The use, supply, storage and advertisement of pesticides is regulated by a number of pieces of legislation including, for Great Britain, the Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR) and Plant Protection Products Regulations (PPPR).

PPPR is the newer legislation and implements a European Directive (91/414/EEC) which regulates ‘Plant Protection Products’, these include agricultural pesticides and growth regulators.

The use of pesticides is also regulated by COSHH (the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health).

Visit the Pesticide Safety Directorate website for further details.

The Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products has been produced to help those working with pesticides meet the requirements of the legislation.