Glyphosate approval does not permit aerial application
Verified from official sourcesDirective 2009/128/EC (sustainable use of pesticides)Article 1Version 2Effective 16 December 2023Verified 28 August 2026
In plain language
Glyphosate being legal as a substance does not make spraying it from a drone legal.
Requirement as structured
The approval of the active substance glyphosate, as specified in Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2660, is renewed subject to the conditions and restrictions laid down in that Annex.
Original regulatory text
The approval of the active substance glyphosate, as specified in Annex I to this Regulation, is renewed, subject to the conditions and restrictions laid down in that Annex.
Applies when
- regime
- non_aviation
- country
- FI
- activity
- pesticide_application
- substance
- glyphosate