FAO : Guidelines on procedures for the registration, certification and testing of new pesticide application equipment [2001]
Description:
This document outlines how governments can influence pesticide safety by controlling the quality of new pesticide application equipment manufactured in or imported into a country. By incorporating into national legislation, a requirement for manufacturers and importers to declare that application equipment meets acceptable, international standards of safety and durability, or to set up national or regional testing and certification procedures, it should be possible to gradually reduce and ultimately to eliminate sub-standard application equipment from farms.
Why this Tool/Guidance?
This guidance will allow national authorities to set standards for testing of new pesticide application equipment.