Dutch action plan on sustainable plant protection. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Pesticides Policy/planning Public health Protection of environment Public participation Authorization/permit Education Monitoring Inspection Packaging/labelling Internal trade International trade Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Processing/handling Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Waste management Water quality standards Surface water Groundwater Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Geographical area Benelux, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract This National Action Plan has been drawn up pursuant to Directive 2009/128/EC on sustainable pesticide use and fleshes out how the Netherlands will set up a more sustainable plant protection policy in the 2013-2018 period. Sustainable agriculture provides for the needs of the current generation without harming the interests of future generations, here and in other parts of the world, and strikes a balance between ecological, economic and social interests. Suitable agriculture is a form of agriculture that contributes to a living planet, human prosperity and well-functioning ecosystems. The development of the action plan coincides with the integral review of Dutch plant protection policy and thus incorporates a series of recommendations from civil society organisations and the private sector. The public participation procedure on the draft action plan produced valuable input. Full text English Website ec.europa.eu References - Legislation Implements 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