The Illegal Trade in Chemicals

Annex 1: Definitions

Pesticides

The table below provides the definitions and sources for the terms used in this report.

Term

Definition

Source

Banned pesticide

A pesticide all uses of which have been prohibited by final regulatory action in order to protect human health or the environment including those that have been refused approval for first-time use or have been withdrawn by industry either from the domestic market or from further consideration in the domestic approval process, and where there is clear evidence that such action has been taken in order to protect human health or the environment. Pesticides with ingredients, chemical components or manufactured products the origin or contents of which are deliberately misrepresented through false labelling and other forms of misidentification or fraudulent presentation. This category also includes products that do not properly label active ingredients or include unlabelled and potentially illegal or banned chemicals or other combinations of unidentified chemicals and unknown substances. Any substance, or mixture of substances of chemical or biological ingredients intended for repelling, destroying or controlling any pest or regulating plant growth. Legal instruments specifically designed to control pesticides. The term may refer to a primary instrument, often a law, act or ordinance, as well as a number of secondary or subsidiary legal instruments, such as regulations, decrees, rules or notices. The regulatory and technical control of all aspects of the pesticide life cycle, including production (manufacture and formulation), authorization, import, distribution, sale, supply, transport, storage, handling, application and disposal of pesticides and their containers to ensure safety and efficacy and to minimize adverse health and environmental effects and human and animal exposure. The full set of legislation governing the management of pesticides. This may include legislation on environmental protection, public health, occupational health, water, food safety, wildlife, marine protection, plant protection and general chemicals management. The regulatory framework also includes obligations under international instruments. Improperly registered pesticides or pesticides with lower or higher quantities of prescribed active ingredients.

FAO andWHO 2016

Counterfeit or fake pesticides

UNICRI 2016

Pesticide

FAO andWHO 2016

Pesticide legislation

FAO andWHO 2015

Pesticide management

FAO andWHO 2016

Regulatory framework

FAO andWHO 2015

Spurious pesticides

FICCI and TATA 2015

Substandard pesticides

FICCI and TATA 2015

Pesticides that do not conform to the approved active ingredient tests.

Unauthorized pesticides

Pesticides formulated for other markets, or for any reasons not authorized for use in a particular country.

UNICRI 2016

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