Instruction No. 01-19/138-11 regarding soil decontamination with methyl bromide in hothouses. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Land & soil, Cultivated plants Keyword Vegetables/legumes Residues Food quality control/food safety Soil pollution/quality Soil conservation/soil improvement Floriculture Pests/diseases Plant protection Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Instruction establishes the modalities of soil decontamination with methyl bromide in hothouses (irrespective of the form of property) for cucumber, tomato, pepper and aubergine plants, greens (lettuce, parsley and celery) and ornamental flowering plants to protect against terricolous pests. In each case, the treatment of soil with methyl bromide shall be coordinated with the state sanitary service. Applicants shall submit the following documentation: (a) blueprint of hothouse with sanitary protection zone(s) marked; (b) schedule of treatment and departmental inspection for the presence of maximum residue limits (MRL) of methyl bromide in the air and bromides in soil; and (c) presence of maximum residue limits (MRL) of methyl bromide in vegetables. Annex 1 contains the requirements for storage and transport of methyl bromide. Full text Russian Website www.lawrussia.ru