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The Pesticides (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (2019/1290)

  • Legal

Jurisdiction: England

Commencement: 31st October 2019

Amends:

  • The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
  • The Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986
  • The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004
  • The Plant Protection Products Regulations 2011
  • The Plant Protection Products (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2011
  • The Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012
  • The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017

Mini Summary

The Pesticides (Amendment) Regulations 2019 amend references to primary and secondary legislation to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market

 

Amendment

References to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (the PPP Regulation) are updated to reflect that the most updated amendment to the PPP Regulation is Regulation (EU) 2019/1009. These amendments are solely administrative.

These changes are necessary due to the amendments made to Regulation 2019/1009, which adds to the definition of plant biostimulant and includes new transitional measures for applications for active substances, submitted before 15th July 2019.

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