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Dear Ministers,
We write to you to express our grave concerns regarding the leaked IPM compromise chapter of the Swedish Council presidency on the Sustainable use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR).
By annulling mandatory rules for Integrated Pest Management (IPM), the presidency abolishes the heart of the SUR proposal from the European Commission. Indeed, effective and enforceable IPM crop-specific rules for at least 90% of the utilised agricultural area are the absolute essence of the SUR, and a prerequisite for the SUR to lead to effective changes.