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Addendum to the Agreement on Pesticide Strategy for 2017-2021.

Country/Territory
Denmark
Document type
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Cultivated plants, Water
Keyword
Sustainable development Sustainable use Research Pesticides Pollution control Public health Risk assessment/management Monitoring Liability/compensation Tax/levy Pests/diseases Plant protection Residues Groundwater Inspection Potable water Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

With this supplemental text to the 2017-2021 Pesticide Strategy (the Strategy), the Government (The Liberal Party, Liberal Alliance, and the Conservative Party), the Danish People’s Party, the Danish Social Democrats, the Social Liberal Party and the Socialist People’s Party agree on: 1. Reducing the risk of pesticides leaching into groundwater in protected areas in the vicinity of drilled wells; 2. Adhering to the recommendations of the Danish Water Panel regarding screening for several substances within the groundwater monitoring program; 3. Strengthening the effort to counteract pesticide resistance; 4. Prohibiting the sale of concentrated pesticides for non-commercial use.

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