Pesticide oversight
The aim of setting up a pesticide oversight is for authorities to decide which pesticides can be used in the country. With high resources, the implementation proposed is a full product registration.
Full product registration consists of 3 activities done by the governmental authority:
- Collection and dissemination of data
- Evaluation of data
- Decision taken on whether to allow the pesticide or not
This full product registration can be implemented following three options from the least to the most resource intensive:
- Based on GHS classification
- Based on control banding
- Based on full risk assessment
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- FAO / WHO : Guidelines on data requirements for the registration of pesticides - International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides [2013]
- WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard
- FAO : Guidelines on Efficacy Evaluation for the Registration of Plant Protection Products [2006]