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Resolution No.126/1 dated February 23 of 2016 to prevent the registration and import of agricultural pesticide.

Country/Territory
Lebanon
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pesticides Registration Authorization/permit International trade Internal trade Hazardous substances
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 consisting of 5 articles aims at preserving public health and setting up the environmental requirements in order to get a healthy agricultural production. It bans the registration and the entrance in Lebanon of any agricultural pesticide that includes in its composition the active substances carbofuran and carbosulfan. However, it permits the authorized companies in trading pesticides containing the aforementioned substances of keeping circulating them until the expiring date. These companies shall inform the Plant Pharmacy Department at the Ministry of Agriculture about the amount of these substances that have already expired and the ones next to expire in their possession.

Full text
Arabic
Website
www.pcm.gov.lb