Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1537 of 25 July 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics on the use of plant protection products to be transmitted for the reference year 2026 during the transitional regime 2025-2027 and as regards statistics on plant protection products placed on the market (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2023-07-25
Institutions: European Commission, Eurostat
Subjects: EU statistics, agricultural statistics, application of EU law, data collection, market approval, plant health product, statistical method




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26.7.2023   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 187/26








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/1537
of 25 July 2023
         
laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics on the use of plant protection products to be transmitted for the reference year 2026 during the transitional regime 2025-2027 and as regards statistics on plant protection products placed on the market
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on statistics on agricultural input and output, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 617/2008 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1165/2008, (EC) No 543/2009 and (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/16/EC (1), and in particular Articles 4(6), 5(10), 9(4) and 14(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 establishes an integrated framework for developing, producing and disseminating European statistics as regards agricultural inputs and outputs.












(2)


Transitional rules on the detailed topic of use of plant protection products in agriculture apply for the years 2025, 2026 and 2027, as laid down in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379. Under these rules, data on the uses is to be sent only once, for the reference year 2026.












(3)


Statistics on the placing on the market of plant protection products should be collected annually from the reference year 2025 onwards.












(4)


It is necessary to specify the data requirements for producing statistics on agricultural inputs and outputs as regards plant protection products in order to produce comparable data between Member States and to achieve harmonisation.












(5)


Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 establishes that statistical data covering the dimension of organic production are essential to monitor the progress of the action plan for developing organic production in the Union. The use of plant protection products in organic production is an important part of that data.












(6)


Pursuant to Article 5(10) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, this Regulation specifies technical elements of the data to be provided. Those elements consist of the list of variables, the descriptions of the variables, the observation units, the precision requirements to be applied, the methodological rules to be applied, and the deadlines for transmitting the data.












(7)


The coverage of the data sets should be specified beyond the requirements in Articles 4(1) and 4(5) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, where appropriate, to avoid inconsistencies between Member States. In particular, it is necessary, pursuant to Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, by way of derogation from Article 4(5), point (b), to specify a common list of crops for all Member States to provide information on the use of plant protection products. The list should, together with permanent grasslands, cover 75 % of the utilised agricultural area at Union level. This list can be complemented by Member States with nationally relevant crops.












(8)


The reference periods mentioned in Article 9(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 should be further specified.












(9)


The coverage of the datasets may be reconsidered to include statistics on the use of plant protection products for seed and storage treatment as soon as deemed feasible from a technical point of view.












(10)


To keep the statistics on plant protection products consistent with regular updates of the list of approved active substances, they need to be aligned with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (2).












(11)


Statistics on plant protection products are needed to monitor the Common Agricultural Policy and the relevant policies supporting the sustainable use of plant protection products, such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Green Deal, and their related targets.












(12)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee as established by Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Data requirements


(1)   Member States shall provide data on the domain of statistics on plant protection products referred to in Article 5(1), point (e) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, in the form of aggregated datasets.


(2)   The statistics shall cover:






(a)


all the active substances as specified in points (i) and (ii) of this Article and contained in the plant protection products placed on the market within the meaning of Article 3, point 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), including those placed on the market under a parallel trade permit as referred to in Article 52 of that Regulation:






(i)


the active substances listed in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;










(ii)


the active substances contained in plant protection products placed on the market under emergency situations referred to in Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, other than those referred to in point (i), and irrespective of their approval status;














(b)


the use of the active substances referred to in point (a) by professional users in agriculture.






(3)   The data shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) at national level.



Article 2

Datasets


(1)   The data contents of the datasets are specified in Annex I for the detailed topics:






(1)


Plant protection products placed on the market;










(2)


Use of plant protection products in agriculture.






(2)   For each dataset, Section I in Annex I specifies:






(1)


a description of the data contents;










(2)


the variables to be provided on organic production;










(3)


the deadlines for transmission of the data to the Commission (Eurostat);










(4)


the reference periods;










(5)


the measurement units.






(3)   For each dataset, Section II in Annex I specifies, where appropriate:






(1)


a description of the measurement units;










(2)


possible technical requirements related to the variables.







