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.

Biocidal products in China are classified and administrated as different kinds of commercial products in terms of their various application targets and application areas, the 23 types of products in the EU BPR are regulated as pesticides, veterinary drugs, medicines, food or feed additives, disinfectants, drinking water-relevant products, etc. in China.

Early this month, Jiangsu Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA) has released a local announcement to the herbicide companies to ensure the quality and safety of the herbicide products. The herbicide producers will be frequently examined on their qualifications and sampled on their products. And the salesmen from the companies are required to correctly instruct the users of how to spray the products.

Shandong Bureau of Quality Supervision (QSB) inspected the insecticides in the market and two of the products were found sub-standard.

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced on 11th, July that 59 renewal applications for pesticide manufacturing license have been rejected by the experts committee.

Recently in Beijing, China Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), China Custom and other industrial experts have discussed HS Code problems resulting from restrictions on the herbicide paraquat.