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Selected Legal aspects of Protecting Honey Bees from Poisoning from Polish and European Union Perspective

EU agrarian Law
Volume 14 (2025): Issue 1 (June 2025)
By: Krzysztof Różański  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eual-2025-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1339-9276 | Journal ISSN: 1338-6891
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Language: English
Page range: 42 - 49
Published on: Jun 30, 2025
Published by: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
honey bees,
apicultural activity,
pesticides,
protection of bees from pesticide poisoning,
European Union law and Polish law
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Industries,
Agribusiness, food industry,
Law,
International law, foreign law, comparative law,
International law, foreign law, comparative law, other,
European law,
European law, other

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