The Ministry of Agriculture issued a series of new regulations to comprehensively regulate pesticide production

The Ministry of Agriculture recently issued a series of new regulations, and determined to stop approving product names from January 8, 2008. All pesticide names should use common names or simplify common names; since July 1, 2008, pesticide products must not use commodities. name. The Ministry of Agriculture expects the name of pesticide products will be reduced from the current 1?60,000 to 1,700.

The main content of the new regulation also includes: The cumulative validity period of the temporary registration certificate for pesticides has been shortened from 4 years to 3 years. Raise the threshold for pesticide registration, reduce the gap between provisional registration and formal registration, and especially increase the requirements for temporary registration in pesticide residues. The contents of the label and the contents that must not be labelled are further clarified. At the same time, the name of the pesticide should be marked in a prominent position on the label. Regulates the active ingredient content of pesticide products.

According to reports, currently pesticide products can use three kinds of names, namely, common names, trade names, and registered trade names. Many companies have created a variety of brand names for the purpose of achieving price increases in disguised form. The problem of “more than one drug” has been highlighted. For example, imidacloprid has more than 700 trade names.

At the same time, the current pesticide regulations and supporting regulations lack specific specifications for labeling of pesticide products, causing pesticide companies to label their products with striking names on the label, and printing generic names so as to make it difficult for farmers and even agricultural technicians. Identify the product's name and characteristics.

The Ministry of Agriculture amended the existing Measures for the Implementation of Pesticide Management Regulations and the Requirements for Registration of Pesticides under the Administrative Licensing Law, and formulated corresponding normative documents on the administration of pesticide labels, pesticide names, and product content management. The "Decision on Amending the Measures for the Implementation of the Regulations on the Administration of Pesticides," "Regulations on the Registration of Pesticides," and the "Administrative Measures on the Labeling and Manuscript of Agricultural Chemicals," issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, issued an announcement on the registration and approval management of pesticide names. On December 12 last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Development and Reform Commission jointly issued two announcements on the naming of pesticide names and the content of active ingredients of pesticide products.