Permit for the retail trade in PPP

Applicants who wish to pursue this activity must register the business activity, and have the appropriate legal status.

A facility where the activity is pursued must be:

 

built from chemically and physically resistant and inert materials which do not absorb PPP, whereas the internal surfaces of the facilities must be processed as to provide safe work and quick and easy cleaning.

 

Facilities where the activity is pursued must:

 

be without free outlets or direct connection to the external sewage system and projected and constructed as to contain the spilled over or bulk PPP, have appropriate ventilation which provides that the concentration of gases, steams and aerosols in the working environment does not exceed the values determined in the regulations on the safety and health at work.

 

The equipment used for pursuing the activity must comply with the following conditions:

 

Shelves, cabinets, glass cabinets, working surfaces and other equipment must be made of resistant and inert materials which do not absorb PPP and provide safe work and quick and simple cleaning;

 

The facilities where PPP are sold or stored must be equipped with the first aid cabinet;

 

Workers managing the PPP or with spilled over or scattered PPP must wear suitable personal protective equipment in accordance with the regulations governing the safety and health at work.

 

Working conditions for pursuing the activity are:

 

Temperature, moisture and light must comply with the conditions stated in the instructions of the PPP producer. These facilities must also provide artificial lighting.

Evidence

The statement on the fulfilment of the prescribed conditions regarding the facilities and equipment and methods of storing and managing of PPP

Legal basis

• Plant Protection Products Act (ZFfS-1)
• Rules on conditions for marketing of plant protection products and the keeping and communication of data on such marketing

The facilities intended for the PPP retail must have:

 

the facility of PPP storage and the facility of the temporary storage of PPP residue which must be arranged in accordance with regulations governing the storage of PPP waste or hazardous residue and packaging waste,

 

point of sale and

 

working premises for the PPP advisor.

 

The facility for temporary storage of PPP waste must have two covered containers, one with the suitable absorption substance, other (empty) for temporary storage of bulk or spilled over PPP and waste PPP.

 

Facilities must have changing rooms, toilet facilities and facilities for washing up with the running cold and hot water, liquid soap and hand dryer or paper towels. All facilities must have natural or mechanical ventilation.

 

Storage and sale facilities must be protected as to prevent the unauthorised person to access the PPP for professional use.

 

If the PPP distributor also conducts the trade in seed units of agricultural plants, plants or products of plant origin or stores them in the storage facility, then the distributor must store PPP in a specific, physical separate section of sale or storage facility as to prevent the contact with PPP or any impact of PPP on the seed units of agricultural plants, plants or products of plant origin.

Evidence

The statement on the fulfilment of the prescribed conditions regarding the facilities and equipment and methods of storing and managing of PPP

Legal basis

• Plant Protection Products Act (ZFfS-1)
• Rules on conditions for marketing of plant protection products and the keeping and communication of data on such marketing

PPP must be stored in accordance with the conditions determined by their producers. PPP must be packed in their original package, safely and transparently arranged and organised by hazard or toxicity group or types of use so that they are constantly accessible.The PPP arrangement scheme must placed at the visible location of the storage facility.The regular control of PPP and their packaging must be regularly carried out.

In arranging PPP in a storage facility, the rules must be taken into account on the incompatibility of individual PPP or groups classified in terms of their hazardous characteristics which have their PPP labels regarding the hazardous characteristics.

Evidence

The statement on the fulfilment of the prescribed conditions regarding the facilities and equipment and methods of storing and managing of PPP

Legal basis

• Plant Protection Products Act (ZFfS-1)
• Rules on conditions for marketing of plant protection products and the keeping and communication of data on such marketing
• REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (E (2008/1272)
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 286/2011 of 10 March 2011 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packag (2011/286)
• REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (E (2008/1272)

Distributors performing retail of PPP must have a signed permanent employment contract for at least one person conducting the sale of PPP.

A PPP seller must provide purchasers of PPP adequate information related to the application of PPP and health hazards for people and environment and give instructions for managing these hazards and take care of purchase, storage and sale of PPP and keep data on the PPP trade.

A PPP seller also conducts the following tasks:

• advises about a suitable PPP from the sales programme and
• advises about the application of personal protection equipment according to expert recommendations.

As per the Act governing PPP, a PPP seller rejects a sale of PPP for professional use to persons who do not submit their valid card on the passed training upon the purchase as per the rules governing the training in the field of plant protection products.

A PPP seller must have suitable education and completed training to acquire a certificate with the validity of three years. After expiry of this period the validity may be extended, if he participates in further training.

Details

Distributors carrying out the PPP retail trade must conclude a working or contractual relationship with at least one PPP adviser who fulfils the prescribed conditions and must be present in a specialised PPP store for the predetermined period of at least 6 hours per week.

A PPP adviser carries out the following tasks:

• advises on the method of plant protection against pests;
• recognises the symptoms of the disease and pests as well as types of weed;
• advises a suitable PPP or other method for plant protection according to the forecasts of plant protection monitoring and forecast service and general conditions of integrated plant protection;
• advises and promotes the application of non-chemical methods;
• advises on the methods of safe PPP application and managing of PPP, spray broth, package and residue, and
• advises on the application of personal protection equipment.

A PPP adviser must have suitable education and passed training to acquire a certificate with the validity of three years. After expiry of this period the validity may be extended, if the PPP adviser participates in further training.

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