National requirements for the environmental risk assessment of pesticides
Norway has several national environmental requirements to ensure a safe use of pesticides in a Norwegian climate and environment.
You will find our national requirements in the Northern Zone Guidance Document (A1) from our overview of guidance documents.
The number of surface water scenarios is reduced from nine to six
We have reduced the number of required surface water scenarios from nine to six starting November 2023. The eliminated scenarios are D5, D6, and R3. The amendments are effective immediately and applies for already received applications and ongoing assessments.
Even though we now have simplified the requirements, we still require more scenarios than other Northern zone countries due to the diverse agricultural conditions in Norway.This decision is based on a comprehensive evaluation with input from the Scientific Committee for Food and environment (VKM) in 2021 (vkm.no). This info will also be included in the Northern Zone guidance document update in 2024.