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, dinoseb and its salts and esters are not included. |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2020 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Final decision is based primarily on the fact that Dinoseb and its salts and esters is a highly hazardous chemical based on the WHO classification. It poses an unacceptably high risk to human health and the environment. The pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board is committed to registering only lowest risk pesticides for use in the country unless viable alternatives are unavailable. Viable alternatives are available for this product. |
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Argentina |
Final decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/12/2002 |
Conditions for import:
According to Degree 3489/1958 all products determined for treatment and control of enemies of animalas and plants cultivates or used, which are commercialized in the country, have to be registered in the National Register of Plant Therapy. The Resolution SAGPy A No.: 350/99 established the registration requirements for phytosanitary products in the Republic of Argentine. | Remarks:
Product not commercialized in Argentine. |
|
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). |
|
Australia |
Final decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/12/2004 |
Conditions for import:
Subject to approval, registration, exemption or permit under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Code Act 1994, noting that use of this pesticide was cancelled in 1989 and it is not currently approved for use. | Legislative or administrative measures:
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Code Act 1994. |
|
Bahrain |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1996 |
Belize |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2005 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Classified as a prohibited pesticide in Schedule IV of the Pesticides Control Act of 1985, Chapter 181B of the Laws of Belize, and in the Pesticides Control (replacement of Schedules) Order, 1995. |
|
Benin |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1994 |
|
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:
Law No. 7.802 of 11 July 1989 and Decree No. 4.074 of 04 January 2002 - Pesticides and its compounds need to be registered by the Federal Authority prior to produce, export, import, trade or use.. Directive n 10 of 8 March 1985 - Ministry of Health, National Surveillance- Exclude the Dinoseb from the list of toxics substances, which can be authorized as pesticides. Directive n 19 of 14 March 1990 - Ministry of Health, National Surveillance - Exclude the dinoseb acetat from the list of toxics substances, which can be authorized as pesticides. | Remarks:
There is no pesticide registered for any purpose. |
|
Bulgaria |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1995 |
Remarks: Use forbidden since 1984. |
|
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 |
12/07/1993 |
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 |
12/12/2008 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Act n 66/9/COR of 18 November 1966 Decree n 77/171 of 03 June 1977 Decree n 83-661 of 27 December 1983 Order n 0002/MINAGRI/DIRAGRI/SDPV of 17/01/1989 |
|
Canada |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2012 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Dinoseb and its salts and esters are not registered under the Pest Control Products Act in Canada. |
|
Chad |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1994 |
Chile |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2000 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
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 |
12/07/1993 |
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. |
|
Colombia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Remarks: At the request of the Ministry of Health, registration cancelled by ICA by Resolution 930, 14 April 1987. |
|
Congo |
Interim decision |
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. 18346-MAG-S-TSS". | Remarks:
Banned by the "Decreto Ejecutivo No. 18346-MAG-S-TSS". |
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2004 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Dinosebe and its salts are prohibited in the Cte d'Ivoire. It is therefore prohibited to import, locally produce, place on the market or use this product in order to protect human health and the environment. The product has not been registered since 1998. |
|
Cuba |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2008 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
National Decision in force under Resolution 181/1995 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 |
Remarks: 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 People's Republic of Korea |
Final decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/12/2004 |
Conditions for import:
It can be imported, put in market and used under the admission of the National Pesticide Registration Agency, after getting the evaluation of national organizations to its toxicity or environment pollution effect in the using condition. | Legislative or administrative measures:
This pesticide is severely restricted for using as plant protection chemical by "The Law for Environment Protection" (April 9, 194) and "The National Regulation of Pesticide Management", because of its high toxicity to human and animals, and also its environment pollution effect. |
|
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. |
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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:
Production, use and marketing prohibited on 1984. |
|
Ecuador |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |
El Salvador |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2000 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
Eritrea |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2010 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Legal Notice N 113/2006. Regulations for Importation, Handling, Use, Storage and Disposal of Pesticides |
|
Eswatini |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2015 |
Ethiopia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2010 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Not registered. |
|
European Union |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2005 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
It is prohibited to place on the market or use all plant protection products containing dinoseb as an active ingredient according to Council Directive 79/117/EEC of 21 December 1978 prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances (OJ L33, 8.2.1979, p.36), as last amended by Regulation (EC) 850/2004 of 29/04/2004 (OJ L 229 of 29/06/2004, p.5. Furthermore the chemical has not been identified or notified under the Community review programme for evaluation of existing active substances under Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (OJ L123, 24.4.1998, p.1). In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market the chemical is not allowed to be placed on the market for use as a biocidal product. |
|
Finland |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |
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 |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1994 |
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. |
|
Ghana |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2004 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Pesticides 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/or prohibiting the use of active substances in agriculture. 2) National weakness in the toxicological and ecotoxicological analyses. 3) Human and environment protection. |
|
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 |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2007 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control (Prohibited Pesticides) Order No. 22 of 2006 made under the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Act 2000 (No. 13 of 2000). |
|
Honduras |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |
Hungary |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1995 |
India |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |
Remarks: No application for registration. |
|
Indonesia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1995 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2000 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Legislative or administrative measures - Use, production and import are banned. Based on the Resolution of 12 May 1988, under "The Pesticides Control Act" 1988, Ministry of Agriculture. |
|
Iraq |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1998 |
|
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 |
|
Japan |
Final decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/12/2004 |
Conditions for import:
For agricultural pesticide, a domestic importer is required to register with both the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Prefectural Governor. No consent to import of pesticide except agricultural uses. | Legislative or administrative measures:
1. Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Law 2. Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Law 3. Pharmaceutical Affairs Law |
|
Jordan |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |
Conditions for import: Stipulated condition. | Remarks: Need more time. |
|
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. |
|
Kenya |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/1999 |
Kuwait |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Remarks: 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 |
12/12/2007 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decision of the Minister of Agriculture # 94/1 dated 20/05/1998 | Remarks: Need more time. |
|
Lesotho |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2018 |
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:
Dinoseb and its salts and esters are banned as agricultural chemicals (they are not listed on annex I of the Ordinance on Plant Protection Products, which entered into force in August 2005). Dinoseb and its salts and esters are not on the list of active substances to be examined under the EU review programme (Annex II of the COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1451/2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market). The Swiss Ordinance on Biocide Products (entered into force on May 2005) adopts the same biocide active ingredients as the EU. Dinoseb and its salts and esters are not authorized in biocide preparations. |
|
Madagascar |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2011 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decree N4196/06 of 23 March 2006, prohibiting the sale and use in agriculture of any pesticide active subtance. |
|
Malawi |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2010 |
Malaysia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |
Remarks: Except for research through permit. |
|
Maldives |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2019 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The specified conditions are: 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 |
No consent to import |
12/12/2007 |
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. Act n 01-020 of 30yh May 2001 on pollution and nuisance |
|
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 |
No consent to import |
12/01/1995 |
Mexico |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |
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, Dinoseb and its sals esters 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 |
12/06/2013 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
This pesticide is not registered in Morocco. Act No. 42-95 concerning the supervising and management of trade of agricultural pesticides (21st January 1997) : Article 2 : it is prohibited to import, manufacture, stock in the view of selling, to sell or distribute even for free pesticides for agricultural uses which have not been registered or which sale has not been authorized, or which have been exempted from registration according to the provisions of this law. |
|
Mozambique |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1995 |
|
Nepal |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |
New Zealand |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |
Nicaragua |
Interim 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 |
|
Paraguay |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1995 |
|
Peru |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |
|
Philippines |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1994 |
Remarks: Not registered, WHO hazard class I. |
|
Qatar |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2005 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Article No. 26 from Environment Law No. 30, 2002 Pesticide Law No. (10), 1968 |
|
Republic of Korea |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1997 |
Remarks: Dinoseb has never been registered in Korea. |
|
Republic of Moldova |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2012 |
Remarks:
The chemical has never been manufactured in the Republic of Moldova. |
|
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 Dinoseb and dinoseb salts. | 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. Dinoseb was withdrawn from the market in '90. |
|
Russian Federation |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2015 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
List of substances banned for use in cosmetics and toiletries products. Cosmetic Technical Regulation of the Customs Union N. 799 of 23.09.2011. 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 |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Remarks: Awaiting legislation. |
|
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. |
|
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 |
12/12/2006 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Dinoseb (salts and esters) has not been registered by the Sahelian Pesticides Committee and is not listed in the National Profile of Chemicals management of Senegal. |
|
Serbia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2011 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Cannot be placed on the market according to the Law on Plant Protection Products (Official Gazette RS No 41/09) |
|
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 of the chemical. |
|
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 |
No consent to import |
12/12/2017 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Government Gazette 40166 published in Government Notice R. 862 on the 29 July 2016 in terms of the Gazette for the Prohibition on the Import, Export, Possession, Acquisition, Sale, Use and Disposal of Agricultural Remedies, Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act No. 36 of 1947). However there is the possibility of importing the chemicals for analytical purposes only. |
|
Sri Lanka |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1994 |
|
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 |
12/07/1993 |
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:
Dinoseb and its salts and esters are banned as agricultural chemicals (they are not listed on annex I of the Ordinance on Plant Protection Products, which entered into force in August 2005). Dinoseb and its salts and esters are not on the list of active substances to be examined under the EU review programme (Annex II of the COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1451/2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market). The Swiss Ordinance on Biocide Products (entered into force on May 2005) adopts the same biocide active ingredients as the EU. Dinoseb and its salts and esters are not authorized in biocide preparations. |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |
Thailand |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |
Togo |
Interim decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/07/1994 |
Conditions for import: With advance approval and/or agreement of Plant Protection Service/ Ministry of Development. | Remarks: Pending implementation of legislation. |
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Tonga |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2015 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Hazardous Waste and Chemicals Act Pescitice Act |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2001 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Legislative or administrative measures - The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Act, 1979 allows importation of registered pesticides only. No permission will be granted to import into Trinidad and Tobago. |
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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 |
12/07/1994 |
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 |
Interim decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/12/2003 |
Conditions for import:
The product will have to be registered, and a pesticide Import Permit must be obtained prior o importation. |
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Uruguay |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
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). |
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
Final decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/07/1993 |
Conditions for import: Properties, toxicological data, quality control certificate must be available. |
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Viet Nam |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1994 |
Yemen |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2007 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
List of Banned and Severely Restricted Pesticides in Yemen. |
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Zambia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/1999 |
Zimbabwe |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1993 |