The requirement for a minimum secondary education when working with PPE is waived.

The requirement for professional users of plant protection products to have at least a secondary education has been abolished. This became effective with the adoption of amendments to the Plant Protection Act, introduced by Tsveta Karayancheva (GERB-SDS) and a group of representatives. "For" were 98 representatives, against – five, two abstained. The changes are also related to the problem posed by agricultural producers in finding workers who, in addition to being legally capable of operating agricultural machinery, must also meet the minimum educational requirement of the law, the introducer pointed out. In this regard, the draft law provides for the abolition of the obligation for professional users of plant protection products to have at least a secondary education, the ...