[ParlTrack]

Proposal for a regulation
–

The Committee on [Agriculture and Rural Development] calls on the Committee on [the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety], as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the [The sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115].

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

(14) Member States should draft and publish national action plans. In order for the Member State national action plans to be effective, they should contain quantitative objectives, references to binding national 2030 reduction targets as set out in national law, together with related indicative targets set out in the national action plans, measures, timetables and indicators to reduce risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment. Member States should take account of the many factors that affect crops, including both foreseeable and unforeseeable events, such as bad weather, harmful organisms, diseases, crop diversity and climate change. This will allow for a structured approach to the setting of quantitative objectives and targets, with a clear link to the national 2030 reduction targets. In order to monitor compliance with the provisions of this Regulation, Member States should also be required to report annually on targets and precise quantitative data relating to compliance with provisions on use, training, application equipment and integrated pest management.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) The implementation of policies and measures in the areas of sustainable use of plant protection products has an impact on the environment, public health and working conditions. Member States should therefore ensure that the public and social partners are given sufficient opportunities to participate in and to be consulted on the preparation of Member State national action plans in accordance, where applicable, with Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council58. Over and above the CAP funds, farmers must be given adequate financial support to avoid productivity losses and guarantee the environmental, economic and social sustainability of European agriculture. _________________ 58 Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30).

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) It is however likely that certain unmanned aircraft (including drones) will allow for the targeted aerial application of plant protection products. Such unmanned aircraft are likely to help reduce the use of plant protection products due to targeted application and consequently help reduce the risks to human health and the environment compared to use of land- based application equipment. It is therefore appropriate to set criteria in this Regulation for an exemption of certain unmanned aircraft from the prohibition of aerial application. It is also appropriate to defer the application of this exemption for 3 years given the current state of scientific uncertainty and to ensure their independence in relation to the production and sale of plant protection products. Member States may put in place the system they deem appropriate to guarantee and monitor this independence.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)

(34a) In accordance with Directives 2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC, 2008/105/EC, 2008/56/EC and (EU) 2020/2184, Member States should put in place appropriate measures to avoid deterioration of surface and groundwater as well as coastal and marine waters and allow achievement of good surface and groundwater status, to protect the aquatic environment and drinking water supplies from the impact of plant protection products.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
–

– The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

Anne SANDER, Benoît LUTGEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)

(48a) In order to support the transition to sustainable food systems, it is important to continue to improve the consistency of the Green Deal, the Union's sectoral policies and the common trade policy. This entails, in particular, more robust application of European production standards, particularly sanitary, plant protection, environmental and animal welfare standards, to imported products, which makes it possible to tackle carbon leakage effectively. To this end, there are a range of tools that can be used at multilateral and bilateral level, but also autonomously, as indicated in the European Commission report of June 2022, and they must be incorporated into the relevant legislation and applied appropriately (for example, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides). This Regulation must contribute to that consistency.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER, Benoît LUTGEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 b (new)

(48b) It is important to take into account the international dimension of protection of human health and the environment. To this end, the Commission should be able to include a chapter on 'Sustainable food systems' in the trade agreements it negotiates for the European Union with third countries, including commitments to reduce and gradually eliminate the use of the most hazardous plant protection products. Adopting an ambitious approach, these commitments may take into account, on a case-by-case basis, the specific agronomic, climate and economic characteristics of the trade partners.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER, Benoît LUTGEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 c (new)

(48c) The impact assessment suggests that the EU's trade balance could suffer without any guarantee of reciprocal standards. Lower pesticide use in the EU could in fact lead to greater dependence on imports from third countries with less stringent crop protection standards. Moreover, while public concerns about plant protection products are growing as their impact on health and the environment become better known, EU countries continue to produce dangerous pesticides that are banned in the EU and export them to the rest of the world. Thus, the manufacture, circulation, storage and export to third countries of plant protection products containing active substances whose use is prohibited in the European Union should be prohibited to ensure the coherence of European trade policy and to protect the environment and health on a wider scale.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER, Benoît LUTGEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1

This Regulation lays down rules for the sustainable use of plant protection products by providing for the setting, and achievement by 2030, of reduction targets for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, establishing requirements for use, storage, sale and disposal of plant protection products and for application equipment, providing for training and awareness raising, providing for reciprocity on standards with third countries, and providing for implementation of integrated pest management or alternatives to chemical plant protection products, such as non- chemical and biological alternatives, including biological control agents.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

This Regulation lays down rules for the sustainable use of plant protection products by providing for the setting, and achievement by ~~2030~~[OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation], of reduction targets for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, establishing requirements for use, storage, sale and disposal of plant protection products and for application equipment, providing for training and awareness raising, and providing for implementation of integrated pest management.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1

(1) ‘chemical plant protection product’ means a plant protection product containing a chemical active substance excluding ~~plant~~'biological control' means, as defined in point 23 of Article 3. These refer to products ~~using~~that use natural means of biological origin or substances identical to them, such as micro- organisms, semiochemicals, extracts from plant products as defined in Article 3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, or invertebrate macro-organisms;chanisms in integrated pest management. Products authorised for use in organic farming whose active substances are listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 are not considered to be chemical plant protection products.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15

(15). ‘integrated pest management’ means careful consideration of all available ~~mean~~plant protection methods and the subsequent integration of appropriate measures that discourage the development of populations of harmful organisms~~, while~~ and keep~~ing~~ the use of ~~chemical~~ plant protection products and other forms of intervention to levels that are economically and ecologically justified and reduce or minimise risks to human health and the environment. Integrated pest management emphasises the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to agro-ecosystems and encourages natural pest control mechanisms;

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

~~(a) an area used by the general public, such as a public park or garden, recreation or sports grounds, or a public path;~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c

(c) human settlements (community in which people live and work), defined as the most up to date CORINE (Coordination of information on the Environment) system maintained by the EEA Land Cover Level 1 classification (Artificial Surfaces) (excluding Level 2 – 1.2: Industrial, commercial and transport units and Level 2 – 1.3: Mine, dump and construction sites)80; _________________ 80 See CORINE Land Cover nomenclature conversion to Land Cover Classification system (https://land.copernicus.eu/user- corner/technical-library/corine-land- cover-nomenclature-guidelines/html) and CORINE Land Cover (CLC) inventory (CORINE Land Cover — Copernicus Land Monitoring Service).deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point d

~~(d) an urban area covered by a watercourse or water feature;~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e

~~(e) non-productive areas as defined under the EU standards on good agricultural and environmental condition of land (GAEC), GAEC standard 8 listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115.~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f

(f) an ecologically sensitive area, which means any of the following: (i) any protected area under Directive 2000/60/EC, including possible safeguard zones as well as modifications of those areas following the risk assessment results for drinking water abstraction points under Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council81; (ii) sites of Community importance in the list referred to in Article 4(2) of Directive 92/43/EEC and the special areas of conservation designated in accordance with Article 4(4) of that Directive, and special protection areas classified pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC, and any other national, regional, or local protected area reported by the Member States to the Nationally designated protected areas inventory (CDDA); (iii) any area for which the monitoring of pollinator species carried out in accordance with Article 17(1), point (f), of Regulation xxx/xxx [reference to adopted act to be inserted] establishes that it sustains one or more pollinator species which the European Red Lists classify as being threatened with extinction. _________________ 81 Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1).deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23

(23) ‘biological control’ means the control of organisms harmful to plants or plant products using ~~natural means of biological origin or substances identical to them, such as micro-organisms, semiochemicals, extracts from plant products as defined in Article 3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009,~~products using natural mechanisms in integrated pest management. They include in particular: macro-organisms and plant protection products composed of micro-organisms, semiochemicals, such as pheromones and kairomones, or natural substances of plant, animal or min~~vertebrate macro-organisms~~eral origin.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title

Union ~~2030~~[OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] reduction targets for chemical plant protection products

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title

Union 20340 reduction targets for chemical plant protection products

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. Each Member State shall contribute, through the adoption and achievement of national targets in accordance with Article 5 to achieving by 20340 a 530 % Union-wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 20340 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 20340 reduction target 2’), compared to the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 (collectively referred to as ‘the Union 20340 reduction targets’).

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. Progress towards achieving the Union 20340 reduction targets shall be calculated annually by the Commission in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title

Member State~~s 2030~~ [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] reduction targets for chemical plant protection products

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title

Member States 20340 reduction targets for chemical plant protection products

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

By … [OP: please insert the date – 612 months after the date of application of this Regulation] each Member State shall adopt national targets in its national legislation to achieve by ~~2030~~[OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] a reduction, set in accordance with this Article, from the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173, of the following:

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

By … [OP: please insert the date – 6 months after the date of application of this Regulation] each Member State shall adopt national targets in its national legislation to achieve by 20340 a reduction set in accordance with this Article, from the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, of the following:

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) the use and risk of chemical plant protection products as defined in Annex I ~~(‘national 2030 reduction target~~with a flexibility of 10% (‘national [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] target range 1’);

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) the use and risk of chemical plant protection products as defined in Annex I (‘national 20340 reduction target 1’);

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) the use of more hazardous plant protection products as defined in Annex I ~~(‘national 2030 reduction target~~with a flexibility of 10% (‘national [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] target range 2’).

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) the use of more hazardous plant protection products as defined in Annex I (‘national 20340 reduction target 2’).

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

For the purposes of this Regulation, the two national reduction targets listed in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph, are collectively referred to as the ‘national ~~2030~~[OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] reduction targets’.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

For the purposes of this Regulation, the two national reduction targets listed in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph, are collectively referred to as the ‘national 20340 reduction targets’.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2

2.(2) The progress of each Member State towards achieving the national ~~2030 reduc~~[OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] target ranges shall be calculated annually by the Commission in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2

2. The progress of each Member State towards achieving the national 20340 reduction targets shall be calculated annually by the Commission in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3.(3) Each Member State shall reach the targets referred to in paragraph 1 by ~~2030. A Member State that reaches the level of one of its 2030 national reduction targets before 2030~~[OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation]. A Member State that reaches the level of one of its [OJ: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] national reduction targets before [OJ: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] shall not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts. It shall monitor annual fluctuations in order to maintain the progress achieved in relation to that ~~2030~~[OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] national reduction target.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Each Member State shall reach the targets referred to in paragraph 1 by 20340. A Member State that reaches the level of one of its 20340 national reduction targets before 20340 shall not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts. It shall monitor annual fluctuations in order to maintain the progress achieved in relation to that 20340 national reduction target.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4

4. Subject to paragraphs 5 to 8, the national 20340 reduction targets shall be set at such level so as to achieve a reduction between the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 and the year 20340 in the relevant Member State that at least equals 530%.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

A Member State may reduce its national target for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products referred to in paragraph 4 to a percentage that is a mid-point between the figure related to intensity as laid down in the second subparagraph of this paragraph and the figure related to the use and risk as laid down in the third subparagraph of this paragraph. ~~Where that percentage is higher than 50%, the Member State shall increase its national target to that percentage.~~

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a

(a) 35% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is less than 70% of the Union average;

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b

(b) 50% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is between 70% and 140% of the Union average;

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c

(c) 65% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is more than 140% of the Union average.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point b

(b) where a Member State has increased the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, or has made a smaller reduction than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 ~~and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017~~, a figure that is established by adding to 50% the difference between the reduction or, as applicable, increase achieved and the Union average reduction, but without surpassing 70%.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1

A Member State may reduce its national target for the use of the more hazardous plant protection products referred to in paragraph 4 to a percentage that is a mid- point between the figure related to intensity as laid down in the second subparagraph of this paragraph and the figure related to use as laid down in the third subparagraph of this paragraph. ~~Where that percentage is higher than 50%, the Member State shall increase its national target to that percentage.~~

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1

A Member State may reduce its national target for the use of the more hazardous plant protection products referred to in paragraph 4 to a percentage that is a mid- point between the figure related to intensity as laid down in the second subparagraph of this paragraph and the figure related to use as laid down in the third subparagraph of this paragraph. Where that percentage is higher than 530%, the Member State shall increase its national target to that percentage.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

(a) 35% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is less than 70% of the Union average;

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b

(b) 50% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is between 70% and 140% of the Union average;

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c

(c) 65% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is more than 140% of the Union average.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point a

(a) where a Member State has achieved a greater reduction in the use of the more hazardous plant protection products than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 ~~and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017~~, a figure that is established by subtracting from 50% the difference between the reduction achieved and the Union average reduction;

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point b

(b) where a Member State has increased the use of the more hazardous plant protection products, or has made a smaller reduction than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 ~~and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017~~, a figure that is established by adding to 50% the difference between the reduction or, as applicable, increase achieved and the Union average reduction, but without surpassing 70%.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7

7.(7) Member States with outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, may take into account the specific needs of these regions as regards the use of plant protection products when adopting national ~~2030 reduction targets~~target ranges for [OP: please insert the date - 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation], due to the particular climatic conditions and crops in these regions.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8

8.(8) In no case may the application of paragraph 5, paragraph 6 and paragraph 7 result in either of the ~~2030~~ national reduction targets for ... [OP please insert the date - 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] being lower than 35%.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8

8. In no case may the application of paragraph 5, paragraph 6 and paragraph 7 result in either of the 20340 national reduction targets being lower than 35%.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10

(10.) If a Member State fails to adopt a national ~~2030 reduction target~~target range for [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after application of this Regulation], by … [OJ: please insert the date – 6 months after the date of application of this Regulation], that target shall be deemed to be either 50%; or, where the percentage would be above 50% in accordance with paragraph 5 or paragraph 6, that higher percentage.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1.(1) The Commission shall review the national ~~2030 reduction targets~~target ranges for ... [OP: please please insert the date – 10 years after application of this Regulation] communicated to it in accordance with Article 5(9) and the information explaining any lowering of targets made in accordance with Article 5(5) or Article 5(6).

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2.(2) Where the Commission concludes, on the basis of the information made available to it, that the national 2030 ~~reduction tar~~target rangets ~~communicated by a Member State~~for … [OP: [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] need to be set at a more ambitious level, it shall, by …... [OP: please insert the date – 1 year after the date of application of this Regulation], recommend that the Member State to increase ~~the level of its national 2030 reduction targets~~s its national target ranges by ... [OP: please insert the date - 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation]. The Commission shall make that recommendation public.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3.(3) Where a Member State adjusts its national ~~2030 reduction targets~~target ranges for ... [OP: please insert the date - 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] as recommended by the Commission, it shall amend the national targets set in its national legislation in accordance with Article 5 and include the adjusted targets in its national action plan together with the Commission’'s recommendation.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4

4.(4) Where a Member States decides not to adjust its national ~~2030 reduction targets~~target ranges for ... [OP: please insert the date - 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation], as recommended by the Commission, it shall include the justifications for such decision in its national action plan together with the text of the recommendation.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6

6.(6) Having assessed the level of national ~~2030 reduc~~national target ranges of all Member States for [OP: please insert the date - 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] set in accordance with Article 5, the Commission shall verify ~~whether their average at least equals 50% so as to achieve the corresponding Union 2030~~the resulting average reduction ~~target~~in the EU.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7

7. If the average of national 2030 reduction targets of all Member States is lower than 50%, the Commission shall recommend that one or more Member States increase the level of their national 2030 reduction targets in order to achieve the Union 2030 reduction targets. The Commission shall make any such recommendation public.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7

7. If the average of national 2030 reduction targets of all Member States is lower than 530%, the Commission shall recommend that one or more Member States increase the level of their national 2030 reduction targets in order to achieve the Union 2030 reduction targets. The Commission shall make any such recommendation public.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8

8. Within one month of receiving the recommendation referred to in paragraph 7, a Member State shall take one of the following actions: (a) adjust its national 2030 reduction targets as recommended by the Commission, amend the national targets set in its national legislation in accordance with Article 5 and include the adjusted targets in its national action plan together with the Commission recommendation; (b) provide justifications for not adjusting its national 2030 reduction targets as recommended by the Commission, and include the justifications for such decision in its national action plan together with the Commission recommendation.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title

