduction targets shall be
set at such level so as to achieve a
reduction between the average of the
years 2015, 2016 and 2017 and the year
2030 in the relevant Member State that at
least equals 50%.
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Amendment 97

A Member State may reduce its national deleted

target for the use and risk of chemical
plant protection products referred to in
paragraph 4 to a percentage that is a mid-
point between the figure related to
intensity as laid down in the second
subparagraph of this paragraph and the
figure related to the use and risk as laid
down in the third subparagraph of this
paragraph. Where that percentage is
higher than 50%, the Member State shall
increase its national target to that
percentage.
Amendment 98

The figure related to intensity shall be the deleted

following:
(a) 35% where a Member State’s
the average of the years 2015, 2016 and
2017 is less than 70% of the Union
average;
(b) 50% where a Member State’s
2017 is between 70% and 140% of the
Union average;
(c) 65% where a Member State’s
2017 is more than 140% of the Union
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average.
Amendment 99

The figure related to the use and risk deleted

shall be the following:
(a) where a Member State has
achieved a greater reduction in the use
and risk of chemical plant protection
products than the Union average between
2013 and the average of the years 2015,
2016 and 2017, a figure that is
established by subtracting from 50% the
difference between the reduction achieved
and the Union average reduction;
(b) where a Member State has
increased the use and risk of chemical
plant protection products, or has made a
smaller reduction than the Union average
between the average of the years 2011,
2012 and 2013 and the average of the
years 2015, 2016 and 2017, a figure that
is established by adding to 50% the
difference between the reduction or, as
applicable, increase achieved and the
Union average reduction, but without
surpassing 70%.
Amendment 100

For the purposes of this paragraph deleted

‘weighted intensity of use and risk of
chemical plant protection products’
means a value corresponding to the
kilograms of chemical active substances
in plant protection products sold per year
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in a Member State, weighted according to
their hazard weightings as set out in row
(iii) of the Table of Annex I, divided by
the number of hectares of utilised
agricultural area in that Member State.
Amendment 101

6. A Member State may reduce its deleted

national target for the use of the more
hazardous plant protection products
referred to in paragraph 4 to a percentage
that is a mid-point between the figure
related to intensity as laid down in the
second subparagraph of this paragraph
and the figure related to use as laid down
in the third subparagraph of this
paragraph. Where that percentage is
higher than 50%, the Member State shall
increase its national target to that
percentage.
The figure related to intensity shall be the
following:
(a) 35% where a Member State’s
is less than 70% of the Union average;
(b) 50% where a Member State’s
is between 70% and 140% of the Union
average;
(c) 65% where a Member State’s
is more than 140% of the Union average.
The figure related to the use shall be the
following:
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(a) where a Member State has
achieved a greater reduction in the use of
the more hazardous plant protection
products than the Union average between
2013 and the average of the years 2015,
2016 and 2017, a figure that is
established by subtracting from 50% the
difference between the reduction achieved
and the Union average reduction;
(b) where a Member State has
increased the use of the more hazardous
plant protection products, or has made a
smaller reduction than the Union average
between the average of the years 2011,
2012 and 2013 and the average of the
years 2015, 2016 and 2017, a figure that
is established by adding to 50% the
difference between the reduction or, as
applicable, increase achieved and the
Union average reduction, but without
surpassing 70%.
For the purposes of this paragraph
‘intensity of use of the more hazardous
plant protection products’ means a value
corresponding to the kilograms of
chemical active substances in the more
hazardous plant protection products sold
per year in the Member State concerned
divided by the number of hectares of
utilised agricultural area in that Member
State.
Amendment 102

7. Member States with outermost deleted

regions, as listed in Article 349 of the
Treaty, may take into account the specific
needs of these regions as regards the use
of plant protection products when
adopting national 2030 reduction targets,
due to the particular climatic conditions
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and crops in these regions.
Amendment 103

8. In no case may the application of deleted

paragraph 5, paragraph 6 and paragraph
7 result in either of the 2030 national
reduction targets being lower than 35%.
Amendment 104

7 months after the date of application of 7 months after the date of application of
this Regulation], each Member State shall this Regulation], each Member State shall
communicate its national 2030 reduction communicate its national 2035 reduction
targets to the Commission. targets to the Commission.
Amendment 105

10. If a Member State fails to adopt a 10. If a Member State fails to adopt a
national 2030 reduction target by … [OJ: national 2035 reduction target by … [OJ:
please insert the date –6 months after the please insert the date – 6 months after the
date of application of this Regulation], that date of application of this Regulation], that
target shall be deemed to be either 50%; target shall be deemed to be 50 %.
or, where the percentage would be above
50% in accordance with paragraph 5 or
paragraph 6, that higher percentage.
Amendment 106

Article 6
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[...] deleted
Amendment 107

Article 7 – title
Publication of Union and national 2030 Publication of trends in Union reduction

reduction targets trends by the targets and national target ranges for
Commission 2035
Amendment 108

1. By 31 August of each calendar 1. By 31 August of each calendar

year, the Commission shall publish on a year, the Commission shall publish on a
website the average trends in progress website the average trends in progress
towards achieving the Union 2030 towards achieving the Union 2035
reduction targets. These trends shall be reduction targets. These trends shall be
calculated as the difference between the calculated as the difference between the
average of the years 2015-2017 and the average of the years 2011-2013 and the
year ending 20 months prior to the year ending 20 months prior to the
publication. The trends shall be calculated publication. The trends shall be calculated
in accordance with the methodology set out in accordance with the methodology set out
in Annex I. in Annex I.
Amendment 109

2. The Commission shall update the 2. The Commission shall update the
website referred to in paragraph 1 at least website referred to in paragraph 1 at least
once a year. once every two years.
Amendment 110
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3. By 31 August of each calendar 3. By 31 August of each calendar

year, the Commission shall publish year, the Commission shall publish
information for each Member State on information for each Member State on
trends in progress towards achieving the trends in progress towards contributing to
national 2030 reduction targets. These the Union-wide 2035 reduction targets.
trends shall be calculated as the difference These trends shall be calculated as the
between the average of the years 2015- difference between the average of the years
2017 and the year ending 20 months prior 2011-2013 and the year ending 20 months
to the publication. The trends shall be prior to the publication. The trends shall be
calculated in accordance with the calculated in accordance with the
methodology set out in Annex I, on the methodology set out in Annex I, on the
website referred to in paragraph 1. website referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 111

Chapter III – title
III NATIONAL ACTION PLANS III NATIONAL ACTION PLANS

AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION
Amendment 112

By … [OP: please insert the date – 18 By [OP: please insert the date – 24 months
months after the date of application of this after the date of application of this
Regulation] each Member State shall draft Regulation] each Member State shall draft
and publish on a website a national action and publish on a website a national action
plan containing the following information: plan containing the following information:
Amendment 113

(a) the national 2030 reduction targets (a) the actions foreseen in order to
adopted in accordance with Chapter II; contribute to approaching to Union 2035
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reduction targets in accordance with
Chapter II;
Amendment 114

(b) information related to national (b) information related to national

2030 reduction targets as set out in Article 2035 reduction contributions as set out in
9; Article 9;
Amendment 115

(ca) A definition for sensitive areas

meeting the requirements in Article 3(16)
and in accordance with Article 18 of this
regulation;
Amendment 116

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) a link to the relevant parts of CAP deleted

strategic plans, drawn-up in accordance
with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, which
set out plans for an increase in the
utilised agricultural area engaged in
organic farming and how the plans will
contribute to achieving the target set out
in the Communication from the
Commission to the European Parliament,
the Council, the European Economic and
Social Committee and the Committee of
the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for
a fair, healthy and environmentally-
friendly food system84of having 25% of
the utilised agricultural area devoted to
organic farming by 2030;
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Communication from the Commission
to the European Parliament, the Council,
the European Economic and Social
Committee and the Committee of the
Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a
friendly food system (COM/2020/381
final).
Amendment 117

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) a list of application equipment in deleted

professional use to which the Member
State applies different inspection
requirements in accordance with Article
32(1);
Amendment 118

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) national measures for encouraging (g) national measures for encouraging
the use of non-chemical methods by the use of non-chemical methods and a
professional users through financial reduction of the environmental impact of
incentives, in accordance with Union chemical methods and digital and
legislation on State aid; precision-agriculture applications by
professional users through financial
incentives which fully compensate for the
resulting reduction in productivity, in
accordance with Union legislation on State
aid;
Justification
Digital and precision-agriculture can help to reduce the volume of plant protection products
required in application significantly and should be included in incentive programmes.
Amendment 119
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Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) planned and adopted measures to (h) planned and adopted measures to
support, or ensure through binding support through national guidlines in the
requirements laid down in national law, National action plan, innovation and the
innovation and the development and use of development and use of non-chemical pest
non-chemical pest control methods; control methods, digital and precision-
agriculture applications and innovative
breeding techniques to improve access to
resilient varieties;
Justification
The amendment removes the reference to the binding requirements in national law and
replaces it with the national guidelines, providing more flexibility to the Member States.
Digital and precision-agriculture and resilient new varieties can help to reduce the volume of
plant protection products required in application significantly and should be included in
innovation support programmes.
Amendment 120

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) planned and adopted measures to

support and develop innovations in plant
breeding with the aim of developing crops
that are more resistant to pests;
Amendment 121

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) planned and adopted programmes

targeted at the supply chain of
agricultural products aiming to ensure
that farmers can receive a price premium
for their products based on their reduced
measures;
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Amendment 122

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h c (new)
(hc) planned and adopted measures to

contribute to the acceleration of the
market introduction of low-risk plant
protection products, non-chemical
methods of plant protection and
biological control products where
applicable on national level, particularly
as regards ensuring sufficient levels of
expertise, staff and budget to meet legal
deadlines where Member State competent
authorities serve as rapporteur in the
approval of active substances and legal
deadlines for the authorisation of plant
protection products, as well as measures
to improve the functioning of the system
of mutual recognition under Regulation
1107/2009;
(Point (ha) links to a corresponding amendment on Article 4 Paragraph 1a(new), point (d).)
Justification
Inability to meet legal deadlines under Regulation 1107/2009 by national competent

authorities and unwillingness to use mutual recognition consistently have been identified as
significant reasons for delays in approval and authorisation procedures under Regulation
1107/2009. This should be tackled as a priority to facilitate market access of alternatives.
Amendment 123

(i) other planned and adopted (i) other planned and adopted
measures to support, or ensure through measures to support, or ensure through
binding requirements laid down in national guidelines, the sustainable use of
national law, the sustainable use of plant plant protection products in line with
protection products in line with integrated integrated pest management principles.
pest management principles, including
those contained in crop-specific rules as
set out in Article 15(1).
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Justification
The amendment removes the reference to the binding requirements in national law and
replaces it with the national guidelines, providing more flexibility to the Member States.
Amendment 124

(i) other planned and adopted (i) other planned and adopted
measures to support, or ensure through measures to support, or ensure through
binding requirements laid down in national binding requirements laid down in national
law, the sustainable use of plant protection law, the sustainable use of plant protection
products in line with integrated pest products in line with integrated pest
management principles, including those management principles.
contained in crop-specific rules as set out
in Article 15(1).
Amendment 125

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) An assessment of the functioning

of its national competent authority as
designated under Article 75 of Regulation
1107/2009, and following that
assessment, planned and adopted
measures to improve the authorisation
procedure for plant protection products,
and in particular to improve of the
authorisation for low-risk and biological
products;
Amendment 126

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i b (new)
(ib) planned and adopted measures to

improve the authorisation procedure for
plant protection products, and in
particular to improve of the authorisation
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for low-risk and biological plant
Amendment 127

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i c (new)
(ic) Member States may adopt

measures tailored to the specific needs
related to the specific climatic conditions
and crops in the regions;
Amendment 128

Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i d (new)
(id) The provisions of this regulation

do not prevent Member States from
implementing further targets, provisions
or measures;
Amendment 129

Each Member State shall review its Each Member State shall review its
national action plan at least every 3 years national action plan at least every 5 years
from the first publication. As a result of the from the first publication. As a result of the
review a Member State may amend its review a Member State may amend its
national action plan. Member States shall national action plan. Member States shall
publish amended versions of their national publish amended versions of their national
action plans and shall provide amended action plans and shall provide amended
national action plans to the Commission national action plans to the Commission
without delay. without delay.
Amendment 130

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The updated versions of national action deleted

plans published until and including 2030
shall contain the information listed in the
first subparagraph, points (a) to (i).
Amendment 131

plans published after 2030 shall contain the plans published after 2035 shall contain the
information listed in the first subparagraph, information listed in the first subparagraph,
points (c) to (i). points (c) to (i).
Amendment 132

2. Each Member State shall carry out (2) Each Member State may carry out a
a public consultation process prior to the public consultation process prior to the
adoption or modification of its national adoption or modification of its national
action plan in accordance with the action plan in accordance with the
requirements of Directive 2001/42/EC of requirements of Directive 2001/42/EC of
Council85. Council85. Member States shall make sure
that users representatives as well as all
relevant research and development bodies
and extension services shall be involved
in the design, implementation and
evaluation of the national plan.
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Amendment 133
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3. National action plans shall deleted

contain a summary of the public
consultation process carried out before
their adoption and list authorities
responsible for their implementation.
Amendment 134

4. National action plans shall be 4. National action plans shall be

consistent with the plans of Member States consistent with the plans of Member States
drawn-up in accordance with Directives drawn-up in accordance with Directives
91/676/EEC, 92/43/EEC, 2000/60/EC, 91/676/EEC, 92/43/EEC, 2000/60/EC,
2008/50/EC, 2009/147/EC and (EU) 2008/50/EC, 2009/147/EC and (EU)
2016/2284 and Regulation xxx/xxx on 2016/2284 and Regulation xxx/xxx on
nature restoration [reference to adopted act nature restoration [reference to adopted act
to be inserted], be consistent with the CAP to be inserted], be consistent with the CAP
Strategic Plans drawn-up in accordance Strategic Plans drawn-up in accordance
with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 and shall with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115.
contain explanations how the national
action plan is consistent with those plans.
Amendment 135

5a. Member States geographically

located at the EU's border, which are
exposed to pests from neighbouring third
countries which use chemicals banned in
the EU, may take measures tailored to
these regions in their national action
plans taking into account the particular
needs related to the specific pests and
crops conditions in these regions.
Amendment 136
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Article 9 – title
9 Information on national 2030 9 Provision of further information on

reduction targets in national action plans national 2035 reduction targets in
connection with the adoption of the
national action plans.
Amendment 137

1. National action plans published 1. The published information shall

until and including 2030 shall include all include:
of the following information related to the
national 2030 reduction targets:
Amendment 138

(a) a list of at least the 5 active deleted

substances that most strongly influence
the trend in the reduction in the use and
risk of chemical plant protection
products, and of the use of the more
hazardous plant protection products, as
determined by applying the methodology
set out in Annex I, during the 3 years
preceding the adoption of the national
action plan;
Amendment 139

(b) a list of the crops on which each deleted

of the active substances referred to in
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point (a) are most widely used and the
number of hectares of each crop treated;
Amendment 140

(c) a list of pests against which the deleted

active substances referred to in point (a)
are used on the crops referred to in point
(b);
Amendment 141

(d) for each of the pests referred to in deleted

point (c), a list of non-chemical methods
used or likely to be available by 2030.
Amendment 142

(da) a list of information on

professionally used application devices
for which the Member State applies
different control requirements in
accordance with Article 32(1);
Amendment 143

(db) a link to the relevant parts of the

CAP strategic plans drawn up in
accordance with Regulation (EU)
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2021/2115, which include plans for an
increase in land used for organic farming
Amendment 144

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) Member States' contribution to the

Union-wide reduction targets for 2030
using the calculation methodology set out
in [...].
Amendment 145

2. For each non-chemical method deleted

listed in accordance with paragraph 1,
point (d), national action plans shall
indicate all of the following:
(a) the estimated scale of its use,
based on data on the sale of plant
protection products, surveys and expert
judgement, during the 3 calendar years
action plan, together with a national
indicative target for increasing its use by
2030 and a list of potential obstacles to
achieving this increase;
(b) a list of measures and other
actions to be taken by the Member State
and by other actors to address the
potential obstacles referred to in point (a),
with a detailed timeline of intermediary
steps and the authorities responsible for
each step to be taken by the Member
State.
Justification
This paragraph is deleted in order to facilitate the drafting of the national plans and lessen
the administrative burden on the Member States.
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Amendment 146

3. In relation to at least the 5 crops 3. In relation to the crops that most

that most strongly influenced the trend in strongly influenced the trend in the use and
the use and risk of chemical plant risk of chemical plant protection products,
protection products, and the trend in the and the trend in the use of the more
use of the more hazardous plant protection hazardous plant protection products, as
products, as determined by applying the determined by applying the methodology
methodology set out in Annex I, during the set out in Annex I, during the 3 years
3 years preceding the adoption of the preceding the adoption of the national
national action plan, the national action action plan, the national action plan shall
plan shall indicate all of the following: indicate a list of measures and other
potential obstacles, with a timeline and
the authorities responsible.
Amendment 147

(a) the percentage of all plant deleted

protection products used on those crops
which were biological controls during the
3 calendar years preceding the adoption
of the national action plan, together with
the national indicative targets for
increasing that percentage by 2030 and a
list of the potential obstacles to achieving
that increased percentage;
Amendment 148

(b) a list of measures and other deleted

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potential obstacles referred to in point (a),
with a detailed timeline of intermediary
steps and the authorities responsible for
each step to be taken by the Member
State.
Amendment 149

4. National action plans shall also deleted

include national indicative targets for
increasing the percentage of overall sales
of plant protection products which are not
chemical plant protection products from a
baseline period of the 3 calendar years
action plan.
Amendment 150

Article 10
Article 10 deleted
Annual progress and implementation
reports
1. By 31 August every year, but not
sooner than [OP: please insert the date –
30 months after the date of application of
this Regulation], each Member State shall
submit to the Commission an annual
progress and implementation report
containing the information listed in
Annex II.
2. The annual progress and
implementation report shall include:
(a) all trends in progress towards
achieving the national 2030 reduction
targets as set out in Part 1 of Annex II,
calculated in accordance with the
methodology set out in Annex I as the
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difference between the average of the
years 2015-2017 and the year ending 20
months prior to the publication;
(b) all trends in progress towards
achieving national indicative targets set
out in Article 9(2), point (a), Article 9(3),
point (a), and Article 9(4) ), calculated
annually as the difference between the
extent of use in the 3 calendar years
action plan in accordance with Article
9(1) and the calendar year ending 20
months prior to the publication of the
relevant annual progress and
implementation report;
(c) all other quantitative data in relation
to implementation of this Regulation as
set out in Part 2 of Annex II;
(d) the outcome of the evaluation of the
results of each harmonised risk indicator
carried out in accordance with Article
36(1);
(e) all trends in progress towards
achieving an increase in the utilised
agricultural area under organic farming
referred to in Article 8(1), point (d).
3. Each Member State shall publish its
annual progress and implementation
report on a website and inform the
Commission thereof.
4.
The Commission may request a Member
State to include further details in its
annual progress and implementation
report.
Within 2 months of receipt of the
Commission’s request, the Member State
concerned shall respond to the request
and shall publish its response on the
website referred to in paragraph 3.
5. The Commission shall publish annual
progress and implementation reports of
the Member States on a website.
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt
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delegated acts in accordance with Article
40 amending Annex II in order to take
into account data relevant to the
products.
Amendment 151

Commission’s analysis of annual progress Commission’s analysis of progress and

and implementation reports implementation reports
Amendment 152

1. By … [OP: please insert the date – deleted

2 years after the date of application of this
Regulation], and every 2 years thereafter
until 2030, the Commission shall publish
on a website an analysis of:
(a) the trends in progress towards the
Union 2030 reduction targets;
(b) Member States’ progress towards
achieving the national 2030 reduction
targets.
Amendment 153

3. Following the analysis referred to deleted

in paragraph 2, the Commission may
make a recommendation to a Member
State to take any of the following actions:
(a) take additional measures;
(b) increase the level of ambition of any
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of national indicative target set out in
Article 9(2), point (a), Article 9(3), point
(a), and Article 9(4).
Amendment 154

4. A Member State that has received deleted

to take additional measures in accordance
with paragraph 3 shall provide one of the
following pieces of information in its
implementation report:
(a) a description of measures taken as a
response to the recommendation;
(b) the reasons for not following the
Commission’s recommendation.
Amendment 155

5. A Member State that has received deleted

in accordance with paragraph 3, point
(b), to increase the level of ambition of a
national indicative target set out in Article
9(2), point (a), Article 9(3), point (a),or
Article 9(4) shall take one of the
following actions:
(a) change the level of the relevant target
as set out in the recommendation by
amending its national action plan within
6 months after receiving the
recommendation;
(b) provide reasons for not following the
Commission’s recommendation in its
implementation report.
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Amendment 156

6. Where, on the basis of its analysis deleted

of the annual progress and
implementation reports, the Commission
concludes that the progress achieved is
insufficient for the collective achievement
of the Union 2030 reduction targets, it
shall propose measures and exercise its
other powers at Union level in order to
ensure the collective achievement of those
targets. Such measures shall take into
consideration the level of ambition of
contributions to the Union 2030 reduction
targets by Member States set out in the
national 2030 reduction targets adopted
by them.
Amendment 157

7. By … [OP: please insert the date – deleted

5 years from the date of application of
this Regulation], the Commission shall
submit a report on annual progress and
implementation reports to the European
Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 158

(a) by applying Article 13 where no (a) by applying Article 13 where no

crop-specific rules have been adopted for crop or crop-group specific guidelines
the relevant crop and area in accordance have been adopted for the relevant crop
with Article 15 by the Member State in and area in accordance with Article 15 by
which they operate; the Member State in which they operate;
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Justification
For certain types of crops, such as ornamental, herbs and some horticultural crops, there are
no scientific data supporting the establishment of specific guidelines for each crop, thus the
possibility of establishing guidelines covering several similar crops in one must be foresseen.
This modification should should be reflected throughout the text, where relevant.
Amendment 159

(b) by applying crop-specific rules (b) by applying crop our crop-group

adopted by the Member State in which they specific guidelines adopted by the Member
operate for the relevant crop and area in State in which they operate for the relevant
accordance with Article 15 and crop and area in accordance with Article
performing the actions set out in Article 15.
13(8).
Amendment 160

2. Advisors shall provide advice that 2. Sufficient information shall be

is consistent with the applicable crop- made available to the professional user
specific rules and with integrated pest with regard to the applicable crop-specific
management. guidelines and integrated pest
management.
Amendment 161

Obligations of professional users and Guidelines on integrated pest management

advisors related to integrated pest
management
Amendment 162

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1. Professional users shall first apply deleted

measures that do not require the use of
chemical plant protection products for the
prevention or suppression of harmful
organisms before resorting to application
Amendment 163

A professional user’s records referred to in A professional user’s records referred to in

Article 14(1) shall demonstrate that he or Article 14(1) is expected that he or she has
she has considered all of the following considered all of the applicable options
options: from the list below, before resorting to
plant protection products:
Amendment 164

- Use of methods of capture of

harmful organisms through biotechnical
systems based on sexual attraction of
males
Amendment 165

Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1 b (new)
– Where feasible, digital and

precision farming technologies able to
provide professional users with support in
implementing the options listed in Art
14(2), with specific regard to crop
rotation, seed selection, habitat location
and potential, optimised fertilisation
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based on soil data.
Amendment 166

— use of resistant or tolerant cultivars – where necessary, use of resistant or

and high quality or certified seed and tolerant cultivars and healthy, standard or
planting material, certified seed and planting material,
Amendment 167

— protection and enhancement of – protection and enhancement of

important beneficial organisms, including important beneficial organisms, including
beneficial plant protection measures or the suitable plant protection measures or the
utilisation of ecological infrastructures utilisation of natural or semi-natural
inside and outside production sites, structural elements of ecosystems and
landscapes that are important for the
provision of ecosystem services inside and
outside production sites,
Amendment 168

- In the case of arboreal vegetation,

endotherapy or trunk injection
application methods of individualised
targeting and low or zero drift.
Amendment 169

Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 7 b (new)
- - semiochemical-based methods
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for capturing harmful organisms;
Amendment 170

Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 7 c (new)
– biological pest control.
Amendment 171

Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 7 d (new)
– use of low-risk plant protection

products;
Amendment 172

Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 7 e (new)
– use of new breeding techniques to

enhance crop resilience.
Amendment 173

Where a professional user has not applied deleted

a measure listed in the first subparagraph
of this paragraph, the records referred to
in Article 14(1) shall contain reasons
thereof.
Justification
This information is difficult to export to an electronic register and complicates the farmer’s
tasks in terms of registration.
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Amendment 174

3. Professional users shall monitor 3. Where possible, professional users

harmful organisms by appropriate methods shall monitor harmful organisms by
and tools. Such methods and tools shall appropriate methods and tools. Such
include at least one of the following: methods and tools shall include at least one
of the following:
Amendment 175

4. Professional users shall use 4. Professional users shall use the

biological controls, physical and other most suitable method based on the
non-chemical methods. Professional principles of integrated pest management,
users may only use chemical methods if taking into account the following
they are necessary to achieve acceptable conditions:
levels of harmful organism control after
all other non-chemical methods as set out
in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 have been
exhausted and where any of the following
conditions has been satisfied:
Amendment 176

(a) the results of monitoring of deleted

harmful organisms show, based on
recorded observation, that chemical plant
protection measures need to be applied in
a timely manner because of the presence
of a sufficiently high number of harmful
organisms.
Amendment 177
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(b) where justified by a decision- deleted

support system, or by an advisor who
meets the conditions laid down in Article
23, the professional user decides, by way
of a recorded decision, to use chemical
plant protection products methods for
preventative reasons.
Amendment 178

(ba) where justified by a decision-

support system, including historical
records on disease monitoring, or by an
advisor who meets the conditions laid
down in Article 23, the professional user
decides, by way of recorded decision, to
use seed treatment among other
anticipative methods.
Justification
Seed treatment is a sustainable IMP practice because it allows to use lower doses of PPPs
during the later stages of the plant growth. Therefore it should be enlisted among the
anticipative methods of IMP.
Amendment 179

5. Professional users shall apply deleted

plant protection products that are as
specific as possible to control the harmful
organisms and have the least side effects
on human health, non-target organisms
and the environment.
Amendment 180
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6. Professional users shall keep the 6. Professional users shall keep the
use of chemical plant protection products use of chemical plant protection products
and other forms of intervention to levels and other forms of intervention to levels
that do not exceed the levels that are that do not exceed the levels that are
absolutely necessary to control the harmful necessary to control the harmful organisms
organisms and that do not increase the risk and that do not increase the risk for
for development of resistance in development of resistance in populations of
populations of harmful organisms. Where harmful organisms. Where possible,
possible, professional users shall use the professional users may use measures such
following measures: as
Amendment 181

(aa) Optimal timing of application.
Amendment 182

(d) spot application. deleted
Amendment 183

Where a plant protection measure Professional users shall use plant

involves repeated use of plant protection protection products with different modes of
products, professional users shall use plant action where such products are available.
protection products with different modes of
action.
Amendment 184
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8. Professional users shall perform deleted

all of the following actions:
(a) check and document the level of
success of the applied plant protection
measures on the basis of the records on
the use of plant protection products and
other interventions, and the monitoring of
harmful organisms;
(b) apply the information obtained by
performing the actions referred to in
point (a) as part of the decision-making
process regarding future interventions.
Amendment 185


adopt delegated acts in accordance with adopt implementing acts in accordance
Article 40 amending this Article in order to with Article 40 amending this Article in
take into account technical progress and order to take into account technical
scientific developments. progress and scientific developments.
Amendment 186

Article 14
[...] deleted
Amendment 187

Implementation of integrated pest Implementation of integrated pest
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management using crop-specific rules management using crop-specific
guidelines
Justification
IPM as a system is a fundamental element of a sustainable and future-oriented agriculture. It

is not, however, a mathematical system: two farmers managing the same crop in a different
way may be correctly complying with the principles of IPM. IPM guidelines cannot,
therefore, be laid down as pre-established criteria that must be complied with. It would be
impossible to compile all the scenarios that a farmer may encounter. The term ‘rule’ is
deleted throughout the chapter.
Amendment 188

1. Member States shall adopt 1. Member States may adopt

agronomic requirements based on agronomic requirements based on
integrated pest management controls that integrated pest management controls that
must be adhered to when growing or must be adhered to when growing or
storing a particular crop and are designed storing a particular crop. The crop-specific
to ensure that chemical crop protection is rules shall implement the principles of
only used after all other non-chemical integrated pest management, set out in
methods have been exhausted and when a Article 13, for the relevant crop and may
threshold for intervention is reached be set out in a binding legal act.
(‘crop-specific rules’). The crop-specific
rules shall implement the principles of
integrated pest management, set out in
Article 13, for the relevant crop and be set
out in a binding legal act.
Amendment 189

1a. Member States shall establish

appropriate incentives to prompt
professional users to implement crop- or
sector-specific guidelines for integrated
pest management on a voluntary basis.
Public authorities or organisations
representing particular professional users
may draw up such guidelines. Member
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States shall refer to those guidelines that
they consider relevant and appropriate in
their National Action Plans.
Amendment 190

a competent authority responsible for a competent authority, body or agency
ensuring that the crop-specific rules are responsible for ensuring that the crop or
scientifically robust and comply with this crop-group specific guidelines are
Article. scientifically robust, considering the
diversity of local agronomic conditions
and complying with this Article.
Amendment 191

3. By … [OP: please insert the date = deleted

the first day in the month following 24
months after the date of entry into force
shall have in place effective and
enforceable crop-specific rules, for crops
covering an area that accounts for at least
90 % of its utilised agricultural area
(excluding kitchen gardens). Member
States shall determine the geographic
scope of those rules taking account of
relevant agronomic conditions, including,
the type of soil and crops and the
prevailing climatic conditions.
Amendment 192

4. At least 9 months prior to the point deleted
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in time when a crop-specific rule becomes
applicable under national law, the
Member State shall perform all of the
following actions:
(a) publish a draft for public
consultation;
(b) take into account comments
received from stakeholders and members
of the public on the draft in a transparent
manner;
(c) submit the draft that takes into
account the comments as referred to in
point (b) to the Commission.
Justification
An overly unwieldly procedure should be done away with, and can be simplified, for instance
by notifying the Commission each time new requirements are adopted at national level.
Amendment 193

5. Where the Commission is notified deleted

of a draft in accordance with paragraph
4, point (c), it may within 6 months of
receipt of the draft object to its adoption
by a Member State, if it considers that the
draft does not comply with the criteria set
out in paragraph 6. If the Commission
objects, the Member State shall refrain
from adopting the draft until it has
amended the text so as to remedy the
shortcomings identified in the
Commission’s objections. The absence of
a reaction from the Commission in
accordance with this paragraph to a draft
crop–specific rule shall not prejudice any
action or decision which might be taken
by the Commission under other Union
acts.
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Justification
An overly unwieldly procedure should be done away with, and can be simplified, for example
by notifying the Commission each time new requirements are adopted at national level.
Amendment 194

6. The crop-specific rules shall 6. The crop-specific guidelines shall

convert the requirements of integrated include, among others, the following:
pest management laid down in Article 13
into verifiable criteria by, among others,
specifying the following:
Justification
Verifiable criteria for IPM can only be set in some cases.
Amendment 195

(b) the non-chemical interventions (b) the non-chemical interventions

involving cultural, physical and biological involving cultural, physical and biological
control which are effective against the control which are available, affordable,
harmful organisms referred to in point (a) economically sustainable and effective
and qualitative criteria or conditions under against the harmful organisms referred to
which these interventions are to be made; in point (a) and qualitative criteria or
conditions under which these interventions
may be made;
Amendment 196

(c) the low-risk plant protection deleted

products or alternatives to chemical plant
protection products which are effective
against the harmful organisms referred to
in point (a) and qualitative criteria or
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conditions under which these
interventions are to be made;
Justification
Companies, whether large or SMEs, sell and advertise their plant protection products as
effective against the harmful organisms for which they are registered. It is not for public
authorities to promote any given product, and could give rise to various problems. Nor is it
always possible to establish quantitative criteria or thresholds for the application of
chemicals.
Amendment 197

(d) chemical plant protection products deleted

that are not low-risk plant protection
products and that are effective against the
harmful organisms referred to in point
(a) and qualitative criteria or conditions
under which these interventions are to be
made;
Justification
Companies, whether large or SMEs, sell and advertise their plant protection products as
effective against the harmful organisms for which they are registered. It is not for public
authorities to promote any given product; this could give rise to various problems. Nor is it
always possible to establish quantitative criteria or thresholds for the application of
chemicals.
Amendment 198

(e) the quantitative criteria or deleted

conditions under which chemical plant
protection products may be used after all
other means of control that do not require
the use of chemical plant protection
products have been exhausted;
Amendment 199
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(f) the measurable criteria or deleted

conditions under which more hazardous
plant protection products may be used
after all other means of control that do
not require the use of chemical plant
protection products have been exhausted.
Amendment 200

(g) the obligation to record deleted

observations demonstrating that the
relevant threshold value has been
reached.
Amendment 201

7. Each Member State shall review its 7. Each Member State shall review its
crop-specific rules annually and update crop or crop-group specific guidelines
them where necessary, including when it is regularly and update them where
needed to reflect changes in the availability necessary, in ligth with new scientific
of harmful organism control tools. knowledge, including when it is needed to
reflect changes in the availability of
harmful organism control tools.
Amendment 202

8. A Member State that is planning deleted

to update a crop-specific rule shall, at
least 6 months before the update becomes
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applicable under national law:
(a) publish a draft of the updated
rules for public consultation;
(b) take into account comments
received from stakeholders and members
of the public on the draft in a transparent
manner;
(c) submit the draft that takes into
account the comments as referred to in
point (b) to the Commission.
Justification
The proposed updating procedure is overly complex and could be simplified by notifying the
Commission each time a new requirement is adopted at national level.
Amendment 203

9. Where the Commission is notified deleted

of a draft under paragraph 8, it may
within 3 months of receipt of the draft
object to the updating of the crop-specific
rule by a Member State, if it considers
that the draft does not comply with the
criteria set out in paragraph 6. If the
Commission objects, the Member State
shall refrain from updating the crop-
specific rule until it has amended the text
so as to remedy the shortcomings
identified in the Commission’s objections.
The absence of a reaction from the
Commission in accordance with this
paragraph to a draft crop–specific rule
shall not prejudice any action or decision
which might be taken by the Commission
under other Union acts.
Justification
The proposed procedure is overly complex. It would suffice to inform the Commission’s staff
whenever an IPM guideline is revised or updated at national level.
Amendment 204
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10. A Member State with significant 10. A Member State with significant
climatic or agronomic differences between climatic or agronomic differences between
regions, shall adopt crop-specific rules for regions, shall adopt crop or crop-group
each of those regions. specific guidelines for each of those
regions.
Amendment 205

11. Each Member State shall publish all 11. Each Member State shall publish all
of its crop-specific rules on a single of its crop-specific guidelines on a single
website. website.
Amendment 206

13. By … [OP: please insert the date = 13. By … [OP: please insert the date =
the first day of the month following 7 years the first day of the month following 7 years
Regulation], the Commission shall submit Regulation], the Commission shall submit
a report to the European Parliament and the a report to the European Parliament and the
Council on the adoption and enforcement Council on the adoption and enforcement
of crop-specific rules in the Member States of crop-specific guidelines in the Member
and the compliance of those rules with States and the compliance of those
Article 15. guidelines with Article 15.
Amendment 207

Article 16
[...] deleted
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Justification
Electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register represents
an enormous administrative and financial burden both for farmers and national
administrations, so it should be excluded from the regulation.
Amendment 208

(b) uses the services of an independent (b) uses, when appropriate, the
advisor in accordance with Article 26(3). services of an independent advisor or
decision support system in accordance
with Article 26(3).
Amendment 209

2. More hazardous plant protection 2. Plant protection products that

products may only be used and purchased contain one or more active substances
by professional users. that are classified as candidated for
substitution according to Article 24 of
Regulation (EU) 1107/2009, may only be
used and purchased by professional users.
Amendment 210

(a) the equipment has successfully (a) the equipment has successfully
passed inspection and the results have passed inspection;
been recorded in the electronic register of
in accordance with Article 31(6);
Amendment 211

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1. The use of all plant protection 1. In line with Article 3(16), Member
products is prohibited in all sensitive areas States shall define sensitive areas as part
and within 3 metres of such areas. This 3 of their National Action Plans, in such a
metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by way that the general public, vulnerable
using alternative risk-mitigation groups and ecologically sensitive areas
techniques. are appropriately protected. These
definitions shall be assessed by the
Commission before approving the
relevant Member States’ National Action
Plan. The use of all plant protection
products shall be restricted to “biological
control” defined in Article 3, paragraph 1
point 23, low-risk and other approved
substances (group 2 of Annex I),
substances that are authorised by
Member States for use in their national
certification schemes for integrated pest
management, in accordance with Article
14 of Directive 2009/128/EC, as well as
all plant protection products allowed in
organic agriculture in sensitive areas as
defined by Member States, and within 3
meters of such areas. Deviation of this 3
meter buffer zone shall be justified by the
Member State in its National Action Plan,
if the risk for the sensitive area is
negligible, by the use of alternative risk-
Amendment 212

Member States can further restrict the use

of plant protection products in sensitive
areas on the basis of an evaluation of the
potential public health and environmental
risks.
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Amendment 213

3. By way of derogation from 3. By way of derogation from the

paragraph 1, a competent authority measures established by a Member State
designated by a Member State may permit according to paragraph 1, a competent
a professional user to use a plant protection authority designated by a Member State
product in a sensitive area for a limited may permit a professional user to use a
period with a precisely defined start and plant protection product in a sensitive area
end date that is the shortest possible but for a limited period with a precisely
does not exceed 60 days, provided that all defined start and end date that is the
of the following conditions are met: shortest possible but does not exceed 120
days, provided that:
Amendment 214

(a) a proven serious and exceptional (a) one of the following two
risk of the spread of quarantine pests or conditions is met:
invasive alien species exists;
Amendment 215

Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point a – point i (new)
i) a proven serious and exceptional

risk of the spread of quarantine pests or
invasive alien species exists,
Amendment 216

Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point a – point ii (new)
ii) a proven serious and exceptional

risk exists of the spread of new
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quarantine pests or invasive alien species,
which are at the pre-assessment stage in
accordance with subsection 1 of Section 3
of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031
of the European Parliament of the
Council of 26 October 20161a on
protective measures against pests of
plants,
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Amendment 217

(b) there is no technically feasible (b) and

lower risk alternative control technique to
contain the spread of quarantine pests or
invasive alien species.
there is no technically feasible lower risk
alternative control technique to contain the
spread of quarantine pests or invasive alien
species as set out in points (a)(i) and (ii)
of this paragraph.
Amendment 218

4. An application by a professional deleted

user for a permit for the use of a plant
protection product in a sensitive area
shall include the information necessary to
demonstrate that the conditions set out in
paragraph 3 are met.
Amendment 219

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in paragraph 3 shall decide on the in paragraph 3 shall decide on the
application for a permit for the use of a application for a permit for the use of a
plant protection product within 2 weeks of plant protection product in a timely
its submission. manner to ensure that the risk as referred
to in point (a) of paragraph 3 is avoided,
and at the latest within 1 week of its
submission.
Amendment 220

6. The permit to use a plant protection 6. The permit to use a plant protection
product in a sensitive area shall indicate all product in a sensitive area as referred in
of the following: paragraph 3 shall indicate all of the
following:
Amendment 221

(a) the conditions for limited and (a) the conditions for limited and
controlled use by the applicant; controlled use;
Amendment 222

(b) the obligation to display notices (b) if necessary for the protection of
regarding use of plant protection products the general public and vulnerable groups,
on the perimeter of the area to be treated, the obligation to display notices regarding
and any specific form such display is to use of plant protection products on the
take; perimeter of the area to be treated, and any
specific form such display is to take;
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Amendment 223

7. A professional user that has been 7. If necessary for the protection of

granted a permit to use a plant protection the general public and vulnerable groups,
product in a sensitive area shall display a professional user that has been granted a
notices to that regard on the perimeter of permit to use a plant protection product in
the area to be treated in the form indicated a sensitive area shall display notices to that
in the permit. regard on the perimeter of the area to be
treated in the form indicated in the permit.
Amendment 224

(b) the evidence for the exceptional deleted

circumstances justifying the application
of a plant protection product;
Amendment 225

(c) the start and end date of the (c) the start and end date of the
approval period of the permit, which shall approval period of the permit, which shall
not exceed 60 consecutive days; not exceed 120 consecutive days;
Amendment 226

Article 19
Article 19 deleted
Measures to protect the aquatic
environment and drinking water
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1. The use of all plant protection products
is prohibited on all surface waters and
within 3 metres of such waters. This 3
metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by
using alternative risk-mitigation
techniques.
2. Member States may establish larger
mandatory buffer zones adjacent to
surface waters.
3. By … [OP: please insert the date of
application of this Regulation], Member
States shall have in place appropriate
measures to avoid deterioration of surface
and groundwater status as well as coastal
and marine waters and allow achievement
of good surface and groundwater status,
to protect the aquatic environment and
drinking water supplies from the impact
of plant protection products to achieve, at
least, the objectives set out in Directives
2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC, 2008/105/EC,
2008/56/EC and (EU) 2020/2184.
Amendment 227

(a) there is no technically feasible (a) there is no technically feasible

alternative application method to the aerial alternative application method to the aerial
application due to inaccessible terrain; application due to inaccessible or
impassable terrain;
Amendment 228

Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) the aerial application has a less (b) the aerial application has a less
negative impact on human health and the negative impact on human health and the
environment than any alternative environment than any alternative
application method either because the application method either because the
aerial application equipment can be aerial application equipment can be
deployed on the relevant terrain in a faster deployed on the relevant terrain in a faster
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timescale than land-based equipment and timescale than land-based equipment and
avoids a situation where the number of avoids a situation where the number of
plant pests increases due to the longer time plant pests increases due to the longer time
period required for land-based deployment period required for land-based deployment
or because it minimizes soil erosion when or because it minimizes soil erosion or
adverse weather conditions make the land compactation when adverse weather
unsuitable for land vehicles, and all of the conditions make the land unsuitable for
following conditions are met: land vehicles, and all of the following
conditions are met:
Amendment 229

(b) the validity period of the permit for (b) the validity period of the permit for
aerial application, which shall be for a aerial application, which shall be for a
limited period with a precisely defined start limited period with a precisely defined start
and end date that is the shortest possible and end date that is the shortest possible
and shall not exceed 60 days; and shall not exceed 60 days, except under
emergency situations as foreseen in
article 53 of Regulation (EU) 1107/2009;
Amendment 230

(d) the name of the plant protection (d) the name and authorisation
product or products; number of the plant protection product or
products;
Amendment 231

5. A professional user that has been deleted

granted a permit for aerial application
shall at least 2 days before the date of
each specific aerial application display
notices to that effect on the perimeter of
the area to be treated.
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Amendment 232

2. An aerial application by an 2. Aerial applications by an

unmanned aircraft may be exempted by the unmanned aircraft may be exempted by the
Member State from the prohibition laid Member State from the prohibition laid
down in Article 20(1) where factors down in Article 20(1) where the risks
related to the use of the unmanned aircraft arising from the use of the unmanned
demonstrate that the risks from its use are aircraft are comparable to the risks arising
lower than the risks arising from other from other aerial equipment and land-based
aerial equipment and land-based application equipment. The following
application equipment. These factors shall criteria have to be considered:
include criteria relating to:
Amendment 233

(d) the availability of plant protection (d) the availability of plant protection
products authorized for use as ultra-low products authorized for use including,
volume formulations in the relevant when authorised, as ultra-low volume
Member State; formulations in the relevant Member State;
Amendment 234

