Ministry of Agriculture intensive legislation on pesticide management

The field of pesticide management in China ushered in tremendous changes
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Following the promulgation of the new "Regulations on Pesticide Management", the Ministry of Agriculture intensively began soliciting opinions for the implementation of the five regulations of the "Regulations
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" These five supporting regulations are the "Measures for the Administration of Pesticide Registration (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)", "Measures for the Administration of Pesticide Production Licensing (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)", "Measures for the Administration of Pesticide Operation Permits (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)," and "Measures for the Administration of Pesticide Labels and Instructions (" "Draft for Soliciting Comments" and "Administrative Measures for Pesticide Registration Tests (Draft for Soliciting Comments)"
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Pesticide Hazard Safety Revocation Registration The "Pesticide Registration Management Measures" clarify that pesticide registration should follow the principles of science, fairness, justice, efficiency and convenience, and conduct risk assessment and benefit evaluation for pesticides applied for registration
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Encourage the registration of safe, efficient, and economical pesticides, and accelerate the elimination of pesticides with high risks to agriculture, forestry, human and animal health, and ecological environment
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According to the "Registration Measures", pesticides that exist in nature, are risk-controllable, safe and effective, such as natural enemy organisms, are subject to record management.
The specific list and record requirements shall be separately announced by the Ministry of Agriculture
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The residual information provided by the applicant shall meet the needs of dietary risk assessment
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When pesticides are registered on a crop for the first time, the recommended maximum residue limits for pesticides can be proposed based on the results of dietary risk assessment
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The "Registration Measures" require the agricultural authorities at or above the provincial level to establish a pesticide safety risk monitoring system and organize pesticide verification agencies and plant protection agencies to monitor and evaluate the safety and effectiveness of registered pesticides
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If registered pesticides are found to have serious harm or greater risks to agriculture and forestry, human and animal safety, agricultural product quality and safety, ecological environment, etc.
, the Ministry of Agriculture shall organize review and revoke or change the corresponding pesticide registration certificate based on the review results
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The "Administrative Measures for Pesticide Production Licenses" clarify that the production of counterfeit medicines is revoked license, and pesticide production licenses implement one-enterprise-one license management
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The provincial agricultural authority shall review the application materials for pesticide production licenses, and when necessary, organize professionals in pesticide management, production, quality control, environmental protection, etc.
to conduct on-site inspections and technical reviews
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Any unit or individual who discovers illegal pesticide production activities shall have the right to report to the competent agricultural department
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The competent agricultural department that accepts the report shall verify and handle it in a timely manner and keep the reporter confidential
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Upon investigation, it should be rewarded
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According to the "Production Measures", if a pesticide manufacturer has one of the eight situations, the provincial agricultural authority will revoke its pesticide production license, including the production of fake pesticides, or the production of inferior pesticides in serious circumstances; it no longer meets the pesticide production license conditions continue to produce pesticides and those who refuse rectification or after rectification still do not meet the requirements
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Online operations should set up physical stores.
The "Administrative Measures on Pesticide Business Permits" stipulate that if you use the Internet to operate pesticides, you should have a physical store, and the pesticide business license number, address and contact information should be marked on the Internet
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When pesticide products appear on the Internet, the corresponding pesticide registration certificate number, pesticide production license number, real label pattern and other information should be clearly noted
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Those who use pesticides beyond the scope of business operations or use the Internet to limit the use of pesticides shall be handled as if they have not obtained a pesticide business license
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The pesticide business license shall be placed in an eye-catching position of the business site
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According to the "Management Measures", if environmental protection, safety and other accidents have occurred and the prescribed conditions have not been met after rectification, or the applicant has been included in the list of severely untrustworthy units in the field of agricultural production materials, the pesticide business license shall not be renewed
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The "Management Measures" stipulate that the local agricultural authorities at or above the county level shall supervise and inspect the licensing matters of pesticide operators and establish integrity files for pesticide management
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Any unit or individual who discovers illegal pesticide business activities shall have the right to report to the competent agricultural department.
The competent agricultural department shall verify and deal with it in a timely manner and keep the reporter confidential
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Labels must not be pasted and altered without authorization.
The “Administrative Measures on Pesticide Labels and Instructions” shall be approved by the Ministry of Agriculture
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When approving pesticide registration, the Ministry of Agriculture shall announce the contents and approval date of the approved pesticide labels and instructions
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Labels and instructions are not approved for pesticides not used in China
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The content of labels and manuals should be true, standardized and accurate, and their words, symbols, and graphics should be easy to identify and read, and may not be modified or supplemented by pasting, cutting, altering, etc.
without authorization
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According to the "Labeling Measures", pesticide labels should indicate: pesticide name, formulation, active ingredient and its content; pesticide registration certificate number, product standard number, and pesticide production license number; pesticide category and color band, product performance, toxicity and Its identification; scope of use, method of use, dosage, technical requirements and precautions; first aid measures for poisoning; storage and transportation methods; production date, product batch number, quality assurance period, net content; name of the pesticide registration certificate holder and its contact information and so on
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If the pesticide label is too small to indicate all the specified contents, it shall at least indicate the name of the pesticide, the content of the active ingredient, the formulation, the pesticide registration certificate number, the net content, the date of production, the quality assurance period, etc.
, and the instructions shall be attached at the same time
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The instruction manual shall indicate all the specified contents
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The "Labeling Measures" clearly stated that the use of pesticides should be restricted, and warning signs should be set up after pesticide application on the label, and the interval between humans and animals allowed to enter
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In the event of a safety accident, the “Administrative Measures for Pesticide Registration and Testing” stipulates that pesticide registration and testing shall be filed with the provincial agricultural authority where the testing is registered
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Record information including filer, product overview, test items, test site, test units, test time, and other safety precautions
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To carry out a new pesticide registration test, an application should be submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture
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The "Experimental Measures" clarified that in one of the following circumstances, the pesticide registration test unit shall suspend the registration test and report to the local provincial agricultural authority and the Ministry of Agriculture: A pesticide safety accident occurs during the test or the test safety risk is considered difficult to effectively control ; The test sample is found to be inconsistent with the sealed sample information; the test conditions are no longer available or the pesticide registration test is terminated
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According to the "Test Measures", when a major safety risk occurs during the pesticide registration test process, the test unit shall immediately stop the test, take corresponding measures to prevent further expansion of the risk, and report to the provincial agricultural authority where the test is located, and notify the applicant
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