European legislation requires greater controls for devices that deal with applying pesticides from the air
A conference organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development report on the new legislative changes and the latest technological advances
European legislation requires greater controls of devices used for application of plant protection products from the air.
A conference organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development report on new legislative changes and latest technological advances.
Directive 128/2009 on the sustainable use of pesticides and Royal Decree 1702/2001 on regular inspections define the legal framework to ensure effectiveness and safety of devices used for application of plant protection products on the fields from the air. Europe especially watches this way of using plant protection products. Therefore, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development has designed a custom protocol for inspection of these devices, a project which has been carried out by a research team at the Agrifood Campus of International Excellence ceiA3, at the University of Cordoba, led by Professor Jesús Gil Ribes and ehich will be presented on Thursday, December 19 at 9.15 am at Cordoba airport by Professor Gregorio Blanco Roldán.
It will be part of the 'Informative Day for maintenance and calibration of aircraft equipment used for application of plant protection products' , organized by the General Directorate of Agricultural and Livestock Production (http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/organismos/agriculturapescaydesarrollorural/consejeria/sgaa/dgpag.html) and includes a practical demonstration of the revision proteocol. Schedule can accessed here http://www.pilotosafes.es/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013_Programa_jornada_aereos_Cordoba_19_12_2013.pdf:
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Directive 128/2009 on sustainable use of pesticides and Royal Decree 1702/2001 on regular inspections define the legal framework that aims to ensure effectiveness and safety of devices used for application of plant protection products on fields from the air.
Europe especially watches this way of using plant protection products. Therefore, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development has designed a custom inspection protocol for these devices, a project which has been carried out by a research team from the Agrifood Campus of International Excellence ceiA3, at the University of Cordoba, led by Professor Jesús Gil Ribes and which will be presented on Thursday, December 19 at 9.15 am at Cordoba airport by Professor Gregorio Blanco Roldán.
It will be part of the 'Informative Day for maintenance and calibration of aircraft equipment used for application of plant protection products', organized by the General Directorate of Agricultural and Livestock Production and includes a practical demonstration of the revision protocol established. Schedule can be accessed here
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