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UIN 164621

Potatoes: UK Trade with EU

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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8 March 2021

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11 March 2021 · Answer

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11 March 2021

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on domestic potato producers of banning the anti-sprouting component DMN while allowing EU potato producers using that c

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  1. 8 March 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on domestic potato producers of banning the anti-sprouting component DMN while allowing EU potato producers using that c

    Source: Commons

  2. 11 March 2021

    Answer

    Before a pesticide can be used, its active substance must be approved and the pesticide itself must be authorised. Decisions on approval and authorisation are based on an assessment of the risks posed to people and to the environment. Such decisions are d...

    Source: Written answer

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