Directive 2019/782 - Amendment of Directive 2009/128/EC as regards the establishment of harmonised risk indicators - Main contents
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Commission Directive (EU) 2019/782 of 15 May 2019 amending Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the establishment of harmonised risk indicators (Text with EEA relevance.)| Legal instrument | Directive |
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| Number legal act | Directive 2019/782 |
| CELEX number i | 32019L0782 |
| Document | 15-05-2019; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 16-05-2019; OJ L 127 p. 4-10 |
| Effect | 05-06-2019; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 3 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
| Transposition | 05-09-2019; Adoption See Art 2.1 |
16.5.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 127/4 |
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/782
of 15 May 2019
amending Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the establishment of harmonised risk indicators
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 15(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Directive 2009/128/EC aims to reduce risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and to promote the use of integrated pest management and of alternative approaches or techniques in order to reduce dependency on the use of pesticides. |
(2) |
In its report of October 2017 on Member State National Action Plans and on progress in the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides (2), the Commission undertook to work with Member States towards reaching a consensus on the development of harmonised risk indicators. |
(3) |
In December 2017, in its response to the European Citizens Initiative ‘Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides’ (3), the Commission undertook to establish harmonised risk indicators in order to monitor trends in risk reduction from pesticide use at Union level. |
(4) |
It is necessary to establish harmonised risk indicators in order to measure the progress achieved in meeting those objectives at Union level, which will enable Member States to manage and to report on risk at national level. |
(5) |
Article 15(4) of Directive 2009/128/EC requires the Commission to calculate risk indicators at Union level using statistical data collected in accordance with Union legislation concerning statistics on plant protection products and other relevant data, in order to estimate trends in risks from pesticide use. |
(6) |
Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) requires that the statistics produced in accordance with that Regulation, together with other relevant data, serve the purpose of Articles 4 and 15 of Directive 2009/128/EC, namely the establishment of National Action Plans and the calculation of indicators. To date, no harmonised approach at Union level for collecting statistics on the use of plant protection products has been achieved under Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 and therefore no such data is available. |
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Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) allows, in special circumstances, Member States to authorise for a period not exceeding 120 days, the placing on the market of plant protection products, for limited and controlled use, where such a measure appears necessary because of a danger which cannot be controlled by any other reasonable means. In these cases, Member States may authorise plant protection products containing either approved or non-approved active substances. |
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A harmonised risk indicator can only be based on statistical data collected in accordance with the Union legislation concerning statistics on plant protection products and other relevant data, and, in the absence of statistics on the use of plant protection products, the only such relevant and currently available data are statistics on the placing on the market of plant protection products, and the number of authorisations granted by Member States in special circumstances under Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Such indicators should be supplemented with other indicators so... |
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