Ministerial Decree No. 85585 prohibiting the import and use of the ENDOSULFAN and LINDANE agricultural pharmaceuticals. Country/Territory Greece Document type Regulation Date 1989 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 359, Part II, 15 May 1989, p. 3699. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Fertilizers/nutrients Pesticides Tobacco Weeds International trade Plant production Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree prescribes restrictions on the import and use of certain agricultural pharmaceuticals; for ENDOSULFAN: the import of ENDOSULFAN is suspended for 2 (two) years; the use of any agricultural product containing ENDOSULFAN is prohibited in the cultivation of tobacco; within the lap of two years this pharmaceutical should be re-examined in order to reduce it's use only when it is absolutely necesary. For LINDANE: the import of LINDANE is suspened; Decision No. 167419 of 28.09.1984 concerning the use of LINDANE is amended by the present Decree: the use of LINDANE is allowed only for a specific weed treatment. Full text Greek