98 Amendments of Álvaro AMARO related to 2022/0196(COD)
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on [Agriculture and Rural Development] calls on the Committee on [the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety], as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the [The sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115].
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘chemical plant protection product’ means a plant protection product containing a chemical active substance excluding plant protection products using natural meanactive substances of biological origin or substances, as manufactured, identical to them, such as micro- organisms, semiochemicals, extracts from plant products as defined in Article 3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, or invertebrate macro-organisms;
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘advisor’ means any person who advises on integrated pest management andor the safe use of plant protection products or any other means of plant protection, in the context of a professional capacity or commercial service, including private and public advisory services;
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘application equipment’ means any equipment the used of whichr intended to be used for the application of a plant protection product is reasonably foreseeable at the time of manufacture and accessories that are essential for the effective operation of such equipment, with the exception of equipment designed for the sowing or planting of propagating material treated with plant protection products;
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – introductory part
(11) ‘application equipment in professional use’ means any of the following:
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘integrated pest management’ means careful consideration of all available means or any other means of plant protection that discourage the development of populations of harmful organisms, while keeping the use of chemical plant protection products and other forms of intervention to levels that are economically and ecologically justified and minimise risks to human health and the environment. Integrated pest management emphasises the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to agro-ecosystems and encourages natural pest control mechanisms;
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point d
Amendment 816 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) a list of types of application equipment in professional use to which the Member State applies different inspection requirements in accordance with Article 32(1);
Amendment 817 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Amendment 828 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) planned and adopted measures to support, or ensure through binding requirements laid down in national law, innovation and the development and use of non-chemical pest control methods;
Amendment 848 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Each Member State shall review its national action plan at least every 35 years from the first publication. As a result of the review a Member State may amend its national action plan. Member States shall publish amended versions of their national action plans and shall provide amended national action plans to the Commission without delay.
Amendment 892 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a list of the crops and other uses on which each of the active substances referred to in point (a) are most widely used and the number of hectares of each crop treated;
Amendment 894 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a list of pests and physiological conditions against which the active substances referred to in point (a) are used on the crops or uses referred to in point (b);
Amendment 934 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 968 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1028 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by applying Article 13 where no crop- or crop group specific rulestandards have been adopted for the relevant crop and area, where relevant, in accordance with Article 15 by the Member State in which they operate;
Amendment 1033 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by applying crop- or crop group specific rulestandards adopted by the Member State in which they operate for the relevant crop and area, where relevant, in accordance with Article 15 and performing the actions set out in Article 13(8).
Amendment 1042 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Advisors shall provide advice that is consistent with the applicable crop- or crop group specific rulestandards and with integrated pest management.
Amendment 1068 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
A professional user’s records referred to in Article 14(1) shall demonstrate that he or she has considered all of the following options, where applicable and or available:
Amendment 1111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the results of monitoring of harmful organisms show, based on recorded observation, that chemical plant protection measures need to be applied in a timely manner because of the presence of a sufficiently high number of harmful organisms or to guaranty efficacy levels compatible with the phytossanitary demands.
Amendment 1127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Professional users shall keep the use of chemical plant protection products and other forms of intervention to levels that do not exceed the levels that are absolutely necessary to control the harmful organisms and that do not increase the risk for development of resistance in populations of harmful organisms. Where possible, professional users shall use the following measures, as long as these measures are supported by the Good Agricultural Practice authorised for the plant protection product and crop:
Amendment 1156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) any preventative measure or intervention and the reason for that preventative measure or intervention, including the identification and assessment of pest level, where no crop- or crop group specific rulestandards have been adopted for the relevant crop and area, where applicable, by the Member State in which the professional user operates;
Amendment 1161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any preventative measure or intervention and the reason for that preventative measure or intervention, including the identification and assessment of pest level, performed with a reference to measurable criteria, when available and set out in the applicable crop- or crop group specific rulestandards where crop- or crop group specific rulestandards have been adopted for the relevant crop and area by the Member State in which the professional user operates.
Amendment 1166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. A professional user shall enter an electronic record in the electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register, referred to in Article 16 of the name of its advisor and the dates and the content of the advice received from it in accordance with Article 26(3). The professional user shall make those records available to the competent authority referred to in Article 15(2) upon request.
Amendment 1175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Implementation of integrated pest management using crop- or crop group specific rulestandards
Amendment 1183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt agronomic requirements based on integrated pest management controls that must be adhered to when growing or storing a particular crop and are designed to ensure that chemical crop protection is only used after all other non-chemical methods have been exhausted and when a threshold for intervention is reached (‘crop- or crop group specific rulestandards’). The crop- or crop group specific rulestandards shall implement the principles of integrated pest management, set out in Article 13, for the relevant crop and be set out in a binding legal act.
Amendment 1194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority responsible for ensuring that the crop- or crop group specific rulestandards are scientifically robust and comply with this Article.
Amendment 1203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. By … [OP: please insert the date = the first day in the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] each Member State shall have in place effective and enforceable crop- or crop group specific rulestandards, for crops covering an area that accounts for at least 90 % of its utilised agricultural area (excluding kitchen gardens). Member States shall determine the geographic scope of those rules taking account of relevant agronomic conditions, including, the type of soil and crops and the prevailing climatic conditions, if relevant.
Amendment 1210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. At least 9 months prior to the point in time when a crop-specific rule becomes applicable under national law, the Member State shall perform all of the following actionsThe Member State shall perform all of the following actions prior to publishing a crop or crop group specific standard:
Amendment 1217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 1225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. Where tThe Commission ishall be notified of a draft in accordance with paragraph 4, point (c), it may within 6 months of receipt of the draft object to its adoption by aby the Member Sstate, if it considers that the draft does not comply with the criteria set out in paragraph 6. If the Commission objects, the Member State shall refrain from adopting the draft until it has amended the text so as to remedy the shortcomings identified in the Commission’s objections. The absence of a reaction from the Commission in accordance with this paragraph to a draft crop–specific rule shall not prejudice any action or decision which might be taken by the Commission under other Union acts of a published crop or crop group specific standard and the web site were it can be consulted.
Amendment 1231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The crop- or crop group specific rulestandards shall convert the requirements of integrated pest management laid down in Article 13 into verifiable criteria by, among others, specifying the following:
Amendment 1263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point e
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point e
(e) when available, the quantitative criteria or conditions under which chemical plant protection products may be used after all other means of control that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products have been exhausted;
Amendment 1271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point f
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point f
(f) when available, the measurable criteria or conditions under which more hazardous plant protection products may be used after all other means of control that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products have been exhausted.
Amendment 1281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point g
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point g
(g) the obligation to record observations demonstrating that the relevant threshold value when available, has been reached.
Amendment 1285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. Each Member State shall review its crop-specific rules annually or crop group specific standards and update them where necessary, including when it is needed to reflect changes in the availability of harmful organism control tools.
Amendment 1294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. A Member State that is planning to update a crop-specific rule or crop group specific standards shall, at least 6 months before the update becomes applicable under national law:
Amendment 1309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 10
Article 15 – paragraph 10
10. A Member State with significant climatic or agronomic differences between regions, shall adopt crop- or crop group specific rulestandards for each of those regions.
Amendment 1313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11
Article 15 – paragraph 11
11. Each Member State shall publish all of its crop- or crop group specific rulestandards on a single website.
Amendment 1318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 13
Article 15 – paragraph 13
13. By … [OP: please insert the date = the first day of the month following 7 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the adoption and enforcement of crop- or crop group specific rulestandards in the Member States and the compliance of those rules with Article 15.
Amendment 1332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register or registers shall contain all of the following information for a period of at least 3 years from date of entry:
Amendment 1340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) the name of the advisor, where applicable, and dates and content of advice entered in accordance with Article 14(2);
Amendment 1361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 1478 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The use of allcertain categories of plant protection products ismay be prohibited on all surface waters and within 3 metres of such waters. This 3 metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by using alternative risk-mitigation techniques.
Amendment 1487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may establish larger mandatory buffer zones adjacent toappropriate risk mitigation measures for the protection of surface waters.
Amendment 1496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) there is no technically feasible alternative application method to the aerial application due to inaccessible or impassable terrain;
Amendment 1500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) the aerial application has a less negative impact on human health and the environment than any alternative application method either because the aerial application equipment can be deployed on the relevant terrain in a faster timescale than land-based equipment and avoids a situation where the number of plant pests increases due to the longer time period required for land-based deployment or because it minimizes soil erosion or compactation when adverse weather conditions make the land unsuitable for land vehicles, and all of the following conditions are met:
Amendment 1505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
(iii) the plant protection product is authorised for use via aerial application under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, including under Article 53.
Amendment 1513 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the validity period of the permit for aerial application, which shall be for a limited period with a precisely defined start and end date that is the shortest possible and shall not exceed 60 days, except under emergency situations as foreseen in article 53 of Regulation (EU) 1107/2009;
Amendment 1518 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) the name and authorisation number of the plant protection product or products;
Amendment 1525 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. A professional user that has been granted a permit for aerial application shall at least 2 days before the date of each specific aerial application display notices to that effect on the perimeter of the area to be treated when such area is adjacent to residential areas.
Amendment 1532 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Where certain categories of unmanned aircraft fulfil the criteria set out in paragraph 2, a Member State may exempt aerial application by such unmanned aircraft from the prohibition laid down in Article 20(1) prior to any aerial application of plant protection products.
Amendment 1537 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. An aerial applications by an unmanned aircraft may be exempted by the Member State from the prohibition laid down in Article 20(1) where factors related to the use of the unmanned aircraft demonstrate that the risks from its use are lower than the risks arising from other aerial equipment and land-based application equipment. These factors shall include criteria relating to:
Amendment 1542 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1545 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 1549 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the availability of plant protection products authorized for use including, when authorised, as ultra-low volume formulations in the relevant Member State;
Amendment 1551 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 1553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point g
Amendment 1563 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. By … [OP: please insert the date of application of this Regulation], Member States shall have in place effective measures and establish the necessary structures to facilitate in a manner that does not endanger human health or the environment, the safe disposal of any unused plant protection products, any dilute solutions containing plant protection products and any empty packaging.
Amendment 1565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) handling of empty packaging and remnants of plant protection products;
Amendment 1572 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Advice on the use of a plant protection product to a professional user may only be given by an advisor for whom a training certificate has been issued for following courses for advisors in accordance with Article 25 or who has a proof of entryis registered in a central electronic register foafter following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5).
Amendment 1577 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – title
Article 24 – title
Requirements for the sale and distribution of plant protection products
Amendment 1585 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. A distributor shall only sell a plant protection product authorised for professional use to a purchaser or his or her representative when that distributor has checked, at the time of purchase, that the purchaser or representative is a professional user and holds a training certificate for following courses for professional users issued in accordance with Article 25 or has a proof of entryis registered in a central electronic register foafter following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5).
Amendment 1595 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Where a purchaser is a legal person, a distributor may sell a plant protection product authorised for professional use to a representative of the purchaser of the plant protection product when that distributor has checked, at the time of purchase, that the representative is the holder of a training certificate for following courses for professional users issued in accordance with Article 25 or has a proof of entryregistered in a central electronic register foafter following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5).
Amendment 1609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. Each distributor shall ensure that it has sufficient staff that hold a training certificate for following courses for distributors issued in accordance with Article 25 or has a proof of entry in a central electronic register for following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5). The distributor and staff holding a training certificte shall be registered in a central electronic register. The distributor shall be available at the time of sale to provide adequate responsesassistance to the staff and to purchasers of plant protection products at the moment of sale on their use, related health and environmental risks and the appropriate safety instructions to manage those risks.
Amendment 1625 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) depending on the scope of the training and the level of qualification intended, the list of subjects to be considered from Annex III may be reduced.
Amendment 1626 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall designate aBy … [OP: please insert 6 months from the date of application of this Regulation], the competent authority or authorities responsible for the implementation of the system for the training and certification of all training referred to in paragraph 1 and for issuing and renewing training certificates,shall provide for the setting and updating of a central electronic register of distributors, advisors and professional users holding training certificates or proof of academic certification in scientific areas compatible with the training subjects referred to in Annex III to this Regulation. The Competent authorities shall also be responsible for updating of the central electronic register, and for providing proof of entry in the central electronic register and overseeing that the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 are carried out by the body that provided the training.
Amendment 1665 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 8
Article 25 – paragraph 8
8. Notwithstanding paragraph 6, a training certificate may be issued to a person who can demonstrate prior training through formal qualifications that demonstrate a more extensive knowledge ofcompatile with the subjects listed in Annex III than would be received in the training referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that any advisor registered in the system referred to in that paragraph (‘independent advisor’) is, presents a written statement of commitment that they are free from any conflict of interest and, in particular, is not in a situation which, directly or indirectly, could affect their ability to carry out their professional duties in an impartial manner.
Amendment 1702 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) precision farming techniques, including use of space data and services, if applicable;
Amendment 1707 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27
Article 27
Amendment 1737 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority to maintain or put in place systems for gathering and keeping the following information on acute and, where possible, chronic poisoning incidents arising from exposure of persons to plant protection products:
Amendment 1746 #
Amendment 1751 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1760 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. By … [OP please insert the date = first day of the month following 915 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], an inspection body or an owner of application equipment in professional use shall enter the fact that he or she is the owner of the application equipment in the electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33, using the form set out in Annex V, unless the Member State in which the owner uses the equipment has exempted that equipment from inspection in accordance with Article 32(3).
