LegalizeCommission 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)
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)
Article 1
Data requirements
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 (1), 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.
Article 2
Datasets
The data contents of the datasets are specified in Annex I for the detailed topics:
(a) Plant protection products placed on the market;
(b) Use of plant protection products in agriculture.
For each dataset, Section I in Annex I specifies:
(a) a description of the data contents;
(b) the variables to be provided on organic production;
(c) the deadlines for transmission of the data to the Commission (Eurostat);
(d) the reference periods;
(e) the measurement units.
For each dataset, Section II in Annex I specifies, where appropriate:
(a) a description of the measurement units;
(b) 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.
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 (2) and/or under emergency authorisations (3).
| Plant protection product categories | Deadline |
|---|---|
| 31 December year N+1 | |
| Active substances in plant protection products placed on the market, total | Q |
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).
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 (4).
| 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 |
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 (5).
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).
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).
ANNEX II
| 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
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 (6).
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.
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