Literally interpreted, the range of pesticide marketing has been broaden from only 7 types of entities(marketing entities under the state owned supply and marketing cooperatives, plant protection station, soil& fertilizer station, agricultural and forestry technology extension organization, pesticide production enterprises and other entities prescribed by the State Council) to all entities equipped with qualified technicians(56 hour professional training), operating area(no less than 30 square meters) and storage area(no less than 50 square meters),  ventilation and firefighting facility, bar code identification device and computerize systems.

For online sales of pesticide, the marketing license number, registered address and contact information will be mandatorily displayed on webpages. If specific product was exhibited, the pesticide registration number, production license number and photo of label should be displayed.

Electronic traceable code will be mandatorily included in pesticide labels. In addition, specific information should be labeled for quality assurance and safety consideration:

• Technical product should be labeled with “For Formulation Use Only” unless it was allowed for direct use;

• Restricted pesticide should be labeled with “Restricted Use” and restriction conditions/requirement;

• Restricted Pesticide and general-use pesticide for food crop use should be labeled with safety interval;

• Rodenticides should be labeled with specific identifiers and anti-counterfeit mark;

• If the pesticide was sub-contract processed or sub-packed, the production license number, name and contact information of the appointed consignee and the processing and sub-package date should be included;

Reference Link

[AgroChemical Portal News]Chinese New Pesticide Regulation: Inter-Departmental Comments on 5 Draft Supporting Rules