Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 1657 of 2012).
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Regulation
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Abstract
These Regulations, in respect of the United Kingdom, provide for the carrying into effect of Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common legal framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides and taking account of precautionary and preventive approaches. The Regulations, among other things: require the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers and the Department to adopt a National Action Plan and to revise it as necessary; require the appropriate United Kingdom competent authority to designate the bodies to implement certification systems for training and the bodies responsible for implementing inspection systems for plant protection products application equipment respectively; provide rules for use of plant protection products; provide rules with respect to aerial spraying of plant protection products.
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Notes
These Regulations also revoke the Plant Protection Products (Basic Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997.Including amendments up to the Pesticides and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/306)
Repealed
No
Source language
English
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No
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