| Party |
Party response |
Decision |
Date published |
| Albania |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
National Legislation on Plant Protection products, Decision No. 1555, dated 12.11.2008 "On the determination of rules of registration and assessment criteria for plant protection products" amended. According to paragraph 7.2, Chapter II, is determined that a PPP is register to be traded and used in the Republic of Albania, if its active substance/substances are included in Appendix II, attached to this decision. Methamidophos pesticide, is not included in this Appendix. |
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| Argentina |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2018 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Resolution 149/16 National Service of Agrifood Health and Quality, published in the Official Gazette on 14/04/2016. Entered into force on 15/04/2016. Bans production, import, fractioning, commercialization and use of the active ingredients Methyl Azinphos and Methamidophos and formulated products; resolves the cancellation of the registers and use certificates and marketing of the active ingredients and formulated products registered in the National Phytoterapy Register, with active ingredients Methyl Azinphos and Methamidophos. |
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| Armenia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Severely restricted and banned chemical substances and pesticides' import-export in Armenia is regulated by the Rotterdam Convention "On Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade". Decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia "On implementation of the Republic of Armenia obligations under Rotterdam Convention signed September 10, 1998 (No. 1508-N dated October 29, 2004); Decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia dated September 8, 2016 (No 930-N) "On approval changes to Decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia "On approval of the list of the chemicals and pesticides regulated by Rotterdam Convention and banned in the Republic of Armenia" (No. 293-N dated March 17, 2005). |
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| Australia |
Final decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/12/2018 |
Conditions for import:
Subject to approval, registration, exemption or permit under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Code Act 1994. | Legislative or administrative measures:
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Amendment (Methamidophos) Regulations 2017. |
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| Bahrain |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2015 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
- Ministerial Order No. 7 of 2002 with respect to Control of Banned and Severely Restricted Chemicals - Ministerial Order No. 4 of 2006 with respect to Hazardous Chemicals Management |
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| Benin |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The product has not been registered by the CSP. |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
List of active substances allowed for use in plant protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official Gazette of BiH No 06/16) (chemical not included)Rulebook on list of active substances approved for use in biocidal products (Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska, no 32/10, 72/11 and 85/12). |
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| Brazil |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Resolution RDC no 01, of January 14,2011 of the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) |
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| Burkina Faso |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Act concerning the control of pesticides in Burkina Faso and an updated list of pesticides registered in CILSS countries. The pesticide has not been registered by the SPC. |
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| Cabo Verde |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The pesticide has not been registered by the Sahel Pesticides Committee which is the regional registration body according to national legislation Decree-act No 26/97 of 20 May, and it is not in the positive list of pesticides authorized in Cape Verde. Furthermore, the pesticide has been banned by the SPC (Decision N004/MAE-MC/2015) |
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| Cambodia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2015 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
- Law on Pesticides and Fertilizer Management, 2012 - Law of Banned Pesticides, 2012 |
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| Cameroon |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2018 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
This product is not registered in Cameron. |
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| Canada |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2019 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Pest Control Products Act, subsection 6(1) : No person shall manufacture, possess, handle, store, transport, import, distribute or use a pest control product that is not registerd under this Act [] All registration for methamidophos products were voluntarily discontinued by the registrants. All registration expired December 31,2012. |
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| Chad |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Chad is a member of the CILSS and CEMAC sub-regions, the product is therefore not registered in these sub-regions. Studies carried out in Brazil showed that Metamidophos is an extremely toxic organophosphorus compound with serious effects on human health, primarily due to its neurotoxicity and its immuno-toxicity, and which may cause the disruption of the reproductive and endocrine systems and of the fetal development |
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| Chile |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2021 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The possession and use of all pesticides containing the active substance Azinphos Methyl is prohibited, as of 25 March 2021. Exceptionally, Methamidophos analytical standards, used to determine their presence in surveillance and monitoring programs or in studies of pesticide residues in matrices related to the agricultural field, are allowed. Violations will be sanctioned as provided in Decree Law 3557 of 1980, (https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=7178) and according to Law No. 18755 (https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/Navigate?idNorma=30135). Reference to the regulatory document, where the decision is registered or published: EXEMPT RESOLUTION No. 4245/2019, 07 Jun 2019, cancels current authorizations for pesticides containing Methamidophos active ingredient and prohibits pesticides based on Azinphos Methyl, Carbofuran and Methamidophos from the indicated date. <https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1132625> | Remarks:
This answer applies only to pesticides for agricultural use |
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| China |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Since December 5th, 2008, the production, circulation, use, import and export of methamidophos have all been banned in China according to Announcement No. 1 of 2008 jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Agriculture, State Administartion for Industry and Commerce, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, Ministry of Environmental Protection and the state Administration of Work Safety. Additional information related to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) related to the import response for Annex III chemicals: Final decision: no consent to import. National Legislative or administrative measure upon which the final decision is based: Metamidophos is regulated under the Pesticide Ordinace (Cap 133) of the Laws of the HKSAR, China. Published: 12/12/2016 |
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| Colombia |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2019 |
Remarks:
Decree No 1076, 26 May 2015, Single Regulatory Decree of the Environment and Sustainable Development Sector, published in the Official Gazette No. 49523, 26 May 2015, in its article 2.2.2.3.2.2, on the COMPETITION of the ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING NATIONAL AUTHORITY (ANLA), which will grant or deny of privatively manner... '10 .2. The importation of the environmental license for the following projects, works or activities: pesticides in the following cases: a) Pesticides for agricultural use (active ingredient and/or formulated product), with the exception of biological origin pesticides elaborated of vegetal extracts. The importation of chemical pesticides for agricultural use shall comply with the procedure established in Andean Decision 436 of 1998, or regulation that modifies, replaces or repeals it. 11. The importation and/or production of those substances, materials or products subject to international treaties, conventions and protocols of environmental nature, except in those cases in which said regulations require special authorization for this purpose. In case of Modified Living Organisms (LMOs), for which only the procedure established in Law 740 of 2002 will be applied for evaluation and pronouncement, and in its regulatory decrees or orders that modify it, replace or repeal it. |
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| Cook Islands |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Cook Islands Pestides Act 1987 |
|
| Costa Rica |
Final decision |
Consent to import |
12/12/2019 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
1. Plant Protection Law No 7664, article 24: "No individual or legal entity may import, export, manufacture, formulate, store, distribute, transport, repack, advertise, manipulate, mix, sell or use chemical, biological or related substances for agricultural use, that are not already present in the country, there are products registered under this law ... " registered formulations containing methamidophos in their formulation. 2. Formulated products that contain this active ingredient are restricted, the above based on the Protection Act "Chemical, Biological or Plant Protection Substances, Law No 07664, article 29, for agricultural use classified in the category of highest toxicity and those declared of restricted use should be sold only by prescription issued by a professional in Agricultural Sciences, member of College of Agricultural Engineers. The prescription will contain technical agronomic specifications and indications, and application methods. | Remarks:
Sale in the country of formulated products containing Metamidofos should only be by prescription issued by a professional in Agricultural Sciences, member of College of Agricultural Engineers of Costa Rica. |
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| El Salvador |
Final decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/12/2015 |
Conditions for import:
Environmental Form must be filled to import more than 25 grams, for initiating the evaluation process with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources for obtaining the environmental permit for import, transport and storage. | Legislative or administrative measures:
Classification Document for activities, works and projects of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, by Agreement No. 39, 26/04/2007, published in the Official Journal No. 83, Volume 375, 9/05/2007, and its amendments. |
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| Equatorial Guinea |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
| Eritrea |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2020 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Legal Notice Number 114/2006 Regulation for Importation, Handling, Use, Storage and Disposal of Pesticides Annex1: List of Pesticides Alachlor/Aldicarb/ Methamidophos/ Phorate is excluded from this allowable list |
|
| Eswatini |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2020 |
| European Union |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Description of the national legislative or administrative measure: It is prohibited to place on the market or use plant protection products containing methamidophos, since this active substance is not approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L309, 24.11.2009, p. 1). Furthermore, it is prohibited to make available on the market or use biocidal products containing methamidophos, since no biocidal products containing that active substance are authorised pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L167, 27.6.2012, p.1). | Remarks:
In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, which implements the UN Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals in the EU, methamidophos is classified as: Acute Tox. 2* - H 300 - Fatal if swallowed. Acute Tox. 2* - H 330 - Fatal if inhaled. Acute Tox. 3* - H 311 - Toxic in contact with skin. Aquatic Acute 1 - H 400 - Very toxic to aquatic life. (* = This classification shall be considered as a minimum classification) |
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| Gambia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides Control and Management Act1994 |
|
| Georgia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Severely Restricted and banned chemical substances and pesticides' import-export in Georgia is regulated by the Rotterdam Convention On The Prior Informed consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, and by the Georgian Law 1998 of Pesticides and Agrochemicals. |
|
| Guinea |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decree N2395/MAE/SGG/2001 restricting and/or banning the use of the substance in agriculture |
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
This product is not authorized by the SPC, the regional CILSS Authority for the registration of pesticides. |
|
| Guyana |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2018 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Contol (Prohibited pesticides) Order No.4 of 2015 made under the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control 2000 (No 2013 of 2000) Prohibits importation, sale and use of Methamidophos or any substance in any form containing Methamidophos. |
|
| Honduras |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
SAG note No, 488-2016, 24 May 2016. |
|
| Indonesia |
Final decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/12/2021 |
Conditions for import:
Conditions for Import: Prohibited for use or rice plants. | Legislative or administrative measures:
Ministerial Decree of Agriculture No 43 yer 2019 concerning Pesticide Registration. |
|
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2015 |
| Jamaica |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2018 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The legislation on which the final decision is based was the Government of Jamaica Pesticides Act 1975, Second Schedule of Prohibited Pesticides. Metamidophos was added to the Schedule in 1999. |
|
| Japan |
Final decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/06/2016 |
Conditions for import:
For agricultural pesticide, a domestic importer is required to register with both the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.For Marketing of pesticides intended for health and hygiene of humans or animals, a domestic marketing importee is required to obtain a marketing organization approval from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, as well as to obtain a licence for marketing approval holder from the governor of the prefecture where the marketing approval holder's office is located. | Legislative or administrative measures:
Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Law. The Law on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices. |
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| Kazakhstan |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2020 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan about ratification of Rotterdam Convention from 20 March 2007 N239-III, items 38-2, 38-6 of article 17 of ecological Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 9 January 2007 No 212-II. |
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| Kenya |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2015 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2018 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
In accordance with Article 3 of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on "On the use of chemicals and plant protection" is not allowed turnover of pesticides and agrochemicals, which are not included in the State Register of pesticides and agrochemicals permitted for use in the Kyrgyz Republic. Methamidophos is not included in the State Register of pesticides and agrochemicals permitted for use in the Kyrgyz Republic for 2011-2019 years, approved by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, November 4, 2011 N 704. |
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| Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2020 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The Pesticide Management Decree, No 258/Gov, dated 24th Aug 2017. |
|
| Lebanon |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2015 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Minister of Agriculture Decision 8681/1 date 14/10/2010 |
|
| Lesotho |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2018 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Methamidophos is banned under second schedule of the environment act 2008. Therefore it cannot be imported, manufactured, sold or used in Lesotho. |
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| Liechtenstein |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Methamidophos is banned as active ingredient of plant protection products as it is not listed on annex 1 of the Ordinance on Plant Protection Products, which entered into force in July 2011. Methamidophos is banned as activie ingredient of biocide products as it is not listed in any of the lists mentioned in article 9 of the Ordinance on Biocide Products, which entered into force in May 2005. |
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| Malaysia |
Final decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/06/2017 |
Conditions for import:
a) Consent is given for import of metamidophos as registered with Pesticides Board. Only for use as a trunk injection on coconut and oil palm. User are required to obtain a permit from the Pesticides Board to purchase and use this chemical. b)Consent is given for import of Methamidophos as registered with Pesticides Board for the use as technical grade for manufacturing purpose. | Legislative or administrative measures:
Import and Manufacture of all pesticides are controlled under the Pesticides Act 1974 through a registration scheme. The Act is implemented by the Pesticides Board of Malaysia. Users required to obtain a permit from the Pesticides Board to purchase and use the pesticide. |
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| Maldives |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2019 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Description of the national legislative or administrative measure: banned through a public announcement. Please find below the link to access the banned list (Ministry of Fisheries Marine Resources and Agriculture Website) https://www.fishagri.gov.mv/category/ guidance_and_regulations/2a8b8da0-0e95-4b53-9ef8-5734e3a4062b national gazette announcement link (in Dhivehi)http://www.gazette.gov.mv/iulaan/ view/102762. |
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| Mauritania |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
This product has not been authorized by the Sahelian Committee on Pesticides (Regional Authority for Pesticides Registration for the CILSS. |
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| Mauritius |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Prohibited under the Dangerous Chemicals Control Act 2004. |
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| Montenegro |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2019 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Law on chemicals (Official Gazette of Montenegro, 051/17), Article 44, Article 47, Article 48, Methamidophos is not entered in the list of registered chemicals in Montenegro and is not on the list of active substances permitted for use in the plant protection plant for 2018. In addition to the notification requirement, the export of chemicals included in parts 2 and 3 of Annex I to the PIC Regulation are also subject to the existence of a valid explicit consent provided by the designated national authority of the importing country outside the EU. It is possible to search for Explicit Consents based on the chemical/mixture name, importing and or exporting country, category of use, date of request, validity start and end date, and status, under Rulebook about detailed contents prior notification for export of chemical. |
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| Morocco |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2015 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The pesticide has been withdrawn from the market (Opinion of the Agricultural Pesticides Committee which met on 25-26 June 2015). Law N 42-95 on the control and organization of the marketing of agricultural pesticides (21st January 1997) : Article 5 :When, following a new event or due to its use or even after new examination a product does no longer meet the requirements of effectiveness and is no longer considered harmless to human beings, animals or their environment, the registration and sale authorisations shall be withdrawn |
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| Nepal |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2019 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Methamidophos has already been banned in our country under the Pesticide Act 1992. Therefore it can not be imported, manufactured, sold or used in the country. |
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| Niger |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
CILSS coordinating Minister signed, on 8th April 2015, Decision N 004/MAE-MC/2015 banning Metamidophos. |
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| North Macedonia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Chemical is not included in the list of active substances allowed for use in Plan Protection Products in R.Macedonia (Official Gazette of RM 159/2010). |
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| Norway |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Plant protection products containing methamidophos are not authorized for use,import or marketing in Norway. There has never been a request for registrat ion of methamidophos in Norway. |
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| Oman |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2022 |
Conditions for import:
| Legislative or administrative measures:
- According to Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water resources Legislation MD (194\2007). - Royal Decree No. 46/95. Issuing the Law of Handling and Use of Chemicals. |
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| Pakistan |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2015 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Deregistered - banned in August 2005 (Methamidophos in technical grade material or formulations and ban its use in Pakistan)vide notification SRO No. 849(I)/2005 dated 20.08.2005. | Remarks:
Deregistered - banned in August 2005 (Methamidophos in technical grade material or formulations and ban its use in Pakistan)vide notification SRO No. 849(I)/2005 dated 20.08.2005. |
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| Panama |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2018 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Executive Decree No. 305, September 2002, published in Official Gazette No. 24634, 9 September 2002, introduces a national legislative measure. Its Article V states: "All substances that are banned or severely restricted in at least four States will also be restricted in our country". Metamidophos is substance No.463 of Annex I to this Executive Decree. Resolution 24, 10 June 2011, published in the Official Gazette No. 26809, of 17 June 2011, bans this active ingredient use in agriculture. | Remarks:
Currently, there are no inventories of this product. Import and use in agriculture is prohibited due to highly harmful effects on public health, and its polluting effect on the environment, as reported in multiple international studies. |
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| Peru |
Final decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/12/2018 |
Conditions for import:
Pesticide formulation must be previously registered in the country. Also, comply with the provisions of Resolution No. 028-99-AG-SENASA: use of diethyleneglycol or ethyleneglycol solvents, or packaging COEX or HDPE, include use and safe handling booklet, warning label, grace period 21 days, etc. | Legislative or administrative measures:
Supreme Decree No. 001-2015-MINAGRI approving the Regulation of the National System of Pesticides for Agricultural Use. Resolution No. 028-99-AG-SENASA | Remarks:
Registered formulations are both national origin and imported. The pesticide is not produced in Peru. |
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| Qatar |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2015 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
(*) Ministry of Environment to perform all the tasks and actions to protect the environment in the country, According to the law No. 30 of 2002 Article (26). Prohibiting the import or handling or transport of hazadours materials, without authorization from the competent administrative authority, and article (29) or law No. 30 of 2002 Provides (spray or prohibited the use of pesticides or other chemical compounds for agriculture, public health or other purposes but after taking into account the requirements and checks and balances defined by the regulations, to ensure that human, animal or plant or watercourses or other components of the environment directly or indirectly on the spot or future adverse impacts of pesticides or chemical compounds (*)Law No. 24 of 2010 Promulgating the Law (Regulation) of Pesticides in the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab State of the Gulf. |
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| Republic of Moldova |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
| Russian Federation |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Federal Law of the Russian Federation of July 19, 1999, No 109-FZ "About safe handling of pesticides and agrochemicals". State catalogue of pesticides and agrochemicals allowed for use in the territory of the Russian Federation, 2013. |
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| Rwanda |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2021 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Ministerial Order 003/2021 of 08/02/21, determining the list of chemicals and other polluting substances which are not permitted. Published in Official Gazette no Special of 10/02/21. |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2020 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Administrative Measure: Policy decision to prohibit the product for use as a pesticide. |
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| Sao Tome and Principe |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2015 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2021 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Royal Decree No. M/67 of 2006 (1427 Higra) issuing the Cabinet Resolution No. 256 of 2006 approving the Pesticides Act of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. |
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| Senegal |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Agreement on a common CILSS regulation on pesticide registration. |
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| Serbia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The law on Plant Protection (Official Gazette of the RS No 41/09) The List of the Approved Active Substances (Official Gazette of the RS No72/14). |
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| Singapore |
Final decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/12/2018 |
Conditions for import:
A hazardous Substances Licence is required for the import/export of the chemical. | Legislative or administrative measures:
The chemical is controlled as a Hazardous Substance under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) and EPM (Hazardous Substances) Regulations. A Hazardous Substance Licence/Permit is required for the import/export, sale, storage and use of the chemical. |
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| Sri Lanka |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Ban of registration by the Government Extraordinary Gazette No 1190/24 of 29.06.2001 under the Control of Pesticides Act No 33 of 1980. |
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| State of Palestine |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2020 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Palestinian Environmental Law No7 for the year 1999. Article (14) the Ministry, in coordination with the specialized agencies shall designate the environmental conditions for the import, distribution, manufacturing, use, and store of pesticides, substances, and agro-chemicals fertilizers, which may pose hazards to the environment. Article (15), the Ministry, in coordination with the specialized agencies shall set instructions and standards specified for agrichemicals, that are allowed to be imported, manufactured and distributed in Palestine, and shall ensure observance of it. 2. Palestinian agricultural law No. 2of 2003 give responsabilities to the Ministry of Agriculture to establish national scientific committee to register pesticides and specify technical specifications and information related to pesticides. 3. agricultural pesticides bylaw No9 for the year 2012 Article (4) It is prohibited to register any pesticide of the following pesticides: 1. Banned pesticides in Palestine. 2. Banned pesticides in the origin country for health or environmental reasons. 3. Pesticides classified by the World Health Organization and the US Environmental Protection Agency as containing chemicals that cause cancerous tumors, congenital malformations, genetic mutations or highly toxic to humans or animals. 4. Pesticides that cause contamination of groundwater. 4. The national scientific committee of agricultural pesticides adopt national Guide list of agricultural pesticides allowed to be used in state of Palestine. 5. The National Technical Committee for the Management of Chemicals and Hazardous Wastes reviewed the chemicals have been listed in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention and Stockholm convention and adopted import responses. |
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| Suriname |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2019 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Order of the negative list 2003 from the Law Traffic of Goods S.B. 2003 no. 58. |
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| Switzerland |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Methamidophos is banned as active ingredient of plant protection products as it is not listed on annex 1 of the Ordinance on Plant Protection Products, which entered into force in July 2011. Methamidophos is banned as activie ingredient of biocide products as it is not listed in any of the lists mentioned in article 9 of the Ordinance on Biocide Products, which entered into force in May 2005. |
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| Syrian Arab Republic |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2015 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decision N : 196/T date 9/9/2009 by Minister of Agriculture and agrarian reform: It is prohibits the import of pesticide in all its forms and commercial use and trading focus 600 mg liter and above and below the SL (liquid form soluble). |
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| Thailand |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
This chemicals is classified as hazardous substance type 3 in the Notification of Ministry of Industry under the Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 (1992), entitled list of Hazardous Substances, dated 29 Jan. 2009. Of which production, import, export required registration and license. Having in possession required license. The notification has been published in Government Gazette on 3rd Feb 2009. |
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| Togo |
Interim decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/06/2016 |
Conditions for import:
Its import is only allowed for research purposes and not for agricultural use. |
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2020 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Currently this pesticide has been withdrawn from registration in Trinidad and Tobagp and no further shipments are allowed. As such no import licecnses will be issued for the importation of this pesticide. All imports of Alachlor have been notified of these actions. This is as required under the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Act 1979 and Pesticides Import Licensing and Pesticides Registration Regulations 1987. |
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| Tunisia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
This pesticide has not been registered by the General Direction of the protection and quality control of agricultural products (DGPCQPA ) (MARHP). |
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| Türkiye |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2020 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
According to the Law on Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and Feed Law no. 5996 dated 11/06/2010 and the By-law On Licensing/Registration Marketing of Plant Protection Products (Official Gazette no. 30235 dated 09.11.2017), marketing (including import) and use of unregistered plant protection products within the territory of the country are prohibited. In the world chemicals market Methamidophos has/ have been used as biocidal product. According to the By-law on Biocidal Products (Official Gazette no. 27449 dated 31.12.2019), marketing (including import) and use of unregistered biocidal products within territory of the country are also prohibited. Methamidophos is not registered as plant protection product or biocidal product in the country therefore the final decision of Turkey is no consent to import. |
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| United Arab Emirates |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Ministerial Decree No.(30) of 2016 amending Ministerial Decree No. (771) of 2014 on banned and restricted-iuse pesticides in the UAE. |
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| United Republic of Tanzania |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Plant Protection Act, 1997 and Plant Protection Regulations, 1999. |
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| Zimbabwe |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2019 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Fertilizers, Farm Feeds and Remedies Institute Chapter (18:12) and Statutory Instrument 144 of 2012 (pesticide Regulations). |
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