Decree 212 of 2002 to amend the Decree relative to ecological requirements for the admittance of substances other than agricultural pesticides. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad No. 212, 16 May 2002, 8 pp. Subject Cultivated plants, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Biological control agents Pesticides Authorization/permit Freshwater pollution Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force on a date to be established by Royal Decree. Abstract These amendments are made in relation with the implementation of the Directive of the Council and European Parliament concerning placing on the market of biocides. The environment criteria as laid down in the Directive as laid down in Annex VI of is thus formally implemented in the Netherlands. The Decree defines when no permission for placing on the market of biocides shall be granted, mainly in relation withy possible pollution of surface waters and groundwater. Full text Dutch Website www.overheid.nl References - Legislation Implements Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market. Legislation | European Union | 1998 Keyword: Disinfection/disinfestation, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Decree No. 499 of 1998 relative to ecological requirements for the admittance of substances other than agricultural pesticides. Legislation | Netherlands | 1998 Keyword: Pesticides, Authorization/permit, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX