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Why Risk Assessment is necessary for Substance Mixtures (February 2007)
Position paper of
PAN Germany (Pestizid Aktions-Netzwerk e.V.) on the combination effects of pesticides
In this paper the current knowledge on combination effects is summarized. PAN Germany demands that the authorities for pesticide regulation should consider combination effects regularly and in a methodically well-grounded manner in the risk assessment of pesticides.
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The Myth of Safe Fruit and Vegetables (April 2006)
The Briefing reveals a number of open questions about the new European MRL Regulation 396/2005
and clearly shows that today many maximum residue levels (MRLs) put children at risk.
PAN Germany calculated 60 unsafe maximum residue levels in 13 major commodities.
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Towards Pesticide Use Reduction in Germany (January 2006)
PAN Europe recently translated from the German this PAN Germany report.The arguments for pesticide use reduction laid down in this report counterbalance many arguments of the industry claiming, for example, that low residues in food are harmless, or that pesticide use benefits health and the environment. Many of PAN Germany's demands concerning a national pesticide use reduction plan and calls for changes in crop protection are relevant for other countries in Europe. We believe that other organisations might make the same demands expressed by PAN Germany next to their national officials and ministers.
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Pesticide Reduction Programmes in European Countries (Workshop documentation)(September 2005)
The PAN workshop "Pesticide Reduction Programmes in Germany and the UK -
Experiences and Contributions within a Europe wide Approach" not only dealt
with initiatives for pesticide use reduction in Germany and the UK but also
included experiences in Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Austria.
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Guiding Lighthouses for Future Plant Protection Policy (May 2005)
Pesticide issues have been in the public focus for over 40 years. In order to point the way in which plant protection policies should develop in the future, PAN Germany has set up 7 "guiding lighthouses". For PAN Germany, these "guiding lighthouses" represent indispensable guidelines and signposts, such as are needed in every field of politics in any intact democracy: coherency, transparency, participation, responsibility, precautionary principle, minimization of risk, and fairness.
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Facts & Figures - Agriculture and Pesticide Use in Central and Eastern Europe (December 2004)
This publication provides an overview of available information on agricultural structures and food production, as well as the pesticide use in plant protection and pesticide monitoring data, in the five largest new member states Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and also includes the candidate country Bulgaria. It also provides an overview of the relevant pesticide legal framework of these countries.
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Fact Sheet: Pesticide Use in Bulgaria (June 2004)
Pesticide use, issues and how to promote sustainable agriculture in Bulgaria
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Fact Sheet: Pesticide Use in Czech Republic (June 2004)
Pesticide use, issues and how to promote sustainable agriculture in Czech Republic
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Fact Sheet: Pesticide Use in Poland (June 2004)
Pesticide use, issues and how to promote sustainable agriculture in Poland
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Fact Sheet: Pesticide Use in Slovenia (June 2004)
Pesticide use, issues and how to promote sustainable agriculture in Slovenia
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Fact Sheet: Pesticide Use in Slovakia (June 2004)
Pesticide use, issues and how to promote sustainable agriculture in Slovakia
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Fact Sheet: Pesticide Use in Hungary (June 2004)
Pesticide use, issues and how to promote sustainable agriculture in Hungary
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Moving towards Pesticide Reduction (March 2004)
...realising Best Agricultural Practise in Central and Eastern Europe
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Pesticide Action Handbook (October 2003)
A Guide for Central and Eastern European NGOs ...and others
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Abbreviated version of the brochure "Towards pesticide-free food: PAN Germany's suggestions for a Codex Alimentarius Commission reform" (June 2003)
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Towards pesticide-free food: PAN Germany's suggestions for a Codex Alimentarius Commission reform (October 2002)
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PAN Germany Statement: "Position on Transparency and Participation" (March 2003)
Crucial elements of the governmental authorisation of pesticides take place behind closed doors, providing an important safe guard for the interests of pesticide producers and dealers. At the same time there are relevant public interests having access to information on the process of authorising pesticides. After all, pesticides are poisons that are voluntarily released into the environment.
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"Pesticide Use Reporting - Options and Possibilities for Europe" (2003)
The study gives an overview about agriculture and pesticide use in the EU
and lists and evaluates several options for pesticide use reporting systems.
It contains detailed suggestions for the implementation of necessary
frameworks to establish a pesticide use reporting system in the EU.
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APPENDIX on the study "Pesticide Use Reporting - Options and Possibilities for Europe" (2003)
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Paraquat and Suicide (July 2003)
Fact Sheet 2003
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Paraquat exposure and Parkinson's Disease (June 2003)
Fact Sheet 2003
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Preface and Executive Summary of the
PAN Germany Study "From Law to Field: Pesticide Use Reduction in Agriculture - From Pesticide Residue Analyses to Action." (March 2002)
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From Law to Field: Pesticide Use Reduction in Agriculture - From Pesticide Residue Analyses to Action (March 2002)
Complete PAN Germany Study
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From Law to Field: English translation of case study on apples: "Apples: Obstacles and the Potential for Pesticide Reduction" (September 2002)
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From Law to Field: English translation of case study on wheat: "Wheat: Obstacles and the Potential for Pesticide Reduction" (September 2002)
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