Article 3

Quality requirements

When data collections are carried out based on statistical samples, Member States shall ensure that the weighted results are representative for the statistical population within the relevant geographical unit. Where precision requirements are not applicable, for example due to sources other than statistical surveys, the quality of the statistics shall be ensured by other means so that they are representative of the scope that they describe, and they shall meet the quality criteria laid down in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009.


Article 4

Classifications

The active substances referred to in Article 1(2) shall be reported using the classification set out in Annex II.


Article 5

Descriptions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the descriptions of terms as set out in Annex III shall apply.


Article 6

Transitional regime

The provisions of this Regulation shall apply for the reference periods 2025-2027. The rules of the transitional regime set up in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 for the period 2025-2027 shall apply only to data on the detailed topic of use of plant protection products in agriculture.


Article 7

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2025.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 July 2023.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 315, 7.12.2022, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).

(3)  Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).

(4)  Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).




ANNEX I

DATA SET 1


Plant protection products placed on the market








Domain:


e.


Statistics on plant protection products




Topic:


i.


Plant protection products




Detailed topic:


i.1


Plant protection products placed on the market





SECTION I



Data content


The data shall cover all active substances in all plant protection products placed on the market in the Member States during the reference period, including those that are placed on the market under a parallel trade permit (1) and/or under emergency authorisations (2).







Plant protection product categories




Deadline






31 December year N+1





Active substances in plant protection products placed on the market, total


Q











N


:


The year the data refer to




Q


:


Quantity of active substances placed on the market (kg)




Reference period


:


Calendar year




Periodicity


:


Annual




Geographical level


:


National





SECTION II



Description of the measurement units



Quantity of active substances: refers to the quantity of active substances in the plant protection products placed on the market, as defined in Article 1(2)(a).

Technical requirements related to the variables

The data described in the table above shall be transmitted: by single active substance, by chemical classes, by categories of products and by major groups, as shown in Annex II.

DATA SET 2


Use of plant protection products in agriculture








Domain:


e.


Statistics on plant protection products




Topic:


i.


Plant protection products




Detailed topic:


i.2


Use of plant protection products in agriculture





SECTION I



Data content


The data shall cover the crop areas for the common list of crops, on agricultural holdings in the Member States, treated with plant protection products and the quantities of all active substances used during the reference period, including those used under emergency authorisations (3).








Crop characteristics




Deadline






31 December year N+1






Area treated




Quantity of active substance





Common wheat and spelt


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Durum wheat


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Barley


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Grain maize and corn-cob-mix


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Green maize


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Rape and turnip rape seeds


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Sunflower seed


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Potatoes (including seed potatoes)


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Sugar beet (excluding seed)


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Apples


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Grapes for wine


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Grapes for table use


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Oranges


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Olives


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Cabbages


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Carrots


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Onions


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Tomatoes outdoor


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Tomatoes under glass or high accessible cover


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Strawberries outdoor


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS




Strawberries under glass or high accessible cover


NAT, OAT


NQS, OQS











N


:


The year the data refer to




NAT


:


Non-organic area treated (ha)




OAT


:


Organic area (area under conversion and certified area) treated (ha)




NQS


:


Quantity of all active substances used on non-organic area (kg)




OQS


:


Quantity of all active substances used on organic area (area under conversion and certified area) (kg)




Reference period


:


Harvest year




Periodicity


:


2026




Geographical level


:


National





SECTION II



Description of the measurement units



Area treated (ha): refers to the physical area of the crop to be harvested, in the harvest year, treated at least once during the reference period with a given active substance classified as shown in Annex II, independently of the number of applications.

Non-organic area treated (ha): refers to area treated, excluding areas certified organic or under conversion.

Organic area treated (ha): refers to the area treated that is certified organic or under conversion according to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).

Quantity of active substance (kg): refers to the amount of each of the active substances, as defined in Article 1(2)(a), classified as shown in Annex II, used on the crop during the reference period.

Quantity used on non-organic area (kg): refers to the amount of active substances, used on crops harvested from non-organic areas.

Quantity used on organic area (kg): refers to the amount of active substances used on crops from organic areas (certified organic or under conversion).

