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Ministerial Order No. 88/87 approving the Regulation on pesticides.

Country/Territory
Mozambique
Document type
Regulation
Date
1987
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim da República No. 30 (I Series), 29 July 1987, pp. 159-168.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
MRL-maximum residue limit Registration International trade Packaging/labelling Classification/declassification Toxicity/poisoning Food quality control/food safety Pesticides
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries
Entry into force notes
This Ministerial Order enters into force immediately.
Abstract

This Ministerial Order approves the Regulation on pesticides in order to improve plant cultivation and to protect human health. It consists of 14 chapters establishing that pesticides to be imported, produced, traded and used within the Mozambican territory must satisfy sanitary requirements and be registered by the competent authority (I.N.I.A.). The Regulation is divided as follows: Pesticide definition and involved items (Chap. 1); Registration and requirements to be satisfied for obtaining a pesticide use authorization (2); Pesticide imports (3); Storage requirements (4 and 5); Pesticide trade (6); Transport (7); Labelling and packaging (8 and 9); Pesticide elimination and classification of toxicity (10 and 11); Maximum residue limits in food (12); Controls and sanctions (13); Final provisions (14).

Full text
Portuguese

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Decree No. 153/2002 on Pesticides.

Legislation | Mozambique | 2002

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Pesticides, Registration, Internal trade, International trade, Classification/declassification, Toxicity/poisoning, Offences/penalties, Packaging/labelling, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX