title: The accession countries benefit in the field of plant protection products.
abstract: Ten candidate countries are expected to join EU in 2004. In the field of plant protection product (PPP) regulation, at EU level, acceding states will have roles in evaluation for listing of active substances in Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC and ensuring that at national level, regulatory procedures comply with the acquis communautaire. This paper briefly outlines the impact of the acquis on the roles of Member States at both EU and national levels. It then briefly explains the current Czech Republic regulatory system as operated by the State Phytosanitary Administration and the National Institute of Public Health and the steps that the Czech Republic will have to take to implement the acquis requirements. Finally it makes an assessment as to how successful implementation of the acquis will prove beneficial to the acceding states and the parties which rely on the service that the regulatory authorities provide (i.e. the public, farmers and growers and the agrochemical industry).
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecotoxicology, Plant Protection Product Division, State Phytosanitary Administration, Zemedelská 1a, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic. stanek@pest.srs.cz
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authors.lastname: Stanek
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D018153:Czech Republic; D005062:European Union; D007883:Legislation, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D010944:Plants
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides