Late last month in Nanjing, Sui Pengfei, director of the ICAMA (Institute for the control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture) revealed in an industrial conference that China to issue new regulation for pesticide and the legal text will be promulgated by December 2012 the latest.

On 21st September, 2012, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has announced on its website to launch anti-dumping investigation against the pyridine imported from Japan and India. The decision was made under the petition from four major pesticide companies. On August 2nd, 2012, Anhui Guoxing Biochem, Nanjing Redsun, Weifang Lvba and Nantong Ruili Chemicals have jointly filed a complaint with the MoC, alleging dumping of pyridine from Japanese and Indian Manufacturers.  

China Hunan Department of Agriculture promulgated two local laws regarding pesticide management, the “blacklist management system on pesticide” and the “inspection system on pesticide”. As a major agricultural and agrochemical consumption province in China, Hunan is to strengthening its supervision on the crop protection market by increasing and routinizing its inspection upon the agrochemical producers and distributors.

According to China Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture(ICAMA), the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ordered on September 4, 2012 to the food process companies that all the edamame from China shall be examined the difenoconazole residual level.

The Chinese Ministry of Agricultural has published the Announcement No. 1825, “Guideline  for Developing ADI of Pesticide”. The guideline is aimed at setting technical basis for MRL establishment and risk assessment to human.

Numbers of incidents involving fipronil violation have occurred in China and officials from Ministry of Agriculture emphasized that competent authorities will strengthen supervisions the market and uses of the products and illegalities will be seized and punished.

The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture published on an official circular the first-part of result of quality inspection on pesticide goods. More than 90% the pesticide were quality standard-compliant but approximately 15% of the pesticides were incorrectly labeled.

China Ministry of Environmental Protection is to initiate environmental among all pollution-concerned industries. The surplus glyphosate industry will face a though campaign as disqualified companies will be ordered to halt production or even eliminated from China.

The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture noticed to its affiliates and subordinates on August 28, 2012 about next year’s budget plan for agriculture items. For agrochemical concerned section, the budget plan is to funding fees to conduct risk and safety assessment of several ais and registration trials on minor-crops as well as MRLs establishment.

Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) have jointly released a notice on August 16, 2012 and asked the competent authorities to strengthen inspections on domestic marketing activities in the crop protection field.