The control over the marketing of plant protection products in

ItalyEligio Malusa’

Council for Research in Agriculture

Overview

• Background

• Legal Provisions

• Control Activities

• Statistics of control

• Final remarks

Sales of agrochemicals in Italy (t, 2006)

82,439

29,307

25,746

18,480 425

Fungicides Insecticides Herbicides Others Organic Farming

Controlling Institutions

• Ministry of Health – Local Agencies

• Ministry of Agriculture – FQI

• Armed Forces – NAS

• Regional Phytosanitary Services

LEGAL PROVISIONS

• DLvo n. 194 of 17 March 1995 (implementing Dir. 91/414/CEE) as amended;

• DPR n. 290 of 23 Aprile 2001: semplifies the procedures for authorization of production and marketing of PPPs and coaudiuvants

Art. 17 DLvo n. 194/95: Official Control over marketing and utilization of PPPs (I)

• 1) National Annual Plans for official control:

• a) PPPs circulating in the market to evaluate the compliance to requirements and to conditions of authorizations

• b) Use of authorizes PPPs according to label prescriptions

Art. 17 DLvo n. 194/95: Official Control over marketing and utilization of PPPs (II)

• 2) Three years plans for supervision over health and environment:

• a) Control and assessment, through inspections coordinated by ISS, of effects deriving from use of PPPs on health of operators dedicated to production, distribution and use of them.

• b) on population health due to exposition to residues on food and environment

• c) Control and assessment through inspections coordinated by National Agency for Environment Protection for the effects due to use of PPPs in vulnerable environments (i.e. superficial waters, non target organisms etc.).

• ISS carried out also studies to evaluate the effects on health and environment associated to simultaneous presence of residues in food, with special emphasis on specific groups of the population.

Factors to be controlled (1)• The PPPs must be compliant to the prescription indicated in

the decree authorizing the marketing. (containers, labels, uses, particular prescriptions)

• MARKETING

• Use of not authorized products

• Use not foreseen of authorized products,

• Adequacy and maintenance of appliances

• Adequacy of the storage sites

• Sellers not authorized

Factors to be controlled (2)USE • Possession of the licence

• Adequacy of the individual protecting materials foreseen in the label

• Respect of indications and precautions included in the label

• Assessment of the health status of the users (cases of intossication)

• Adequacy and maintenance of appliances

• Adequacy of the storage sites

• Use of not authorized products

• Use not foreseen of authorized products

• Absence of the register of treatments

0

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3500

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4500

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

N.

N. Inspections N. Infractions

MARKETING CONTROL

Structure of irregularities during marketing control

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

0

50

100

150

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250

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400N

.

Unauthorized sales Inappropriate storage Unauthorized product

Infractions on labelling

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

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20000

Irregularities Labelling control

Analytical control

20012002

N. Infractions

N. analyses

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20

40

60

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120

140

20012002

A.S.identity

A.S. content

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

N.

Control of the use: the example of the Lombardy Region

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

2001 2003 2004 2005 2006

N. controlled farms

N. Infractions

Control of the use: the example of the Lombardy Region

0

10

20

30

40

50

N.

2001 2003 2004 2005 2006

Use of unauthorized products Irregular storage

Irregular safety conditions Irregular bookkeeping

Final Remarks

• Sectorial problems (Organic Farming)

• Avoiding the use of fake PPPs: pblic financial support (RDP)

• Sanctions: the example of fertilizers

• The role of PPP producers: the case of phosphites

• The case of Ferrari in China: awareness of customers (i.e. farmers)

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