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EPPO Reporting Service no. 01 - 1976 Num. article: 1976/07

Ban on use and marketing of compounds, Spain



Ban on use and marketing of compounds containing DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, and chlordane


Spain has decided to ban the use and marketing of the above compounds as follows :

lst June 1976 : Provinces of Alicante, Almeria, Castellon, Murcia, Tarragona and Valencia.

lst August 76 : All other Provinces of Spain.

The withdrawal of the compounds previously anticipated for the 1st January 1977 has thus been advanced.


Sources

Ministry of Agriculture, Madris (1976-06)