At its Plenary
Session of 13 January 2009, the European Parliament adopted a compromise
package which had been agreed with the Council in view of reaching a second
reading agreement. The Commission accepts the compromise package as it is in
line with the overall purpose and the general characteristics of the proposal.
These
amendments concern essentially:
- the
establishment of risk and use reduction targets in National Action Plans
with reporting requirements for the Commission;
- the
strengthening of the protection of residents and bystanders;
- requirements
for the distribution of pesticides to non-professional users;
- the
establishment of systems for gathering information on poisoning
incidents among people regularly exposed to pesticides;
- the handling
of requests for aerial spraying;
- the use of
pesticides in specific areas.