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Pesticide Law (State Law and Order Restoration Council Law No. 10/90).

Country/Territory
Myanmar
Document type
Legislation
Date
1990
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Pesticides Pests/diseases Registration Toxicity/poisoning Authorization/permit Institution Packaging/labelling Basic legislation Plant protection
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

The Law provides for the institution of the Pesticide Registration Board that, in close collaboration with the Myanmar Agricultural Service, shall undertake all actions necessary to test all pesticides, or their bio active molecules, to evaluate their real composition and compliance with their labelling and to carry on bio-efficacy trials to assess the efficacy of those pesticides and active molecules on crops. Moreover, the Board shall ban the use of pesticides and active ingredients harmful to human and animal health and to the crops and cultivations.

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