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18 Oct 2016

Author:
European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights

Case report: Demand for state oversight of pesticide exports

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...The German authorities must monitor overseas activities of companies situated here and intervene in cases of human rights violations. Under the German pesticide laws, pesticides may only be exported if the container is labeled with warnings necessary for the protection of human health. The German authorities, for example the Chambers of Agriculture of the federal states in Germany are obliged to control compliance with the law and intervene when a violation is suspected. In light of the lack of information on the end product in India it is questionable whether the warning was on the exported containers...In the case of Nativo, the ECCHR filed a complaint to the relevant body at the Chamber of Agriculture for North Rhine-Westphalia in Bonn on the possible violation of national export rules. Besides imposing a fine, this governmental agency can also take measures to prevent or end violations of the law. In particular it can prohibit companies from exporting Nativo without adequate warnings...