FSC-POL-30-001a V1-0 FSC Lists of Highly Hazardous Pesticides.
The FSC Lists of Highly Hazardous Pesticides lists chemical pesticides that meet the indicators and thresholds set out in Annex 1 of FSC-POL-30-001 V3-0 FSC Pesticides Policy. Such chemicals pesticides are therefore considered to be highly hazardous in the FSC system and are classified as prohibited, highly restricted or restricted.
This accelerated revision aims to update the FSC Lists of Highly Hazardous Pesticides according to the criteria, indicators, thresholds and sources of information provided by FSC in the FSC-POL-30-001 V3-0 FSC Pesticides Policy.
The TWG of this accelerated revision processes is composed of FSC staff who are supported by 2 independent experts.
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Click here to participate in the public consultation (1 August – 30 September)
Please contact Francesco Patino, at forestmanagement@fsc.org
Timeline
FSC has published the FSC-POL-30-001a V1-1 Lists of Highly Hazardous Pesticides which was updated based on existing criteria, indicators, thresholds and sources set out in Annex 1 of FSC-POL-30-001 V3-0 FSC Pesticides Policy. You will find the news article is here.
Key dates are:
- Publication date: 1 April 2024
- Effective date: 1 July 2024
- Transition end date: 1 January 2026
The updated Lists of Highly Hazardous Pesticides was approved by the FSC Director General.
Public consultation from 1 August – 30 September.
You will find the First public consultation report in the “Document” section on this website (see below).
1 June - Kick off of the update process
Internal TWG is formed and approved by the FSC Director General.
2 independent experts initiate the update of the FSC Lists of Highly Hazardous Pesticides