Letters

January 2025

Pesticide reduction should be a key aspect from the upcoming Vision for Agriculture and Food, and is key to implement the recommendations of the Strategic Dialogue on EU Agriculture

Dear Commissioner Hansen,

We are writing to you regarding the upcoming EU Vision for Agriculture and Food. We would like to underline the important need of ambitious action on pesticide reduction, which should evidently have a central place in the EU Vision for Agriculture and Food. Therefore, we kindly provide you, in addition to this letter, with a briefing with our recommendations for the Vision. 

December 2024

Electronic registration of pesticides data should be implemented without delay

Dear Commissioner Várhelyi,

We are writing to you to express our acute concerns regarding the attempts of some Member States to postpone the digitisation of record-keeping for pesticide data by two years. 

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December 2024

Pesticides banned in the EU and exported to third countries - Status of Commission legislative proposal

Dear President von der Leyen,

We, the 6 undersigned, are deeply concerned about the persistent issue of hazardous pesticides that are banned in the EU but still exported to third countries and the severe ethical, health and environmental consequences for Europe and beyond.

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December 2024

Concerns on EFSA’s approach for revising the EU Guidance Document on non-target arthropods

Dear Mr. Url,

December 2024

Open letter on the Vision for Agriculture and Food

Dear Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen,

Congratulations on your appointment as Commissioner for Agriculture and Food. While navigating the complexities of the food and farming sectors will be a challenging task, your mandate has the potential to bring signicant positive change to our societies and the environment. We look forward to working constructively with you on the future of EU agriculture and food systems. 

December 2024

Concerns on EFSA’s misguided approach to the revision of the EU Guidance Document on non-target arthropods

Dear Director General Gallina,

Dear Director General Fink-Hooijer,

November 2024

Dringende oproep om zich te verzetten tegen de verlenging van 8- hydroxyquinoline

Geachte Minister,

November 2024

EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (PAFF); 4-5 December - position of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe

Dear members of the PAFF committee,

On December 4th and 5th, you are invited to the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF) to discuss and/or potentially adopt opinions on several proposals from the European Commission. Ahead of this meeting, we would like to share PAN Europe's position on specific issues related to the protection of human health and the environment. We kindly request that you give these matters your particular attention.

November 2024

Request to ban residues of EU-banned and hazardous pesticides in EU imported food

Dear Ms. Sandra Gallina, 

November 2024

Request to ban residues of EU-banned isopyrazam, carbendazim, thiophanate-methyl and cyproconazole

Dear members of the PAFF committee,

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