<div align="justify">Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and Council, transposed in Italy with the Decree no. 150 of 14 August 2012, set up a frame for the sustainable use of pesticides.<br>To apply Art. 4 of the Decree, a first National Action Plan (NAP) for the sustainable use of pesticides has been drafted by a technical "round table"including representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Environment, as well as the Regional Authorities and other competent bodies and institutions. By 31 December 2012, all the stakeholders will be allowed to send comments and suggestions to modify the document. <br><br>All contributions will be taken into consideration for the final NAP draft, that will be then sent to the European Commission. <br></div><br><br>All the documents the<a href="http://www.sinab.it/index.php?mod=documenti_utili&m2id=195&navI…; LINK</a> (in Italian)<br><br><br>Source: Mipaaf<br>