CHAPTER IIIPLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS
SECTION 2Use and information
Article 55Use of plant protection products
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Plant protection products shall be used properly.
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Proper use shall include the application of the principles of good plant protection practice and compliance with the conditions established in accordance with Article 31 and specified on the labelling. It shall also comply with the provisions of Directive 2009/128/EC and, in particular, with general principles of integrated pest management, as referred to in Article 14 of and Annex III to that Directive F2...
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For the purposes of this Article, Article 14 of Directive 2009/128/EC is to be read as if—
a
obligations on Member States were obligations on the competent authorities;
b
paragraph 3 were omitted.