On 5 July, the European Commission is due to adopt the additional study requested by the Council of the EU on the effects of the proposal on the sustainable use of pesticides on food safety.
EUROPE has been able to consult a provisional version of this impact study, which attempts to minimise the consequences, particularly economic, of the proposed 50% reduction in the use of pesticides. In 218 pages, this work answers the main questions posed by the Member States.
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