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Monday, December 05, 2011
CRD issues new requirements for targeted weed control on non-porous, hard surface
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The Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) has issued new labelling requirements for herbicides approved for use on non-porous, hard surfaces, following consultation with the Crop Protection Association (CPA) and interested authorisation holders.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Public amenity use of pesticides
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Press Release 24 March - HSE sets out best practice in the use of hand-held spraying equipment
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Crop Protection Association (CPA) are reminding users of the risks of using hand-held spraying equipment whilst driving ATVs and similar vehicles, including quad bikes and mini tractors.
The advice follows HSE’s clarification of the Best Practice guidelines on the use of hand-held sprayers; advising drivers not to hold a spraying lance on a moving vehicle because of the risk to the sprayer operator, the public and the environment.
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
CPA Amenity Press Release - Defra SUD consultation
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Mark Phillips, chairman of the Crop Protection Association (CPA) Amenity Group said: “We welcome the consultation report on the UK implementation of the EU Sustainable Use Directive requirements. Some two years ago we faced the prospect of ‘banning pesticides in amenity situations’, now we have to deliver the best practice requirements, with voluntary controls.
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Landscape & Amenity - January 2010
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New booklet aimed at Amenity Pesticide users
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Press Release 9th December 2009 - New booklet aimed at amenity pesticide users reinforces duty of care
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A practical new guide that aims to ensure pesticide users in the amenity sector understand their duty of care and the need for ‘best practice’ at all times has been launched by the Crop Protection Association (CPA).
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Monday, December 07, 2009
EU Thematic Stategy for Pesticides: Publication of Legislation
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The EU Thematic Strategy for Pesticides includes a Regulation (to replace the pesticide authorisation Directive 91/414/EEC) and a new Sustainable Use Directive which have now been adopted and published.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Q & A ON PESTICIDES & THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE NOV, 2009
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With the withdrawal of many residual herbicides like atrazine, simazine, diuron, imazapyr, isoproturon and trifluralin from the market due to detection in water, there are inevitably more questions as to the possible consequences for the future of other pesticides under the Water Framework Directive (2000/06/EC). Some of the most frequently asked questions aimed at the amenity sector are addressed here.
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Monday, October 05, 2009
Press release - 5th October 2009 - Amenity crop protection sector welcomes Sustainable Use Directive
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Long-awaited adoption of the Sustainable Use Directive by EU Ministers has been welcomed by the UK amenity pesticide industry.
Mark Phillips, Chairman of the Crop Protection Association’s Amenity Group, said the amenity sector would need to work hard to meet the Directive’s requirements.
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009
CPA Press Release 1st April 2009
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Crop Protection Association (CPA) appoints new Secretariat to the CPA Amenity Group
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