Packaging and presentation
1. Plant protection products and adjuvants that may be mistaken for food, drink or feed shall be packaged in such a way as to minimise the likelihood of such a mistake being made.
2. Plant protection products and adjuvants available to the general public that may be mistaken for food, drink or feed shall contain components to discourage or prevent their consumption.
3. Article 9 of Directive 1999/45/EC shall also apply to plant protection products and adjuvants not covered by that Directive.
Labelling
1. The labelling of plant protection products shall include the classification, labelling and packaging requirements of Directive 1999/45/EC and shall comply with the requirements set out in a Regulation adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 79(4).
That Regulation shall also contain standard phrases for special risks and safety precautions which supplement the phrases provided for by Directive 1999/45/EC. It shall incorporate the text of Article 16 of and the text of the Annexes IV and V to Directive 91/414/EEC with any necessary modifications.
2. Member States may require samples or mock-ups of the packaging and drafts of labels and leaflets to be submitted before the authorisation is granted.
3. Where a Member State considers that additional phrases are necessary to protect human or animal health or the environment, it shall notify the other Member States and the Commission forthwith and shall forward the additional phrase or phrases and the reasons for these requirements.
Such phrases shall be considered for inclusion in the Regulation referred to in paragraph 1.
Pending that inclusion, the Member State may require the use of the additional phrase or phrases.
Advertising
1. Plant protection products which are not authorised shall not be advertised. Every advertisement for a plant protection product shall be accompanied by the sentences ‘Use plant protection products safely. Always read the label and product information before use’. These sentences shall be easily legible and clearly distinguishable in relation to the whole advertisement. The words ‘plant protection products’ may be replaced by a more precise description of the product-type, such as fungicide, insecticide or herbicide.
2. The advertisement shall not include information in text or graphic form which could be misleading as regards possible risks to human or animal health or to the environment, such as the terms ‘low risk’, ‘non-toxic’ or ‘harmless’.
Only in the case of low-risk plant protection products shall the term ‘authorised as low-risk plant protection product in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009’ be allowed in the advertisement. It cannot be used as a claim on the label of the plant protection product.
3. Member States may prohibit or restrict the advertising of plant protection products in certain media, subject to Community law.
4. All statements used in advertising shall be technically justifiable.
5. Advertisements shall not contain any visual representation of potentially dangerous practices, such as mixing or application without sufficient protective clothing, nor any use near food or use by or in the vicinity of children.
6. Advertising or promotional material shall draw attention to the appropriate warning phrases and symbols as laid down in the labelling.
