Message 002
Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2017) 01050
Directive (EU) 2015/1535
Translation of the message 001
Notification: 2017/0163/B
No abre el plazo - Nezahajuje odklady - Fristerne indledes ikke - Kein Fristbeginn - Viivituste perioodi ei avata - Καμμία έναρξη προθεσμίας - Does not open the delays - N'ouvre pas de délais - Non fa decorrere la mora - Neietekmē atlikšanu - Atidėjimai nepradedami - Nem nyitja meg a késéseket - Ma’ jiftaħx il-perijodi ta’ dawmien - Geen termijnbegin - Nie otwiera opóźnień - Não inicia o prazo - Neotvorí oneskorenia - Ne uvaja zamud - Määräaika ei ala tästä - Inleder ingen frist - Не се предвижда период на прекъсване - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare.
(MSG: 201701050.EN)
1. MSG 002 IND 2017 0163 B EN 26-04-2017 B NOTIF
2. B
3A. Service public fédéral Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie
Direction générale Qualité et Sécurité
Service Normalisation et Compétitivité
Bd du Roi Albert II, 16
B-1000 Bruxelles
Tel. : +32 (0) 2 277 56 36
Email: BelSpoc@economie.fgov.be
3B. Bruxelles Environnement - IBGE / Division Espaces Verts / Département transversal / Gestion horticole raisonnée et appui juridique
Site de Tour & Taxis, Avenue du Port 86C/3000
B-1000 Bruxelles
Tél. : 02/563.43.88
GSM : 0490/49.43.61
E-mail: mfain@environnement.brussels
4. 2017/0163/B - C40A
5. Draft Decree of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region banning pesticides in areas with the potential to damage aquatic environments and harm non-target aquatic organisms.
6. Use of plant protection products in areas with the potential to damage aquatic environments and harm non-target aquatic organisms
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8. The aim of the draft decree is to extend the list of protected areas, as set out in Article 8, § 1 of the Order of 20 June 2013 on the sustainable use of pesticides in the Brussels-Capital Region, where the use of plant protection products is banned in order to reduce the risks for aquatic environments and non-target aquatic organisms.
The Government of the Brussels-Capital Region is given the power to do so by Article 8, § 3 of the aforementioned order.
Article 1 of the draft decree thus proposes extending the list of specific areas where the use of plant protection products is banned to include the areas for which a buffer zone is provided as a precautionary measure (Article 8, § 2 of said order). These areas are as follows:
- i) areas of surface water and the banks thereof (along which a buffer zone of at least six metres beyond the peak of the bank is provided for in Article 8, § 2(1) of the order);
- ii) covered, uncultivable land connected to a rainwater collection network (along which a buffer zone of one metre is provided for by Article 7, § 2(2) of the order);
- iii) loose, permanently uncultivated ground that is subject to runoff owing to a gradient of at least 10 % and directly adjoins either an area of surface water or covered, uncultivable land connected to a rainwater collection network (along which a buffer zone of one metre beyond the slope break is provided for in Article 7, § 2(3) of the order).
9. As it stands, the Order of 20 June 2013 on the sustainable use of pesticides in the Brussels-Capital Region and the measures for implementing it impose strict bans on the use, storage and handling of plant protection products in areas with the potential to affect areas of surface water and damage aquatic environments (buffer zones). However, they do not lay down measures for protecting these at-risk zones per se. This seems inconsistent and makes it impossible to meet the aims set out in Article 11 of Directive 2009/128/EC.
10. Restricting the sale or use of chemical substances, preparations or products
Reference(s) to basic text(s): Directive 2009/128/EC, Article 11.
Order of 20 June 2013 on the sustainable use of pesticides in the Brussels-Capital Region, Article 8, § 2.
11. No
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13. No
14. No
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16. TBT aspect
No - the draft has no significant impact on international trade.
SPS aspect
No - the draft has no significant impact on international trade.
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