Inspection of plant protection equipment in the Czech Republic.

In the Czech Republic legal regulations for brand new sprayers and sprayers already in use have been established as in Germany. Because of the trade and use of plant protection equipment across the border it’s questionable whether these tests can be mutual recognized. Because of an invitation of the State Phytosanitary Administration a German group of experts visited Prag and Brno, to gain an insight into the practical inspection of sprayers already in use which is carried out by officially recognized workshop for agricultural machinery. The inspection of field sprayers by the workshops is done faultlessly and properly. The requirements on the sprayers to be inspected are comparatively high and will meet the European standardt EN 13790 in a few years.