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The data set comprises the annual sales of active substances contained in plant protection products placed on the national market for one calendar year according to the Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/269 of 16 February 2017 as regards the list of active substances.

1) Law on chemicals, nr. 61/2013

2) Regulation Nr. 980 2015 about handling of chemicals

1) https://www.althingi.is/lagas/151b/2013061.html

2) https://www.vinnueftirlit.is/media/--adrar-reglur-og-reglugerdir/B_nr_980_2015.pdf

Environmental agency of Iceland

1) 2013 for laws

2) Regulation revised in 2015

All variables required under EU regulation are covered by national legislation

None

The data are expressed in kilograms of active substances.

The classification of the active substances in plant protection products is annexed (Annex III) to Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/269 of 16 February 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on pesticides.

The active substances are classified according to chemical and functional similarity. Aggregation levels in descending order comprise: major groups, categories of products, chemical classes and active substances.

The classification is harmonised and made obligatory at EU level for all active substances in pesticides to ensure an adequate risk management throughout the European Community. Active substances used in pesticides are therefore subject both to evaluation under the pesticides regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009) and to harmonised classification and labelling under the CLP Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008).

The statistics cover the wholesale and retail trade sector operating in placing plant protection products on the market.

All authorisation holders of plant protection products report the quantity of all active substances that are placed on the market nationally (incl. import and export data).

This data collection comprises pesticide sales data based on the term 'placing on the market' as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. The scope of the Regulation covers plant protection products and their active substances as can be seen from the key terms of the act immediately below:

Plant protection products: products consisting of or containing active substances, safeners or synergists, and intended for one of the following uses:

• protecting plants or plant products against all harmful organisms or preventing the action of such organisms, unless the main purpose of these products is considered to be for reasons of hygiene rather than for the protection of plants or plant products;
• influencing the life processes of plants, such as substances influencing their growth, other than as a nutrient;
• preserving plant products, in so far as such substances or products are not subject to special Community provisions on preservatives;
• destroying undesired plants or parts of plants, except algae unless the products are applied on soil or water to protect plants;
• checking or preventing undesired growth of plants, except algae.

Active substances: substances or micro-organisms, including viruses, having general or specific action against harmful organisms or on plants, parts of plants or plant products.

Quantity: implies kilograms of the active substances sold.

Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on the placing on the market and agricultural use of those pesticides which are plant protection products as defined in Article 2 (a)(i). The statistics shall apply to the annual amounts of pesticides active substances placed on the market in accordance with Annex I and the quantity of active substances shall be aggregated according to the list in Annex III (as amended).

The International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management provides a framework for pesticide management for all public and private entities engaged in, or associated with, production, regulation and management of pesticides. Regarding the regulatory control of pesticides, the Code of Conduct states:   Governments should: Establish pesticide registration schemes and infrastructures under which each pesticide product is registered before it can be made available for use;  Conduct risk evaluations and make risk management decisions based on all relevant available data and information, as part of the pesticide registration process.   In addition, Governments are encouraged to develop:  legislation that permits and regulations to permit information exchange to the public about pesticide risks and benefits as well as to facilitate the participation of the public in the management of pesticides in the country.

Enterprise placing plant protection products on the market; authorisation holder or holder of parallel trade permits.

All enterprises placing plant protection products on the market; authorisation holders and holders of parallel trade permits.

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The entire territory of the country.

Not applicable

2015-2019

Not applicable

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Not applicable

Import data with descriptions of ingrediences

Data are collect by customs authorities and compiled by the environment agency of Iceland where the amount of active substances is registered.

Annually.

Import data from customs office, compiled by the environmental agency of Iceland

All data are registered via administrative system which is fully computerized

Data are compared to previous years data for validation

Active substances are summed up by weight in kilos into major group of chemicals, (insecticides, herbicedes, fungicides et.al.)

Only ONE source of data is used. (Import registry of the Environmental agency)

No adjustments necessary

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Quantity data compared to previous years data

No internal quality management, data from the environmental agency are considered accurate. Quantity data checked with previous years data

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Relevace assurance is high, due to management on behalf of the Environmental agency. All HS-import numbers* for pesticides are monitored, and cross checked with sales permits.

*Harmonised System (HS) codes are based on goods descriptions. They're used throughout the world to classify international shipments and assess which taxes, duties and restrictions may apply.

No user needs mapped. No users of the statistical data are known.

 No users of the statistical data are known. Therefore; not applicable

Data covers the whole country and since the material is classified as "dangerous goods" the data should be as accurate as possible.

100%

Data covers the whole country and since the material is classified as "dangerous goods" the data should be as accurate as possible.

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All imports covered and cross checked with sales licences at the environmental agency.

Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics, because the data collection is not based on samples, but covers the whole statistical population of authorisation holders and plant protection products placed on the national market.

Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics, because the data collection is not based on samples, but covers the whole statistical population of authorisation holders and plant protection products placed on the national market.

No sample

 All import is listed

Possible over coverage if import is registered around years end or beginning, but unlikely

Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics as the data stem from one source.

Mesurement error on such a expensive goods are unlikely.

No errors from the environmental agency. Non response from importer means no import license

Complete nation-wide coverage

None

None found.

Comparision between years used.

No imputation on the data

Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics, because the data collection is not based on estimations.

Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics, because the reported data on plant protection products covers the whole year.

Data are not collected until the environment agency are ready with final numbers for ech year.

If any errors will be found, they would be corrected in cooperation with the Environment agency of Iceland, and/or EUROSTAT

Not used

No revisions

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According to the Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009, the data is published by Eurostat 15 months after the end of the reference year and the national quality report 20 months after the end of the reference year.

Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics as the data and national quality reports are only published once in a final result.

15 months after the end of the reference period for the data;

20 months after the end of the reference period for the national quality report.

According to the Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009, data must be transmitted until 30 December of the year t+1, and national quality reports until 31 March of the year t+2.

Data submitter (Environmental agency) delivered the data within the set date

Not applicable

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Data are collected on a country level (NUTS 0). They are not comparable on a regional level. The geographical comparability between countries is evaluated by Eurostat.

Not applicable, because there are no mirror flows in pesticide sales statistics.

Should be comparable between years (2015-2019)

No major outliers or jumps in quantity discovered between years.

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Not cross domain data

Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics, because the data collection is annual.

Not applicable, because it is not related to national accounts.

If used in other sectors, kilos should be a coherent value

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No news release

No publication

No online database

Not applicable

Requests of microdata should be made via an electronic email to jon.gudmundsson@statice.is

These requests can be made from everybody.

No other

Internal memos

Internal documentation at the environmental agency and customs office

Not applicable

Not applicable

Unknown for the Environmental agency, 3-4 days for processing and sending the data at Statistics Iceland

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Data are not considered confidential. The incoming data from the Environmental agency covers all imports for each year and are not detailed. Therefore, they cover the whole import from all importers for each substance.

The legal base is law number 163 from 2007 about Statistics Iceland and official statistics.

https://www.althingi.is/lagas/150c/2007163.html

The information on the amount of active substance imported are not considered confidential.

The legal base is law number 163 from 2007 about Statistics Iceland and official statistics.

https://www.althingi.is/lagas/150c/2007163.html

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