Decree No. 991 amending Decree No. 98.816 (regulating Act No. 7.802 on pesticides).

Subject

Cultivated plants, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Plant protection Pesticides Classification/declassification Authorization/permit Standards

Geographical area

Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic

Entry into force notes

This Decree enters into force on the date of publication.

Abstract

This Decree amends Decree No. 98.816 (regulating Act No. 7.802 on the use of pesticides). Amending articles concern pesticides' classification, requirements to be satisfied by these products, controls to be carried out by competent federative administration, etc. It also lists Annex V of Decree No. 98.816, establishing the expiration date, according to the different class, for requesting an authorization for the use of pesticides.

Full text

Portuguese

References - Legislation

Amends

Decree No. 98.816 regulating Act No. 7.802 (concerning research, production, labelling, packaging, exploitation, classification, use, etc. of pesticides).

Legislation | Brazil | 1990

Keyword: Plant protection, Pesticides, Classification/declassification, Transport/storage, Packaging/labelling, Institution, Registration, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX