# Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (Text with EEA relevance), Article 17: Penalties

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Member States shall determine penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by 26 November 2012 and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/128/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-128/article-17
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