The NGO network PAN Europe announced on Thursday 11 May, that it has set in motion two procedures to have the European Commission review its decisions supporting the use of harmful pesticides in violation of the Pesticides Regulation (1107/2009), which aims to ensure a high level of protection for humans, animals and the environment.
The first request for internal review concerns the renewal of the authorisation for use in greenhouses of the active substance Abamectin, a highly toxic...