ECPA Responds To European Parliament
28 June 2007 Claudia Michel, senior manager for Agriculture, Environment and Food Policy for ECPA, expressed concern about the decision to impose a general EU-wide 25% use reduction target in five years and a 50% use reduction target in 10 years. "Setting arbitrary use reduction targets does not take into account that the amount used and number of application treatments is closely related to the type of crops being grown, the pest pressure, and climatic situation."
In addition, the Committee voted for the introduction of a new tax on plant protection products. Imposing a tax will increase the costs of production for farmers and further endanger the competitiveness of European agriculture on the global market, said ECPA.
ECPA did voice approval of amendments to bolster the fight against illegal products and to permit aerial spraying by Member States under certain conditions.
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