Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products for 2019-2023

The Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products for 2019-2023 is a sectoral action plan of Estonia. The general objective of the action plan for the sustainable use of plant protection products is to reduce the risks of using plant protection products on health and the environment.
The Action Plan aims to support food safety. To this end, it sets out measures concerning reducing the risks of using plant protection products on health and the environment, which measured by an indicator: proportion of samples that have exceeded the limits of residues of plant protection products in food of Estonian origin.
The Action Plan also aims to make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable. To this end, it is planning for balanced information on the safe use of plant protection products as well as relevant health and environmental risks is available to the general public; distributors, professional users, and advisors of plant protection products have undergone plant protection trainings that are up to date and at an even level. the availability of counselling on the sustainable use of plant protection products is ensured; guaranteed control over the quality and safety of distributed plant protection products and prevention of the availability of unauthorised plant protection products on the market; the risks to health and the environment from the use of plant protection products have decreased. the compliant use of plant protection products and an efficient supervision is ensured; and the implementation of IPP principles is expanded; a modern technical inspection for plant protection equipment is ensured.