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Order No. 197 of the Minister of Agriculture validating Technical Regulation on safety of plant protection means (pesticides).

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant protection Pesticides Public health Standards Packaging/labelling Registration Transport/storage Internal trade
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication.
Abstract

This Order validates Technical Regulation on safety of plant protection means (pesticides) and its shall be applicable to plant protection means (pesticides), released in circulation on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the processes of their life cycle. The list of plant protection means (pesticides) covered by the technical regulations and their classifier codes in accordance with the unified Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activities of the Eurasian Economic Union is specified in Annex 1. The requirements of this Technical Regulations shall be applicable to the activities of all natural and legal persons involved in the production (formulation, transportation, storage, sale, application and neutralization of pesticides). Pesticides are released into circulation on the market of the Republic of Kazakhstan if they comply with standards set forth by this Technical Regulation. Pesticides that have passed state registration shall be authorized for manufacturing (formulation), import, storage, transportation, trade, application and shall be inserted in the approved list of pesticides by the authorized institution in the field of plant protection. Packaging and containers for pesticides must ensure safety during storage, transportation and sale of the plant protection means. Packaging and containers must be made of materials specially adapted to protect human beings and the environment from the hazardous properties and impact of the pesticides.

Full text
Russian
Website
adilet.zan.kz

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 331-2 on plant protection.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2002

Keyword: Food security, Plant protection, Crops/grasses, Pests/diseases, Weeds, Pesticides, Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX