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"It is an acknowledged fact that using pesticides poses a threat to both human health and the environment. The purpose of the ‘Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides’ is to reduce the risks to human health and the environment posed by the use of pesticides.
Harmonisation of the environmental protection requirements and conformity assessment procedures for machinery for pesticide application is a prerequisite to achieving the same level of environmental protection throughout the EU, but also to ensuring fair competition between manufacturers and facilitating the free movement of these products within the Community.
The correct design and construction of this machinery play a significant role in reducing the adverse impact of pesticides on human health and the environment. Assuming that a pesticide sprayer has an average service life of 12 to 15 years, it is estimated that approximately 125 000 to 250 000 new sprayers are purchased in the Community every year. Thanks to their greater efficiency, sprayers which comply with the new environmental requirements use less pesticide, thereby reducing the time spent on mixing, loading, spraying and cleaning activities, not to mention the savings this generates for users, which will compensate for any increase in the price of certain types of spraying equipment.
This is why I voted in favour of this report."@en1
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