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EFSA to share data on open-access platform

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has taken a major step towards becoming a fully open data organisation by committing to publish the scientific data it uses for EU-wide monitoring programmes and surveys and many of its risk assessments. In…

German BfR rejects accusations of deliberate deception in glyphosate assessment

"It is the remit of politics, NGOs and the media to make inquiries about the work undertaken by authorities," says Professor Dr. Dr. Andreas Hensel. "However, we often see that the complexity of the conventional procedure for the re-approval…

French parks and public gardens bid adieu to pesticides

As reported by the Associated Press, France's pesticide ban applies to all public parks, gardens and forests including famed Parisian green spaces like Jardin des Tuileries, Bois de Vincennes and Jardin de Luxembourg. For now, pesticides can…

Non-renewal of approval of the active substance quinoxyfen

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1914 of 6 December 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance quinoxyfen, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

Non-renewal of approval of the active substance flurtamone

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1917 of 6 December 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance flurtamone, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

Renewal of approval of the active substances copper compounds

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1981 of 13 December 2018 renewing the approval of the active substances copper compounds, as candidates for substitution, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament…

EU pesticide approval procedure to become clearer, safer

The EU special committee on pesticides has adopted plans to make the EU pesticide approval procedure more transparent and accountable. MEPs agreed that members of the public should be allowed to access the studies used to support the EU’s…
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French government launches Ecophyto II + consultation to reduce reliance on pesticides

French government launched a public consultation on the draft plan Ecophyto II +. The Ecophyto II + plan reinforces the Ecophyto II plan, mainly by integrating the actions provided for in the April 25, 2018 action plan on plant protection products…
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Non-renewal of approval of the active substance propiconazole

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1865 of 28 November 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance propiconazole, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council…