Plant Protection Regulation ( Usage and holding of Aldicarb - Tamik)-1978 Country/Territory Israel Document type Regulation Date 1978 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Dinim Vol.7 pp.4233 Subject Cultivated plants, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Plant protection Pesticides Disinfection/disinfestation Authorization/permit Pests/diseases Transport/storage Packaging/labelling Hazardous substances Geographical area Asia, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract This Regulation, of 13 sections and one Annex, sets definitions and makes provisions for the usage of Pesticides containing Aldicarb-2-methyl-2-(methylthio)-propionaldehyde O-(methylcarbamoyl) oxime agents in a granular formulation. Section (1) gives definitions. Sections (2) to (3) prohibit the selling and the usage of pesticides containing Aldicarb unless a permit is obtained from the director of the Plant Protection Department. Sections (4) to (5) deal with the requisites for obtaining a permit: the operator must be well qualified, permit taxes have been paid and environmental damage due to the usage of the pesticide must be controlled. The permit will report information regarding the name of the seller, the buyer and the quantity of the pesticide, the cause, the crop and the place to be used. Section (6) sets safety measures for the pesticides operator. Section (7) to (8) deal with storage restrictions and caution signing for the storeroom and the pesticide containers. Section (9) demands the positioning of caution signs, in the way prescribed in Annex 1, before the spreading of the pesticide. The signs will not be taken away before 90 days from spreading date, and air-spreading is strictly prohibited. Sections (10) to (11) deal with the burning of empty pesticide packages and the collecting of all material and equipment used with the pesticide operations. Equipment must be rinsed on that very day in a site not used for human bathing. Sections (12) and (13) contain generic information. Annex 1 gives an example for a caution sign. Full text Hebrew References - Legislation Implements Plant Protection Law, 1956. Legislation | Israel | 1956 (1982) Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Pesticides, Policy/planning, Institution, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX