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, alachlor is not included.

Final decision is based primarily on the fact that alachlor is a highly hazardous pesticide 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.

Decree No. 5769/1959, that determines the establishment of the National Phitosanitary Register under the General Directorate of Plant Health of the Secretary of State for Agriculture and Livestock, where any person involved on sales within the territory of the Argentine Republic must be registered (as essential requisite), either to commercialise by their own or on behalf of others or representing, if imported products, chemical or biological products, intended for the treatment or destruction of animal or plant enemies of cultivated plants, as well as adjuvants of such products and substances of hormonal activity for pest control. To date, the chemical Alachlor is registered in the National Phitosanitary Register.

There have been no imports/ exports of the active ingredient (technical grade) or formulations with Alachlor as active ingredient since 2005

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).

Subject to approval, registration, exemption or permit under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Code Act 1994.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)

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.

The product has not been registered by the CSP.

Chemical is not included in List of active substances allowed for use in plant protection products

in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official Gazette of BiH No 03/12)

Agro chemical Act, 1999, which provides for the 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.

According to the Law 7802/89, Decree 4074/2002, no pesticide shall be manufactured, imported, exported, traded or used unless it has been registered in Brazil.

The active ingredient Alaclor is registered for agricultural purpose in crops of cotton, groundnuts, coffee, sugar cane, sunflower, corn and soybeans.

Law no. 7802/89, Decree 4074/2002 and other complementary acts of the registrant agencies.

Act concerning the control of pesticides in Burkina Faso and an updated list of pesticides registered in CILSS countries. The pesticide has not been registered by the SPC.

The import and use of Alachlor, in all its forms, are banned in Burundi by Ministerial Ordinance nº 710/1464 of 16 October 2013.

The causes of its ban are the following: i) carcinogenic to animals and potentially carcinogenic to human beings (class/category 3. R340 being suspected to be the cause of tumours of the nasal cavities in rats); ii) its behaviour in the environment is cause of concern especially for the formation of a great variety of degradation products, some of which are of toxicological and/or eco-toxicological concern

Alachlor is recorded in the register of banned pesticides under nº 2013-01-P-001.

The herbicide Alachlor has never been imported, sold, stocked or used in agriculture in Burundi

The pesticide has not been registered by the Sahelien Pesticide Committee which is the regional body for registration of pesticides according to National decree- act n° 026/97 of 20th May and it is not in the positive list of authorised pesticides in Cabo Verde.

Law on Pesticide and Fertilizer Management,2012

List of Restrict Pesticides,2012

List of Restrict Pesticides, 2019 (new updated)

This product is not registered in Cameron.

Alachlor is banned in Canada since 1985. Therefore, it is not registered under the Pest Control Products Act.

The product has carcinogenic effects and presents possible risks of irreversible effects. The product is not registered in the sub-region CLISS CEMAC.

None

On exceptional basis, the use of analytical patterns will be allowed to determine the analytes corresponding to the pure active substance and the metabolites used in a monitoring program, in studies of residues in different matrix related with forestry, agriculture and cattle, or in scientific investigation, depending on the national standards.

Agricultural and Livestock Service, Resolution No.8231, 19th December 2011.

On an exceptional basis, the use of analytical patterns will be allowed to determine the analytes corresponding to the pure active substance and the metabolites used in a monitoring program, in studies of residues in different matrix related with forestry, agriculture and cattle, or in scientific investigation, depending on the national standards.

Only if have been registered and used in China, the chemicals could be imported.

Additional information related to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) related to the import response for Annex III chemicals:

Consent to import only subject to specified conditions:

Permission must be obtained from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the HKSAR, China.

Published: 12/12/2016.

In line with the information from the Technical Department of Agricultural Inputs Safety of ICA, the Alachlor holds sales record No.1346 of 25th June 1991, and No.434 of January 2001. Authorised uses are as herbicide to control weeds (arvensis) in: soybean, sorghum, cotton, peanuts, sesame, maize and cassava.

In line with the Andean Decision of Nations No.436; Andean Standard for the Registration and Control of Chemical Pesticides for Agricultural use, published in Official Journal (Year XIV, No.347, in Lima, Peru, on 17th June 1988, on the Cartagena Agreement), and the Resolution of the Colombian Institute for Agriculture and Farming (ICA) No.03759 of 16th December 2003, to enact provisions for the Registration and Control of Chemical Pesticides for Agricultural use, pesticides must be registered to be used and marketed in the country.

IMPORTANT NOTE: According to information from the Technical Department of Agricultural Inputs Safety of ICA, the product holds sales Register No.1346 of 25th June 1991, and 434 of 29th January 2001, and consequently it can be imported in Colombia as herbicide to control weeds (arvensis) in: soybean, sorghum, cotton, peanuts, sesame, maize and cassava. Only the company owning the mentioned register may import the product.

Decree No. 2820 of 2010, published in the Official Journal No. 47792 of 5th August 2010, Title II, on the exigibility of Environmental Licenses, in Article 8, established that the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development, may permanently grant or deny such environmental license for the activities (…)11. The import and/or manufacturing of those substances, materials or products subject to controls pursuant to treaties, conventions and international protocols, of environmental nature, except in cases where these rules point out a special authorisation for such purpose. Since they are LMO's (Living Modified Organisms), for which only the procedure established in Act 740 of 2002 and its regulatory decrees or rules that modify, replace or repeal it will be applied in their evaluation and decision

Cook Islands Pesticides Act 1987

Decree No. 38677-MAG-S-MINAE-MTSS established:

Article 1 - The purpose of this Decree is to prohibit the registration, import, export,

manufacturing, formulation, storage, distribution, transportation, repackaging, handling, sale, mixing and use of the technical grade active ingredient and synthetic pesticides formulations containing the active ingredient alachlor.

Article 2 - The Ministries of Agriculture and Livestock; Health; Environment and Energy; and

Labor and Social Security complying with their Laws and competencies, will ensure the compliance of these provisions.

Article 3 - Failure to comply with the provisions established in this Decree will timply the application of the sanctions that the General Law of Health, the Organic Law of the Environment, the Phytosanitary Protection Law and the Labor Code, without prejudice to the rest of sanctions established in the national legislation.

Sole transitory: Individuals or legal entities that register, import, export, manufacture, formulate, store, distribute, transport, repackage, handle, sell, mix and use technical grade active ingredient or synthetic pesticides formulations containing Alachlor, will have a non-renewable term of six months, from the publication date of this Decree in the Official Gazette, to run down their stocks in the domestic market. After this period, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock through the State Phytosanitary Service will proceed to cancel all these registrations.

This regulation is available at:

http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&;nValor1=1&nValor2=79027&nValor3=99775&strTipM=TC

The herbicide is only registered in the Ivory Coast for the treatment of sugar cane, subsistence and market-garden crops and maize crops.

For a final decision to be taken, decisions must be adopted at national level. This is why, for an effective implementation of the Rotterdam Convention, we have worked out a draft decree on the implementation of the above Convention. We shall be able to finalize all import responses as soon as the decree is signed.

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.

Prohibited use and marketing of all kind of formulations, Rotterdam Convention, December 31, 1985.

Legal Notice Number 114/2006

Regulation for Importation, Handling, Use, Storage and Disposal of Pesticides

Annex1: List of Pesticides

Alachlor/Aldicarb/ Methamidophos/

Phorate is excluded from this allowable list

It is prohibited to place on the market or use plant protection products containing alachlor, since this active substance is not approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1), pursuant to Commission Decision 2006/966/EC of 18 December 2006 concerning the non-inclusion of alachlor in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing this active substance (OJ L 397, 30.12.2006, p. 28).

In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, which implements the UN Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals in the EU, alachlor is classified as:

Carc. 2 - H 351 - Suspected of causing cancer.

Acute Tox. 4* - H 302 - Harmful if swallowed.

Skin Sens. 1 - H 317 - May cause an allergic skin reaction.

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)

In accordance with Council Directive 67/548/EEC alachlor is classified as:

Carc. Cat 3; R40 - Limited evidence of a carcinogenic effect.

Xn; R22 - Harmful if swallowed.

R43 - May cause sensitization by skin contact.

N (dangerous for the environment); R50/53 - very toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effect in the aquatic environment.

The product can only be used for the use it was intended.

Decision Nº 2112/PM modifying and completing certain provisions of decision Nº 00515/PM of July 17, 2010 laying down the import and use conditions of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides.

Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides Control and Management Act 1994.

Restricted and strictly limited 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, Georgian Law of 1998 on Pesticides and Agrochemicals and Decree N184 of Government of Georgia of 28th September, 2006 On Statute about Transit Permit Issuance, Limited Circulating Material Production, Transportation, Import, Export, Re-export, and on Approval of the List of Limited Circulating Materials.

Decree N°2395/MAE/SGG/2001 restricting and/or banning the use of the substance in agriculture.

This produc is not authorized by the SPC, the regional CILSS Authority for the registration of pesticides.

Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Contol (Prohibited pesticides) Order No.4 of 2015 made under the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control 2000 (No 2013 of 2000) Prohibits importation, sale and use of Alchlor or any substance in any form containing Alachlor.

SAG note No, 488-2016, 24 May 2016.

The importer of Alachlor must have valid Certificate of Registration for import from Regulatory Authority in India, i.e. Sect. of Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, NH IV, Faridabad, India.

The Insecticides Act 1968 and Rules framed thereunder.

Ministerial Decree of Agriculture No 39/2015 concerning Procedure and Requirement for Pesticide Registration.

Banned for use, production and import as pesticide product based on the resolution of 23 September 2011 under the Pesticides Control Act 1968.

The Flora Protection and Inspection Services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development consents to import the chemical only if the formulation containing that chemical is registered in the Flora Protection and Inspection Services.

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

The legislation on which the final decision is based was the Government of Jamaica Pesticides Act 1975, Second Schedule of Prohibited Pesticides. Alachlor was added to the Schedule in 1999.

The legislation on which the final decision is based was the Government of Jamaica Pesticides Act 1975, Second Schedule of Prohibited Pesticides. Alachlor was added to the Schedule in 1999.

In order to import agricultural chemicals into Japan, a domestic importer shall register such chemicals with the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Law.

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan about ratification of Stockholm convention from 7 June 2007 N 259-3 and Law of the 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 ? 212-II.

Pursuant to Pest Control Products Act CAP 346 and the Pest Control Products (Registration) Regulations of 1984 (Rev.2012) on safeguarding human health and environment, the Board of Management of the Pest Control Products Board banned the use of Alachlor in 2011. The final decision of no consent to import was made through PCP Act CAP 346 and the Pest Control Products (Registration) Regulations of 1984 (Rev.2012), which empowers the Board to refuse approval of use of a pest control product if the use of the pest control product would lead to an unacceptable risk to public health, plants, animals, or the environment. The legal provisions allow the Board to revoke any existing registration if new information becomes available that renders the pest control product unsafe or dangerous.

The final decision was informed by the decision guidance document (DGD) on Alachlor that was communicated to designated national authorities on 24th October 2011, and by supporting information from notifying countries of EU and Canada.

From the information sources of two long-term dietary studies in rat and a long-term mouse study, it was concluded that alachlor was deemed an animal carcinogen with potential as a human carcinogen. The presence of alachlor in ground water with further potential of contamination increased the concerns around the molecule. This resulted to the conclusion that alachlor presents unacceptable risk of harm to public health.

Based on the ministerial decree (95 of the year 1995) that states forbidding the registration and commercial use of the substance in the state of Kuwait due to its health and environmental hazardous effects.

In accordance with Article 3 of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on On the use of chemicals and plant protectionis not allowed turnover of pesticides and agrochemicals, which are not included in the State Register of pesticides and agrochemicals permitted for use in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Alachlor is not included in the State Register of pesticides and agrochemicals permitted for use in the Kyrgyz Republic for 2011-2019 years, approved by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, November 4, 2011 N 704.

Should be registered in Lao PDR before importing.

The decision was taken based on the decision of the pesticide committee No 2015/16 on 2 October 2015.

Alachlor is banned as agricultural chemical (it is not listed on annex I of the Ordinance on Plant Protection Products, which entered into force in July 2011).

Alachlor is 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 in May 2005) adopts the same biocide active ingredients as the EU. Alachlor is not authorized in biocide preparations.

Interministirial Decree N°45.555/2011 of 28/12/2011 banning the import, distribution, sale, use and manufacturing of some pesticide active materials in agriculture and of chemicals of the industrial sector.

Alachlor has never been registered in Malawi.

Products to be imported must be registered with the Pesticides Board, Malaysia and must possess valid registration at time of import.

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

This product has not been authorized by the Sahelian Committee on Pesticides (Regional Authority for Pesticides Registration for the 9 CILSS countries, among which Mauritania).

No import permit is being issued by the dangerous Chemicals Control Board.

Registration issued by the Mexican Authority and import license, are required.

Regulation on Registration, Import - Export Authorizations, and Export Certificates for: Pesticides, Fertilizers and Substances, and Toxic or Hazardous Materials.

Agreement establishing classification and codification of goods which import and export is subject to regulation by Agencies of the Inter Secretariat Commission for the Control Process and Use of Pesticides, Fertilizers and Toxic Substances.

Law on chemicals (Official Gazette of Montenegro, 051/17), Article 44, Article 47, Article 48,

Alachlor 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.

This pesticide is not registered in Morocco.

Act No. 42-95 concerning the supervising and management of trade of agricultural pesticides (21^st 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.

Resolution N° 10/2009, Ratify Rotterdam Convention and Decree N°06/2009 Regulation on Pesticides Management.

According deliberation N° 001/DNSA/2014 from National Directorate of Agrarian Services, Ministry of Agriculture, register of Alachlor was cancelled since December 2014 in Mozambique

The pesticide has never been manufactured, formulated and imported in the nation and not included in the list of registration in Nepal

Alachlor active ingredient is approved for import but can only be used for research and development or as an ingredient or component in the manufacture of another substance.

Only products containing alachlor that are approved under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act and registered under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act can be manufactured, imported or used in New Zealand.

Approval of alachlor and specific substances containing alachlor under the Hazardous Substance and New Organisms Act and registration of products containing alachlor under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act.

In 2012 expired the register of Alachlor to the company holding this pesticide register.

- Regulatory texts banning organochlorines and dangerous pesticides.

- Signature and ratification of the Stockholm Convention

- CILSS member, therefore only products registered by CSP.

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).

Plant protection products containing alachlor are not authorized for use, import or marketing in Norway. There has never been a request for registration of alachlor in Norway.

- According to Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water resources Legislation MD (194\2007).

- Royal Decree No. 46/95. Issuing the Law of Handling and Use of Chemicals.

By Executive Decree No. 305 of September 4th, 2002, of the Ministry of Health, published in the Official Gazette No. 24634 of September 9th, 2002, it was established a national legislative action. In its third article it states: " The substances or products described in Annex 1, are considered controlled hazardous substances and materials; and their residues are hazardous wastes". Alachlor is the substance No. 53 of Annex 1 to this Decree.

Directorate Resolution No. 094-2016-MINAGRI-SENASA-DIAIA, of December 16, 2016: Prohibites registration, importation, formulation, commercialization and use of commercial formulations of agricultural pesticides based on Azinphos Methyl and Alachlor.

(*) Ministry of Envoronment to perform all the tasks and actions to protect the environment in the country. According to the law No. 30 of 2002 Article (26), Prohibiting the import or handling or transport of hazardous materials, without authorization from the competent administrative authority. And article (29) of law No. 30 of 2002 Provides (spray or prohibitid the use of pesticides or other chemical compounds for agriculture, public health or other purposes, but after taking into account the requirements and checks and balances defined by the regulations, to ensure that human, animal or plant or watercourses or other components of the environment directly or indirectly on the spot or future adverse impacts of pesticides or chemical compounds

(*) Law No. 24 of 2010 Promulgating the Law (Regulation) of Pesticides in the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.

The chemical has never been manufactured in the Republic of Moldova.

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).

Ministerial Order 003/2021 of 08/02/21, determining the list of chemicals and other polluting substances which are not permitted. Published in Official Gazette n^o Special of 10/02/21.

Administrative Measure: Policy decision to prohibit the product for use as a pesticide.

Royal Decree No. M/67 of 2006 (1427 Higra) issuing the Cabinet Resolution No. 256 of 2006 approving the Pesticides Act of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.

The chemical has not been registered by the Sahelian Pesticide Committee

The List of Approved Substances (Official Gazette of the RS, No 117/13)

Alachlor is allowed to be imported:

1) For the purpose of research or analysis; or

2) For re-export only.

Alachlor is controlled as a hazardous substance under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) and its Regulations.

Importers are required to possess a valid hazardous substance licence issued by the Pollution Control Department (PCD).

Domestic use is restricted to the purpose of research or analysis only.

The Pesticides Technical and Advisory Committee in Sri Lanka has taken the decision at its 57th meeting, held on the 2^nd December 2011, to cease importation of all alachlor products including alachlor 480 g/L EC (the only registered product in Sri Lanka) with effect from 2^nd December 2011.

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.

Decision of the meeting No. 6/2011 of the National Pesticides Council dated 20/12/2011.

Pesticide Law, S.B. February 2005, includes automatically new pesticides added to Annex III.

Stock that is present in the country is being phased out.

Alachlor is banned as agricultural chemical (it is not listed on annex I of the Ordinance on Plant Protection Products, which entered into force in July 2011).

Alachlor is 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 in May 2005) adopts the same biocide active ingredients as the EU. Alachlor is not authorized in biocide preparations.

The pesticide is not registered in Syria.

Required registration and licence prior to import.

This chemicals is classified as hazardous substance type 3 in the Notification of Ministry of Industry under the Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 (1992), entitled list of Hazardous Substances, dated 29 Jan. 2009. Of which production, import, export required registration and license. Having in possession required license. The notification has been published in Government Gazette on 3^rd Feb 2009.

Hazardous Waste and Chemicals Act

Pescitice Act

Currently this pesticide has been withdrawn from registration in Trinidad and Tobagp and no further shipments are allowed. As such no import licecnses will be issued for the importation of this pesticide. All imports of Alachlor have been notified of these actions. This is as required under the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Act 1979 and Pesticides Import Licensing and Pesticides Registration Regulations 1987.

This pesticide has not been registered by the General Direction of the protection and quality control of agricultural products (DGPCQPA ) (MARHP).

According to the Law on Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and Feed Law no. 5996 dated 11/06/2010 and the By-law On Licensing/Registration and Marketing of Plant Protection Products (Official Gazette no. 30235 dated 09.11.2017), marketing (including import) and use of unregistered plant protection products within the territory of the country are prohibited. Alachlor is not registered as plant protection product in the country. By the Ministry of Agriculture, production and import of Alachlor was banned in 01.01.2009 and its use was banned in 01.01.2011. Therefore the final decision of Turkey is no consent to import.

Alachlor is banned as a pesticide in UAE according to the ministerial decree No. 13 for the year 2012 concerning banned and restricted-use pesticides in UAE.

At article 5, Paragraph 6, of Circular No 03/2013/TT-BNNPTNT Jan 11, 2013 and At Article6, Paragraph3, of Circular No 21/2015/TT-BNNPTTNT Jun 8,2015 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Regulating on the managent of pesticides, shows that the pesticides listed in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention are not permitted to register.

This chemical is withdrawn out of the list of pesticides permitted to use in Vietnam at Circular No 03/2015/TT-BNNPTNT Jan 29, 2015 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issued the list of pesticides permitted to use in Vietnam.

Fertilizers, Farm Feeds and Remedies Institute Chapter (18:12) and Statutory Instrument 144 of 2012 (pesticide Regulations).