Circular No. 24/2010/TT-BNNPTNT On the issuance of the List of Plant Protection Chemicals Permitted for Use, Restricted Use, and Prohibited Use in Vietnam

CIRCULAR

Regarding the issuance of the List of Plant Protection Chemicals Permitted for Use, Restricted for Use, and Prohibited from Use in Vietnam

restrict use, prohibit use in Vietnam

Pursuant to Decree No. 01/2008/NĐ-CP dated January 3, 2008 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Decree No. 75/2009/NĐ-CP dated September 10, 2009 of the Government amending Article 3 of Decree No. 01/2008/NĐ-CP dated January 3, 2008 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;Article 3 of Decree No. 01/2008/NĐ-CP dated January 3, 2008 of the Government stipulates the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;
Pursuant to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Law dated August 8, 2001; Pursuant to the Regulation on Management of Plant Protection Chemicals issued together with Decision No. 89/2006/QĐ-BNN dated October 2, 2006 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development hereby issues the List of Plant Protection Chemicals Permitted for Use, Restricted for Use, and Prohibited from Use in Vietnam as follows:

Article 1. 1. National Technical Regulation on Railway Traffic Signals, number QCVN 21:2025/BXD.

1. The List of Plant Protection Chemicals Permitted for Use in Vietnam, Appendix 1 attached includes:

a) Agricultural Products:

- Insecticides: 437 active ingredients with 1,196 trade names

- Fungicides: 304 active ingredients with 828 trade names.

- Herbicides: 160 active ingredients with 474 trade names

- Rodenticides: 11 active ingredients with 17 trade names

- Growth Regulators: 49 active ingredients with 118 trade names.

- Insect Attractants: 6 active ingredients with 8 trade names

- Snailcides: 19 active ingredients with 91 trade names

- Adjuvants (spreaders): 5 active ingredients with 6 trade names

b) Termite Control Chemicals: 11 active ingredients with 12 trade names

c) Timber Preservation Chemicals: 5 active ingredients with 7 trade names

d) Warehouse Disinfectants: 5 active ingredients with 5 trade names

2. The List of Plant Protection Chemicals Restricted for Use in Vietnam, Appendix 2 attached includes:

a) Agricultural Chemicals

- Insecticides: 5 active ingredients with 10 trade names

- Rodenticides: 1 active ingredient with 3 trade names

b) Termite Control Chemicals: 2 active ingredients with 2 trade names

c) Timber Preservation Chemicals: 4 active ingredients with 4 trade names

d) Warehouse Disinfectants: 3 active ingredients with 9 trade names

3. The List of Plant Protection Chemicals Prohibited from Use in Vietnam, Appendix 3 attached includes:

a) Insecticides, Wood Preservatives: 21 active substances.

b) Fungicides: 6 active substances.

c) Rodenticides: 1 active substance.

d) Herbicides: 1 active substance.

Article 2. Exporting and importing plant protection chemicals under this Circular shall be carried out in accordance with Decree No. 12/2006/NĐ-CP dated January 23, 2006 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law on Trade regarding international trade activities and agency buying, selling, processing, and transiting goods with foreign countries.

Article 3. The Plant Protection Department shall be responsible for guiding the use of plant protection chemicals restricted for use in Vietnam.

Article 4. This Circular takes effect 45 days from the date of signature. It replaces Circulars No. 09/2009/TT-BNN dated March 3, 2009, No. 20/2009/TT-BNN dated April 17, 2009, No. 32/2009/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 8, 2009, No. 64/2009/TT-BNNPTNT dated October 7, 2009, and No. 02/2010/TT-BNNPTNT dated January 8, 2010 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Article 5. The Director of the Plant Protection Department, the Head of the Ministry's Office, Heads of units under the Ministry, and relevant organizations and individuals are responsible for implementing this Circular./.