Thematic Strategy - Development
- 2nd step
Technical meetings
In parallel, the Commission services organised
or assisted to the organisation of several technical meetings:
1. Compliance - 10/03/2003
The compliance by pesticide users, distributors
and retailers with the legal requirements and voluntary codes
governing pesticide use is a key element which was debated
in the context of an OECD seminar.
(click
here to read the Draft report of the Seminar)
2. Aerial Spraying - 31/03/2004
In the Communication "Towards...",
the Commission has announced that aerial spraying (application
method using airplanes or helicopters), because of its potential
impacts on human health and the environment should be banned.
This intention created a lot of reactions and the Commission
services decided to organise a meeting gathering the concerned
Member States, professional organisation of operators and
users.
(click
here to read the summary of discussions)
3. Sprayers - 27/04/2004
In the Communication "Towards...",
Commission indicated the importance of application methodologies.
The quality and precision of the operation depends strongly
from the spraying equipment.
To that end, the Commission services participated
to the first Conference on the "Standardized
Procedure for the Inspection of Sprayers in Europe"
which aimed at implementing the available European Standard
EN 13790 throughout the Community.
4. Indicators - 24/05/2004
Measuring the progress made in risk reduction
one of the objective for the Thematic Strategy. From an OECD
pilot project, it was observed that there is a need for further
development, harmonisation and testing of existing indicators
in the Community. The 6th
Community Framework programme for Research (FP6)
offers the possibility to finance research project as Scientific
Support to Policies.
In that context, the Commission is supporting
a research project called HAIR
(HArmonised environmental Indicators for pesticide Risk) which
is aimed at delivering a set of harmonised environmental and
human health risk indicators.
5. OECD meeting on collection of
empty packaging - 22/06/2004
The Commission and several competent authorities
of the Member States participated to an OECD seminar on ways
to achieve pesticide risk reduction through good management
of used containers of chemical pesticides
(click
here to see the Draft report of this OECD meeting).
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