On Monday 28 January, the NGO PAN Europe, which promotes the sustainable use of pesticides, commended the green light that was given on 25 January by experts from EU Member States to adopt harmonised pesticide risk indicators as a welcome first step.
The establishment of a set of harmonised indicators is required by the European Directive on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (Directive 2009/128/EC) in order to monitor the impact of this legislation on pesticide use in the EU.
The 28...