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Regulation No. 63 of the Minister of Agriculture establishing the Requirements for Use of Highly Toxic Plant Protection Products and for Plan of and Report on Use of Highly Toxic Plant Protection Products.

Country/Territory
Estonia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant protection Pesticides Data collection/reporting
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Regulation enters into force on 1 July 2008.
Abstract

This Regulation establishes requirements for the use of highly toxic plant protection products, notification required to ensure the safe use of highly toxic plant protection products, inspection of the site prior and after the use of plant protection products, the selection and maintenance of personal protective equipment and action in the event of an accident, and for a plan of and report on the use of highly toxic plant protection products. Before the use of a highly toxic plant protection product, the user thereof shall: (a) inform the local rescue service of the Rescue Board of use of the highly toxic plant protection product at least twenty four hours in advance; (b) inspect the treated site and the area bordering it; (c) install a warning sign regarding use of the highly toxic plant protection product and prohibition to enter the site at the entry to the treated site. After the use of a highly toxic plant protection product, the person who used the highly toxic plant protection product shall ventilate (degas) the site and thereafter measure the residual concentration of the active substance of the highly toxic plant protection product in the air. If the residual concentration of the active substance of the highly toxic plant protection product in the air does not exceed the permitted limit, the person who used the highly toxic plant protection product shall remove the warning sign from the entry to the site and inform the possessor of the site thereof. In order to ensure safety, a person using a highly toxic plant protection product shall, upon use of the highly toxic plant protection product, mark the danger zone in accordance with the requirements for the use of safety signs.

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