Public Hearing on Plant Protection Products

Brussels, 8 February 2007

A public hearing on the future European policy on the authorisation and use of plant protection products was held in the European Parliament on Thursday 8 February. The co-organisers of the event were MEPs Christa Klass (Germany) and Erna Hennicot-Schoepges (Luxembourg).

Mrs Klass is the European Parliament rapporteur for the directive establishing a framework for community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides. Mrs Hennicot-Schoepges is the EPP-ED shadow rapporteur for the regulation concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market.


 Programme of the Public hearing