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, 2,4,5-T 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 2,4,5-T 2,4,5-T and its salts 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 onlylowest risk pesticides for use in the country unless viable alternatives areunavailable. Viable alternatives are available for this product. |
|
Argentina |
Final decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/12/2002 |
Conditions for import:
Prohibited for use in agriculture are explicitly those products formulated on the basis of butyl ester of 2,4,5-T | Legislative or administrative measures:
Decree No.2121/90 Published on the Congressional Record October 16,1990. Prohibits: importation, manufacturing, processing, commercialisation and use of agriculture applications products, on the basis of butyl ester of 2,4,5-T |
|
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 Australian use of 2,4,5-T ended in the late 1980s and the herbicide is not currently approved for use | Legislative or administrative measures:
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Code Act 1994. |
|
Bahrain |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2016 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Ministerial Order No. 7 of 2002 with respect to Control of Banned and Severly Restricted Chemicals Minesterial Order No 4 of 2006 with respect to Hazardous Chemicals Management. |
|
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 |
Interim decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/06/2014 |
Conditions for import:
Authorization of the Ministry of the Environment after opinion of the National Committee for the Approval and the Control of Plant Protection Products. |
|
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) |
|
Botswana |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2023 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
AGROCHEMICALS ACT OF 1999 - provides for registration and licensing of agrochemicals to control or regulate their importation, manufacture, distribution, use and disposal, so as to prevent pollution to the environment or harm to human, plant or animal life, and to provide for matters, incidental and connected to the foregoing. |
|
Brazil |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2004 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Directive No. 326 of 16 August 1974 - Prohibits the use of the herbicides containing 2,4,5-T in forests, in any culture which products are intended for human feed and near household installation recreation sites as much as river, lakes, water side places and pathways within forests. 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. | Remarks:
There is no pesticide registered for any purpose. |
|
Bulgaria |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2004 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
2,4,5-T is listed in Annex I to Regulation (BG) on the import and export of dangerous substances and preparations in Republic of Bulgaria (CM Decree Nº 161 of 12.07.2004, SG 63 of 2004, in force since 01.01.2005) as banned for use as a plant protection product. It is prohibited to use and place on the market all plant protection products containing 2,4,5-T according to the annual adopted list of banned active ingredients for plant protection products under Article 15g of the Law on plant protection (SG 91 of 10.10.1997, as amended in SG 90 of 15.10.1999, as amended in SG 96 of 09.11.2001, as amended in SG 18 of 05.03.2004). |
|
Burkina Faso |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2006 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Results of the Sahelien Pesticides Committee (CSP) meeting |
|
Burundi |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/1999 |
Cabo Verde |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2008 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The pesticide has not been registered by the Sahelian Pesticide Committee which is the regional organization in charge of pesticides registration according to national legislation, Act nº 26/97 |
|
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 nº 66/9/COR of 8 November 1966 Decree nº 77/171 of 03 June 1977 Decree nº 83-661 of 27 December 1983 Order nº 0002/MINAGRI/DIRAGRI/SDPV of 17/01/1989 |
|
Canada |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Chad |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Chile |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Legislative or administrative measures - Through the Resolution No. 2179 of 17 July 1998, it was decided to prohibit to import, to manufacture, to sell, to distribute, and to use 2,4,5-T in agriculture. |
|
China |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
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 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
ICA resolution 749/79 cancels the registration of herbicides based on 2,4,5-T and 2,4,5-TP. |
|
Cook Islands |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2014 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Cook Islands Pesticides Act 1987 |
|
Costa Rica |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/1999 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Legislative or administrative measures - Banned by the "Decreto Ejecutivo No. 17486 MAG-S". |
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2004 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
It is prohibited to import, locally produce, place on the market, sell 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 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 |
12/01/1998 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Banned as a pesticide. Pest Control Products Board decision October 1979. |
|
Czechia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2003 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The substance is not registered for use in plant protection preparations. Import of the substance is banned by the ACT No. 147/1996 Code on phytosanitary care and amending some other Acts, as last amended, and by its implementing Decree No. 91/2002 Code. The import of the substance for research purpose is permitted. |
|
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2004 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The use of this pesticide for plant protection is prohibited by "The Law for Environment Protection" (April 9, 1984) and "The National Regulation of Pesticide Management", because of its high toxicity to human and animals, and also its residual property. |
|
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. |
|
Dominican Republic |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2014 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Pesticide banned by Decree 217-91, July 4, 1991. |
|
Ecuador |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2001 |
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 Nº 113/2006. Regulations for Importation, Handling, Use, Storage and Disposal of Pesticides. |
|
Estonia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
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. Other pesticides available for same use. |
|
European Union |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2003 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
It is prohibited to use or place on the market all plant protection products containing 2,4,5-T. The chemical was excluded from Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and authorisations for plant protection products thus had to be withdrawn by 25 July 2003 (Commission Regulation 2076/2002 of 20 November 2002 (OJ L 319, 23.11.2002, p.3) extending the time period referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC and concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to that Directive and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances). | Remarks:
2,4,5-T is classified under Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (OJ L 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1) as: Xn; R22 (Harmful; Harmful if swallowed) - Xi; R 36/37/38 (Irritant; Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin) - N; R50-53 (Dangerous to the environment; Very Toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment). |
|
Gabon |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2020 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Gabon's final Regulation is essentially based on Act 007/2014 concerning the protection of the environment in the Gabonese Republic and on three of its implementing texts, including: 1.Order 0376/MDDPNPG/SG/CNAP of 05 September 2008 regulating the requirements for obtaining the consent to cross-border transfer of hazardous wastes and the import of industrial chemicals in the Gabonese Republic, -Order n° 00515/PM of 27 July 2010 setting the requirements for the import and use of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides -Order n° 21-12/PM of 17 September 2015 amending and supplementing certain provisions of Order n° 00515/PM setting the requirements for the import and use of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides. |
|
Gambia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
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 an Agrochemicals |
|
Ghana |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2003 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Pesticide Control and Management Act, 1996 (Act 528) |
|
Guinea |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2006 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
- Decision No 2395/MAE/SGG/2001 of 6/06/2001 restricting and prohibiting the use of active substances in agriculture. - 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 |
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 |
12/01/1998 |
Hungary |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
India |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Indonesia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1998 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2000 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Legislative or administrative measures - Production, use, import are prohibited based on Resolution of 6 May 1975, under "The Pesticides Control Act" 1968. |
|
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 |
12/06/1999 |
Japan |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2004 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
1. Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Law. 2. Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. |
|
Jordan |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2001 |
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 |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1998 |
Kuwait |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2012 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Ordinance of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic of 27 July 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 |
|
Latvia |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Lebanon |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2003 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Ministerial decision # 94/1 Dated 20/05/1998 |
|
Lesotho |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2018 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Environment Act 2008 prohibits 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. 2,4,5-T and its salts and also its esters; b. substances and preparations that contain 2,4,5-T and/or its salts and/or its esters and are not merely unavoidable impurities. (Swiss Ordinance on Risk Reduction related to the Use of certain particularly dangerous Substances, Preparations and Articles of August 2005, Annex 1.1) |
|
Madagascar |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2011 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decree N°4196/06 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 |
12/01/1998 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Import and manufacture of all pesticides is controlled under the Pesticides Act 1974 through a registration scheme. The Act is implemented by the Pesticides Board of Malaysia. 2,4,5-T is not registered under the above Act. This means that it cannot be imported, manufactured, sold and used in the country. |
|
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 |
No consent to import |
12/12/2007 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decree nº 01-2699/MICT-SG of 16th October 2001 listing the products the import and export of which are prohibited. Act nº 01-020 of 30yh May 2001 on pollution and nuisance |
|
Malta |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1998 |
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 |
12/01/1998 |
Mexico |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
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, 2,4,5-T and its salts and esters is not entered in the list of registered chemicals in Montenegro. |
|
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. |
|
Nepal |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2019 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The pesticide has never been manufactured, formulated and imported in the nation and not included in the list of registration in Nepal |
|
New Zealand |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Niger |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2008 |
Remarks:
Niger ratified the Rotterdam Convention which entered into force in June 2006, in January 2006 Niger ratified the Common Regulation of CILSS Member States (the Sahelian Pesticide Committee is in charge of implementing that regulation). Order Nº 092/MAG/EL/DPV of 08-07-99, listing plant protection products prohibited in Niger. All that has been said allows the country to conform to the regulation in force at a national, regional and international level. |
|
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 Plan Protection Products in Republic of Macedonia (Official Gazette of RM 159/2010). |
|
Norway |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decision 27/73 of 26 Feb 1973. |
|
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. |
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Pakistan |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Panama |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1998 |
Paraguay |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Peru |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/1999 |
Philippines |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1998 |
Qatar |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2005 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Article No. 26 Environment Law (30), 2002 |
|
Republic of Korea |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Republic of Moldova |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2009 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
2,4,5-T and its salts and esters have been prohibited since 1970. Not included in the official register of permitted substances for use in agriculture, including also individual farms, forestry and household. No import or sale permitted. | Remarks:
The chemical has never been manufactured in the Republic of Moldolva. Not used. |
|
Romania |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2005 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
It is prohibited to use or place on the market all plant products containing 2,4,5-T. 2,4,5-T is not authorized to be used as plant protection product. |
|
Russian Federation |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2015 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The decision of the Ministry of Health in 1970. |
|
Rwanda |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2002 |
Remarks:
All uses are forbidden in the country. Product never registered |
|
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 |
12/01/1998 |
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 |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2006 |
Remarks:
2,4,5 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 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 |
12/01/1998 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Act No 285 of 20 November 1995 of the National Council of Slovak Republic on phytosanitary care and list of registered pesticides. |
|
Slovenia |
Final decision |
Consent to import |
12/07/1998 |
South Africa |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2014 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
Government Gazette 10723 published in Government Notice R. 949 on the 30th April1987 in terms of the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, Act 36 of 1947. |
|
Sri Lanka |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2000 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
National legislative and administrative measures - Final regulation to import prohibition effective since 17 September 1984 by Pesticide Formulary Committee (presently PeTAC) of 13/1984. |
|
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 |
12/01/1998 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
The Pesticides and Plant Protection Materials Act, 1994; the National Council for Pesticides. Not registered. |
|
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). |
|
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) 2,4,5-T and its salts and also its esters; b) substances and preparations that contain 2,4,5-T and/or its salts and/or its esters and are not merely unavoidable impurities. (Ordinance on Risk Reduction related to the Use of certain particularly dangerous Substances, Preparations and Articles of August 2005, Annex 1.1) |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1998 |
Thailand |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
2,4,5-T was banned according to notification of Ministry of Industry issued under the Hazardous Substance Act B.E.2535 (1992) which has been effective since 2 May 1995. |
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Togo |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2001 |
Legislative or administrative measures:
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. |
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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 |
12/01/1998 |
Uganda |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/1999 |
United Arab Emirates |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/07/1998 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
Interim decision |
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions |
12/01/1998 |
Uruguay |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Vanuatu |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/01/1998 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
Interim decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2010 |
Remarks:
There are statistics, from the last 5 years, in the importing country for a use other than pesticide, however, the chemical is not registered in the Ministry of Popular Power for Agriculture and Lands, because the import as pesticide is not authorised. |
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Viet Nam |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/06/2010 |
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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Zimbabwe |
Final decision |
No consent to import |
12/12/2001 |