European Communities (Prohibition of Certain Active Substances in Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) Regulations, 1984. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1984 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Pesticides Pests/diseases Plant protection Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulations amend principal Regulations of 1981 to permit the immediate and controlled supply and use of aldrin to control a severe attack of vine weevil on gooseberries and blackcurrants on a farm in County Wexford. Treatment must be undertaken as a matter of urgency to prevent the spread of the larvae to a stage where they will no longer be susceptible to chemicals. Unless controlled now the pest will wipe out the fruit plantation within 9 months. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Amends European Communities (Prohibition of Certain Active Substances in Plant Protection Products) Regulations, 1981. Legislation | Ireland | 1981 Keyword: Plant production, Pesticides, Toxicity/poisoning, Hazardous substances Source: FAO, FAOLEX