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News

Sold volumes of plant protection products in Belgium now available online

08/05/2019

Crop ProtectionReduction Plan

Annual sales data of plant protection products are essential for several social actors and especially for those interested in the sustainable development of agriculture. This information is now available online.

Brexit consequences for plant protection products

03/04/2019

Crop Protection

The United Kingdom (UK) will normally leave the European Union soon. We shortly summarise the consequences of the Brexit for parallel import permits, for applications for plant protection products with the UK as Zonal Rapporteur Member State, for applications for mutual recognition and for the location of authorisation holders.

Tighter data requirements for plant protection products in Belgium in order to protect the bees

19/12/2018

Crop Protection

As of 2019, Belgium will be the first European member state to evaluate the new data requirements for bees according to the EFSA Guidance document. No agreement is reached on European level to take into account the since 2016 additionally required studies, which is why Belgium decided to take the lead.

No worrying information in new studies on glyphosate

18/05/2018

Crop Protection

The recently published studies that suppose to demonstrate that glyphosate is causing health issues in doses that are considered safe do not contain worrying information. Possible effects on DNA were not even examined at all.

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