Public consultation on the draft project plan for the revision of the Guidance Document on Persistence in Soil

EFSA's Panel on plant protection products and their residues (PPR Panel) has launched an open consultation on the draft Project Plan for the revision of the Guidance Document on Persistence in Soil (SANCO 9188_VI_97), under Council Directive 91/414/EEC. The intention of the revision is to provide notifiers and Member States guidance on environmental fate and behavior of pesticides in soil in the context of the review of active substances notified for inclusion in Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC, as well as for review of plant protection products for national registrations in Member States.

Interested parties are invited to submit written comments by 25 March 2008. The outcome of this consultation will be taken into account for the revision of the Guidance Document. Please exclusively use the electronic template provided with the documents to submit comments and refer to the specific document as well as the chapter. Comments submitted by email or via surface mail cannot be taken into account.