Council of Ministers Resolution No. 9 of 2012 on the system of agricultural pesticides Pays/Territoire Palestine Type du document Règlement Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Enregistrement Pesticides Certification Commerce intérieur Commerce international Infractions/sanctions Autorisation/permis Aire géographique Asie, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Asie Occidentale Résumé This Regulation consisting of 73 articles aims at issuing a strict pesticides management system in the Palestinian Authority territory setting rules on pesticides in terms of import, export, and registration processes. It establishes a scientific Committee to determine the types of pesticides that can be used and to monitor and control their quality. The Committee is also charged with publishing each year, and distributing to stakeholders, a record of the pesticides registered. It lays down some definitions of significant terms (Art.1). Article 4 prohibits the use of pesticides that are (i) banned for use in the Occupied West Bank; (ii) banned for use in their country of origin for health or environmental reasons; (iii) classified by the World Health Organization or the US Environmental Protection Agency as causing cancer or birth defects or genetic mutations, or severe toxicity to humans or animals; and (iv) being groundwater pollutants. Article 5 lists the purposes for which is permitted the importation of the pesticides without registration. The Regulation explains in details the procedures for registering pesticides. Texte intégral Arabe