Chemical name: Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, (1.alpha.,2.alpha.,3.beta.,4.alpha.,5.alpha.,6.beta.)-

Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Pesticide

Final regulatory action: The chemical is Severely Restricted

Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action:

All agricultural uses

Pesticide use or uses that remain allowed:

Used on parasites control for public health

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

Summary of the final regulatory action:

This action is a decisión based on the agricultural use banning, but it is still used on public health

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

Summary of known hazards and risks to human health:

This product is residuary persistant and thus risky and hazardous for the human.

The product stores in the main human body organs, and as the workers or manipulators of agrichemicals do not have the required protection, they run the risk of suffering long term irreversible pathologies, being the chronic effect of the product.

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

It is expected risk reduction for the human health.

Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to the environment:

It is expected risk reduction for the environment.

Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 04/06/1991