Legal regulation of disposal of the unusable pesticides accumulated during the Soviet era

Abstract

In the article, it was made a scientific and theoretical analysis of the USSR legislation, Ukrainian legislation. Special attention is paid to the establishment of specific features in the legal regulation of extraction, disposal, destruction and neutralization of unusable or prohibited pesticides and agrochemicals and packing containers from them. The authors come to the conclusion that today, it is worth directing more efforts at the state level to disposal of pesticides accumulated during the Soviet era, considering the need to improve the state of natural environment. First of all, it is needed to approve the state program with the determination of clear measures for its implementation and sources financing. To date, the regional state administrations have the opportunity to solve problems with obsolete pesticides and agrochemicals without interference of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, as well as to determine the most suitable places for disposal of these substances. Thus, to date, the process of reducing the obsolete pesticides has been launched. It is aimed at improving the ecological state in the country, it will help reduce the negative impact on the life and health of people, as well as allow developing the agriculture.