Publication of ~~Union and national 2030 reduction tar~~trends in Union reduction targets and national target rangets ~~trends by the Commission~~ for ... [OP: please insert the date - 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation]

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1.(1) By 31 August of each calendar year, the Commission shall publish on a website the average trends in progress towards achieving ~~the Union 2030 reduction targets~~a reduction in the EU by ... [OP: please insert the date - 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation]. These trends shall be calculated as the difference between the average of the years 20151-20173 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication. The trends shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3.(3) By 31 August of each calendar year, the Commission shall publish information for each Member State on trends in progress towards achieving the national ~~2030 reduction targets~~target ranges for ... [OP: please insert the date - 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation]. These trends shall be calculated as the difference between the average of the years 20151- 20173 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication. The trends shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I, on the website referred to in paragraph 1.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER, Benoît LUTGEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)

Article 7a. Trade agreements The Commission shall include in the trade agreements it negotiates binding commitment targets for the use of plant protection products, in particular for the most hazardous plant protection products. These targets shall be equivalent to those laid down in Article 4 of this Regulation. They may take into account, on a case-by- case basis, the specific agronomic, climate and economic conditions of the trade partners.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a

~~(a) the national 2030 reduction targets adopted in accordance with Chapter II;~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b

~~(b) information related to national 2030 reduction targets as set out in Article 9;~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c

~~(c) details of planned progress in relation to the elements relevant for the implementation of this Regulation listed in Part 2 of Annex II;~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) a link to the relevant parts of CAP strategic plans, drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, which set out plans for an increase in the utilised agricultural area engaged in organic farming and how the plans will contribute to achieving the target set out in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally- friendly food system84of having 25% of the utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030; _________________ 84 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system (COM/2020/381 final).deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i

(i) other planned and adopted measures to support, or ensure through binding requirements laid down in national law, the sustainable use of plant protection products in line with integrated pest management principles~~, including those contained in crop-specific rules as set out in Article 15(1)~~.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

~~The updated versions of national action plans published until and including 2030 shall contain the information listed in the first subparagraph, points (a) to (i).~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5

~~The updated versions of national action plans published after 2030 shall contain the information listed in the first subparagraph, points (c) to (i).~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2

2. Each Member State shall carry out a public consultation process prior to the adoption or modification of its national action plan in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council85. _________________ 85 Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30).deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4

4. National action plans shall be consistent with the plans of Member States drawn-up in accordance with Directives 91/676/EEC, 92/43/EEC, 2000/60/EC, 2008/50/EC, 2009/147/EC and (EU) 2016/2284 and Regulation xxx/xxx on nature restoration [reference to adopted act to be inserted], be consistent with the CAP Strategic Plans drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 and shall contain explanations how the national action plan is consistent with those plans.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9

~~[...]~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. National action plans published until and including 2030 shall include all of the following information related to the national 2030 reduction targets: (a) a list of at least the 5 active substances that most strongly influence the trend in the reduction in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, and of the use of the more hazardous plant protection products, as determined by applying the methodology set out in Annex I, during the 3 years preceding the adoption of the national action plan; (b) a list of the crops on which each of the active substances referred to in point (a) are most widely used and the number of hectares of each crop treated; (c) a list of pests against which the active substances referred to in point (a) are used on the crops referred to in point (b); (d) for each of the pests referred to in point (c), a list of non-chemical methods used or likely to be available by 2030.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) a list of at least the 5 active substances that most strongly influence the trend in the reduction in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, and of the use of the more hazardous plant protection products, as determined by applying the methodology set out in Annex I, during the 3 years preceding the adoption of the national action plan;deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b

~~(b) a list of the crops on which each of the active substances referred to in point (a) are most widely used and the number of hectares of each crop trea~~deleted;

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) a list of pests against which the active substances referred to in point (a) are used on the crops referred to in point (b);~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d

~~(d) for each of the pests referred to in point (c), a list of non-chemical methods used or likely to be available by 2030.~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. For each non-chemical method listed in accordance with paragraph 1, point (d), national action plans shall indicate all of the following: (a) the estimated scale of its use, based on data on the sale of plant protection products, surveys and expert judgement, during the 3 calendar years preceding the adoption of the national action plan, together with a national indicative target for increasing its use by 2030 and a list of potential obstacles to achieving this increase; (b) a list of measures and other actions to be taken by the Member State and by other actors to address the potential obstacles referred to in point (a), with a detailed timeline of intermediary steps and the authorities responsible for each of the steps to be taken by the Member State.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) the estimated scale of its use, based on data on the sale of plant protection products, surveys and expert judgement, during the 3 calendar years preceding the adoption of the national action plan, together with a national indicative target for increasing its use by 2030 and a list of potential obstacles to achieving this increase;deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) a list of measures and other actions to be taken by the Member State and by other actors to address the potential obstacles referred to in point (a), with a detailed timeline of intermediary steps and the authorities responsible for each of the steps to be taken by the Member State.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3

3. In relation to at least the 5 crops that most strongly influenced the trend in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, and the trend in the use of the more hazardous plant protection products, as determined by applying the methodology set out in Annex I, during the 3 years preceding the adoption of the national action plan, the national action plan shall indicate all of the following: (a) the percentage of all plant protection products used on those crops which were biological controls during the 3 calendar years preceding the adoption of the national action plan, together with the national indicative targets for increasing that percentage by 2030 and a list of the potential obstacles to achieving that increased percentage; (b) a list of measures and other actions to be taken by the Member State and by other actors to address the potential obstacles referred to in point (a), with a detailed timeline of intermediary steps and the authorities responsible for each step to be taken by the Member State.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) the percentage of all plant protection products used on those crops which were biological controls during the 3 calendar years preceding the adoption of the national action plan, together with the national indicative targets for increasing that percentage by 2030 and a list of the potential obstacles to achieving that increased percentage;deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) a list of measures and other actions to be taken by the Member State and by other actors to address the potential obstacles referred to in point (a), with a detailed timeline of intermediary steps and the authorities responsible for each step to be taken by the Member State.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4

4. National action plans shall also include national indicative targets for increasing the percentage of overall sales of plant protection products which are not chemical plant protection products from a baseline period of the 3 calendar years preceding the adoption of the national action plan.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10

Annual progress and implementation 1. By 31 August every year, but not sooner than [OP: please insert the date – 30 months after the date of application of this Regulation], each Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual progress and implementation report containing the information listed in Annex II. 2. The annual progress and implementation report shall include: (a) all trends in progress towards achieving the national 2030 reduction targets as set out in Part 1 of Annex II, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I as the difference between the average of the years 2015-2017 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication; (b) all trends in progress towards achieving national indicative targets set out in Article 9(2), point (a), Article 9(3), point (a), and Article 9(4) ), calculated annually as the difference between the extent of use in the 3 calendar years preceding the adoption of the national action plan in accordance with Article 9(1) and the calendar year ending 20 months prior to the publication of the relevant annual progress and implementation report; (c) all other quantitative data in relation to implementation of this Regulation as set out in Part 2 of Annex II; (d) the outcome of the evaluation of the results of each harmonised risk indicator carried out in accordance with Article 36(1); (e) all trends in progress towards achieving an increase in the utilised agricultural area under organic farming referred to in Article 8(1), point (d). 3. Each Member State shall publish its annual progress and implementation report on a website and inform the Commission thereof. 4. The Commission may request a Member State to include further details in its annual progress and implementation report. Within 2 months of receipt of the Commission’s request, the Member State concerned shall respond to the request and shall publish its response on the website referred to in paragraph 3. 5. The Commission shall publish annual progress and implementation reports of the Member States on a website. 6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 amending Annex II in order to take into account data relevant to the sustainable use of plant protection products.rticle 10 deleted reports

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. By 31 August every year, but not sooner than [OP: please insert the date – 30 months after the date of application of this Regulation], each Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual progress and implementation report containing the information listed in Annex II.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2

2. The annual progress and implementation report shall include: (a) all trends in progress towards achieving the national 2030 reduction targets as set out in Part 1 of Annex II, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I as the difference between the average of the years 2015-2017 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication; (b) all trends in progress towards achieving national indicative targets set out in Article 9(2), point (a), Article 9(3), point (a), and Article 9(4) ), calculated annually as the difference between the extent of use in the 3 calendar years preceding the adoption of the national action plan in accordance with Article 9(1) and the calendar year ending 20 months prior to the publication of the relevant annual progress and implementation report; (c) all other quantitative data in relation to implementation of this Regulation as set out in Part 2 of Annex II; (d) the outcome of the evaluation of the results of each harmonised risk indicator carried out in accordance with Article 36(1); (e) all trends in progress towards achieving an increase in the utilised agricultural area under organic farming referred to in Article 8(1), point (d).deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) all trends in progress towards achieving the national 2030 reduction targets as set out in Part 1 of Annex II, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I as the difference between the average of the years 2015-2017 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication;deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) all trends in progress towards achieving national indicative targets set out in Article 9(2), point (a), Article 9(3), point (a), and Article 9(4) ), calculated annually as the difference between the extent of use in the 3 calendar years preceding the adoption of the national action plan in accordance with Article 9(1) and the calendar year ending 20 months prior to the publication of the relevant annual progress and implementation report;deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c

~~(c) all other quantitative data in relation to implementation of this Regulation as set out in Part 2 of Annex II;~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d

~~(d) the outcome of the evaluation of the results of each harmonised risk indicator carried out in accordance with Article 36(1);~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e

~~(e) all trends in progress towards achieving an increase in the utilised agricultural area under organic farming referred to in Article 8(1), point (d).~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3

~~3. Each Member State shall publish its annual progress and implementation report on a website and inform the Commission thereof.~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

~~The Commission may request a Member State to include further details in its annual progress and implementation report.~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

~~Within 2 months of receipt of the Commission’s request, the Member State concerned shall respond to the request and shall publish its response on the website referred to in paragraph 3.~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5

~~5. The Commission shall publish annual progress and implementation reports of the Member States on a website.~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6

~~6. The Commission is empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 40 amending Annex II in order to take into account data relevant to the sustainable use of plant protection products.~~

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. By … [OP: please insert the date – 2 years after the date of application of this Regulation], and every 2 years thereafter until 2030, the Commission shall publish on a website an analysis of: (a) the trends in progress towards the Union 2030 reduction targets; (b) Member States’ progress towards achieving the national 2030 reduction targets.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a

~~(a) the trends in progress towards the Union 2030 reduction targets;~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b

~~(b) Member States’ progress towards achieving the national 2030 reduction targets.~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. As from … [OP: please insert the date – 4 years after the date of application of this Regulation], the Commission shall include in the analysis referred to in paragraph 1 an analysis of the information to be provided by Member States in accordance with Article 10(2), points (a), (b) and (c).deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3

