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Pesticide Registration and Control Council of State Decree (No. 20/1990).

Country/Territory
Ethiopia
Document type
Regulation
Date
1990
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Pesticides Institution Registration Inspection Packaging/labelling Transport/storage
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel
Entry into force notes
This Decree shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Negarit Gazeta.
Abstract

No person may manufacture, import, sell or use a pesticide not registered in accordance with this Special Decree. Notwithstanding registration, a pesticide may not be imported, stored, transported or offered for sale where not packed or labeled as provided in this Special Decree and directives issued hereunder. Application for the registration of a pesticide shall be made by the manufacture or by the importer in the form prescribed by the Minister. The Minister may, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit to impose, authorize registration upon satisfaction that the application complies with certain specified requirements. The Ministry shall keep a List of Registered Pesticides and issue a certificate of registration. Any package shall be designed and made in such a way that it contains the pesticide safely during transportation, storage, marketing, distribution and, use, including reuse where applicable, and in accordance with relevant standards set by the Ethiopian Standards Authority. Pesticides shall be labeled, transported and stored in accordance with provisions of this Decree. A Pesticide Advisory Committee is established. Inspectors may be appointed by the Minister. (29 sections)

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