Source: European Parliament
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/564[1] on records to be kept by professional users harmonises the content and format of the records that professional users must keep in accordance with Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009[2], but, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, it is for Member States to define the details as regards implementation.
At recent meetings[3],[4] of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, the Commission discussed with Member States their progress in the implementation of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/564[5].
Member States confirmed they are taking the necessary measures to enable the implementation of the regulation by the deadline foreseen, but some reported various difficulties that they have experienced and requested to postpone the date of implementation by two years. The discussions will continue to identify the best ways to address those difficulties.
Article 67(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 provides the rules for keeping the records of use and access to the information they contain. It contains no obligation for the users to make the information included in the records automatically available to the competent authorities or to make that information public.
Access by third parties to the information on pesticide use that is available to the competent authorities must be given in accordance with the applicable national or Union law.
- [1] http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/564/oj
- [2] http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1107/oj
- [3] https://food.ec.europa.eu/document/download/b6ea365b-da78-4c76-80e8-409b6e40082f_en?filename=sc_phyto_20241002_ppl_sum.pdf
- [4] https://food.ec.europa.eu/document/download/968dd1ff-e95f-420a-a669-8200bd5a08db_en?filename=sc_phyto_20241204002_ppl_agenda.pdf
- [5] http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/564/oj