Technical requirements related to the variables

The data described in the table above shall be transmitted: by single active substance, by chemical classes, by categories of products and by major groups, as shown in Annex II.
The data shall cover all active substances in all plant protection products used in the Member States during the reference period, including those used under emergency authorisations. The data shall include all treatments from sowing/planting until end of harvest.
The data on area treated shall be collected in a manner allowing the area and quantity data by crop (without double-counting) to be also available at the level of aggregation in chemical classes, categories of products and major groups.
The data shall include all active substances in all plant protection products used on agricultural holdings (the use in storage facilities and for sowing seeds is excluded).


(1)  As defined in Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

(2)  As defined in Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

(3)  As defined in Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

(4)  Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).





ANNEX II
CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCES INCLUDED IN THE PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS







Major groups


Categories of products


Chemical classes (1)






Total active substances in plant protection products



 


 




Fungicides and bactericides


 


 




 


Inorganic fungicides


 




 


 


Copper compounds




 


 


Inorganic sulphur




 


 


Other inorganic fungicides




 


Fungicides based on carbamates and dithiocarbamates


 




 


 


Carbanilate fungicides




 


 


Carbamate fungicides




 


 


Dithiocarbamate fungicides




 


 


Other fungicides based on carbamates and dithiocarbamates




 


Fungicides based on benzimidazoles


 




 


 


Benzimidazole fungicides




 


 


Other fungicides based on benzimidazoles




 


Fungicides based on imidazoles and triazoles


 




 


 


Conazole fungicides




 


 


Imidazole fungicides




 


 


Other fungicides based on imidazoles and triazoles




 


Fungicides based on morpholines


 




 


 


Morpholine fungicides




 


 


Other fungicides based on morpholines




 


Fungicides of microbiological or botanical origin


 




 


 


Microbiological fungicides




 


 


Botanical fungicides




 


 


Other fungicides of microbiological or botanical origin




 


Bactericides


 




 


 


Inorganic bactericides




 


 


Other bactericides




 


Other fungicides and bactericides


 




 


 


Aliphatic nitrogen fungicides




 


 


Amide fungicides




 


 


Anilide fungicides




 


 


Aromatic fungicides




 


 


Dicarboximide fungicides




 


 


Dinitroaniline fungicides




 


 


Dinitrophenol fungicides




 


 


Organophosphorus fungicides




 


 


Oxazole fungicides




 


 


Phenylpyrrole fungicides




 


 


Phthalimide fungicides




 


 


Pyrimidine fungicides




 


 


Quinoline fungicides




 


 


Quinone fungicides




 


 


Strobilurine fungicides




 


 


Urea fungicides




 


 


Unclassified fungicides




Herbicides, haulm destructors and moss killers


 


 




 


Herbicides based on phenoxy-phytohormones


 




 


 


Phenoxy herbicides




 


 


Other herbicides based on phenoxy-phytohormones




 


Herbicides based on triazines and triazinones


 




 


 


Triazine herbicides




 


 


Triazinone herbicides




 


 


Other herbicides based on triazines and triazinones




 


Herbicides based on amides and anilides


 




 


 


Amide herbicides




 


 


Anilide herbicides




 


 


Chloroacetanilide herbicides




 


 


Other herbicides based on amides and anilides




 


Herbicides based on carbamates and bis-carbamates


 




 


 


Bis-carbamate herbicides




 


 


Carbamate herbicides




 


 


Other herbicides based on carbamates and bis-carbamates




 


Herbicides based on dinitroaniline derivatives


 




 


 


Dinitroaniline herbicides




 


 


Other herbicides based on dinitroaniline derivatives




 


Herbicides based on derivatives of urea, of uracil or of sulfonylurea


 




 


 


Sulfonylurea herbicides




 


 


Uracil herbicides




 


 


Urea herbicides




 


 


Other herbicides based on derivatives of urea, of uracil or of sulfonylurea




 


Other herbicides


 




 


 


Aryloxyphenoxy-propionic herbicides




 


 


Benzofurane herbicides




 


 


Benzoic-acid herbicides




 


 


Bipyridylium herbicides




 


 


Cyclohexanedione herbicides




 


 


Diazine herbicides




 


 


Dicarboximide herbicides




 


 


