The use of plant protection products is strictly regulated in France and the EU: authorisation of each product, conditions of use, individual user certificates, buffer zones near homes and water. The firm acts during inspections and prosecutions, and in civil disputes.
What the plant tells us
Leaf scorch, chlorosis, a localised yield loss: telling apart an effect of the product, a dosage error, drift or an unrelated cause requires knowledge of crops and products.
Typical matters
- Inspections of product use and your rights
- Administrative and criminal penalties
- Buffer zones near homes and water
- Spray drift onto neighbouring crops
- Ineffective or phytotoxic products; distributor's duty to advise
More detailed articles on this area are available in French.