(e) potential use of unmanned aircraft (e) potential use of unmanned aircraft
in conjunction with real time kinematic in conjunction with real time kinematic
precision farming in certain cases; precision farming and associated volume
saving potentials;
Justification
Targeted application of plant protection products by drones has a huge potential to

contribute to the reduction of volume of plant protection products required to tackle pests and
therefore should be particularly considered.
Amendment 235
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(g) potential concurrent use of deleted

multiple unmanned aircraft in the same
area.
Amendment 236

Article 21 a (new)
Article 21a
Application of plant protection products
by application techniques of low drift
1. Member States shall allow the
application of plant protection products
by application techniques of low drift,
such as endotherapy, in any of the
following situations;
(a) the low drift application technique has
a less negative impact on human health
and the environment than any alternative
application method either because the
application technique does not pose a
danger to the contamination of soil,
water, or air or because the method of
application does not pose any risk to
human health since the plant protection
product remains entirely in the plant
treated by this technique;
(b) The application method represents the
most negligible negative impact for
products resulting from agricultural
exploitation, where the application
technique ensures that neither the flower
nor the fruit of the treated plant can be
affected by the treatment of the plant
protection product;
2. An application by a professional use
for a permit to use of applications
techniques of low drift shall include
information regarding the following
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conditions:
(a) The application equipment used for
the application of the plant protection
product is registered in the electronic
register of application equipment in
professional use referred to in Article
33(1);
(b) The accessories of the application
equipment constitute the best available
technology to apply the plant protection
products accurately and to ensure the
lowest drift possible;
(c) The plant protection product is
authorised for the use of low drift
application techniques Regulation (EC)
No 1107/2009;
3. Where a permit for the application of
plant protection products by application
techniques of low drift is granted before
the first possible day of application, the
competent authority referred to in
paragraph 2 shall make public the
following information:
(a) The location and surface area where
products via application techniques of low
drift fill be carried, indicated on a map;
(b) The validity period of the permit for
the use of plant protection products via
application techniques of low drift;
(c) The name of the plant protection
product or products;
(d) The application equipment to be used
and the risk mitigation measures to be
taken.
Amendment 237

(b) handling of packaging and (b) handling of empty packaging and

remnants of plant protection products; remnants of plant protection products;
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Amendment 238

Advice on the use of a plant protection Where necessary, advice on the use of a
product to a professional user may only be plant protection product to a professional
given by an advisor for whom a training user may only be given by an advisor for
certificate has been issued for following whom a training certificate has been issued
courses for advisors in accordance with for following courses for advisors in
Article 25 or who has a proof of entry in a accordance with Article 25 or is registered
central electronic register for following in a central electronic register after
25(5). Article 25(5).
Justification
The requirement to seek advice should only apply to large farms and/or farms which make
intensive use of plant-protection products.
Amendment 239

Requirements for the sale of plant Requirements for the sale and distribution
protection products of plant protection products
Amendment 240

1. A distributor shall only sell a plant 1. A distributor shall only sell a plant
protection product authorised for protection product authorised for
professional use to a purchaser or his or her professional use to a purchaser or his or her
representative when that distributor has representative when that distributor has
checked, at the time of purchase, that the checked, at the latest at the time of
purchaser or representative is a purchase, that the purchaser or
professional user and holds a training representative is a professional user and
certificate for following courses for holds a training certificate for following
professional users issued in accordance courses for professional users issued in
with Article 25 or has a proof of entry in a accordance with Article 25 or is registered
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central electronic register for following in a central electronic register after
25(5). Article 25(5) or through Decision Support
Systems that contain advice on the use of
plant protection products that reproduce
product label recommendations and takes
into account documented IPM rules as
recognised by Member States competent
authorities.
Amendment 241

2. Where a purchaser is a legal person, 2. Where a purchaser is a legal person,

a distributor may sell a plant protection a distributor may sell a plant protection
product authorised for professional use to a product authorised for professional use to a
representative of the purchaser of the plant representative of the purchaser of the plant
protection product when that distributor protection product when that distributor
has checked, at the time of purchase, that has checked, at the latest at the time of
the representative is the holder of a training purchase, that the representative is the
certificate for following courses for holder of a training certificate for
professional users issued in accordance following courses for professional users
with Article 25 or has a proof of entry in a issued in accordance with Article 25 or
central electronic register for following registered in a central electronic register
such courses in accordance with Article after following such courses in accordance
25(5). with Article 25(5).
Amendment 242

3. A distributor shall direct a 3. A distributor shall direct a non-

purchaser of a plant protection product to professional purchaser of a plant
read its label prior to use and to use the protection product to read its label prior to
product in accordance with the instructions use and to use the product in accordance
on the label and shall inform the purchaser with the instructions on the label and shall
of the website referred to in Article 27. inform the purchaser of the website
referred to in Article 27.
Justification
Professional users trained in accordance with Article 25 are sufficiently aware of
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appropriate choice and use of plant protection products.
Amendment 243

5. Each distributor shall ensure that it 5. Each distributor shall ensure that it
has sufficient staff that hold a training has sufficient staff that hold a training
certificate for following courses for certificate for following courses for
distributors issued in accordance with distributors issued in accordance with
Article 25 or has a proof of entry in a Article 25. The distributor and staff
central electronic register for following holding a training certificte shall be
such courses in accordance with Article registered in a central electronic register.
25(5) available at the time of sale to The distributor shall be available at the
provide adequate responses to purchasers time of sale to provide adequate assistance
of plant protection products at the moment to the staff and to purchasers of plant
of sale on their use, related health and protection products at the moment of sale
environmental risks and the appropriate on their use, related health and
safety instructions to manage those risks. environmental risks and the appropriate
safety instructions to manage those risks.
Amendment 244

6. The distributor referred to in deleted

paragraph 5 shall inform the purchaser
of a plant protection product about less
hazardous control techniques before the
purchaser buys a plant protection product
with a higher risk for human health and
the environment.
Amendment 245

(c) extensive training for advisors on (c) ongoing training for advisors on the
the subjects listed in Annex III with subjects listed in Annex III with particular
particular emphasis on the application of emphasis on the application of integrated
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integrated pest management. pest management.
Amendment 246

a competent authority or authorities a competent authority or authorities
responsible for the implementation of the responsible for the implementation of the
system for the training and certification of system for the training and certification of
all training referred to in paragraph 1 and all training referred to in paragraph 1 and
for issuing and renewing training for issuing and renewing training
certificates, updating the central electronic certificates, as well as for the certification
register, providing proof of entry in the for register of distributors, advisors and
central electronic register and overseeing professional users with proved academic
that the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 are certification in scientific areas compatible
carried out by the body that provided the with the subjects referred to in Annex III
training. to this regulation. The competent
authority shall also be responsible for
updating the central electronic register,
providing proof of entry in the central
electronic register and overseeing that the
tasks referred to in paragraph 1 are carried
out by the body that provided the training.
Amendment 247


a central electronic register shall contain a register shall, where relevant, contain the
the following information: following information:
Amendment 248

(b) the employer of the professional deleted

user, distributor or advisor to whom the
training was provided, where that
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employer is a legal person or a natural
person in its professional capacity;
Amendment 249

(g) the validity period of the training (g) the validity period of the training
certificate or entry in the central electronic certificate or entry in the register.
register.
Amendment 250


in accordance with paragraph 2 shall in accordance with paragraph 2 shall
provide electronic proof of entry in a provide proof of entry in a register to a
central electronic register to a professional professional user, distributor or advisor at
user, distributor or advisor at the time the the time the entry is made. Such proof shall
entry is made. Such electronic proof shall include a record of the period of validity of
include a record of the period of validity of the entry in the register.
the entry in the central electronic register.
Amendment 251


a central electronic register shall be valid a central electronic register shall be valid
for 10 years in the case of a distributor or for 10 years both for a distributor or
professional user and for 5 years in the professional user and for an advisor.
case of an advisor.
Justification
The high standards of protection in EU legislation and the constant revisions require
advisors to undergo almost constant training. A validity period of less than 10 years would
add unnecessary red tape.
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Amendment 252

7. Subject to paragraph 6, a training 7. Subject to paragraph 6, a training

certificate or an entry in a central certificate or an entry in a register shall
electronic register shall only be made or only be made or renewed if the holder of
renewed if the holder of the certificate or the certificate or the person whose name
the person whose name has been entered in has been entered in the register
the central electronic register demonstrates demonstrates satisfactory completion of an
satisfactory completion of an initial and initial and follow up training or extensive
follow up training or extensive training training referred to in paragraph 1, point
referred to in paragraph 1, point (a) or (c). (a) or (c).
Amendment 253

8. Notwithstanding paragraph 6, a 8. Notwithstanding paragraph 6, a

training certificate may be issued to a training certificate may be issued to a
person who can demonstrate prior training person who can demonstrate prior training
through formal qualifications that through formal qualifications compatile
demonstrate a more extensive knowledge with the subjects listed in Annex III than
of the subjects listed in Annex III than would be received in the training referred
would be received in the training referred to in paragraph 1.
to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 254


in accordance with paragraph 2 or an in accordance with paragraph 2 or an
appointed body referred to in paragraph 1 appointed body referred to in paragraph 1
shall withdraw a training certificate if it shall withdraw a training certificate if it
was incorrectly issued or renewed or shall was incorrectly issued or renewed or shall
correct an entry in the central electronic correct an entry in the register if it was
register if it was incorrectly introduced. incorrectly introduced.
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Amendment 255

Article 26 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Independent advisory system shall

mean a system made up of a network of
appropriately trained and impartial
advisors providing agriculture-related
advice on integrated pest management to
professional users of plant-protection
products. These advisors shall have no
links whatsoever to companies holding
authorisations for plant-protection
products.
Amendment 256

a competent authority to establish, oversee one or more competent authorities to
and monitor the operation of a system of establish, oversee and monitor the
independent advisors for professional operation of a system of independent
users. That system may make use of the advisors for professional users. That
impartial farm advisors referred to in system may make use of the impartial farm
Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No advisors referred to in Article 15 of
2021/2115, who must be regularly trained Regulation (EU) No 2021/2115, who must
and can be funded under Article 78 of the be regularly trained and can be funded
same regulation. under Article 78 of the same regulation.
Justification
The amendment aims to adapt the system to the different internal administrative structures of
each Member State.
Amendment 257

2. The competent authority referred to 2. In the interests of transparency,
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in paragraph 1 shall ensure that any advisor the competent authority or authorities
registered in the system referred to in that referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that
paragraph (‘independent advisor’) is free any advisor registered in the system
from any conflict of interest and, in referred to in paragraphs -1 and 1
particular, is not in a situation which, (‘independent advisor’) declare any links
directly or indirectly, could affect their to commerical interests which, directly or
ability to carry out their professional duties indirectly, could affect their ability to carry
in an impartial manner. out their professional duties in an impartial
manner. The advisor shall be a trained
agronomist and have the appropriate
skills to promote and advise farmers on
the use of conventional crop protection,
biopesticides as well digital and precision
technologies.
Amendment 258

2a. For the purposes of this Article,

‘independent advisor’ shall mean the
technical and agriculture-related services
of agricultural cooperatives and, in those
Member States which have such a
network, the national advisory networks
for integrated pest management.
Justification
In Spain, the Integrated Crop Treatment Associations (Agrupaciones para Tratamientos

Integrados – ATRIA) and Crop Defence Associations (Agrupaciones de defensa vegetal –
ADV) function very well.
Amendment 259

3. Each professional user shall consult 3. Where relevant, each professional

an independent advisor at least once a year user shall consult an independent advisor
for the purposes of receiving the strategic whenever necessary for the purposes of
advice referred to in paragraph 4. receiving the strategic advice referred to in
paragraph 4. Each Member State may
draw up a list of plants and types of
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agriculture where the intensive use of
plant-protection products requires the
professional user to consult an
independent advisor. Where the
circumstances of the plant protection
measures taken by the professional user
have not changed significantly, a
shortened version of the strategic advice
may be given, and the user does not have
to fulfil all the requirements of paragraph
4. The strategic advice hall be designed in
such a way that it will not cause
disproportionate administrative burden or
cost to professional users. Member States
may, as part of their National Action
Plan, define criteria under which
professional users do not have to comply
with article 3 and 4 of this paragraph.
Such criteria shall ensure that only
professional users are excluded for which
the benefits of the strategic advice will be
negligible.
Justification
Consulting of an independent adviser must not be made into a bureaucratic formality.

