Measures geared to the sustainable use of biocidal products
Article 18
By 18 July 2015 the Commission shall, on the basis of experience gained with the application of this Regulation, submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on how this Regulation is contributing to the sustainable use of biocidal products, including on the need to introduce additional measures, in particular for professional users, to reduce the risks posed to human health, animal health and the environment by biocidal products. That report shall, inter alia, examine: (a) the promotion of best practices as a means of reducing the use of biocidal products to a minimum; (b) the most effective approaches for monitoring the use of biocidal products; (c) the development and application of integrated pest management principles with respect to the use of biocidal products; (d) the risks posed by the use of biocidal products in specific areas such as schools, workplaces, kindergartens, public spaces, geriatric care centres or in the vicinity of surface water or groundwater and whether additional measures are needed to address those risks; (e) the role that improved performance of the equipment used for applying biocidal products could play in sustainable use. On basis of that report, the Commission shall, if appropriate, submit a proposal for adoption in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.