1 Amendments of Hanne DAHL related to 2006/0136(COD)
Amendment 223 #
Article 1
Subject matter and purpose 1. This Regulation lays down rules for the authorisation of plant protection products in commercial form and for their placing on the market, use and control within the Community. 2. This Regulation lays down both rules for the approval of active substances, safeners and synergists, which plant protection products contain or consist of, and rules for adjuvants and co-formulants. 3. Member States may not be prevented from applying the precautionary principle in restricting or prohibiting pesticides. 4. Member States may establish any pesticide-free zones they deem necessary in order to safeguard drinking water resources. Such pesticide-free zones may cover the entire Member State. 5. Member States may impose a ban on the use and marketing of EU-authorised pesticides where they are found in measurable quantities outside the root zone.