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Cabinet Regulation No. 949 of 2011 on Placing of Plant Protection Products on the Market

Country/Territory
Latvia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant protection Internal trade Transport/storage Processing/handling Access-to-information Pesticides
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

The Regulation prescribes the requirements for the placing of plant protection products on the market, the criteria to be set for sales locations, the requirements for trading, bringing in, bringing out, storage and transportation of plant protection products, the duties of vendors thereof and plant protection advisors, the procedures for the provision of information to a purchaser of a plant protection product and the content thereof, as well as the procedures for the control of the handling of plant protection products. Matters related to the provision of authorisation for the placing of plant protection products on the market shall be regulated by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC. Supervision and control of compliance with this Regulation is performed by the State Plant Protection Service.

Full text
English
Website
www.likumi.lv

References - Legislation

Implements

Plant Protection Law (1998)

Legislation | Latvia | 1998 (2010)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Quarantine, Certification, Institution, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Registration, Access-to-information, Internal trade, International trade, Public health, Soil pollution/quality, Protection of environment, Pesticides, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides.

Legislation | European Union | 2009 (2019)

Keyword: Pollution control, Pesticides, Precautionary principle, Freshwater pollution, Access-to-information, Policy/planning, Protection of environment, Plant protection, Sustainable use, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Capacity building, Hazardous substances

Source: FAO, FAOLEX