Ministerial Decree No. 515 validating the Technical Regulation on pesticide safety. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pesticides Hazardous substances Recycling/reuse Certification Registration Transport/storage Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes the safety requirements for pesticides. Trade in pesticides shall be conditioned on their compliance with the provisions of this Technical Regulation. Imported pesticides shall be subject to state registration and shall be included in the list of pesticides authorized for use on the national territory. Packaging and labelling of pesticides must ensure their safe management, storage and transport. Pesticides on the domestic market shall be accompanied by a certificate containing complete information on their characteristics, safe use and storage, transport, trade, application and recycling. Pesticides that are unauthorized, unidentified or adulterated or otherwise present a risk to human health shall be subject to confiscation. Full text Russian Website www.government.kz