Transposition into national law of the Directive establishing a Community framework for the sustainable use of plant protection products 2013, National Action Plan (NAP) for Luxembourg

Subject

Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Cultivated plants, Water, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Fertilizers/nutrients Sustainable development Sustainable use Risk assessment/management Public health Groundwater Surface water Agroecology Ecological production/organic production Integrated management Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Subsidy/incentive Pesticides Monitoring Plant protection Planting material/seeds Plant production Water users' associations Pollution control Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Ecosystem preservation

Geographical area

Benelux, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe

Entry into force notes

2014 - 2020

Abstract

This National Action Plan aims to implement into the Luxemburg National Law the Directive establishing a community framework for the sustainable use of plant protection products. The Plan settles two main general objectives: to reduce the risks to human health and the environment caused by the use of plant protection products and to promote safe, efficient and rational use of plant protection products. Together with these general objectives, a number of secondary objectives are defined: to promote production systems involving reduced use of plant protection products in agricultural areas; to reduce, and make safer, the use of plant protection products in non-agricultural areas; to improve the competitiveness of agricultural holdings through more efficient use of plant protection products. These objectives are to be achieved through measures set out in the NAP, which will be implemented in a way that is consistent with the 2014–2020 rural development plan, the national plan for sustainable development, the national water protection plan (protection of abstraction areas, etc.) and the national plan for the promotion of organic farming. The various measures set out in the NAP can be divided into the following categories: maintaining and improving the regulatory framework for the use of plant protection products (aerial spraying, training certification, protection of the aquatic environment and of very sensitive areas); indirect incentive measures aimed at reducing the use of plant protection products (advisory systems, plant disease and pest monitoring and warning system, etc.); and communication and awareness-raising.

Full text

English

Website

ec.europa.eu

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