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NGOs recommendations for revised lists of priority substances for surface and groundwater

September 26, 2024

Aquatic ecosystems are home to a wide range of species and are vital for society and economic activities, yet they are under immense pressure from anthropogenic impact. More than 20 years after agreei...

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PAN Europe’s feedback on Commission’s public consultation: European Food Safety Authority - evaluation of performance 2017-2024

April 25, 2024

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was established in 2002 in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 on the General Food Law, known as Founding Regulation, to provide scientific advice and...

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Residues of EU-banned pesticides in EU food: What the law really says about double standards

April 17, 2024

The EU Pesticide Regulation (1107/2009) is, in theory, one of the strictest regulations in the world. To guarantee a high level of protection, it requires that pesticides and their residues have no ha...

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Toxic Harvest: Ban PFAS pesticides

February 27, 2024

While it is now notorious that PFAS are used in diverse consumer products (such as frying pans, textiles, food packaging etc), it is less well known that PFAS pesticides are intentionally sprayed on f...

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A PAN Europe briefing on the assessment of safeners and synergists in view of the European Commission’s draft Regulation

January 18, 2024

According to EU Regulation on Pesticides (Reg. (EC) 1107/2009), pesticides placed on the EU market should have no harmful effects to human and animal health and no unacceptable effects to the environm...

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PAN Europe contribution to the EC public consultation on the assessment of safeners and synergists

December 21, 2023

The Pesticide Network Europe (PAN Europe) welcomes the European Commission’s long overdue (9 years) draft Regulation defining data requirements for the approval of safeners and synergists and establis...

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Beneath the orange fields: Impact of Glyphosate on soil organisms

November 15, 2023

Glyphosate is the active substance of the most used pesticide (herbicide) products globally: glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs). They are used widely to kill plants, leading to their widespread presen...

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Stop the export of EU-banned and hazardous pesticides

July 31, 2023

The Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe supports the European Commission's intention to present legislative measures aimed at prohibiting the production and export of chemicals that have been banned...

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Joint statement on the publication of the EC proposal for a Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience

July 13, 2023

We, the signatories of this statement, welcome the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law). Unfortunately, the proposal in its current fo...

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Roadmap and priorities for commission and member states

April 26, 2023

As required by Regulation (EC) 1107/2009:1. Apply the precautionary principle and ensure a high level of protection of human health, animal health and the environment in line with the provisions of th...

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