Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 8045 + What physical or mechanical control methods are available? + What biological control methods are available that can supplement the environmental, physical and mechanical methods in use? + What are the least toxic chemical controls available that can supplement environmental, physical, mechanical and biological methods in use? See the Green Flag Award Good Practice Pesticide Reduction Guide for more information. The types and quantities of pesticides and chemical fertilisers used on site should have been recorded. Judges would expect there to be a substantial reduction compared to past use. A site should be able to demonstrate that it has done all that it can to reduce chemical use to an absolute minimum on site. Further Information Green Flag Award Pesticide Reduction Good Practice Guide. www.greenflagaward.org Pesticides Action Network UK www.pan-uk.org – guidance on all pesticide usage. EU Regulation 1107/2009, the Placing of Plant Protection Products on the Market. For the current status of active substances in the EU: http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/eu-pesticidesdatabase/ public/?event=homepageandlanguage=EN For a current list of permitted pesticides in the UK check the Chemical Regulation Directorates database: https://secure.pesticides.gov.uk/pestreg/ EU Directive on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/sustainable_use_pesticides/index_en.htm recommends the use of pesticides be reduced or eliminated in certain specific areas. The Soil Association publishes good practice examples. www.soilassociation.org