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DDT

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Import Responses


DDT

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Party Party response Decision Date published
Albania Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2013
Legislative or administrative measures:
Law no. 9362 dated 24/03/2005 on "Plant Protection Service", as amended.
Decision of the Council of Ministers no. 1555, dated 12.11.2008 "On approval of rules of registration and assessment criteria of Plant Protection Products (PPP)." According to paragraph 7.2, Chapter II, PPP may be registered for trade and use in the Republic of Albania, if its active substance(s) is/are included in Appendix II, attached to this decision. In this Annex, DDT is not included.
Antigua and Barbuda Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2014
Legislative or administrative measures:
Final decision based on the policy of the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board of Antigua and Barbuda, not to register for use in the country chemicals listed in annexes A, B or C of the Stockholm Convenion once viable alternatives are readily available.
Argentina Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2002
Legislative or administrative measures:
1) Decree NO.2121/90 Published on the Congressional Record October 16, 1990. Prohibits: importation, manufacturing, processing, commercialisation and use of agriculture application products, on the basis of DDT active ingredient (Dichlorodiphenil-trichloroetane).
2) Resolution SS NO.133/91 November 19, 1991.
Prohibits use of DDT in human medicine.
Armenia Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2016
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 On approval of the list of the chemicals and pesticides banned in the Republic of Armenia (No. 293-N dated March 17, 2005).
Australia Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2004
Legislative or administrative measures:
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Regulations 1995
Customs (Prohibited Import) Regulations 1956.
Remarks:
As a Party to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, legislation has been introduced prohibiting import, manufacture, use and export. Import is only permitted for environmentally sound disposal.
Austria Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1994
Bahrain Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1996
Barbados Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Belize Interim decision No consent to import 12/12/2005
Benin Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/07/1994
Conditions for import:
Only when certified by Ministry of Health for public health use.
Remarks:
Vector control in malaria; prohibited for agricultural use.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2011
Legislative or administrative measures:
Chemical is not included in the List of active substances allowed for use in Plant Protection Products in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Official Gazette of BiH" No 11/11)
Brazil Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2004
Legislative or administrative measures:
Directive No. 329 of 2 September 1985 - Ministry of Agriculture - Prohibit the trade, use and distribution of the pesticides for agricultural use, including DDT.
Directive n 11, from January 8, 1998 - Ministry of Health, National Surveillance - exclude the DDT from the list of toxics substances, which can be authorized as pesticides.
Law No. 7.802 of 11 July 1989 and Decree No. 4.074 of 4 January 2002 - Pesticides and its compounds need to be registered by the Federal Authority prior to produce, export, import, trade or use.
Bulgaria Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1995
Remarks:
Use forbidden since 1969.
Burkina Faso Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2006
Legislative or administrative measures:
Results of the Sahelian Pesticides Committee (CSP) meeting.
Burundi Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2003
Legislative or administrative measures:
Its long persistence, the bioaccumulation in animal tissues and milk as well as its carcinogenic effects have determined the prohibition of the importation and use of DDT. It is prohibited by Ministerial Ordinance N. 710-838 of 29th October 2001 and is listed in the register under N. 2001-01-P002
Cabo Verde Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Cambodia Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2015
Legislative or administrative measures:
-Law on Pesticide Fertilizer Management, 2012
-Law of Banned Pesticides, 2012
Cameroon Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2016
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decree n2011/2581/pm of 23 August 2011 on the regulation of harmful and/or dangerous chemicals.
Remarks:
Canada Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1998
Chad Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1994
Chile Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1995
Legislative or administrative measures:
This action is based on the absence, for this chemical substance, of the authorization as a pesticide in agriculture, without which it is not allowed to import, manufacture, distribute, sell or use this substance in Chile. To obtain this authorization, it is necessary to follow strict national regulations that reflect many procedures and information needed to obtain the permission.
China Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2021
Legislative or administrative measures:
Additional information related to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) related to the import response for Annex III chemicals:
Published: 12/06/2009;
Final decision on import: No consent to import.
Additional information related to Macao Special Administrative Region, Macao related to the Import responses for Annex III chemicals:
Final decision on import: No consent to import.
National legislative or administrative measure upon which the final decision is based:
In accordance with the Chief Executive Order no. 164/2019, the import and the transit of chemical substances, listed in the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutions, and contained as part of the order, were prohibited in the MSAR from 22 October 2019.
Date of publication: 12/06/2021
Colombia Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1998
Legislative or administrative measures:
Agricultural uses prohibited by Decree 704 of 1986 by Ministry of Agriculture. Registration cancelled by Resolution 891 of 1986 (ICA). Antimalarial uses prohibited by Resolution 10255 of 1993.
Congo Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Cook Islands Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1995
Costa Rica Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Legislative or administrative measures:
Banned by the "Decreto Ejecutivo No. 18345-MAG-S".
Côte d'Ivoire Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2004
Legislative or administrative measures:
The use of DDT in agriculture has been banned since 1988 to protect human health and the environment. As for its medical use, DDT was replaced in 1997 by other products to combat malaria. Since that date, the use of DDT for any purpose has been banned in the Cte d'Ivoire.
Cuba Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2008
Legislative or administrative measures:
National Decision in force under Resolution 268/1990 of the Ministry of Public Health
Remarks:
The adopted decision does not include the use of the product as a reference pattern or reactive used for the development of research and analysis activities.
Cyprus Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Czechia Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2001
Legislative or administrative measures:
Import of the substance is banned by the Act No. 147/1996 Code, on phytosanitary care and its implementing Decree No. 84/1997 Code, as last amended.
The import of the substance for research purposes is permitted.
Democratic Republic of the Congo Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2012
Legislative or administrative measures:
Circular note No. 5011/0195/AGRI/PE.EL/2012 of 16 February 2012 concerning the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention, Section V, Article 19 : the use of all chemicals listed in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention is prohibited in the DRC.
Dominica Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1996
Dominican Republic Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2014
Legislative or administrative measures:
Prohibited use and marketing by Decree N. 217-91, June 4, 1991
Ecuador Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
El Salvador Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Equatorial Guinea Interim decision No consent to import 12/06/2016
Eritrea Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2022
Legislative or administrative measures:
Legal Notice Number 114/2006
Regulation for Importation, Handling, Use Storage and Disposal of Pesticides
Annex 1: List of Pesticides
DDT is excluded from this allowable list of pesticides for agricultural use. However based on Eritrea s request under the Stockholm Convention it is used in The Ministry of Healt under a restricted use, exemption based on the Stockholm convention solely for malaria control.
Ethiopia Interim decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2010
Conditions for import:
The product is imported only for public health by the Ministry of Health. Not used for agricultural purposes.
European Union Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2017
Legislative or administrative measures:
The production, placing on the market and use of DDT, whether on its own, in preparations or as
a constituent of articles, is prohibited in the European Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic
pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p.5).
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, DDT is classified as:
Acute Tox. 3* - H 301 - Toxic if swallowed.
Care. 2 - H 351 - Suspected of causing cancer.
Stot. RE 1 - H 372 - Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.
Aquatic Acute 1 - H 400 - Very toxic to aquatic life.
Aquatic Chronic 1 - H 410 - Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
(* = This classification shall be considered as a minimum classification)
Finland Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1994
Gabon Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2016
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decision N 2112/PM modifying and completing certain provisions of decision N 00515/PM of 17h July 2010 laying down the import and use conditions of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides.
Gambia Interim decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2008
Remarks:
The interin decision to allow import has been taken as an emergency measure in the fight against malaria.
A final decision will be taken evaluation of risk assessment of DDT.
Georgia Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2014
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
Germany Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1995
Remarks:
For all kind of uses.
Ghana Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2003
Legislative or administrative measures:
Pesticide Control and Management Act, 1996 (Act 528)
Guatemala Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Guinea Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2006
Legislative or administrative measures:
1) Decision No 2395/MAE/SGG/2001 of 6/06/2001 restricting and prohibiting the use of active substances in agriculture.
2) the product is listed in the group of organic product persistent in the environment "POP"
3) National weakness in the toxicological and ecotoxicological analyses. Information issued by international conventions, regional legislation or institutions.
Guinea-Bissau Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2010
Legislative or administrative measures:
The product has not been authorized by the Sahelien Pesticide Committee (CSP).
Guyana Interim decision No consent to import 12/12/2007
Honduras Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Hungary Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1995
India Interim decision Consent to import 12/07/1993
Remarks:
Need more time to reach final decision. Permitted in public health programme. Use in agriculture banned except under special circumstances.
Indonesia Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1995
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2005
Legislative or administrative measures:
Banned for all kind of uses.
Israel Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2012
Legislative or administrative measures:
1. Plant Protection Law, 1956
2. Hazardous Substances Regulations (Registration of Formulations for the Control of Pests Harmful to Man), 1994
3. Free Import Order, 2006
Jamaica Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1998
Remarks:
Not registered.
Japan Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2004
Legislative or administrative measures:
1. Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Law
2. Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Law
3. Pharmaceutical Affairs Law
Jordan Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Kazakhstan Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2020
Legislative or administrative measures:
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan about ratification of Stockholm Convention from 7 June 2007 N259-3 and LAW of Republic of Kazakhstan about ratification of Rotterdam convention from 20 March 2007 N 239-III, items 38-2, 38-6 of article 17, item 4-1 of article 239, and item 2 of article 280 of ecological Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 9 January 2007 No 212-II.
Kenya Interim decision Consent to import 12/07/1993
Remarks:
Imported only by Ministry of Health for public health use.
Kuwait Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1998
Legislative or administrative measures:
Not registered. Decree No. 95/1995.
Kyrgyzstan Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2004
Legislative or administrative measures:
Ordinance of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic of 27 June 2001 No. 376 on measures to protect the environment and health of the population from adverse effects of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides.
Lao People's Democratic Republic Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2015
Legislative or administrative measures:
Regulation on the Control of Pesticide in Lao PDR, No. 2860/MAF, dated 11 June 2010
Lebanon Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Lesotho Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2018
Legislative or administrative measures:
Environment Act 2008 and Labour Code (Chemical Safety) Regulations 2003 prohibit importation of the chemical.
Liberia Interim decision No consent to import 12/12/2001
Libya Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2010
Legislative or administrative measures:
Not registration in the pesticide list for Libyan agriculture pesticide
Liechtenstein Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2010
Legislative or administrative measures:
It is prohibited to manufacture, place on the market, import in a private capacity, or use:
a) DDT;
b) substances and preparations that contain DDT that are not merely unavoidable impurities.
The same legislation as for DDT applies to dicofol.
(Swiss Ordinance on Risk Reduction related to the Use of certain particularly dangerous Substances, reparations and Articles of August 2005, Annex 1.1).
Madagascar Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/01/1998
Conditions for import:
Use only for control of vectors of malaria under the supervision of services of the Ministry of Health.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decree N. 6225/93 of 30 November 1993. Use of all DDT-based products for agricultural practices discontinued.
Malawi Interim decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2010
Conditions for import:
To be used for public heath purposes only.
Malaysia Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2000
Legislative or administrative measures:
Import and manufacture of all pesticides are controlled under the Pesticides Act 1974 through a registration scheme and the Act is implemented by the Pesticides Board of Malaysia. No DDT is permitted to be imported, manufactured, sold or used in the country except for purposes of research or education, where certain conditions apply.
Entry into force of the final regulatory action: 1 May 1999
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
Mali Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2007
Conditions for import:
Authorisation from relevant environment services
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decree n 01-2699/MICT-SG of 16th October 2001 listing the products the import and export of which are prohibited.
Malta Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Mauritania Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2006
Legislative or administrative measures:
This pesticide has not been registered by the Sahelian Pesticides Committee, the regional body for registration, under national legislative and regulatory texts (Act 042/2000 on plant protection).
Mauritius Final decision Consent to import 12/01/1995
Remarks:
Restricted use by public health service only.
Mexico Interim decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/07/1993
Conditions for import:
Direct import by Secretariat of Health for public health campaigns.
Mongolia Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2010
Legislative or administrative measures:
Government resolution n 95/2007 Annex I "List of prohibited chemicals in Mongolia"
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, DDT 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. Uses of this substance are restricted under Decree on prohibited and permitted methods of use, Manufacture, and placing on the market of chemicals that present unacceptable risk to human health and the environment which fully transposed Annex XVII of REACH regulation.
Morocco Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Mozambique Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1995
Remarks:
Import, production and use banned.
Namibia Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2023
Legislative or administrative measures:
Link: <https://www.lac.org.na> , Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Remedies ACT 36 of 1947, Section 7.
Nepal Interim decision Consent to import 12/07/1993
Remarks:
Need more time.
New Zealand Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Nicaragua Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Niger Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1994
Nigeria Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1998
North Macedonia Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2012
Legislative or administrative measures:
Chemical is not included in the List of active substances allowed for use in Plant Protection Products in R. Macedonia (Official Gazette of RM 159/2010).
Norway Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Oman Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2004
Legislative or administrative measures:
- According to Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries legislations.
- Royal Decree No. 46/95. Issuing the Law of Handling and Use of Chemicals.
Pakistan Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1995
Panama Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1998
Remarks:
Not registered.
Paraguay Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1995
Legislative or administrative measures:
Resolution 447/93.
Peru Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Remarks:
All use in agriculture prohibited.
Philippines Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/01/1994
Conditions for import:
Special permit required for malaria vector control through Dept. of Health.
Qatar Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2005
Legislative or administrative measures:
Pesticides Law No. (10) 1968
Article No (26) Environment Law (30) 2002
Republic of Korea Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1997
Remarks:
Banned because of residue since 1977.
Republic of Moldova Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2009
Legislative or administrative measures:
DDT and preparations on its base has been prohibited since 1970. Not included in the official register of permitted substances for use in agriculture, including and individual farms, forestry and household. No import or sale permitted.
Remarks:
The chemical has never been manufactured in the Republic of Moldova. Not used.
Romania Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2004
Legislative or administrative measures:
Ministerial Order No. 396 /2002 on the banning of the use of plant protection products containing certain active substances on Romania's territory transposed partially the Directive 79/117/EEC of 21 December 1978 banning the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances, laid down in the Annex 1 at the Ministerial Order No.396/2002, excepting for research or laboratory analyses uses and export.
In the emergency situations which can not be solved through other means, the Interministerial Commission for the certification of plant protection products may authorize for a period of maximum 120 days the placing on the market or the use of the plant protection products containing one or several substances mentioned in the annex.
*Romanian final regulatory action bans all formulations in plant protection products of the DDT.
Remarks:
The manufacturing and the import of plant protection products containing one or several of the active substances laid down in annex and which are certificated for their use in Romania are banned, the existing stocks to be consumed within 12 months from the entrance into force of the present order. This means, starting with 18 January 2003 as it is foreseen in the Ministerial order No. 396/2002.
The use of insecticides based on DDT and HCH were banned by the Ministerial Order No. 20/1985 of Agriculture and Food Industry.
Russian Federation Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2015
Legislative or administrative measures:
Item 1.4. Plant protection agents which import is banned to the Customs Union's territory and fall under Annexes A and B of the Stockholm Convention on POPs, 22.05.2001 from the Unified list of goods subject to bans and restrictions for import and export by the Customs Union members within EurASEC in the trade with the third countries which was approved by Decision No 134 Regulatory legislative acts on the non-tariff regulation made by the EurASEC College on 16.8.2012.
Federal law No 109-3 of 19.07.1997 concerning safe handling of pesticides and agricultural chemicals. Permitted for use on the territory of the Russian Federation. 2012 (approved by Ministry of Agriculture of Russia)
Rwanda Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Saint Kitts and Nevis Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2019
Legislative or administrative measures:
Administrative measure: Policy decision.
Samoa Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Sao Tome and Principe Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2015
Saudi Arabia Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2007
Legislative or administrative measures:
Ministerial decision based on recommendation from the relevant technical departments.
Remarks:
It was registered in the past, but its registration was cancelled because it was proven risky to human health, animal and the environment.
Senegal Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2007
Remarks:
DDT has not been registered by the Sahelian Pesticides Committee
Serbia Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2011
Legislative or administrative measures:
Cannot be placed on the market according to the Law of Plant Protection Products (Official Gazette RS, No 41/09) and banned by Regulation on bans and restrictions of production, placing on the market and use of chemicals which represent unacceptable risk on human health and environment (Official Gazette RS, No 89/10)
Singapore Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2003
Conditions for import:
A hazardous Substance License is required for the import of the chemical.
Legislative or administrative measures:
The chemical is controlled as a Hazardous Substance under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) and its regulations. A license is required for the import, use and sale.
The chemical is banned from local use since 1985.
Slovakia Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1998
Remarks:
Not registered. All uses banned.
Slovenia Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2003
Legislative or administrative measures:
MS Sans Serif;
Order on prohibition, restriction or use of phytopharmaceutical products, which contain specific active ingredients (O.J. 105/01).
South Africa Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2006
Conditions for import:
Used for control of Malaria by the Department of Health only.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Government Gazette No. 8561; Regulation 384 of 25 February 1983 in terms of Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act (Act 36 of 1947).
Sri Lanka Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1998
Remarks:
Banned for agricultural use since 1970. Phased out of vector programmes since 1976.
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.
Sudan Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2004
Legislative or administrative measures:
The Pesticides and Plant Protection Act.
The National Pesticide Council decision number 3/2001 dated 3-7-2001.
Suriname Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2003
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decree negative list imports and exports, September 1, 1999, SB 34 (State Gazette)
Sweden Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Switzerland Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2010
Legislative or administrative measures:
It is prohibited to manufacture, place on the market, import in a private capacity, or use:
a) DDT;
b) substances and preparations that contain DDT that are not merely unavoidable impurities.
The same legislation as for DDT applies to dicofol.
(Ordinance on Risk Reduction related to the Use of certain particularly dangerous Substances, reparations and Articles of August 2005, Annex 1.1)
Syrian Arab Republic Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Thailand Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2006
Legislative or administrative measures:
DDT is classified as Hazardous Substance Type 4 in agriculture and public health, that of which production, import, export and having in possession is prohibited.
Notification of Ministry of Industry entitled "list of Hazardous Substances" B.E. 2546 (2003) under umbrella of Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 (1992)
Remarks:
DDT was prohibited for agriculture use since 1983 and for malaria control since 1995.
Although DDT was legally prohibited for malaria vector control in 2003, practically, the Ministry of Public Heath had not applied it since 1995. DDT was substituted by alternative substances which have least hazardous characteristic e.g. Larvivorous fish, ITNs, pyrethroids etc.
Togo Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
Tonga Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2014
Legislative or administrative measures:
Hazardous Waste and Chemicals Act.
Trinidad and Tobago Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2001
Legislative or administrative measures:
Banned according to notice No 1 of 1994 of the Ministry of Trade and Industry issued under section 10 of the Trade ordinance No 19 of 1958: Negative list which has been effective since January 28, 1994.
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).
Türkiye Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1994
Uganda Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
United Arab Emirates Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1993
United Republic of Tanzania Final decision Consent to import 12/07/1993
Remarks:
For emergency cases in limited amounts.
Uruguay Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1996
Vanuatu Final decision No consent to import 12/01/1998
Legislative or administrative measures:
These chemicals are currently not registered nor approved under the national legislative act (Pesticide Control Act No. 11 of 1993).
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2007
Viet Nam Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2010
Legislative or administrative measures:
Banned for import, trade and use
Yemen Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2007
Legislative or administrative measures:
List of Banned and Severely Restricted Pesticides in Yemen.
Zambia Final decision No consent to import 12/12/1999
Zimbabwe Final decision No consent to import 12/07/1998
Remarks:
Limited amount only for use against malaria control. Importation not permitted for agricultural purposes.