Farmers must be free to do so as often as necessary.
Amendment 260

4. An advisor referred to in paragraph 4. An independent advisor referred to

3 shall provide strategic advice on the in paragraph 3 shall provide strategic
following subjects: advice on the following subjects:
Amendment 261

(a) application of relevant control (a) application of relevant control

techniques to prevent harmful organisms; techniques to prevent harmful organisms
and diseases;
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Justification
Digital tools have a huge potential to improve agronomic practices and should be an explicit
part of strategic advice to farmers.
Amendment 262

(c) precision farming techniques, (c) digital and precision farming tools
including use of space data and services; and techniques, including use of seed
treatment, data-based decision-support
systems and space data and services;
Amendment 263

(d) use of non-chemical methods; (d) use of non-chemical methods of

intervention;
Amendment 264

a competent authority to provide a competent authority to provide
information to the public, in particular information to the public, in particular
through awareness-raising programmes, in through awareness-raising programmes, on
relation to the risks associated with the use the occurrence of harmful organisms and
of plant protection products. the associated risks for food quality and in
relation to the benefits and risks associated
with the use of plant protection products.
Amendment 265

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in paragraph 1 shall establish a website or in paragraph 1 shall establish a website or
websites dedicated to providing websites dedicated to providing
information on risks associated with the information on the occurrence of harmful
use of plant protection products. That organisms and benefits and risks
information may be provided directly or by associated with the use of plant protection
providing links to relevant websites of products. That information may be
other national or international bodies. provided directly or by providing links to
relevant websites of other national or
international bodies.
Amendment 266

Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point -a (new)
(-a) agronomic and where applicable

health benefits of the use of plant
Justification
Plant protection products are used in agriculture to protect crops from pests, contributing to
higher and stable yields and consequently to food security, as well as to tackle threats to
human and animal health, such as mycotoxins. Singling out risks associated with plant
protection products is ideologically driven, information to the public should be balanced and
address benefits and risks alike.
Amendment 267

(a) the potential risks to human health (a) the risk assessments that plant
and the environment through acute or protection products must undergo prior to
chronic effects relating to the use of plant authorisation and upon renewal or re-
protection products; authorisation, and the science backing
the safe use of plant protection products
and the potential risks to human health and
the environment through acute or chronic
effects relating to the use of plant
protection products and the strict
authorisation procedures, the applied
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safeguards for professional use and
maximum residue limits;
Amendment 268

(aa) the reason why plant protection

products are used and their role in
agriculture;
Amendment 269

Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
(ab) the occurrence and spread of the

main pests and their impact on crops and
harvested products.
Amendment 270

(ba) risk posed by pests, in particular

quarantine pests and invasive alien
species;
Amendment 271

Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) the benefits of plant health for

crop protection;
Amendment 272
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Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(cb) the potential risks for

occupational health and safety linked to
the use of, or exposure to, plant
Amendment 273

1. By … [OP please insert the date = 1. By … [OP please insert the date =
Regulation], an owner of application Regulation], an inspection body or an
equipment in professional use shall enter owner of application equipment in
the fact that he or she is the owner of the professional use or, where applicable, the
application equipment in the electronic competent authority acting on behalf of
register of application equipment in the owner, shall log the fact that he or she
professional use referred to in Article 33, is the owner of the application equipment
using the form set out in Annex V, unless in the electronic register of application
the Member State in which the owner uses equipment in professional use referred to in
the equipment has exempted that Article 33, using a form containing, as a
equipment from inspection in accordance minimum requirement, the information
with Article 32(3). set out in Annex V, unless the Member
State in which the owner uses the
equipment has exempted that equipment
from inspection in accordance with Article
32(3). Member States shall ensure that
the registration procedure will not result
in disproportionate administrative
burdens or costs for professional users.
Justification
In some Member States, registration of the application equipment in professional use is the
responsibility of the regional authorities.
Amendment 274

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professional use is sold, the seller and the professional use is sold, the seller and the
buyer shall enter the fact of the sale, within buyer or, if applicable, the competent
30 days after the sale, in the electronic authority acting on behalf of the owner
register of application equipment in shall log the fact of the sale, within 30 days
professional use referred to in Article 33, after the sale, in the electronic register of
using the form set out in Annex V, unless application equipment in professional use
the application equipment in professional referred to in Article 33, using a form
use has been exempted from inspection in containing, as a minimum requirement,
the relevant Member State(s) in accordance the information set out in Annex V, unless
with Article 32(3). A similar obligation to the application equipment in professional
enter a transfer of ownership in the use has been exempted from inspection in
electronic register applies in the case of the relevant Member State(s) in accordance
any other changes of ownership of with Article 32(3). A similar obligation to
application equipment in professional use enter a transfer of ownership in the
that has not been exempted from inspection electronic register applies in the case of
in the relevant Member State(s) in any other changes of ownership of
accordance with Article 32(3). application equipment in professional use
that has not been exempted from inspection
in the relevant Member State(s) in
accordance with Article 32(3).
Justification
In some Member States, documenting the sale of the application equipment in professional
use is the responsibility of the regional authorities.
Amendment 275

3. If application equipment in 3. If an application equipment in

professional use is withdrawn from use and professional use is withdrawn from use and
is not intended to be used again, its owner is not intended to be used again, its owner
shall, within 30 days after the withdrawal or, if applicable, the competent authority
from use, enter the fact that the equipment acting on behalf of the owner shall,
has been withdrawn from use in the without undue delay and at least before
electronic register of application equipment the applicable inspection deadline, log the
in professional use referred to in Article fact that the equipment has been withdrawn
33, using the form set out in Annex V. from use in the electronic register of
referred to in Article 33, using a form
containing, as a minimum requirement,
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the information set out in Annex V.
Justification
In some Member States, documenting the withdrawal of application equipment from

professional use is the responsibility of the regional authorities.
Amendment 276

4. If application equipment in 4. If an application equipment in

professional use is returned to use, its professional use is returned to use, its
owner shall, within 30 days after the return owner or, if applicable, the competent
to use, enter that fact in the electronic authority acting on behalf of the owner
register of application equipment in shall, within 30 days after the return to use,
professional use referred to in Article 33 log that fact in the electronic register of
using the form set out in Annex V. application equipment in professional use
referred to in Article 33 a form
containing, as a minimum requirement,
the information set out in Annex V. The
equipment shall be inspected within 30
days after having been included in the
electronic register unless it was
successfully inspected in the last three
years before use withdrawal from the
electronic register.
Amendment 277


Article 40 amending Annex V in order to with Article 40 amending Annex V in
take into account technical progress and order to take into account technical
scientific developments. progress and scientific developments.
Amendment 278

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(b) use the central electronic register to (b) use the central electronic register to
receive and process third party entries receive and process third party entries
regarding ownership, transfer of regarding ownership, transfer of
ownership, sale, withdrawal from use and ownership, sale, withdrawal from use and
return to use of application equipment in return to use of application equipment in
professional use; professional use, for recording and
tracking purposes;
Amendment 279

Where the designated competent authority Where the designated competent authority
does not carry out the inspection of does not carry out the inspection of
application equipment in professional use, application equipment in professional use,
it shall designate one or more bodies to it shall designate one or more bodies to
carry out such inspections. carry out such inspections, or develop a
certification system with which inspection
services must comply.
Amendment 280

official controls to verify compliance by official controls to verify compliance by
operators with the provisions of this operators with the provisions of this
Regulation relating to application Regulation relating to application
equipment. Member States shall take equipment.
appropriate follow-up measures to remedy
any specific or systemic shortcomings
identified through controls performed by
the Commission experts in accordance
with paragraphs 3 and 4. They shall give
the necessary assistance to ensure that the
Commission experts have access to all
premises or parts of premises, and goods,
and to information, including computer
systems, relevant for the execution of
their duties.
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Amendment 281

1. The competent authority referred 1. Every three years from the date of
to in Article 30 or a body designated by it purchase, the user of application
shall inspect application equipment in equipment in professional use shall be
professional use every three years, starting inspected by the competent authority
from the date of first purchase. The referred to in Article 30 or by a body
competent authority shall ensure that designated by that authority. An
there is sufficient staff, equipment and exemption shall be established for new
other resources necessary for the application equipment to provide for
inspection of all application equipment inspection five years after the date of first
due for inspection, within the three year purchase.
cycle.
Amendment 282

(a) issued by the competent authority (a) issued by the competent authority,
referred to in Article 30 to the owner of institution or body referred to in Article 30
application equipment in professional use to the owner of application equipment in
where that equipment complies with the professional use where that equipment
requirements listed in Annex IV; and complies with the requirements listed in
Annex IV; and
Amendment 283

(b) recorded by that competent (b) recorded by that competent

authority in the central electronic register authority in the central electronic register
of application equipment in professional of application equipment in professional
use referred to in Article 33. use referred to in Article 33; and
Amendment 284

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(ba) The date and result of the

inspection as included in the Certificate
shall be recorded in the electronic
register.
Amendment 285

8. A record as referred to in 8. A positive certificate of inspection

paragraph 6 shall be valid for three years shall be valid for five years unless the
unless the Member State provides for a Member State provides for a different
different inspection interval pursuant to inspection interval pursuant to Article 32.
Article 32.
Amendment 286


Article 40 amending this Article and with Article 40 amending this Article and
Annex IV in order to take into account Annex IV in order to take into account
technical progress and scientific technical progress and scientific
developments. developments.
Amendment 287

2. Before laying down less stringent 2. Before laying down less stringent
inspection requirements and different inspection requirements and different
inspection intervals as referred to in inspection intervals as referred to in
paragraph 1, a Member State shall carry paragraph 1, a Member State shall carry
out a risk assessment on their potential out a risk assessment on their potential
impacts on human health and the impacts on human health and the
environment. The competent authority environment.
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referred to in Article 30 shall maintain a
copy of the risk assessment for control by
the Commission.
Amendment 288

3. A Member State may exempt from 3. A Member State may exempt from
inspection referred to in Article 31 inspection referred to in Article 31
handheld application equipment or handheld application equipment or
knapsack sprayers, in professional use, knapsack sprayers, in professional use,
based on a risk assessment on their based on a risk assessment on their
potential impact on human health and the potential impact on human health and the
environment, which shall include an environment, which shall include an
estimation of the scale of use. The estimation of the scale of use.
competent authority referred to in Article
30 shall maintain a copy of the risk
assessment for control by the
Commission.
Amendment 289

1. Each competent authority 1. Each competent authority or

designated by a Member State pursuant to inspecting body designated by a Member
Article 30 shall establish and maintain a State pursuant to Article 30 shall establish
central electronic register to record: and maintain a central non-public
electronic register to record:
Justification
Information on ownership of application equipment must not be public to ensure adequate

data and privacy protection.
Amendment 290

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2. The competent authorities referred 2. The competent authorities or
to in Article 30 shall, at the time of inspection bodies referred to in Article 30
inspection, record the following shall, at the time of inspection, record the
information: following information:
Amendment 291

Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the nozzle type(s) present on the (h) the nozzle type(s) present on the
application equipment at the time of application equipment at the time of
inspection; inspection, as well as the type of drift
reduction equipment;
Amendment 292

