Indicators 2.11.4–2.11.5

Pesticides: The Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent (PIC) defines pesticides as chemicals used to destroy, prevent, or control pests, including vectors of human or animal disease, and unwanted species of plants or animals causing harm during or otherwise interfering with the production, processing, storage, transport, or marketing of food, agricultural commodities, wood, and wood products or animal feedstuffs.

Biocides: The Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR, Regulation (EU) 528/2012) defines biocides as any substance or mixture, in the form in which it is supplied to the user, consisting of, containing or generating one or more active substances, with the intention of destroying, deterring, rendering harmless, preventing the action of, or otherwise exerting a controlling effect on, any harmful organism by any means other than mere physical or mechanical action.

List of pesticides and biocides used by the site.

Including purchase records.

Copy of the list of banned or restricted pesticides by the conventions or organisations stated by the indicator.

Copy of the list of biocides approved by local regulations in either Australia, the European Union, Japan or the United States of America.

Pesticides used by the site are not on the list of banned or restricted pesticides by the conventions or organisations stated by the indicator.

Biocides used by the site are not on the list of net antifouling agents containing biocides approved by local regulations in either Australia, the European Union, Japan or the United States of America.

REGULATION (EU) No 528/2012 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products.