3. Following the analysis referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission may make a recommendation to a Member State to take any of the following actions: (a) take additional measures; (b) increase the level of ambition of any of national indicative target set out in Article 9(2), point (a), Article 9(3), point (a), and Article 9(4).deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4

4. A Member State that has received a recommendation from the Commission to take additional measures in accordance with paragraph 3 shall provide one of the following pieces of information in its subsequent annual progress and implementation report: (a) a description of measures taken as a response to the recommendation; (b) the reasons for not following the Commission’s recommendation.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5

5. A Member State that has received a recommendation from the Commission in accordance with paragraph 3, point (b), to increase the level of ambition of a national indicative target set out in Article 9(2), point (a), Article 9(3), point (a),or Article 9(4) shall take one of the following actions: (a) change the level of the relevant target as set out in the recommendation by amending its national action plan within 6 months after receiving the recommendation; (b) provide reasons for not following the Commission’s recommendation in its subsequent annual progress and implementation report.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point b

~~(b) provide reasons for not following the Commission’s recommendation in its subsequent annual progress and implementation report.~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6

6. Where, on the basis of its analysis of the annual progress and implementation reports, the Commission concludes that the progress achieved is insufficient for the collective achievement of the Union 2030 reduction targets, it shall propose measures and exercise its other powers at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of those targets. Such measures shall take into consideration the level of ambition of contributions to the Union 2030 reduction targets by Member States set out in the national 2030 reduction targets adopted by them.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7

7. By … [OP: please insert the date – 5 years from the date of application of this Regulation], the Commission shall submit a report on annual progress and implementation reports to the European Parliament and the Council.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) by applying ~~Article 13~~the integrated pest management framework where no crop- specific ~~rul~~guidelines have been adopted for the relevant crop and area in accordance with Article 15 by the Member State in which they operate;

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) by applying crop-specific ~~rul~~guidelines adopted by the Member State in which they operate for the relevant crop and area in accordance with Article 15 ~~and performing the actions set out in Article 13(8)~~.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2

2. Advisors shall provide advice that is consistent with the applicable crop- specific ~~rul~~guidelines and with integrated pest management.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. Professional users shall first apply measures that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products for the prevention or suppression of harmful organisms before resorting to application of chemical plant protection products.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

~~A p~~Professional user’s ~~records referred to in Article 14(1) shall~~shall apply a farm-level integrated pest management concept which demonstrates that ~~he or she has considered~~ all of the following options have been considered:

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part

4. Professional users shall use biological controls, physical and other non- chemical methods. Professional users ~~may~~shall only use chemical methods if they are necessary to achieve acceptable levels of harmful organism control ~~after~~if all other non- chemical methods ~~as set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3~~ have been exhausted ~~and where~~or any of the following conditions has been satisfied:

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b

(b) where justified by a decision- support system, or by an advisor ~~who meets the conditions laid down in Article 23~~, the professional user decides, by way of a recorded decision, to use chemical plant protection products methods for preventative reasons.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point b

~~(b) reduced number of applications;~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point d

~~(d) spot application.~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2

~~Where a plant protection measure involves repeated use of plant protection products, p~~Professional users shall use plant protection products with different modes of action where such products are available.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8

8. Professional users shall perform all of the following actions: (a) check and document the level of success of the applied plant protection measures on the basis of the records on the use of plant protection products and other interventions, and the monitoring of harmful organisms; (b) apply the information obtained by performing the actions referred to in point (a) as part of the decision-making process regarding future interventions.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. Where a professional user takes a preventative measure or performs an intervention, the professional user shall enter the following information in the electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register referred to in Article 16, which covers the area where the professional user operates: (a) any preventative measure or intervention and the reason for that preventative measure or intervention, including the identification and assessment of pest level, where no crop- specific rules have been adopted for the relevant crop and area by the Member State in which the professional user operates; (b) any preventative measure or intervention and the reason for that preventative measure or intervention, including the identification and assessment of pest level, performed with a reference to measurable criteria set out in the applicable crop-specific rules where crop-specific rules have been adopted for the relevant crop and area by the Member State in which the professional user operates.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2

2. A professional user shall enter an electronic record in the electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register, referred to in Article 16 of the name of its advisor and the dates and the content of the advice received from it in accordance with Article 26(3). The professional user shall make those records available to the competent authority referred to in Article 15(2) upon request.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3

3. A professional user shall enter an electronic record of each application of a plant protection product under Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in the electronic ~~integrated pest management and~~ plant protection product use register referred to in Article 16. A professional user shall also enter an electronic record specifying whether the application was done by aerial or land- based equipment. In the case of aerial application, a professional user shall specify the type of equipment used.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4

4. In order to ensure a uniform structure of the entries to be made by professional users in the electronic ~~integrated pest management and~~ plant protection product use register in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt a standard template for such entries. Any such template shall include fields for inputting records that need to be kept in accordance with Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and shall require the use of a recognisable ID. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(2).

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall adopt agronomic requirements based on integrated pest management controls that must be adhered to when growing ~~or storing~~ a particular crop and are designed to ensure that chemical crop protection is only used after all other non-chemical methods have been exhausted and when a threshold for intervention is reached (‘crop-specific ~~rul~~guidelines’). The crop-specific ~~rul~~guidelines shall i~~mplement~~temise the principles of integrated pest management, set out in Article 13, for the relevant crop ~~and be set out in a binding legal act~~.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Member States shall establish appropriate incentives to prompt professional users to implement crop- or sector-specific guidelines for integrated pest management on a voluntary basis. Public authorities or organisations representing particular professional users may draw up such guidelines. Member States shall refer to those guidelines that they consider relevant and appropriate in their National Action Plans.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2

2. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority responsible for ensuring that the crop-specific ~~rul~~guidelines are scientifically robust and comply with this Article.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

3. By … [OP: please insert the date = the first day in the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] each Member State shall have in place effective and enforceable crop-specific rules, for crops covering an area that accounts for at least 90 % of its utilised agricultural area (excluding kitchen gardens). Member States shall determine the geographic scope of those rules taking account of relevant agronomic conditions, including, the type of soil and crops and the prevailing climatic conditions.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4

4. At least 9 months prior to the point in time when a crop-specific rule becomes applicable under national law, the Member State shall perform all of the following actions: (a) publish a draft for public consultation; (b) take into account comments received from stakeholders and members of the public on the draft in a transparent manner; (c) submit the draft that takes into account the comments as referred to in point (b) to the Commission.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5

5. Where the Commission is notified of a draft in accordance with paragraph 4, point (c), it may within 6 months of receipt of the draft object to its adoption by a Member State, if it considers that the draft does not comply with the criteria set out in paragraph 6. If the Commission objects, the Member State shall refrain from adopting the draft until it has amended the text so as to remedy the shortcomings identified in the Commission’s objections. The absence of a reaction from the Commission in accordance with this paragraph to a draft crop–specific rule shall not prejudice any action or decision which might be taken by the Commission under other Union acts.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – introductory part

6. The crop-specific ~~rul~~guidelines shall ~~convert~~identify, for individual crops, the requirements of integrated pest management laid down in Article 13 ~~into verifiable criteria by, among others, spec~~, clarifying the following inter alia:

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point b

(b) the non-chemical interventions involving cultural, physical and biological control which are effective against the harmful organisms referred to in point (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions under which these interventions ~~are to~~may be made;

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point c

(c) the low-risk plant protection products or alternatives to chemical plant protection products which are effective against the harmful organisms referred to in point (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions under which these interventions are to be made;deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point c

(c) the types of low-risk plant protection products or alternatives to chemical plant protection products which are effective against the harmful organisms referred to in point (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions under which these interventions are to be made;

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point d

(d) chemical plant protection products that are not low-risk plant protection products and that are effective against the harmful organisms referred to in point (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions under which these interventions are to be made;deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point d

(d) chemical plant protection products that are not low-risk plant protection products and that are effective against the harmful organisms referred to in point (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions under which these interventions are to be made;deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point e

(e) the quantitative criteria or conditions under which chemical plant protection products may be used after all other means of control that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products have been exhausted;deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point e

(e) the quantitative criteria or conditions under which chemical plant protection products may be used after all other means of control that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products have been exhausted;deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point f

(f) the measurable criteria or conditions under which more hazardous plant protection products may be used after all other means of control that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products have been exhausted.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point f

(f) the measurable criteria or conditions under which more hazardous plant protection products ~~may b~~are used after all other means of control that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products have been exhausted.;

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point g

~~(g) the obligation to record observations demonstrating that the relevant threshold value has been reached.~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7

7. Each Member State shall review its crop-specific ~~rules annually~~guidelines every three years and update them where necessary, including when it is needed to reflect changes in the availability of harmful organism control tools.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8

8. A Member State that is planning to update a crop-specific rule shall, at least 6 months before the update becomes applicable under national law: (a) publish a draft of the updated rules for public consultation; (b) take into account comments received from stakeholders and members of the public on the draft in a transparent manner; (c) submit the draft that takes into account the comments as referred to in point (b) to the Commission.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9

9. Where the Commission is notified of a draft under paragraph 8, it may within 3 months of receipt of the draft object to the updating of the crop-specific rule by a Member State, if it considers that the draft does not comply with the criteria set out in paragraph 6. If the Commission objects, the Member State shall refrain from updating the crop- specific rule until it has amended the text so as to remedy the shortcomings identified in the Commission’s objections. The absence of a reaction from the Commission in accordance with this paragraph to a draft crop–specific rule shall not prejudice any action or decision which might be taken by the Commission under other Union acts.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 10

(10.) A Member State with significant climatic or agronomic differences between regions, shall adopt crop-specific ~~rul~~guidelines for each of those regions.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11

(11.) Each Member State shall publish all of its crop-specific ~~rul~~guidelines on a single website.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title

Electronic ~~integrated pest management and~~ plant protection product use register

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Each Member State shall designate a competent authority or competent authorities to establish and maintain an electronic ~~integrated pest management and~~ plant protection product use register or registers.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part

The electronic ~~integrated pest management and~~ plant protection product use register or registers shall contain all of the following information for a period of at least 3 years from date of entry:

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a

~~(a) any preventative measure or intervention and the reasons for that preventative measure or intervention entered in accordance with Article 14(1);~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b

~~(b) the name of the advisor and dates and content of advice entered in accordance with Article 14(2);~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c

(c) an electronic record of each application of a plant protection product under Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and a report on any aerial application carried out under Article 20, as required by Article 14(3).deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1

1. The use of all plant protection products is prohibited in all sensitive areas and within 3 metres of such areas. This 3 metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by using alternative risk- mitigation techniques.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1

1.(1) The use of all plant protection products ~~is prohibited in all sensitiv~~shall be are~~as and within 3 metres of such~~ stricted as fare as~~. This 3 metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by using alternative risk-mitigation techniques~~ possible in the sensitive areas referred to in Article 3(16)(b).

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2

2.(2) Member States ~~may establish larger mandatory buffer zones adjacent to sensitive areas~~shall ensure that there is a causal link between the use of plant protection products and the objective of protecting a sensitive area. Areas or parts of those areas the preservation and protection of which are dependent on agricultural exploitation shall be exempted.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5

~~5. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 3 shall decide on the application for a permit for the use of a plant protection product within 2 weeks of its submission.~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6

6. The permit to use a plant protection product in a sensitive area shall indicate all of the following: (a) the conditions for limited and controlled use by the applicant; (b) the obligation to display notices regarding use of plant protection products on the perimeter of the area to be treated, and any specific form such display is to take; (c) risk mitigation measures; (d) the duration of validity of the permit.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7

7. A professional user that has been granted a permit to use a plant protection product in a sensitive area shall display notices to that regard on the perimeter of the area to be treated in the form indicated in the permit.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8

8. Where a permit for use of a plant protection product in a sensitive area is granted, before the first day of its validity, the competent authority referred to in paragraph 3 shall make publicly available the following information: (a) the location of the use; (b) the evidence for the exceptional circumstances justifying the application of a plant protection product; (c) the start and end date of the approval period of the permit, which shall not exceed 60 consecutive days; (d) the relevant weather conditions allowing a safe application; (e) the name of the plant protection product or products; (f) the application equipment to be used and the risk mitigation measures to be taken.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19

1. The use of all plant protection products is prohibited on all surface waters and within 3 metres of such waters. This 3 metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by using alternative risk-mitigation techniques. 2. Member States may establish larger mandatory buffer zones adjacent to surface waters. 3. By … [OP: please insert the date of application of this Regulation], Member States shall have in place appropriate measures to avoid deterioration of surface and groundwater status as well as coastal and marine waters and allow achievement of good surface and groundwater status, to protect the aquatic environment and drinking water supplies from the impact of plant protection products to achieve, at least, the objectives set out in Directives 2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC, 2008/105/EC, 2008/56/EC and (EU) 2020/2184.Article 19 deleted Measures to protect the aquatic environment and drinking water

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1

1.(1) A distributor shall only sell a plant protection product authorised for professional use to a purchaser or his or her representative when that distributor has checked, at the time of purchase, that the purchaser or representative is a professional user and holds a training certificate for following courses for professional users issued in accordance with Article 25 ~~or has a proof of entry in a central electronic register for following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5)~~.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2

2.(2) Where a purchaser is a legal person, a distributor may sell a plant protection product authorised for professional use to a representative of the purchaser of the plant protection product when that distributor has checked, at the time of purchase, that the representative is the holder of a training certificate for following courses for professional users issued in accordance with Article 25 ~~or has a proof of entry in a central electronic register for following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5)~~.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3

3. A distributor shall direct a purchaser of a plant protection product to read its label prior to use and to use the product in accordance with the instructions on the label and shall inform the purchaser of the website referred to in Article 27.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 6

6. The distributor referred to in paragraph 5 shall inform the purchaser of a plant protection product about less hazardous control techniques before the purchaser buys a plant protection product with a higher risk for human health and the environment.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2

2.(2) Each Member State shall designate a competent authority or authorities responsible for the implementation of the system for the training and certification of all training referred to in paragraph 1 ~~and~~, for issuing and renewing training certificates, ~~updating the central electronic register, providing proof of entry in the central electronic register and~~and for overseeing that the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 are carried out by the body that provided the training.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point b

~~(b) the employer of the professional user, distributor or advisor to whom the training was provided, where that employer is a legal person or a natural person in its professional capacity;~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title

~~Independen~~Expert advisory system

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1

1. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority to establish, oversee and monitor the operation of a system of ~~independen~~expert advisors for professional users. That system ~~may make use of the impartial farm advisors referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 2021/2115, who must be regularly trained and can be funded under Article 78 of the same regulation~~shall comprise advisors trained in accordance with Article 25.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2

2. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that any advisor registered in the system referred to in that paragraph (‘independent advisor’) is free from any conflict of interest and, in particular, is not in a situation which, directly or indirectly, could affect their ability to carry out their professional duties in an impartial manner.deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3

~~3. Each professional user shall consult an independent advisor at least once a year for the purposes of receiving the strategic advice referred to in paragraph 4.~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part

4. An expert advisor ~~referred to in paragraph 3~~ shall provide strategic advice on the following subjects:

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1

1. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two Union ~~2030 reduction targets and the two national 2030 reduction targets until and including 2030~~... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] reduction targets and the two national ... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] corridor targets until and including ... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] is laid down in Annex I. This methodology shall be based on statistical data collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2

2. Using the methodology set out in Annex I, the Commission shall calculate the results of progress towards achieving the ~~two Union and two national 2030 reduction targets annually until and including 2030~~Union reduction targets and two national ... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] corridor targets annually until and including ... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] and publish those results on the website referred to in Article 7.

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 amending this Article and Annex VI in order to take into account technical progress, including progress in the availability of statistical data, and scientific and agronomic developments. Such delegated acts may modify the existing harmonised risk indicators or provide for new harmonised risk indicators, which may take into account Member States’ progress towards achieving the target of having 25% of their utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030 as referred to in Article 8(1), point (d).

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3

~~However, Article 21 shall apply from [OP: please insert the date = 3 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].~~deleted

2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI

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