On 1 Nov 2011, China MoA issued the Announcement 2466 to promulgate 83 agriculture standards to be adopted on 1 Apr 2017, of which 3 are relevant to pesticide management:

• NY/T 1427-2016 Guideline for the Testing Pesticide Stability at Ambient Temperature (Replacing the NY/T 1427-2007);

• NY/T 2989-2016 Guidance on the Establishment of Product Specification for Pesticide Registration;

• NY/T 2989-2016 Methods for the Qualitative and Quantitative Determination of Prohibited and Restricted Pesticides;