Resolution No. 3209 of 2003 on pesticides. Country/Territory Egypt Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 217 (Supplement), 23 September 2003, 61 pp. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Plant production Pesticides Packaging/labelling Internal trade International trade Registration Certification Authorization/permit Geographical area Africa, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force on 23 September 2003. Abstract This Resolution is composed of 24 articles and 9 Annexes. Importation and trade of pesticides before their registration at the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation is prohibited (art. 1). Requirements, rules and conditions necessary for the registration of pesticides are those issued by the Environment Protection Agency of USA, the European Union, FAO and WHO (art. 2). Requirements for the registration of pesticides are to be in accordance with the Rule “Me Too” (art. 5). The Recommendation and Pesticides Registration Committee will prepare a special register for pesticides (art. 6). Pesticides must be prepared in an authorized factory (art. 9). Packages used for pesticides must be sealed and resistant to storage and transport (art. 10). The Agricultural Epidemic Fighting Engineer responsible for the pesticides control will carry out the inspection on the production and trade of pesticides (art. 14). The Control Department of the Central Laboratory will carry out sampling of pesticides (art. 15). Requirements for the registration of pesticides are set out in Annex 1. Annex 2 contains the Pesticide Registration Certificate. Application for the authorization to import pesticides is given in Annex 3. Application for licences or renewal of licences for pesticides' factories is dealt with in Annex 4. Methods for the control of pesticide's package quality are outlined in Annex 5. Annex 6 contains the application for trade in pesticides. Sampling methods for analysis are outlined in Annex 7. Full text Arabic References - Legislation Repeals Ministerial Resolution No. 36 of 2000 concerning the valuation of cancerous effects of pesticides. Legislation | Egypt | 2000 Keyword: Pesticides, Registration, EIA, International organization Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Resolution No. 173 of 2004 amending Resolution No. 3209 of 2003 on pesticides. Legislation | Egypt | 2004 Keyword: Pesticides, Plant protection, Registration, Internal trade, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Resolution No. 3059 of 2004 on agricultural pesticides. Legislation | Egypt | 2004 Keyword: Pesticides, Plant protection, Toxicity/poisoning, Packaging/labelling, Registration, Internal trade, International trade, Institution, Certification, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX