Press Release: Ombudsman tells Commission to report back on pesticides authorisation

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Series Details EO/16/4 (22.02.16)
Publication Date 22/02/2016
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The European Ombudsman‘s inquiry into the approval of pesticides by the European Commission highlighted concerns with the Commission's practice (known as the confirmatory data procedure) of approving the safe use of an active substance before it gets all of the data necessary to support that decision.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/press/release.faces/en/64156/html.bookmark
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ESO: Background information: The benefits of strict cut-off criteria on human health in relation to the proposal for a Regulation concerning plant protection products http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-benefits-of-strict-cut-off-criteria-on-human-health-in-relation-to-the-proposal-for-a-regulation-concerning-plant-protection-products/
EurActiv, 23.02.16: Ombudsman criticises Commission’s handling of pesticides http://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/ombudsman-criticises-commissions-handling-of-pesticides/

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