The notified regulation needs to be adopted in order to ensure that phytosanitary products for non-professional use meet the high safety requirements for human health and the environment, with particular regard to the user himself and anyone who may come into direct or indirect contact with said products during their handling and use, as well as household storage.

The draft regulation, consisting of 11 articles and a technical annex, defines specific authorisation requirements for the placing on the market and use of phytosanitary products for "non-professional" use, as well as certain requirements for the sale of such products, taking into account that the intended user is exempt from the certified training obligation and does not usually have adequate knowledge of the potential harmful effects to health and the environment that may result from using such products, nor the skills necessary for the proper application of personal and environmental protection measures that go beyond general hygiene and cleaning practices.