3. Where application equipment does 3. Where application equipment does

not bear a unique ID as referred to in not bear a unique ID as referred to in
paragraph 2, point (b), the competent paragraph 2, point (b), the competent
authorities referred to in Article 30 shall authorities or inspection bodies referred to
supply a unique ID. in Article 30 shall supply a unique ID.
Amendment 293

Methodology for calculating progress Methodology for calculating progress

towards achieving the two national and two towards achieving the two national and two
Union 2030 reduction targets Union 2035 reduction targets
Amendment 294

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progress towards achieving the two Union progress towards achieving the two Union
2030 reduction targets and the two national 2035 reduction targets and the two national
2030 reduction targets until and including 2035 reduction targets until and including
2030 is laid down in Annex I. This 2035 is laid down in Annex I. This
methodology shall be based on statistical methodology shall be based on statistical
data collected in accordance with data collected in accordance with
Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009. Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009.
Amendment 295

2. Using the methodology set out in 2. Using the methodology set out in
Annex I, the Commission shall calculate Annex I, the Commission shall calculate
the results of progress towards achieving the results of progress towards achieving
the two Union and two national 2030 the two Union and two national 2035
reduction targets annually until and reduction targets annually until and
including 2030 and publish those results on including 2035 and publish those results on
the website referred to in Article 7. the website referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 296


progress in relation to harmonised risk progress in relation to harmonised risk
indicators 1, 2 and 2a, at both Union and indicators 1, 2 and 2a, at Union level, is
Member State level, is laid down in Annex laid down in Annex VI. This methodology
VI. This methodology shall be based on shall be based on statistical data collected
statistical data collected in accordance with in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009. 1185/2009.
Amendment 297


Article 40 amending this Article and Article 40 amending this Article and
Annex VI in order to take into account Annex VI in order to take into account
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technical progress, including progress in technical progress, including progress in
the availability of statistical data, and the availability of statistical data, and
scientific and agronomic developments. scientific and agronomic developments.
Such delegated acts may modify the Such delegated acts may modify the
existing harmonised risk indicators or existing harmonised risk indicators or
provide for new harmonised risk provide for new harmonised risk
indicators, which may take into account indicators.
Member States’ progress towards
achieving the target of having 25% of
their utilised agricultural area devoted to
organic farming by 2030 as referred to in
Article 8(1), point (d).
Justification
Organic farming is one approach to low-input farming, but should not be considered a silver
bullet for the achievement of the goals of this Regulation. It is not apparent how a focus on
organic farming over other practices that contribute to volume- and risk-reduction helps to
validate the quality of national action plans. Further, the target of achieving 25% organic
farming is an indicative target not set in legislation. Therefore, Member States should not be
legally obliged to link national action plans to the target.
Amendment 298

1. Each Member State shall evaluate 1. Each Member State shall evaluate
the results of each calculation of (a) the results of each calculation of (a)
progress towards achieving each of the two progress towards achieving each of the two
national 2030 reduction targets as referred national 2035 reduction targets as referred
to in Article 34 and (b) harmonised risk to in Article 34 and (b) harmonised risk
indicators at Member State level, as indicators at Member State level, as
referred to in Article 35, each time the referred to in Article 35, each time the
calculations are performed. calculations are performed.
Amendment 299

Article 36 a (new)
Article 36a
The Commission shall, within 6 months
of entry into force of this Regulation,
evaluate methodologies to accelerate the
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authorisation process of plant protection
products that substitute chemical and
most dangerous active substances. The
Commission shall monitor the balance
between new substances and substances
that are taken off from the market.
Amendment 300

Article 36 b (new)
Article 36b
The Commission shall within 6 months of
entry into force of this Regulation, assess
and promote the development of low-risk
and non-chemical alternatives plant
protection products’ access to market.
Amendment 301

Member States may recover the costs deleted

related to carrying out their obligations
under this Regulation by means of fees or
charges.
Amendment 302

2. The power to adopt delegated acts 2. The power to adopt delegated acts
referred to in Articles 10(6), 13(9), 21(3), referred to in Articles 10(6), 21(3), 29(5),
25(10), 29(5), 31(10) and 35(4) shall be and 35(4) shall be conferred on the
conferred on the Commission for an Commission for a period of five years
indeterminate period. from [OP please insert the date of entry
into force of this Regulation]. The
Commission shall draw up a report in
respect of the delegation of power not
later than nine months before the end of
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the five-year period. The delegation of
power shall be tacitly extended for periods
of an identical duration unless the
European Parliament or the Council
opposes such extension not later than
three months before the end of each
period.
Amendment 303

Chapter XII – title
XII TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL XII IMPACT ASSESSMENT,

PROVISIONS TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL
PROVISIONS
Amendment 304

Article 42 a (new)
Article 42a
Impact Assessment
1. The Commission shall carry out an
impact assessment by 2028, assessing
whether:
(a) sufficient new breeding techniques
that make crops more resilient and thus
less dependent on chemical plant
protection products have been approved
in the EU;
(b) sufficient low risk or alternative non-
chemical plant protection products are
available;
(c) the increase in the 2035 reduction
target from 40% to 50% can be realised
without jeopardising food security and
affordability in Europe.
2. In case of a positive assessment of all
the criteria in paragraph 1, the
Commission may propose to increase the
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2035 reduction target to 50%.
Amendment 305

Article 42 b (new)
Article 42b
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009
After Article 30, the following Article is
added:
'Article 30a (new) - Provisional
authorisations of biological control plant
protection products derived from natural
substances
1. By way of derogation from Article
29(1)(a), Member States may authorise
for a provisional period not exceeding 5
years, the placing on the market of
biological control plant protection
products containing an active substance
not yet approved, provided that:
(a) pursuant to Article 9 the dossier on
the active substance is admissible in
relation to the proposed uses; and
(b) the Member State concludes that the
active substance can satisfy the
requirements of Article 4(2) and (3) and
that the plant protection product may be
expected to satisfy the requirements of
Article 29(1)(b) to (h).
(c) maximum residue levels have been
established in accordance with
2. In such cases the Member State shall
immediately inform the other Member
States and the Commission of its
assessment of the dossier and of the terms
of the authorisation, giving at least the
information provided for in Article 57(1).'
Article 82 is amended as follows:
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By 31 December 2026 the Commission
shall present a report to the European
Parliament and the Council on providing
new data requirements to facilitate the
approval of biological control products
including semiochemicals, extracts from
plant-products, peptide- and protein-
based products including enzymes and
antibodies, RNA, hormones, dead cell and
fermentation products. Further to the
this, the Commission shall assess
establishing a fast-track approval process
for low-risk and biological control
products under this Regulation and also
assess if measures under this Regulation
sufficiently facilitate the availability of
effective alternatives, or if this would be
achieved more effectively in the long term
by a new dedicated framework for the
approval and authorisation for biological
control products. In the report, the
Commission will also provide explanation
on how the provision under Article 30(3)
of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 can be
used to accelerate the approval of new
substances and assess whether Members
States’ planned and adopted measures
contributing to the acceleration of the
market introduction of low-risk plant
protection products, non-chemical
methods of plant protection and
biological control products are sufficient
to achieve the goals of the SUR
Regulation [add reference once adopted].
The Commission will also assess whether
competent authorities have sufficient
budget, staff and expertise to carry out
their tasks. The report may be
accompanied, if necessary, by the
appropriate legislative proposals to amend
those provisions.
Amendment 306

Article 43
Article 31 – paragraph 5 – Article 70 – paragraph 3 – Article 73 – paragraph 5
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Article 43 deleted
Amendments to Regulation (EU)
2021/2115
as follows:
Regulation (EU) …/… of the European
Parliament and of the Council *89
become mandatory for the holding.
____________
*
Regulation (EU)…/… of the European
Parliament and of the Council … on the
products and amending Regulation (EU)
2021/2115 (OJ …).’.
(2) In Article 70(3), the following
Regulation (EU) …/…90 requirements are
imposed on beneficiaries, support may be
granted to comply with those
requirements for a maximum period
become mandatory for the holding.’;
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‘By way of derogation from the first
subparagraph of this paragraph, where in
accordance with Regulation (EU) …/… ++
become mandatory for the holding. ‘.
__________________
89 +
document … and insert the number, date
and the OJ reference of that Regulation
in the footnote.
90 ++
document …’
Justification
The Commission’s proposal is not accompanied by a corresponding budget for support for
farmers. Once again the Commission is counting on using CAP funds, committed in the
respective strategic plans, to finance other legislative proposals; this is unacceptable.
Amendment 307

Article 43 a (new)
Article 43a
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No
848/2018
Regulation (EU) No 848/2018 is amended
as follows:
(1) In article 9(7) the following
‘With regard to winegrowing, it may be
the same wine grape variety, provided that
the areas cultivated in organic farming
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within the agricultural holding are clearly
identified in a register in order to allow
controls on the use of authorised plant
protection products.’;
Justification
This amendment makes it possible to regulate the different varieties of agricultural holdings
at the grape production stage. An operator could therefore take into account within his
agricultural holding, the plots most suitable for cultivation in organic farming. This could
allow a progression of organic farming on agricultural holdings which initially do not
envisage full conversion. The choice to produce in organic farming would therefore be made
by the operator according to the plots which seem to him the most suitable. In return,
controls could be strengthened.
Amendment 308

Article 43 b (new)
Article 43b
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is
amended as follows:
After Article 54, the following Article is
added:
'Article 54a(new) - Specific provisions for
research and development of biological
control plant protection products
By way of derogation from Article 28,
experiments or tests for research or
development purposes involving the
release into the environment of an
unauthorised biological control plant
protection product (as defined under
SUR) or involving unauthorised use of a
biological plant protection product may
be carried out once an application for
such experiments or tests is submitted and
the Member State in whose territory the
experiment or test is to be carried out has
assessed the available data and granted a
permit for trial purposes within 6 months
from the submission of such application.
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The permit may only limit the quantities
to be used and the areas to be treated
where reasonably justified and shall limit
any further conditions to the minimum
necessary to prevent any harmful effects
on human or animal health or any
unacceptable adverse effect on the
environment. The experiments and tests
should include relevant actors in the food
chain such as the farmers to enable the
real-field use results.
The Member State may authorise a
programme of experiments or tests in
advance or require a permit for each
experiment or test where reasonably
justified.
2. An application shall be submitted to the
Member State in whose territory the
experiment or test is to be conducted,
together with a dossier containing all the
available data to permit an assessment of
possible effects on human or animal
health or the possible impact on the
environment.
3. A permit for trial purposes may be
granted for experiments or tests involving
the release into the environment of a
genetically modified organism unless
such release has been prohibited under
Directive 2001/18/EC.
4. Paragraph 2 shall not apply if the
Member State has granted the person
concerned the right to undertake certain
experiments and tests and has determined
the conditions under which the
experiments and tests must be
undertaken.'
Amendment 309

However, Article 21 shall apply from [OP: However, Article 21 shall apply from [OP:
please insert the date = 3 years after the please insert the date = 1 year after the date
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date of entry into force of this Regulation]. of entry into force of this Regulation].
Justification
There is currently a shortage of products for aerial use owing to the lack of assessment
guidelines for these uses. The Commission shall, within the agreed timeframe, establish
assessment methodologies for the authorisation of this type of use.
Amendment 310

Annex I – subheading 1
METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING

PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING
THE TWO UNION AND TWO THE TWO UNION 2035 REDUCTION
NATIONAL 2030 REDUCTION TARGETS AND TWO NATIONAL 2035
TARGETS REDUCTION CONTRIBUTIONS
Amendment 311

Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This Regulation is the instrument used to This Regulation is the instrument used to
achieve the pesticide reduction targets aim to approach Union-wide plant
contained in the Farm to Fork Strategy by protection product reduction targets by
requiring each Member State to contribute requiring each Member State to take
to achieving by 2030 a 50 % Union-wide measures to contribute to approaching by
reduction of both the use and risk of 2035 a 30 % Union-wide reduction of both
chemical plant protection products (‘Union the use and risk of chemical plant
2030 reduction target 1’) and the use of protection products (‘Union 2035 reduction
more hazardous plant protection products target 1’), with exemption to bio-based
(‘Union 2030 reduction target 2’). This plant protection products and the use of
Regulation also regulates the contribution more hazardous plant protection products
of each Member State to these Union (‘Union 2035 reduction target 2’), with
targets. Each Member State contribution, exemption to bio-based plant protection
set in the form of a national target, to products. This Regulation also regulates
Union 2030 reduction target 1 is referred to the contribution of each Member State to
as a ‘national 2030 reduction target 1’, these Union targets. Each Member State
while a Member State contribution to contribution, set in the form of a national
Union 2030 reduction target 2 is referred to contribution, to Union 2035 reduction
as a ‘national 2030 reduction target 2’. The target 1 is referred to as a ‘national 2035
methodology for calculating progress reduction contribution 1’, while a Member
towards achieving these targets is set out State contribution to Union 2035 reduction
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below: target 2 is referred to as a ‘national 2035
reduction contribution 2’. The
methodology for calculating progress
towards achieving these targets and
contributions is set out below:
Amendment 312

Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – subheading 1
National 2030 reduction target 1: National 2035 reduction target 1:

methodology for estimating progress methodology for estimating progress
towards the reduction in use and risk of towards the reduction in use and risk of
Amendment 313

Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
2. The following general rules shall 2. The following general rules shall
apply for the calculation of progress apply for the calculation of progress
towards achieving reduction target 1: towards achieving reduction contribution
1:
Amendment 314

Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 3 – paragraph 3
Categorisation of active substances and Categorisation of active substances and

hazard weightings for the purpose of hazard weightings for the purpose of
calculating progress towards national 2030 calculating progress towards national 2035
reduction target 1 reduction target 1
Amendment 315

Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 4
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the period 2015-2017. the period 2011-2013.
Amendment 316

Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 3
the period 2015-2017. the period 2011-2013.
Amendment 317

Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – subheading 1 – point 1

trends towards the two Union 2030 trends towards the two Union 2035
reduction targets shall be the same as the reduction targets shall be the same as the
methodology for calculating trends at methodology for calculating trends at
national level as set out in Sections 1 and national level as set out in Sections 1 and
2. 2.
Amendment 318

1. the trends in a Member State’s 1. the trends in a Member State’s

progress towards achieving the two progress towards achieving the two
national 2030 reduction targets referred to national 2035 reduction targets referred to
in Article 10(2), point (a); in Article 10(2), point (a);
Amendment 319

Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
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6. the number of permits for use of deleted
plant protection products in sensitive
areas;
Amendment 320

7. the percentage of utilised deleted

agricultural area and other areas covered
by permits for use of plant protection
products in sensitive areas;
Amendment 321

11. the percentage of professional deleted

users that failed to comply with the
obligation to use independent advisory
services at least once a year.
Amendment 322

15. the percentage of utilised 15. the percentage of utilised

agricultural area in each Member State that agricultural area in each Member State that
is covered by crop-specific rules that have is covered by crop-specific guidelines for
been made legally binding under national integrated pest management.
legislation.
Amendment 323

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10. Special care in sensitive areas as 10. Special care in sensitive areas as
defined in Article 2(15) of this Regulation defined in Article 3(16) of this Regulation
and protection areas established under and protection areas established under
Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2000/60/EC Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2000/60/EC
and an awareness of contamination caused and an awareness of contamination caused
by particular plant protection products in by particular plant protection products in
their respective region. their respective region.
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PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION


Opinion by AGRI
Associated committees - date announced 15.12.2022

in plenary
Rapporteur for the opinion Clara Aguilera

Discussed in committee 22.3.2023 23.5.2023

–: 9
0: 3
Members present for the final vote Clara Aguilera, Attila Ara-Kovács, Benoît Biteau, Isabel Carvalhais,
Ivan David, Paolo De Castro, Jérémy Decerle, Herbert Dorfmann, Luke
Ming Flanagan, Paola Ghidoni, Martin Häusling, Martin Hlaváček,
Krzysztof Jurgiel, Jarosław Kalinowski, Elsi Katainen, Gilles Lebreton,
Norbert Lins, Marlene Mortler, Daniela Rondinelli, Bert-Jan Ruissen,
Anne Sander
Substitutes present for the final vote Franc Bogovič, Christophe Clergeau, Claude Gruffat, Anja Hazekamp,
Peter Jahr, Alin Mituța, Sandra Pereira, Christine Schneider, Michaela
Šojdrová, Riho Terras, Achille Variati
Substitutes under Rule 209(7) present Mónica Silvana González, Ondřej Knotek, Georgios Kyrtsos, Sándor
for the final vote Rónai, Robert Roos, Iuliu Winkler
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FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
26 +
ECR Krzysztof Jurgiel, Robert Roos, Bert-Jan Ruissen
ID Paola Ghidoni
PPE Franc Bogovič, Herbert Dorfmann, Jarosław Kalinowski, Norbert Lins, Anne Sander, Christine Schneider,
Iuliu Winkler, Michaela Šojdrová
Renew Jérémy Decerle, Martin Hlaváček, Elsi Katainen, Ondřej Knotek, Georgios Kyrtsos, Alin Mituța
S&D Clara Aguilera, Attila Ara-Kovács, Isabel Carvalhais, Paolo De Castro, Mónica Silvana González, Daniela
Rondinelli, Sándor Rónai, Achille Variati
9 -
ID David Ivan, Gilles Lebreton
PPE Riho Terras
The Left Luke Ming Flanagan, Anja Hazekamp, Sandra Pereira
Verts/ALE Benoît Biteau, Claude Gruffat, Martin Häusling
3 0
PPE Peter Jahr, Marlene Mortler
S&D Christophe Clergeau
Key to symbols:
+ : in favour
- : against
0 : abstention
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PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Date submitted to Parliament 23.6.2022

Committees asked for opinions DEVE AGRI

Date announced in plenary 19.1.2023 4.7.2022
Associated committees AGRI

Rapporteurs Sarah Wiener

Discussed in committee 2.3.2023 24.5.2023

–: 37
0: 2
Members present for the final vote João Albuquerque, Catherine Amalric, Mathilde Androuët, Maria
Arena, Traian Băsescu, Aurélia Beigneux, Alexander Bernhuber, Malin
Björk, Michael Bloss, Delara Burkhardt, Pascal Canfin, Sara Cerdas,
Mohammed Chahim, Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé, Maria Angela Danzì,
Esther de Lange, Christian Doleschal, Bas Eickhout, Pietro Fiocchi,
Heléne Fritzon, Malte Gallée, Gianna Gancia, Andreas Glueck, Teuvo
Hakkarainen, Anja Hazekamp, Martin Hojsík, Pär Holmgren, Jan
Huitema, Adam Jarubas, Karin Karlsbro, Petros Kokkalis, Ewa Kopacz,
Joanna Kopcińska, Peter Liese, Sylvia Limmer, Javi López, César
Luena, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Lydie Massard, Liudas Mažylis,
Marina Mesure, Tilly Metz, Dolors Montserrat, Alessandra Moretti,
Ville Niinistö, Ljudmila Novak, Grace O’Sullivan, Nikos Papandreou,
Jutta Paulus, Francesca Peppucci, Stanislav Polčák, Jessica Polfjärd,
Erik Poulsen, Frédérique Ries, Silvia Sardone, Christine Schneider,
Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, Maria Spyraki, Nils Torvalds, Edina Tóth, Achille
Variati, Alexandr Vondra, Mick Wallace, Pernille Weiss, Emma
Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Anna Zalewska
Substitutes present for the final vote Christophe Clergeau, Rosanna Conte, Stelios Kympouropoulos, Norbert
Lins, Massimiliano Salini, Christel Schaldemose, Andrey Slabakov,
Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Nikolaj Villumsen,
Sarah Wiener
Substitutes under Rule 209(7) present Mercedes Bresso, Marie Dauchy, Carlo Fidanza, Raphaël Glucksmann,
for the final vote Pierre Larrouturou, Bogusław Liberadzki, Georg Mayer, Thomas
Rudner
Date tabled 7.11.2023
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FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE
47 +
NI Maria Angela Danzì
PPE Pernille Weiss
Renew Catherine Amalric, Pascal Canfin, Martin Hojsík, Jan Huitema, Karin Karlsbro, Erik Poulsen, Frédérique
Ries, Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Nils Torvalds, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
S&D João Albuquerque, Maria Arena, Mercedes Bresso, Delara Burkhardt, Sara Cerdas, Mohammed Chahim,
Christophe Clergeau, Heléne Fritzon, Raphaël Glucksmann, Pierre Larrouturou, Bogusław Liberadzki, Javi
López, César Luena, Alessandra Moretti, Nikos Papandreou, Thomas Rudner, Christel Schaldemose, Achille
Variati
The Left Malin Björk, Anja Hazekamp, Petros Kokkalis, Marina Mesure, Nikolaj Villumsen, Mick Wallace
Verts/ALE Michael Bloss, Bas Eickhout, Malte Gallée, Pär Holmgren, Lydie Massard, Tilly Metz, Ville Niinistö, Grace
O'Sullivan, Jutta Paulus, Sarah Wiener
37 -
ECR Carlo Fidanza, Pietro Fiocchi, Teuvo Hakkarainen, Joanna Kopcińska, Andrey Slabakov, Grzegorz
Tobiszowski, Alexandr Vondra, Anna Zalewska
ID Mathilde Androuët, Aurélia Beigneux, Rosanna Conte, Marie Dauchy, Gianna Gancia, Sylvia Limmer, Georg
Mayer, Silvia Sardone
NI Edina Tóth
PPE Traian Băsescu, Alexander Bernhuber, Christian Doleschal, Adam Jarubas, Ewa Kopacz, Stelios
Kympouropoulos, Esther de Lange, Peter Liese, Norbert Lins, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Liudas Mažylis,
Dolors Montserrat, Ljudmila Novak, Francesca Peppucci, Stanislav Polčák, Jessica Polfjärd, Massimiliano
Salini, Christine Schneider, Maria Spyraki
Renew Andreas Glueck
2 0
NI Ivan Vilibor Sinčić
PPE Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé
Key to symbols:
+ : in favour
- : against
0 : abstention
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Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Sarah Wiener

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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION.................................5

OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT...................................................215

OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT..............................231

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE.................................................................381

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE..................................382

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(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council

– having regard to Rules 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces,

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Proposal for a Proposal for a

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(1a) Under the Treaty, Union policy in

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(1b) The Charter of Fundamental

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(2) Directive 2009/128/EC of the (2) Directive 2009/128/EC of the

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(3a) Third countries which import

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(3b) Decades of research have resulted

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(3c) Many States have been taking

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(3 d) The United Nations Report of 24

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(3e) The European Parliament

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(3f) Russia’s unprovoked and illegal

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(4a) In its Chemicals Strategy for

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