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State of progress of the proposal for a Regulation concerning statistics on PPPs Vilnius, 5-6 September Transition Facility Statistical Cooperation Programme LOT 2 – Pesticide Indicators
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Background
6EAP ( ) request for reduction of risk posed to health and environment by the use of pesticides
Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (COM(2006) 372 final, )
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3. Background (continued)
Proposal for a Directive establishing a framework for Cty action to achieve a sust. use of pesticides (COM(2006) 373 final, ) (« Basic Directive »)
Proposal for a Regulation on placing of PPPs on the market (COM(2006) 388 final, )
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4. Background (continued)
Proposal for a Regulation concerning statistics on plant protection products (COM(2006) 778 final, )
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Recent documents/developments cocnerning the Proposal for a Regulation on PPs statistics
Note from the DE Presidency (13 April 2007) with results on the written consultation of the MSs (concerns expressed by 7 MSs out of 12 replying)
Draft report from the agriculture section of EP ( ) which is consulted for opinion, (ie. not yet the official EP opinion)
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Recent documents/developments concerning the Proposal for a Regulation on PPPs statistics
Note from the DE Presidency.
Better coherence between Article 14 (Indicators) of the «Basic Directive», the Regulation on placing of PPPs on the market and the Regulation for PPPs statistics
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7. Recent documents/developments (continued)
Closer linkage between Regulation on placing of PPPs on the market and the Regulation on PPPs statistics
Adoption of Proposal for the stats. Regulation should come after Basic Directive and Regulation on placing are definite, and after validation of HAIR indicators
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8. Recent documents/developments (continued)
Suggestion to keep only Regulation on placing and Basic Directive or delete «use of the pesticides » part from the Proposal and use sales as a proxy for actual use, which lead to major changes in the Regulation
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9. Recent documents/developments (continued)
Draft report from the agriculture section of EP :
Make the objectives of the Proposal clearer (Thematic strategy, HAIR)
Do not exclude non-agricultural use so as to include e.g. communal services, road/railway maintenance depts etc.
Provide the basis for recording product flows, in particular illegal imported products
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10. Recent documents/developments (continued)
Express clearly obligation to report annually on quantities produced, placed on the market or exported
Avoid duplicating obligations on farmers to record and collect data, to reduce costs
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Future of the Proposal
Depends on EP and Council :
Portuguese Presidency will do their best to have a discussion in the STATIS Working Party before end 2007
Adoption under Slovenian Presidency 1st half 2008 ?
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EP agenda
ENVI section of EP (official rapporteur) will finalise its report on 17 September
First exchange of views at EP: 8-9 October
Deadline for submission of amendments: 23 October
Vote at ENVI Committee: November
Vote in Plenary EP session: January 2008
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Thank you for your attention
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