The following applications require an authorisation granted by the authorities mentioned below:
Application | Authority granting authorisation |
|---|---|
a. application, on a professional or commercial basis, of products intended to protect plants against rodents (rodenticides), if applied on more than one farm or by machine | cantonal authority; with the agreement of the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) and the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) in the case of regional or supra-regional applications |
b.17 aerial spraying and spreading of plant protection products, basic substances, biocidal products and fertilisers | Federal Office of Civil Aviation, with the agreement of the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), the FSVO, the FOAG, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the FOEN |
c.18 application of biocidal products, plant protection products, basic substances and fertilisers in forests, unless covered by an authorisation under letter a or b | cantonal authority |