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As a supporter of substantive discussions, I would like to submit one more clarification as a reaction to response of Ing. Ondřej Beneš, Ph.D., MBA, LL.M., SOVAK CR representative.
SOVAK CR has been involved and active in the coordination group and subgroup to protect water for the preparation and implementation of the National Action Plan to reduce the use of pesticides (NAP), which sets out a series of measures and tasks for individual ministries and other bodies.
In the last issue of the journal VTEI (5/2016), the reader can get acquainted with the opinion of SOVAK ČR to support “as soon as possible a complete ban on the use of glyphosate,” with regard to the possible contamination of surface waters with this substance (the main ingredient of total herbicides Roundup type) and its residues.
Although the European Commission on 29 June this year decided on a temporary extension of the use of chemical products containing the herbicide glyphosate for 18 months, the Association of Water Supply and Sewerage Czech Republic, IB (SOVAK) and the European Association of water companies (EUREAU) are pushing as soon as possible complete a ban on glyphosate.
