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Legislative Decree No. 150 implementing 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.

Country/Territory
Italy
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 202, 30 August 2012.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Land & soil, Cultivated plants, Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Ecological production/organic production Pollution control Pesticides Precautionary principle Institution Protected area Soil pollution/quality Soil conservation/soil improvement Plant protection Hazardous substances Surface water Freshwater pollution Groundwater Potable water Water quality standards
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Legislative Decree entered into force on 14 September 2012.
Abstract

This Legislative Decree lays down provisions governing the use of phitosanitary products. It aims at ensuring the sustainable use of pesticides by reducing the risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and promoting the use of integrated pest management and of alternative approaches or techniques, such as non chemical alternatives to pesticides. The Legislative Decree provides for the setting up of the Technical and Scientific Council for Sustainable Use of Pesticides.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.gazzettaufficiale.it

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

Implemented by

Ministerial Decree 22 January 2014 concerning adoption of the National Action Plan for the sustainable use of plant protection products, pursuant to article 6 of the legislative decree No. 150/2012.

Legislation | Italy | 2014

Keyword: Capacity building, Access-to-information, Ecological production/organic production, Pesticides, Sustainable development, Agricultural development, Agricultural commodities, Pollution control, Protected area, Precautionary principle, Institution, Ecosystem preservation, Food quality control/food safety, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Plant protection, Sustainable use, Transport/storage, Hazardous substances, Processing/handling, Surface water, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Potable water, Water quality standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX