EC directorates and regulations
EU DG Enlargement, http://europa.eu.int/pol/enlarg/index_hu.htm

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)/Scientific Committee on Plants, http://www.efsa.eu.int/, provides the European Commission with independent scientific advice on all matters with a direct or indirect impact on food safety

European Environment Agency (EEA), http://www.eea.eu.int, support sustainable development and to help achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe's environment

Other public bodies

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, www.eppo.org, responsible for European cooperation in plant protection
European Food Information Council (EUFIC), www.eufic.org, provides science-based information on food and food-related topics to the media, health and nutrition professionals, educators, and opinion leaders

Funding & support
Organic Europe, www.organic-europe.net, Foundation for Ecology and Agriculture, co-funded by the European Commission
European Foundation for Plant Pathology, www.efpp.net, promotes scientific and technical cooperation in the arena of plant health in Europe

European and International Groups
European Crop Protection Association (ECPA), www.ecpa.be, pan-European voice of the crop protection industry
International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS), www.plantprotection.org, provide a global forum for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, integrating, and promoting plant protection concepts, technologies, and policies which are economically, environmentally, and socially acceptable

Other
West Cork Leader, http://www.westcorkleader.ie

Collaborative International Pesticides Analytical Council, www.cipac.org, international, non-profit-oriented and non-governmental organization devoted to promote the international agreement on methods for the analysis of pesticides and physico-chemical test methods for formulations

Council Directive 91/414/EEC, http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/plant/protection/evaluation/legal_en.htm, EU legislation regulates the marketing and use of plant protection products and their residues in food.