advisormeans any person who has acquired adequate knowledge and advises on pest management and the safe use of pesticides, in the context of a professional capacity or commercial service, including private self-employed and public advisory services, commercial agents, food producers and retailers where applicable;
aerial sprayingmeans application of pesticides from an aircraft (plane or helicopter);
distributormeans any natural or legal person who makes a pesticide available on the market, including wholesalers, retailers, vendors and suppliers;
integrated pest managementmeans careful consideration of all available plant protection methods and subsequent integration of appropriate measures that discourage the development of populations of harmful organisms and keep the use of plant protection products and other forms of intervention to levels that are economically and ecologically justified and reduce or minimise risks to human health and the environment.
non-chemical methodsmeans alternative methods to chemical pesticides for plant protection and pest management, based on agronomic techniques such as those referred to in point 1 of Annex III, or physical, mechanical or biological pest control methods;
pesticide application equipmentmeans any apparatus specifically intended for the application of pesticides, including accessories that are essential for the effective operation of such equipment, such as nozzles, manometers, filters, strainers and cleaning devices for tanks;
professional usermeans any person who uses pesticides in the course of their professional activities, including operators, technicians, employers and self-employed people, both in the farming and other sectors;
risk indicatormeans the result of a method of calculation that is used to evaluate risks of pesticides on human health and/or the environment;