On 04.04.2023 the new multiannual control programme was published in the Official Journal.
EFSA annual report on pesticides in food, 2020
EFSA published on 30.03.2022 the 2020 Union report on pesticide residues in food.
SCoPAFF Residues minutes published
The public minutes of the 22-23.02.2022 meeting of the SCoPAFF Residues was published.
EFSA consultation on groundwater monitoring
EFSA opened on 26.01.2022 a public consultation on a scientific paper published in April 2019 by Gimsing et al. on conducting groundwater monitoring studies in Europe in the context of Reg. 1107/2009.
Update Dutch Atlas of pesticides in surface water
The Dutch competent authority Ctgb announced an update of the “Atlas pesticides in surface water“.
Agenda SCoPAFF Legislation 05-06 July 2021
DG SANTE published the agenda for the upcoming SCoPAFF Legislation meeting on 5-6July.
SCoPAFF Legislation agenda 19-20 May 2021
The agenda for the SCoPAFF Legislation meeting of 19-20.05.2021 is published on the SANTE website.
Belgium selects target substances for surface-water monitoring
Every year Belgium makes a selection of substances to be targeted for surface water monitoring.
SCoPAFF Residues report 23 Oct. 2020
On 04.03.2021 DG SANTE published the public report on the SCoPAFF Residues meeting of 23.10.2020.
Documents for SCoPAFF Residues published
Several documents for the SCoPAFF Residues meeting of 22-23.02.2021 are published in the Comitology Register.
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.
SCoPAFF Residues 28-29 September report published
On 27.10.2020 the report of the 28-29.09.2020 SCoPAFF Residues meeting was published.
SCoPAFF Legislation July 2020 report published
On 29.09.2020 the report on the SCoPAFF Legislation meeting of 16-17 July 2020 was published on the DG SANTE website.
Agenda SCoPAFF Residues September 2020
On 09.09.2020 DG SANTE published the agenda for the SCoPFF Residues meeting of 28-29.10.2020.
COM answers to EP questions
On 01.09.2020 and 08.09.2020 the Commission answered written questions from Parliament on emergency authorisations and pesticide use statistics.
ANSES, France, identifies 32 substances for in-depth evaluation
ANSES published (in french, or click for google-translated english version) the outcome of a national survey of pesticide substances in outdoor air.
Multiannual control programme
Every year the Commission publishes an implementing Regulation with the “coordinated multiannual control programme” to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides.
Dutch publication of pesticides found in surface water
The Dutch association of drinking water companies VEWIN published a list of pesticides found in surface water.
ANSES informs about resident-exposure to pesticides
On 20.12.2019 ANSES published an online article describing how resident-exposure is incorporated in the authorisation process.
German pesticide use in 2018 report
On 08.11.2019 the German BVL released the annual report on pesticide sales.