S.L. 430.8 Art. 14Indicators, reporting and information exchange.

(1) Harmonised risk indicators as established in Schedule IV shall be made use of, provided that the Director may continue to use existing national indicators or adopt other appropriate indicators in addition to the harmonised ones.

(2) The Director shall:

(a) calculate harmonised risk indicators as referred to in sub-regulation (1) by using statistical data collected in accordance with the Community legislation concerning statistics on plant protection products together with other relevant data;

(b) identify trends in the use of certain active substances;

(c) identify priority items, such as active substances, crops, regions or practices, that require particular attention or good practices that can be used as examples in order to achieve the objectives of these regulations to reduce the risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and to encourage the development and introduction of integrated pest management and of alternative approaches or techniques in order to reduce dependency on the use of pesticides.

(3) The Director shall communicate the results of the evaluations carried out pursuant to sub-regulation (2) to the Commission and to other Member States and shall make this information available to the public.