The European Commission published a Communication on 05.04.2023, responding to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy...
Update Scope document
In Oct. 2022 DG SANTE published an updated version of the Scope & Borderline Issues Document.
“No opinion” in SCoPAFF for glyphosate extension
The extension of the approval period of glyphosate by one year was voted in the SCoPAFF Legislation meeting of 13-14.10.2022. The result was: no qualified majority, meaning “no opinion”.
Commission update on bee guidance
The Commission updated the webpage on “Protection of bees“.
Sustainable Use Regulation proposal adopted
On 22.06.2022 the Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products.
EU Pollinators Initiative update
The European Commission published a “Call for Evidence” for a revision of the EU Pollinators Initiative.
Draft amendment to the Fertiliser Regulation published
On 02.02.2021 a draft Delegated Regulation was published in the Official Journal, amending the Fertiliser Regulation 2019/1009.
New version of Working Document national control programmes
On 24.11.2020 a new version of the Working document on pesticides to be considered for inclusion in the national control programmes was published in the DG SANTE website.
AIR 4 Working Document updated
On 30.10.2020 a new revision of the AIR 4 Working Document (applicants) was published.
SANTE Advisory Group, minutes F2F meeting
DG SANTE published the minutes of the ad hoc meeting of the Advisory Group of 8 May 2020.
COM announces upcoming consultation on action plan organic farming development
On 08.08.2020 the Commission announced an upcoming consultation on a roadmap for the action plan for the development of organic farming.
New pesticides statistics legislation planned
Commissioner Wojciechowski mentioned in an answer to a written question from Parliament the planning of a new pesticides statistics legislation.
Directorate F audit SUD in Romania
On 01.07.2020 Directorate F (formerly FVO) published a report on the implementation of the Sustainable use of pesticides in Romania.
Upcoming: ECA report on biodiversity
On Friday 05.06.2020 (World Environment Day) the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a report on Farmland Biodiversity.
Consultation on Revision Sustainable Use Directive
On 29.05.2020 the Commission opened a public consultation on a roadmap for a revision of the Sustainable Use Directive.
Extra SCoPAFF Legislation meeting 16 June
On 16 June, back-to-back with the SCoPAFF Residues meeting, an extra Legislation meeting is organised.
SCoPAFF Legislation Report 23-24 March
The short report on the SCoPAFF Legislation “meeting of 23-24 March” was published on the SANTE website.
Commission factual summary report on endocrine disruptors
On 07.04.2020 a “Factual Summary Report” appeared in the EurLex website, on the Public Consultation in the context of the Fitness Check of the EU legislation with regard to Endocrine...
Roadmap Statistics Agricultural Input & Output
On 13.03.2020 the Commission published a Roadmap on the SAIO initiative.
Directorate F audit Italy MRLs
DG SANTE, Directorate F, published on 05.03.2020 a report on an audit of Italy on the national control system for pesticide residues.