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The Pesticides Regulations 2019

17 January 2020
Amends:
  1. The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
  2. The Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986
  3. The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004
  4. The Plant Protection Products Regulations 2011
  5. The Plant Protection Products (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2011
  6. The Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012
  7. The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017
Comes into force: 31st October 2019
Jurisdiction: England

Applies to all amendments
References to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are updated to refer to Regulation 2019/1009 laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products, as the latest EU amendment. Regulation 2019/1009, adds to the definition of plant biostimulant and includes new transitional measures for applications for active substances, submitted before 15th July 2019.

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