Plant Protection Products Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 53, 19 August 1998, pp. 2161-2169. Long titleOrdinance on plant protection products and tools used in plant protection. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Pesticides International trade Institution Authorization/permit Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes This Ordinance has entered into force on 5 December 2003. Abstract An Ordinance dealing with plant protection products and tools used in plant protection. Part I is devoted to plant protection products. In particular, it deals with application for authorization; requirements to obtain authorization by the Federal Institute of Biology; tests to comply with the regulations set out in Annex III of Council Directive 91/414/EWG; official recognition of institutions entitled to carry out such tests; Commission of experts; import and export. Part II is devoted to tools employed in plant protection products. Article 4 outlines the main features of such tools. Moreover, owners must have tested them once a year. The Ordinance consists of 8 articles divided into 3 Parts and 5 Annexes. Full text German References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. Legislation | European Union | 1991 Keyword: Plant protection, Pesticides, Fertilizers/nutrients, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Biological control agents, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX