Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, told the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture on Wednesday 17 March that the current authorisation process for pesticides in Europe was excessively long.
“We need faster procedures. At present, it takes around ten years to obtain authorisation for a product. With that, I think we are unique in the world”, he declared, stressing the urgent need to reform the system.
To meet this challenge, the European...