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Summaries of EU Legislation

Pesticide statistics

 

SUMMARY OF:

Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 – statistics on pesticides

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?

  • It sets up rules and procedures for the collection and dissemination of statistics on the sale and use of pesticides.
  • These statistics, together with other relevant data, will allow the European Union (EU) Member States to produce detailed, harmonised and up-to-date statistics on the sale and use of pesticides, which is essential for the development and monitoring of EU legislation and policies in the context of the strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides.
  • They are also necessary to assess EU policies on sustainable development and to calculate relevant indicators on the risks for health and the environment related to pesticide use.
  • It should be noted that Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 will be repealed by Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 with effect from 1 January 2025 (see summary).

KEY POINTS

Scope

The statistics apply to:

  • the annual amounts of pesticides placed for sale on the market, in accordance with the regulation’s Annex I;
  • the amounts of pesticides used, in accordance with the regulation’s Annex II.

Data collection, transmission and processing

Member States must collect the data necessary for the specification of the characteristics listed in Annex I on an annual basis, and for those listed in Annex II in 5-year periods, by means of:

  • surveys;
  • information concerning the placing on the market and use of pesticides, taking into account, in particular, the obligations laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;
  • administrative sources; or
  • a combination of these means, including statistical estimates based on expert judgments or models.

They must then transmit the results to the European Commission, specifically Eurostat, in line with the schedules and the frequency laid down in the regulation’s annexes. They must present the data in accordance with the classification in Annex III and the technical format set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1264/2014.

Any confidential data must be used by national authorities and by the Eurostat exclusively for statistical purposes, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on the development, production and dissemination of European statistics.

Quality assessment

Member States submit reports to Eurostat on the quality of the data submitted. Eurostat also assesses the quality of the data.

Implementing measures and committee

The regulation grants the Commission power to adopt further legislation for implementation purposes. The Commission regularly adapts the list of active substances to be covered and their classification in categories of products and chemical classes, as set out on the regulation’s Annex III. The Commission is assisted and advised by the European Statistical System Committee, which comprises national experts.

Report

Every 5 years, the Commission reports to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the regulation’s implementation. In addition to evaluating the quality of the data transmitted, the report reviews the data collection methods; the burden on businesses, agricultural holdings and national administrations; and the usefulness of the statistics in meeting the regulation’s objectives. The Commission published reports in 2017 and in 2021.

Repeal

Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 is repealed by Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 (see summary) as of 1 January 2025.

FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?

It has applied since 30 December 2009.

BACKGROUND

For further information, see:

MAIN DOCUMENT

Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, pp. 1–22).

Successive amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 have been incorporated into the original document. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.

RELATED DOCUMENTS

Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on statistics on agricultural input and output, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 617/2008 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1165/2008, (EC) No 543/2009 and (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/16/EC (OJ L 315, 7.12.2022, pp. 1–29).

Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (COM(2021) 790 final, 14.12.2021).

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1264/2014 of 26 November 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 408/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on pesticides, as regards transmission format (OJ L 341, 27.11.2014, pp. 6–8).

Commission Regulation (EU) No 656/2011 of 7 July 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on pesticides, as regards definitions and list of active substances (OJ L 180, 8.7.2011, pp. 3–38).

Commission Regulation (EU) No 408/2011 of 27 April 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on pesticides, as regards transmission format (OJ L 108, 28.4.2011, pp. 21–22).

See consolidated version.

Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (COM(2017) 109 final, 3.3.2017).

Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, pp. 71–86).

See consolidated version.

Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, pp. 1–50).

See consolidated version.

Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, pp. 164–173).

See consolidated version.

last update 24.01.2023

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