Green groups welcome plans to end EU export of banned pesticides

摘要

The European Commission has indicated that plans to prohibit the export of chemicals that are banned in the EU will include pesticides, in a move welcomed by environmentalist group Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe. The Commission’s statement came in response to a letter from PAN Europe and other groups calling for a ban on the export of hazardous pesticides. In October, the Commission’s new chemicals strategy outlined plans to make legislative amendments to ensure that hazardous chemicals banned in the EU are not produced for export. The chemicals strategy covers legislation such as the EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation, which includes agrochemical intermediates and co-formulants.