SECTORAL POLICIES / Food

improving implementation of EU pesticide legislation is priority, according to REFIT evaluation

Brussels, 26/05/2020 (Agence Europe)

EU pesticide rules are among the most stringent in the world and meet their objectives, but implementation by Member States is poor, according to the REFIT assessment published by the Commission on the same day as the EU’s biodiversity and sustainable ‘farm to fork’ food strategies.

Both aim for a 50% reduction in the use and risks of chemical pesticides by 2030 and a 50% reduction in the risk of high-risk pesticides (see EUROPE B12491A2, B12491A3).

The REFIT evaluation, which...