Pesticide sales statistics In Belgium

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1 DG4 - SERVICE PRODUITS PHYTOPHARMACEUTIQUES ET ENGRAIS 1 Pesticide sales statistics In Belgium Pierre Nadin May 2015 Advisory Council FRPP - May 2015

2 2 Data collection Annual data transmission by owners of authorizations for the placing on the market of PPP (January N+1) Based on Royal Decree of 28/02/1994 Quantities of PPP (commercial products in L or kg) Manufactured Imported Exported Conditionned Sold In stock Special care to avoid double declarations

3 3 Data Processing Quantities of commercial products (PPP) converted into kg of active substances (based on official content) Note: possibility to split between professional and H&G products based on authorization number. Net sales = sold quantities export after placing on the market Volumes of active substances formated according to Eurostat standard

4 4 Eurostat transmission format

5 5 Data transmission rules Ruled by Regulation (EC) 1185/2009 concerning statistics on pesticides Annual sales data transmitted to Eurostat end of year N+1in kg AS All data including confidential data must be communicated Confidential data (flaged) not published by Eurostat

6 6 National publication Statistical obligation to publish non-confidential data at national level On SPF ECO website (idem Eurostat = Non-confidential data) On PFRPP website : summary table + NC data Detailed data on request

7 7 Summary table

8 8 Special analysis : candidates for substitution

9 9 Special analysis : Neonicotinoids

10 10 Special analysis : All kinds of analysis on request.

11 11 Non-agricultural uses of pesticides Pilot studies co-financed by Eurostat in the framework of Reg.1185/2009 Action Fed PFRPP Belgian study carried out by Ugent-UCL + FPS HFCSE Final project report Ugent-UCL Special BE contribution to a «common methodology for the collection of data on the use of plant protection products in nonagricultural sectors.

12 12 Use of PPP in nonagricultural sectors Methodology based on EU pilot studies + national experiences Identification of categories of users

13 13 Belgian figures Data based on separation of authorizations G/P

14 14 Top 10 Molluscicides Herbicides

15 15 Top 10 Fungicides

16 16 Main lessons 1. There is a huge diversity of patterns of non-agricultural uses of pesticides amongst the Member States or even between national regions. 2. Predominant sectors of use can be identified and are common to most Member States : Residential areas (including H&G) Public areas (including golf courses) Industrial areas Infrastructure Forests 3. A restricted list of active substance can be associated to predominant uses. 4. The different sectors of use require different methods of data collection or a combination of methods.

17 17 Evolution of the legal framework

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19 19 Thank you for listening