The European Commission has opened a consultation until 3 February (https://aeur.eu/f/eyn ) to gather opinions on a draft regulation aimed at further harmonising the rules on the labelling of plant protection products. The aim is to amend Regulation 547/2011 (https://aeur.eu/f/eyo ) to improve risk communication for end users.
The Commission is proposing (https://aeur.eu/f/ey6 ) that the principles of integrated pest management and precision application techniques to reduce the volume used should be mentioned in a specific sentence on the label of plant protection products.
A colour system has also been introduced to distinguish pesticides according to their level of risk. The Commission is also proposing to affix “a specific phrase and pictogram” to “products that might be potentially hazardous to bees”, and another phrase to all products containing micro-organisms “to be regarded as potential sensitisers until validated tests for assessing their sensitisation are available”.
The draft will be submitted to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed. (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)