End Double Standards in Pesticide Trade: Country examples of legislative efforts from Germany, India and Tunisia

The online event presents legislative efforts by importing and exporting countries to stop the trade of pesticides banned in the land of origin. The export of banned pesticides to third countries is being recognised as a threat to human rights. In the case of the European Union (EU), most hazardous agrochemicals are not approved for use because of their negative effects on human health and/or the environment, yet manufacturers in EU countries such as Germany and others are still producing them to sell them abroad. The call for ending such double standards in pesticide trade is joined by civil society organizations in the Global South and North and by human rights experts from the United Nations alike. Inputs from Germany, India and Tunisia provide examples on how governments can take legislative efforts. .

Program

Welcome and moderation

• Dr. Silke Bollmohr, INKOTA-netzwerk
• Dr. Christian Schliemann-Radbruch, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)

Inputs

• Susan Haffmans, PAN Germany - "Ending double standards in pesticide trade – where do we stand?"
• Semia Gharbi, AEEFG Tunisia - "National import ban and civil society approaches against pesticides – the case of Tunisia"
• Dileep Kumar, PAN India - "Reducing double standards by banning highly hazardous pesticides – an analysis from India"
• Mirka Fries (LL.M.) and Ida Westphal (Ass. iur.) - "Implementing a ban on the export of certain hazardous pesticides – presentation of a legal opinion from Germany"

Questions & answers