The products concerned are pesticides used for the disinfection of soil by fumigation, such as metam sodium, metam potassium and dazomet.
Draft Decree of the Government of the Brussels Capital Region banning
the use of pesticides for the disinfection of soil by fumigation
The draft Decree bans the use of pesticides used for the disinfection of soil by fumigation (Article 1).
However, the draft provides that the Minister may grant temporary derogations for reasons such as safety, public health or nature conservation (Article 2).