9_3_1_strict

IP guidelines must (see 8.1.3.d) classify pesticides (to be used for the key pests, diseases and weeds) in three categories: ‘permitted’ (green list), ‘permitted with restrictions’ (yellow list) and ‘not permitted’ (red list) based upon±

• Their toxicity to man
• Their toxicity to key natural enemies
• Their toxicity to other non-target organisms
• Their pollution potential for the environment (soil, water, air)
• Their ability to stimulate pests and diseases
• Their selectivity
• Their persistence
• Their potential to develop resistance in target
• Incomplete or missing information
• The necessity of use.
  Regularly updated data on the eco-toxicological profiles of pesticides are compiled by IOBC cf. toolbox).

All agrochemicals used must fulfil the basic requirements of GAP.

• The plant protection product applied must be officially approved for the target, as indicated on the product label, or for officially approved off-label uses.
• In countries that have no official registration schemes yet, reference is made to the FAO Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides.
• All pesticide applications must comply with the statutory conditions regarding the specific crop, maximum permitted total dose, maximum number of treatments, spray intervals and pre-harvest interval, as indicated on the product label or authorised off-label uses.
• Since label doses are maximum doses approved by the registration authorities, reduced dosages are possible, (especially in herbicides).

Chemical soil disinfection is not allowed.