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The document argues that current EU legislation on pesticide statistics is inadequate for assessing environmental and health risks. The signatories call for the reform to mandate annual data collection from professional users' records, including biocidal and veterinary medicinal products, and for the proactive publication of this data by active substance, product, and at a regional level to align with the Aarhus Directive and public interest needs.

• The signatories claim that current available data on pesticide use are insufficient to meet the basic needs of public authorities to assess trends across the EU, a requirement existing since at least 1993.
• The authors argue that the Council's proposed amendments to the statistics reform would obstruct improvements in data availability, suggesting that the Council is prioritising the reduction of administrative burdens over data collection and publication.
• The letter demands that pesticide use statistics be collected every year rather than every five years, utilizing electronic transmissions of existing records that professional users are legally required to maintain.
• The organisations request that the scope of pesticide use data be expanded to include all relevant chemical inputs, specifically mentioning biocidal products and veterinary medicinal products.
• To be effective, the signatories assert that data must be proactively published at a regional level and detailed by active substance and specific plant protection product, rather than by general pesticide groups.
• The document highlights a conflict where the European Commission and national governments, specifically citing Spain, have prioritised 'statistical confidentiality' over the rules for accessing environmental information.
• The letter notes an information asymmetry where the agrochemical industry maintains private databases for 'precision farming' while environmental groups and drinking water suppliers must often resort to court action to access pesticide data.

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Chicago

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearthndfinalopenletterrepesticidesusestatistics25022022202ad4ac4180569cpdf, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{final-open-letter-re-pesticides-use-statistics-25-02-2022-202ad4ac4180569c.pdf}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/nigdphej/final-open-letter-re-pesticides-use-statistics-25-02-2022.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }