Resolution No.126/1 dated February 23 of 2016 to prevent the registration and import of agricultural pesticide. Pays/Territoire Liban Type du document Règlement Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Plantes cultivées, Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Pesticides Enregistrement Autorisation/permis Commerce international Commerce intérieur Substances dangereuses Aire géographique Asie, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Asie Occidentale Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Résumé 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. Texte intégral Arabe Site web www.pcm.gov.lb