Amendment 1763 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. If application equipment in professional use is sold, the seller andor the buyer shall enter the fact of the sale, within 30 days after the sale, in the electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33, using the form set out in Annex V, unless the application equipment in professional use has been exempted from inspection in the relevant Member State(s) in accordance with Article 32(3). A similar obligation to enter a transfer of ownership in the electronic register applies in the case of any other changes of ownership of application equipment in professional use that has not been exempted from inspection in the relevant Member State(s) in accordance with Article 32(3).
Amendment 1767 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. If an application equipment in professional use is withdrawn from use and is not intended to be used again, its owner shall, within 30 dout undue delays after the withdrawal from usnd at least before the applicable inspection deadline, enter the fact that the equipment has been withdrawn from use in the electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33, using the form set out in Annex V.
Amendment 1771 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4
Article 29 – paragraph 4
4. If an application equipment in professional use is returned to use, its owner shall, within 30 days after the return to use, enter that fact in the electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33 using the form set out in Annex V. The equipment shall be inspected within 30 days after having been included in the electronic register unless it was successfully inspected in the last three years before use withdrawal from the electronic register.
Amendment 1792 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority referred to in Article 30 or a body or bodies designated by it shall inspect application equipment in professional use every three years, starting from the date of first purchase. The competent authority or designated body or bodies shall ensure that there is sufficient staff, equipment and other resources necessary for the inspection of all application equipment due for inspection, within the three year cycle.
Amendment 1795 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The inspection shall be carried out at a location where the risk of pollution and water contamination can be avoided. The influence of external conditions on the reproducibility of the results of the inspection, such as effects of wind and rain, shall be minimised by the authority or body carrying outIn order to minimize the risk of pollution and water contamination during inspection the owner of the application equipment in professional use shall ensure that the application equipment is clean and safe before the inspection starts.
Amendment 1796 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4
Article 31 – paragraph 4
4. All equipment necessary for an inspection and used by the inspector for testing the application equipment shall be accurate, in good condition and checked and, where necessary, calibrated at regular intervalsThe influence of external conditions on the reproducibility of the results of the inspection, such as effects of wind and rain, shall be minimised by the authority or body carrying out the inspection.
Amendment 1797 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 5
Article 31 – paragraph 5
5. The owner of the application equipment in professional use shall ensure that the application equipment is clean and safe before the inspection startAll equipment necessary for an inspection and used by the inspector for testing the application equipment shall be accurate, in good condition and checked and, where necessary, calibrated at regular intervals.
Amendment 1800 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 6
Article 31 – paragraph 6
6. The results of each inspection for which application equipment in professional use passes the testis favourably assessed shall be recorded by the competent authoritinspection body referred to in Article 30 in the central electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33.
Amendment 1803 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) issued by the competent authority or inspection body referred to in Article 30 to the owner of application equipment in professional use where that equipment complies with the requirements listed in Annex IV; and
Amendment 1805 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) recorded by that competent authority or inspection body in the central electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33.
Amendment 1806 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) recorded by that competent authority in the central electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33.; and
Amendment 1809 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
(ba) The date and result of the inspection as included in the Certificate shall be recorded in the electronic register.
Amendment 1810 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 8
Article 31 – paragraph 8
8. A recordThe certificate of inspection as referred to in paragraph 67 shall be valid for three years from the date of inspection unless the Member State provides for a different inspection interval pursuant to Article 32.
Amendment 1812 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 9
Article 31 – paragraph 9
9. Each Member State shall recognise a certificate as referred to in paragraph 7 or a record as referred to in paragraph 6 for application equipment in professional use registered in another Member State.
Amendment 1816 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. Before laying down less stringent inspection requirements and different inspection intervals as referred to in paragraph 1, a Member State shall carry out a risk assessment on their potential impacts on human health and the environment. The competent authority referred to in Article 30 shall maintain a copy of the risk assessment for control by the Commission.
Amendment 1819 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State may exempt from inspection referred to in Article 31 handheld application equipment or knapsack sprayers, in professional use, based on a risk assessment on their potential impact on human health and the environment, which shall include an estimation of the scale of use. The competent authority referred to in Article 30 shall maintain a copy of the risk assessment for control by the Commission.
Amendment 1827 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – title
Article 33 – title
Electronic registercords of inspection of application equipment in professional use
Amendment 1828 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each competent authority or inspecting body designated by a Member State pursuant to Article 30 shall establish and maintain a central electronic register to record:
Amendment 1830 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The competent authorities or inspection bodies referred to in Article 30 shall, at the time of inspection, record the following information:
Amendment 1832 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. Where application equipment does not bear a unique ID as referred to in paragraph 2, point (b), the competent authorities or inspection bodies referred to in Article 30 shall supply a unique ID.