| NT101 |
In a strip at least 20 m wide which is adjacent to other areas, the product must be applied using loss reducing equipment which is registered in the index of 'Loss Reducing Equipment' of 14 October 1993 (Federal Gazette No 205, p. 9780) as amended, and be registered in at least drift reducing class 50 % (except agriculturally or horticulturally used areas, roads, paths and public places). Loss reducing equipment is not required if the product is applied with portable plant protection equipment or if adjacent areas (field boundaries, hedges, groups of woody plants) are less than 3 m wide or the product is applied in an area which has been declared by the Biologische Bundesanstalt in the "Index of regional proportions of ecotones" of 7 February 2002 (Federal Gazette no. 70 a of 13 April 2002), as amended, as agrarian landscape with a sufficient proportion of natural and semi-natural structures. |
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| NW605-1 |
When applying the product on areas adjacent to surface waters - except only occasionally but including periodically water bearing surface waters - the product must be applied with equipment which is registered in the index of 'Loss Reducing Equipment' of 14 October 1993 ('Bundesanzeiger' [Federal Gazette] No 205, p. 9780) as amended. Depending on the drift reduction classes for the equipment stated below, the following buffer zones must be kept from surface waters. In addition to the minimum buffer zone from surface waters stipulated by state law, the ban on application in or in the immediate vicinity of waters must be observed at all times for drift reduction classes marked with "*". |
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| NW606 |
The only case in which the product may be applied without loss reducing equipment is when at least the buffer zone stated below is kept from surface waters - except only occasionally but including periodically water bearing surface waters. Violations may be punished by fines of up to 50 000 Euro. |
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| VA263-1 |
No outdoor use of the of the plant protection product with handheld equipment. |
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| NW802 |
Not to be used on functional surfaces with artificial topsoil strata and with a drainage system which is close to the surface (e.g. on sports grounds, greens and tee boxes on golf courses) unless run-off drainage and surface water is discharged into catching systems which have sufficient capacity, and not directly into water bodies. |
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| SF230 |
It must be ensured that the latest application of the product takes place until 4 weeks before peeling. |
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| SF231 |
It must be ensured that cuttings are removed with brushes before peeling of the sod. |
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| SF233 |
It must be ensured that multiple extensive waterings (at least 2 x 10 L/sqm sprinkling or 30 L/sqm natural rainfall) take place between last application of the product and peeling of the sod. |
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| SF275-21RA |
During the first 21 days after application in lawns, it must be ensured that long-sleeved working clothes and sturdy footwear are worn during successive work/inspections with direct contact with the treated crops/areas. |
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| NW705 |
Between treated areas which have an incline of more than 2 % and surface waters - including periodically but excluding occasionally water-bearing surface waters - there must be a buffer zone under complete plant cover. The buffer zone's protective function must not be impaired by the use of implements. It must be at least 5 m wide. This buffer zone is not necessary if: -sufficient catching systems are available for the water and soil transported by run-off, which do not flow into surface water or are not connected with the urban drainage system or -the product is used for conservation or no-tillage methods. |
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