EU to tighten pesticide controls

The Council reached a political agreement at the Agriculture council, Luxembourg, 23 June 2008 with a view to the adoption of a common position on a draft regulation concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market following the first reading under the co-decision procedure with the European Parliament.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-pesticides/

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