Prothioconazole and other products may not be used in china

In August 30-31 held in Qingdao, “the second session of the Chinese pesticide international market development and overseas registration exchange”, the Ministry of Agriculture Pesticide Laboratory of the International Exchange and Service Department Wu Houbin Director made a wonderful report at the meeting. Director Wu of China’s pesticide on the latest export data and industry policy changes were interpreted, but also for some varieties of re-evaluation of the risk made an early warning tips.

Data show that in 2015 China’s pesticide production reached 132.8 million tons (China Pesticide Industry Association data), accounting for about 48.8% of the global use of pesticides 100%, is truly the world’s largest pesticide producer. The excessive use of pesticides, has made the domestic ecological environment of the two “red light”, the implementation of reduction actions to reduce the unreasonable use. In this context, exports are the only way for the healthy development of pesticide industry.

Wu Zhichang through the distribution of export data, said that in recent years, although the number of Chinese pesticide exports and the amount of double reduction trend, but the proportion of agents in which the rise has been showing the structural changes in China’s pesticide exports.

At the meeting, Wu pointed out that China’s pesticide export management policy of the five changes, which for enterprises to import and export trade has a significant impact, but also attracted the attention of participants. Second, the provisions of import and export of pesticides are a kind of pesticide management, import and export of pesticides need to apply for pesticide business license; third, import and export of pesticides should be produced by the Customs and Excise Department of the provisions of the provisions of the Customs and Excise Department Proof of documents; Fourth, the application of ICAMA certification should be consistent with the licensing conditions; Fifth, is related to the import business, that is issued outside the label label production regulations.

In the export process, Mr. Wu reminded pesticide companies in particular, to be concerned with their own relevant international conventions. In accordance with the Rotterdam Convention, ICAMA shall issue export notices to the importing country’s DNA at the time of exporting domestic pesticide products such as butylcyclohexime and methamphetamine from 1 January 2018, The export process takes some time. Parties should, in theory, submit to the Convention a review of domestic prohibited products and discuss whether or not they are included in Annex 3, and that any country of exporting parties will ensure that their enterprises comply with import decisions. So the current review of the ongoing risk assessment products will form an early warning role for export enterprises.

For example, due to human health and environmental hazards related to the current acetochlor has been in line with the conditions of the two countries ban, in October this year will be submitted to the Chemical Review Committee to consider, export enterprises should pay attention to this.

Wu also pointed out several popular products, including Europe, the US patent has just expired, at present nearly a hundred domestic enterprises are preparing to apply for registration of prothioconazole. Prothioconazole is one of the top ten fungicides in the world and is currently registered and sold in more than 60 countries. Its risk is mainly harmful to human health, especially for women’s reproductive system. Compared to foreign control of safe operation, more domestic retail, spraying method is not advanced, the health risks of the application is unacceptable. Although there is no evaluation of the current ICAMA conclusions, but the Director Wu said that according to the results of toxicological assessment, the product may not be able to use in China.

In addition ICAMA start of the pesticide re-evaluation of information on the formation of early warning, the products include carbendazim, atrazine, triazophos, imidacloprid, alachlor, butachlor, speed off Granville, mixed with Granville. At present, the above products have not yet released re-evaluation results, but export enterprises should be concerned.