Food Law News - UK - 1996

30 April 1996: PESTICIDES - Updating of UK Regulations on Pesticides and European Legislation on Plant Protection Products

30th April 1996 - PSD Letter

Updating of UK Regulations on Pesticides and European Legislation on Plant Protection Products

The Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) has circulated proposed changes to these controls. Three draft Regulations were circulated:

1) Draft Control of Pesticides (Amendment) Regulations. The proposed amendments are described as being minor amendments to the Control of Pesticide Regulations 1986. They amend the scope of the controls, they amend aspects relating to the recover of products in the event of a breach f the Regulations, to access to information by the public and changes to the Consents provided by the Regulations.

2) Draft Plant Protection Products (Basic Conditions) Regulations. These would be new controls introducing requirements similar to those applied to pesticides.

3) Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations. These implement certain Commission Directives into UK legislation and make adjustments to take into account item 2)

Comments were requested by 13th June.