European Communities (Sustainable Use of Pesticides) Regulations 2012 S.I. No.155 of 2012
Source: Iris Oifigiúl SI 155 of 2012 2012-05-18

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Sustainable Use of Pesticides) Regulations 2012.
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paragraphs: (1) Regulation 5 shall come into effect on 26 November 2015.
(2) Regulation 6(1)(b) and (c), Regulation 7, Regulation 8(3) and Regulation 10 shall come into effect on 26 November 2013.
(3) Regulations 6(1)(e) shall come into effect on 26 November 2015.
(4) Regulation 9 shall come into effect on 26 November 2016.
(5) Regulation 14 shall come into effect on 1 January 2014.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations—
(2) A word or expression that is used in the Directive or an act of an institution of the European Union mentioned in these Regulations and is also used in these Regulations has, in these Regulations the same meaning as it has in the Directive.
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paragraphs: (1) The Minister may establish a register of—
(a) professional users,
(b) distributors of pesticide including all premises used by that distributor in relation to pesticide,
(c) persons trained to act as a distributor,
(d) advisors on the use of pesticides,
(e) inspectors of pesticide application equipment, or
(f) any class or classes of person within subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e).
(2) The Minister may set conditions for registration under paragraph (1).
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paragraphs: (1) Subject to paragraph (2) a professional user of pesticides shall—
(a) hold a certificate confirming that the professional user has been trained to a standard determined by the Minister in the subjects listed in Annex I of the Directive, and
(b) comply with any additional training requirements as determined by the Minister.
(2) The Minister may exempt professional users from the obligations set out in paragraph (1) where such users—
(a)(i) farm exclusively grassland, and
(ii) do not use pesticides in excess of a quantity determined by the Minister or do not apply pesticides to an area greater than an area determined by the Minister, or
(b) operate under the direct supervision of a registered professional user or an advisor.
(3) The Minister may remove a person from the Register where—
(a) the Minister is of the view that the person no longer satisfies the conditions set out under paragraph (1) and does not qualify for an exemption under paragraph (2), or
(b) has been found guilty of an offence resulting in—
(i) misuse of pesticides, or
(ii) water pollution.
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paragraphs: (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a distributor or a person trained to act as a distributor shall—
(a) be entered in the Register,
(b) hold a certificate confirming that—
(i) the distributor, or
(ii) the person trained to act as a distributor,
(c) comply with any additional training requirements as determined by the Minister,
(d) sell pesticides approved for professional use only, to a person whom the distributor or person trained as a distributor is satisfied is a professional user, and
(e) in the case of a distributor, have available, at the time of sale a person trained to act as a distributor to provide information to customers regarding the risks for health and the environment of pesticide use, in particular on hazards, exposure, proper storage, handling, application, safe disposal and low risk alternatives.
(2) The Minister may exempt distributors from the obligations of paragraph (1)(b) or (e) where such distributors only supply certain pesticides for non-professional use.
(3) The Minister may remove a distributor from the Register, where the distributor or a person trained to act as a distributor—
(a) ceases to be a distributor or ceases to be a person trained to act as a distributor,
(b) fails to fulfil the obligations set out in this Regulation, or
(c) has been found guilty of an offence in relation to—
(i) pesticide handling,
(ii) water pollution, or
(iii) acting as an advisor.
(4) A person shall not act as a distributor unless he or she is entered in the Register.
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paragraphs: (1) An advisor shall—
(a) be entered in the Register,
(b) hold a certificate confirming that he or she has been trained to a standard determined by the Minister in the subjects listed in Annex I of the Directive, and
(c) comply with any additional training requirements as determined by the Minister.
(2) The Minister may remove an advisor from the Register, where the advisor—
(a) ceases to be an advisor,
(b) fails to comply with paragraph (1)(c),
(c) has been found guilty of an offence resulting in or leading to–
(i) misuse of pesticides, or
(ii) water pollution.
(3) A person shall not act as an advisor unless he or she is entered in the Register.
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paragraphs: (1) A person wishing to be an inspector of pesticide application equipment shall—
(a) be entered in the Register,
(b) hold a certificate confirming that he or she has been trained to a standard determined by the Minister, and
(c) comply with any additional training requirements as determined by the Minister.
(2) The Minister may remove an inspector of pesticide application equipment from the Register, where he or she—
(a) ceases to be an inspector of pesticide application equipment,
(b) fails to comply with paragraph (1)(c),
(c) has been found guilty of an offence resulting in or leading to–
(i) misuse of pesticides, or
(ii) water pollution,