Implementation of SUD in the Czech Republic – right or wrong way for inspection of pesticide application equipment?

On the November 29th 2009 was issued new Directive no. 128/2009/EC by the European Commission. This Directive establishes rules for carrying out regular inspection of pesticide application equipment (PAE) in use. Article no. 8 of the directive states that the interval between inspections shall not exceed five years until 2020 and shall not exceed three years thereafter. The inspection system was established in 1997 as obligatory in the Czech Republic. The system was built into a functional and efficient during this time and can be compared with systems in other EU member states. The inspection interval is three years for included groups of PAE and meets the current requirements for inspection now.