Chemical name: Methanimidamide, N'-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-N-[[(2,4-dimethylphenyl)imino]methyl]-N-methyl-

Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Pesticide

Final regulatory action: The chemical is Banned

Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action:

All uses as pesticide in plant protection are prohibited by the final regulatory action.

The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes

Summary of the final regulatory action:

The Commission on Pesticides in the Ministry of Agriculture, which includes representatives from the Ministry of State Environment Affairs, Health and Agriculture, met to study the possibility to ban Amitraz, and decided to ban the use of Amitraz as a pesticide. The decision was based on the European Commission position to ban the use as pesticide of Amitraz.

The text of the decision is:

The import and the use in plant protection of the pesticide Amitraz is prohibited in all its forms and it is granted the use of this pesticide for the stocks that were imported in the country previous to the date of the decision of 9 September 2009.

the text of the decision:

Prohibits the import of pesticide ( amitraz) concentrations in all its forms and

names and commercial agricultural use (in the field of plant protection) and

prevents the circulation of those in markets with expired use and for import

approvals granted prior to the decision to prevent

The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health

Summary of known hazards and risks to human health:

The hazard is an acute exposure of applicators/farmers in view of the possible neurological effects of this active substance.

Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health:

Elimination of risk for the health of consumers.

Alleviate the acute exposure of consumers and thus ending the neurological

effects may arise when exposure to the active substance

Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 09/09/2009