Diphenyl ether herbicides




 


 


Imidazolinone herbicides




 


 


Inorganic herbicides




 


 


Isoxazole herbicides




 


 


Nitrile herbicides




 


 


Organophosphorus herbicides




 


 


Phenylpyrazole herbicides




 


 


Pyridazinone herbicides




 


 


Pyridinecarboxamide herbicides




 


 


Pyridinecarboxylic-acid herbicides




 


 


Pyridyloxyacetic-acid herbicides




 


 


Quinoline herbicides




 


 


Thiadiazine herbicides




 


 


Thiocarbamate herbicides




 


 


Triazole herbicides




 


 


Triazolinone herbicides




 


 


Triazolone herbicides




 


 


Triketone herbicides




 


 


Unclassified herbicides




Insecticides and acaricides


 


 




 


Insecticides based on pyrethroids


 




 


 


Pyrethroid insecticides




 


 


Other insecticides based on pyrethroids




 


Insecticides based on chlorinated hydrocarbons


 




 


 


Anthranilic diamide insecticides




 


 


Other insecticides based on chlorinated hydrocarbons




 


Insecticides based on carbamates and oxime-carbamate


 




 


 


Oxime-carbamate insecticides




 


 


Carbamate insecticides




 


 


Other insecticides based on carbamate and oxime-carbamate




 


Insecticides based on organophosphates


 




 


 


Organophosphorus insecticides




 


 


Other insecticides based on organophosphates




 


Insecticides of microbiological or botanical origin


 




 


 


Microbiological insecticides




 


 


Botanical insecticides




 


 


Other insecticides of microbiological or botanical origin




 


Acaricides


 




 


 


Pyrazole acaricides




 


 


Tetrazine acaricides




 


 


Other acaricides




 


Other insecticides


 




 


 


Insecticides produced by fermentation




 


 


Benzoylurea insecticides




 


 


Carbazate insecticides




 


 


Diazylhydrazine insecticides




 


 


Insect growth regulators




 


 


Nitroguanidine insecticides




 


 


Organotin insecticides




 


 


Oxadiazine insecticides




 


 


Phenyl-ether insecticides




 


 


Pyrazole (phenyl-) insecticides




 


 


Pyridine insecticides




 


 


Pyridylmethylamine insecticides




 


 


Sulfite ester insecticides




 


 


Tetronic acid insecticides




 


 


Insect attractants straight chain lepidopteran pheromones (sclps)




 


 


Other insect attractants




 


 


Unclassified insecticides-acaricides




Molluscicides


 


 




 


Molluscicides


 




 


 


Molluscicides




Plant growth regulators


 


 




 


Physiological plant growth regulators


 




 


 


Physiological plant growth regulators




 


 


Other physiological plant growth regulators




 


Anti-sprouting products


 




 


 


Anti-sprouting products




 


 


Other anti-sprouting products




 


Other plant growth regulators


 




 


 


Other plant growth regulators




Other plant protection products


 


 




 


Vegetal oils


 




 


 


Vegetal oils




 


Soil sterilants (incl. nematicides)


 




 


 


Methyl bromide




 


 


Biological nematicides




 


 


Organophosphorous nematicides




 


 


Other soil sterilants




 


Rodenticides


 




 


 


Rodenticides




 


All other plant protection products


 




 


 


Disinfectants




 


 


Repellents




 


 


Other plant protection products






(1)  Applies also for plant protection products of microbiological or botanical origins, for harmonisation purposes





ANNEX III
DESCRIPTIONS
A plant protection product is a product in the form in which it is supplied to the user, consisting of or containing active substances, safeners or synergists, and is intended for one of the uses described in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

Active substances: means active substances as referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

Placing on the market: means placing on the market as defined in point 9 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

Crops: means agricultural crops, as described in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1538 (1).

Classification of active substances included in the plant protection products: aggregation of active substances by major groups, categories of products and chemical classes.

Harvest year: The calendar year in which the harvest begins, including the period during which all preparatory measures (such as tilling, planting, and applying fertilisers and plant protection products) are taken to secure that harvest, also during the preceding calendar year.


(1)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1538 of 25 July 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards crop production statistics (see page 40 or this OJ).