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Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides (Approved and Provisional Clearance) Order, 1996 (L. N. No. 5 of 1996).

Country/Territory
Gambia
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement "A" to The Gambia Gazette No. 5, 1 February 1996, pp. 19-28.
Subject
Environment gen., Cultivated plants
Keyword
Hazardous substances Pesticides Plant protection
Geographical area
Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Sahel, Western Africa
Abstract

The Pesticides listed in the First Schedule are hereby approved for use in The Gambia; the pesticides listed in the Second Schedule are hereby given provisional clearance for one year. The pesticides are cleared by the Chemicals and Pesticides Control Management Board under paragraph [2] of section 3 of the Act. The present Order consists of 3 articles and two Schedules.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Implements

Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides Control and Management Act (No. 12 of 1994).

Legislation | Gambia | 1994

Keyword: Registration, International trade, Institution, Special fund, Soil pollution/quality, Plant protection, Basic legislation, PIC-prior informed consent, Pollution control, Pesticides, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Organic waste, Waste management, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX