China is one of the largest pesticide exporters in the world with  exports of 1,440,000 tons  in 2011. Chinese pesticides are however criticized by the international market for being inferior and of poor quality. To combat the dismal reputation of Chinese products, the government is developing new regulations. Although the final legal text of new pesticide regulation has not been published, inferences on its content and scope can be made based on statments made by officials from the ICAMA (the Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture).