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Resolution No. 309/1 revoking the registration and forbidding the import of some pesticides.

Country/Territory
Lebanon
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 32, 1 July 2010, pp. 4321-4322.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Pesticides Registration International trade
Geographical area
Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Resolution enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Resolution revokes the registration of pesticides containing Methidathion, Methyl Parathion, Cyhexatin, Simazine and Atrazine and forbids their import to Lebanon. The use of these pesticides is not allowed in the Lebanese lands except for Methidathion which is allowed until the end of 2010. Farms and companies have to inform the Ministry of Agriculture about the quantity of these pesticides already in their possess.

Full text
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