To enhance the safe use of pesticides, evaluation on pesticide operators and honeybees is to be introduced, and target species of animals and plants are added for environmental evaluation.
- If risk assessment shows that the level of daily exposure for pesticide operator throughout a spraying season or incurred a single day is higher than the relevant toxicological reference value, provided that the pesticide is properly used according to the proposed label, the pesticide shall not be registered.
- For the environmental evaluation, the evaluation on aquatic vascular plants and birds, in addition to current test species (fish, algae and crustaceans), will be conducted.
- If risk assessment shows that a colony of honeybees is likely to be seriously damaged due to the exposure to the pesticide, provided that the pesticide is properly used according to the proposed label, the pesticide shall not be registered.
The final date for comments is May 19, 2019.
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