Help Agriculture Make Green Spaces Shine Nature Notice Reception Society Agriculture Cellar Green spaces Environment Services General public News Contact Sprayer control Since January 1, 2009, the technical inspection of sprayers is compulsory. This new regulation is part of the law on water and aquatic environments which was passed on December 30, 2006. This system is a major element of national and European policies for reducing pollution by plant protection products . This law establishes a mandatory control of sprayers every 5 years from January 2009. It is also specified that this control is the responsibility of the users and that it must be carried out by approved inspection bodies. Devices to be checked Boom sprayers , working over a width greater than 3 meters horizontally, Sprayers for trees and shrubs , distributing liquids on a vertical plane. Derogation For devices less than 5 years old and those having carried out a voluntary check in 2007 or 2008 with a proper functioning report, the first mandatory check will take place 5 years after its first marketing. Devices in service: when should you have them checked? Call for the 1st inspection From the date of publication of the decrees, the date of the first mandatory inspection of sprayers will depend on the Siren number of the sprayer owner. The dates vary according to the number made up of the last two digits of the Siren number. Last two digits of the Siren number Deadline for the 1st compulsory check between 00 and 19 March 31, 2010 between 20 and 39 December 31, 2010 between 40 and 59 December 31, 2011 between 60 and 79 December 31, 2012 between 80 and 99 December 31, 2013 Racine is committed to this new obligation for the departments of Var and Alpes Maritimes by offering you inspections which will be carried out by the company Europulvé , an independent specialist in the control of sprayers for more than 10 years (approval number A001). Racine will organize control days in order to group requests by geographic area, thus giving you a more advantageous group rate than an isolated control. We invite you to contact your usual contact person, or with Mrs. Carole Chapin at 06.03.80.33.94.