Order No. 231 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation on state registration of pesticides and agrochemicals. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2009 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Pesticides Registration Certification 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 Order establishes the procedure for state registration of pesticides and agrochemicals by the Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision Service. State registration shall be carried out after the completion of registration testing and in the presence of the favourable conclusion of expertise carried out by federal executive bodies. Certificate shall be issued on state registration of pesticides and agrochemicals. In the process of registration of pesticides and agrochemicals the following procedures shall be carried out: (a) examination of application and accompanying documentation; (b) decision-making on registration or refusal of registration; (c) submittal of information to the Ministry of Agriculture after the issuance of registration certificate; (d) cancellation of registration after expiry of the period of registration of pesticides and agrochemicals; and (f) submittal of information to the Ministry of Agriculture on cancellation of registration. Paragraph 21 shall be amended to add the following wording: "State registration of pesticides and agrochemicals shall be performed by Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision Service (Rosselkhoznadzor) in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. All documentation related to the state registration of the pesticide or agrochemical is stored in an archive of Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision Service (Rosselkhoznadzor)”. Paragraph 24 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision Service (Rosselkhoznadzor) makes a decision on the state registration of a pesticide or agrochemical and issues it to the Registrant a certificate of state registration of a pesticide or agrochemical or, in case of a negative decision, issues motivated denial of state registration of a pesticide or agrochemical.” Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru References - Legislation Amends Order No. 357 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation on state registration of pesticides and agrochemicals. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2007 Keyword: Pesticides, Registration, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Order No. 145 amending Order No. 231 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation on state registration of pesticides and agrochemicals. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Pesticides, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX