Pesticides Management

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Pesticides Management

• CODE OF CONDUCT on distribution/use of pesticides
  
• Harmonization of pesticides registration
• FAO Pesticide Management Group
• Plant Protection Service (AGPM)

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International Code of Conduct on the Distribution
and Use of Pesticides

• New Features
• of the
• Revised Version of the
• Code of Conduct

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The Revised Version of the International Code of
Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides
http//www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/core-themes/t
heme/pests/pm/code/
Code now available in Arabic, Chinese, English,
French and Spanish
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Code of Conduct

• Established in 1985, amended in 1989 to include
  the PIC-procedure, revised at the end of 2002
• Is the globally accepted standard for pesticide
  management by all stakeholders, i.e. governments,
  industry, public interest groups and farmer
  organizations
• Is a comprehensive approach to improve pesticide
  management
• Considers pesticide management a part of chemical
  management as well as sustainable agricultural
  development

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The Revised Code of Conduct

• Provides the framework for a complete management
  infrastructure that covers pesticides throughout
  their life-cycle
• Addresses all areas of pesticide management,
  through supporting manuals and guidelines
  (production, product quality, distribution, sale,
  use and disposal)
• Provides, through standard-setting, a point of
  reference, in particular for governments and the
  pesticide industry
• Applies to all public and private entities
  involved in pesticides matters

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The Revised Code of Conduct

• Focuses on risk reduction, protection of human
  and environmental health
• Requests for adherence to relevant Conventions
  and international standards
• Strengthens the responsibilities of the major
  stakeholders, i.e. governments and pesticide
  industries
• Encourages strongly the involvement of farmers
  organizations, NGOs and others to look for
  alternative pest management solutions, in
  particular biological control methods, by
  applying IPM strategies
• Emphasizes the importance of monitoring and
  compliance with the provisions of the Code.

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The Revised Code of Conduct

• Adopted at the 123rd Session of the FAO Council,
  November 2002 (with the authorization of the
  Thirty-first Session of the FAO Conference),
  i.e. by all FAO member countries,
• Consists of 12 articles,
• Annex 1 includes the reference to international
  agreements and instruments,
• The references provide specific guidance and
  guidelines,
• Public interest groups have committed support,
• CropLife International has made adherence to the
  Code a condition for its membership.

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Article 1 Objectives of the Code

• Expands the list of stakeholders,
• Stresses the role of training on all matters
  related to pesticide management,
• Incorporates the life-cycle-concept,
• Promotes Integrated Pest and Vector Management
  (IPM and IVM)
• Makes specific reference to the Rotterdam
  Convention.

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Article 3 and 4 Pesticide management and Testing
of Pesticides

• Stresses the importance of IPM and the need to
  develop less toxic alternative pesticides,
• Addresses the relevance of application methods
  and equipment to reduce risk during application.
• Calls upon governments exporting pesticides and
  IGOs to assist developing countries,
• Highlights post-registration surveillance and
  monitoring studies under field conditions.

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Article 5 Reducing health and environmental risks

• Specifies surveillance and monitoring activities
• Minimization of exposure and collection of empty
  containers,
• Proposes to industries to halt sale or recall
  products when handling or use pose an
  unacceptable risk,
• Takes up proposals for protective measures for
  pesticide plants.

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Article 6 Regulatory and technical requirements

• Reflects todays procedures for registering
  pesticides,
• Makes reference to FAO/WHO pesticide
  specifications and the determination of
  equivalence,
• Requests for extensive data collection on export,
  import, production, etc

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Article 7 Availability and use

• Stresses that restrictions to the availability of
  pesticides are an important factor to reduce
  risk,
• Points out the joint responsibility of
  governments and industry regarding packaging and
  labelling of pesticides,
• Suggests the prohibition of import, sale and
  purchase of pesticide products falling into WHO
  classes Ia and Ib.

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Article 8 Distribution and trade

• Stresses the need for licensing schemes for
  distribution and trade,
• Points out to the reduction of potential for
  accumulation of excessive pesticide stocks
  through market-driven supply and reduced
  subsidies or donations,
• Proposes improved purchasing procedures.

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Article 9 Information exchange

• (has undergone a total revision)
• Clarifies the need for information exchange and
  the role of national authorities,
• Encourages more transparency for regulatory
  processes and the participation of the public.

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Article 10 and 11 Labelling, packaging, storage
and disposal and Article 11 Advertising

• Gives emphasis to the importance of labelling,
• Addresses the shared responsibility for obsolete
  pesticides and,
• Multilateral cooperation to solve the problem of
  obsolete pesticides,
• Provides precise guidance (wording) for
  advertisement for pesticides.

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Article 12 Monitoring and observance of the Code

• Strengthens the role of monitoring observance to
  support implementation,
• Invites NGOs, pesticide industry and other
  interested parties to monitor activities related
  to the implementation of the Code,
• Reflects the shared responsibility and
  cooperative spirit of key stakeholders and the
  Code as a dynamic instrument.

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Other International Undertakings with Direct
Implications for Pesticides, annex 1

• In addition to the Code of Conduct, Rotterdam
  Convention, IPPC and to Codex Alimentarius
• The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete
  the Ozone Layer in force since 1989
• The Basel Convention on the Control of
  Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and
  their Disposal since 1992
• The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic
  Pollutants, since 2004 into force.

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CURRENT STATUS and FUTURE ACTIVITIES

• Promotion and distribution of the Revised Code
  (seeking cooperation e.g. with new stakeholders),
• Review of existing and development of new
  guidelines in support of the new provisions,
• CropLife International and Pesticide Action
  Network have made full commitments in support of
  the Code,
• Associations of generic manufacturers, e.g. ALINA
  and ECCA have committed their support for the
  Code.

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New Website structure
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New Information under the Code

• New guidelines on the web
• Guidelines on monitoring and observance of the
  revised version of the Code of Conduct (New
  guideline)
• Guidelines on efficacy evaluation for the
  registration of plant protection products
  (revised guideline)
• Guidelines on compliance and enforcement of a
  pesticide regulatory programme (New guideline)

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Outcome of the 131st Session of FAO Council,
November 2006

• Strategic Approach to International Chemicals
  Management (SAICM) was endorsed
• The Code of Conduct an important element of the
  SAICM process
• The need for the agricultural sector to be fully
  involved in the SAICM process

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Outcome of the 131st Session of FAO Council,
November 2006

• FAO Council suggested that the activities of FAO
  could include risk reduction, including
• Promoting good agricultural practices,
• Ensuring environmentally-sound disposal of
  stockpiles of obsolete pesticides
• Capacity building in establishing national and
  regional laboratories

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Conclusions on the Revised Code

• It has a comprehensive scope and it serves as an
  integrative guide for all pesticide matters,
• It provides a point of reference for all
  stakeholders involved in pesticide issues,
• It supports sustainable agricultural development,
  it focuses on risk reduction and the protection
  of environmental and human health,
• Pesticide management is considered a part of
  chemical management,

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Conclusions on the Revised Code

• It strengthens the establishment of partnerships
  between industrialized and developing countries
  following the principle of shared responsibility,
• It supports strongly the implementation of
  multilateral environmental agreements related to
  pesticides, such as the Montreal Protocol and the
  Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, in
  particular in countries with a weak
  infrastructure on pesticides,
• It enhances strongly the application of other
  international instruments such as Codex in
  support of agricultural and economic development.

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International Code of Conduct on the Distribution
and Use of Pesticides

• Thank you very much for your attention
• Mark Davis et al.
• Pesticides Management Group (AGPMC)
• Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO
• http//www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpp/pesticid
• http//www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/core-themes/t
  heme/pests/en
• Jan Breithaupt
• Pesticides Management Group (AGPMC)Pest- and
  Pesticides Risk Reduction TeamPlant Production
  and Protection Division, FAO
• http//www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/core-themes/t
  heme/pests/en/