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Instructions for Registration and Approval of Pesticides No.2 of 2015.

Country/Territory
Iraq
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No.4380 published on 2/11/2015, pp.6-17.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Pesticides Authorization/permit Registration Procedural matters Protection of environment Research Toxicity/poisoning
Geographical area
Asia, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
These Instructions enter into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

These Instructions consist of 20 articles and (i) state that requests for registration or re-registration of a pesticide must be submitted to the National Registration Committee by a body officially authorized to submit the application; (ii) list the documents to be submitted with the application; (iii) provide specifications regarding the technical file of the required pesticide, diagnosis of the pesticide product, biological properties of the active substance, toxicological data, environmental studies on the fate of the active substance (i.e. bird mouth, fish, seedlings, insects, water, soil, etc.), the appropriate test examinations and criteria used for identification, final product information, and safety information, also according to the WHO criteria.

Full text
Arabic
Website
zeraa.gov.iq

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 47 of 2012 on Registration and Certification of Pesticides.

Legislation | Iraq | 2012

Keyword: Pesticides, Public health, Protection of environment, Plant protection, Institution, Registration, Certification, Use restrictions

Source: FAO, FAOLEX