PESTICIDES ECJ
November 1st, 2001
BY ALAN OSBORN
BRITAIN has been told by the European Commission that its administrative procedures for the parallel import of pesticides, herbicides and other plant protection products constitute a barrier to the free movement of goods and could lead to legal action against the UK in the European Court of Justice. Brussels said Britain was wrong to restrict approval to products identical to those already sold in the UK. It also complained that UK procedures were "excessive" and "restrictive."
BRITAIN has been told by the European Commission that its administrative procedures for the parallel import of pesticides, herbicides and other plant protection products constitute a barrier to the free movement of goods and could lead to legal action against the UK in the European Court of Justice. Brussels said Britain was wrong to restrict approval to products identical to those already sold in the UK. It also complained that UK procedures were "excessive" and "restrictive."
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