Minor-use
Authorizations:
One
of the recent amendments to the Registered and Restricted
Pesticides (Registration) Regulations (see
legislation), which was signed by the Minister
of Agriculture in February 2003, is the new provision for
pesticide end-users to apply
for minor-use authorizations.
A
trade applicator, pest exterminator or other pesticide user
who wishes to import a pesticide for his own use but cannot
meet the requirements for full registration may apply for
minor-use authorization by submitting:
- Summary
details of the product
- Description
of the pest problem and reasons why pesticides already
registered are not suitable
- Quantity
of pesticide required, and
- A
sample of the label and other user oriented information
of the product
CRITERIA
AND CONDITIONS FOR MINOR-USE AUTHORIZATIONS:
- Pesticides
registered/locally available are not suitable for the
specific pest problem
- The
product will only be used by the person concerned and
will not be sold or otherwise alienated
- The
authorization shall be valid for one consignment only
- The
product must be registered in the country of origin.
Registration
of Domestic-Use Pesticides:
The
data requirements for the registration of this category
of pesticides have been simplified, and the registration
fees have been substantially lowered. The following data
needs to be submitted in support of applications for the
registration of domestic-use pesticides, along with the
application form.
- IDENTITY
1.1 - Trade Name
1.2 - Common Name
1.3 - Use
1.4 - Manufacturer
1.5 - Country of Origin
- TECHNICAL
2.1 - Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
2.2 - Methods of analysis for quality control
2.3 - Analysis of composition
- TOXICOLOGICAL
STUDIES
3.1 - Acute toxicity studies in mammals: oral, dermal
and inhalation, in rat & rabbit
3.2 - Carcinogenicity, mutagenicity and teratogenicity
studies
3.3 - Studies on non-target organisms (birds, bees, fish,
domestic animals)
- GENERAL
4.1 - Product presentation(s)
4.2 - Container specifications
4.3 - Proposed label
4.4 - Product Sample
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