Fourth European Workshop on Standardised Procedure for the Inspection of Sprayers in Europe

Fourth European Workshop on Standardised Procedure for the Inspection of Sprayers in Europe – SPISE 4- The directive 2009/128/EC obliged the Member States to ensure that all pesticide application equipment in professional use shall be subject to inspections at regular intervals. The Member States are responsible for the practical realization of the European regulations. To defi ne the details as uniform as possible an extensive exchange of experience is essential. For this purpose the SPISE-workshops off er an excellent platform. From 27 to 29 March 2012 the fourth SPISE-Workshop took place at Lana (Italy). The Workshop was organised by the SPISE Working Group (SWG), to which representatives from Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany belong (Chairman: Dr.-Ing. H. Ganzelmeier). The participants came from inspection and research institutes, administration and private companies and brought with them the necessary technical expertise. The SPISE4-Workshop met with a very positive response, demonstrated by the 100 experts who took part from 29 European countries. The present proceedings contain all presentations, posters and further documents of the latest workshop.