In a report on a draft directive on the sustainable use of pesticides (drafted by Christa Klass (EPP-ED, DE) under co-decision first reading), Parliament backed a ban on aerial spraying (under which derogations would be allowed).
Eiropas Parlaments ieviesa tajā virkni grozījumu, saīsinot atļauju termiņus un izslēdzot no saraksta bīstamākos pesticīdus, papildus EK ierosinātajiem.