The
bill (Reg. No.7141) re-defines the term ‘pesticides´,
and changes the authority of the state
bodies in charge of the sphere
connected with the pesticides and agricultural chemicals. In particular, several functions of the
specialized central executive authority
body in charge of
environmental protection are
transferred to the authorized central executive authority body in charge of agricultural policy.
In particular, the following functions are transferred to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy: organization of the pesticides and agricultural chemicals testing; state registration, research and adoption of the methods for their certification and testing; ratification of the pesticides and agricultural chemicals register; licensing, etc.
According to the Committee members, the suggested amendments "may infringe upon the legal relations connected with the state registration, production, purchase, transportation and safe use of pesticides and agricultural chemicals, as well as to the uncontrolled operations with these chemical substances."