Entwicklung und Anwendung von Pflanzenschutzmitteln: Wirtschaftliche Aspekte

The development of new active ingredients and formulations is increasingly influenced by costs and regulations in the frame of pesticide registration procedures. Lawmakers and administrators therefore take over more responsibility, not only for the subject of regulation, but also for fair and balanced rules which can be predicted in the long-term. There are, however, deficiencies in the choice of certain quality standards — like in the European drinking water directive — which are not risk-related and which are susceptible to giving misleading guidance. Testing requirements should be scrutinized for efficiency, i.e. whether the increase in knowledge and safety is in reasonable proportion to the invested resources.