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Prevention of accumulation of obsolete pesticide stocks

Year of publication 1995

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title FAO Pesticide Disposal Series

Series number 0009-0379

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) These guidelines were prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under project GCP/INT/572/NET: “Prevention and Disposal of Unwanted Pesticide Stocks in Africa and the Near East”, funded by the Government of the Netherlands. Despite the limited geographical scope of the project, the guidelines are considered generally applicable and of interest to many countries, aid agencies and the pesticide industry. They have been published as provisional because they have not yet received approval from the member countries of FAO. In view of the significant interest expressed in the subject, it has been decided to make the present version available as a project publication. Interested parties are invited to provide written comments to FAO based on their experience in the implementation of these guidelines. Their comments will be considered in the definitive version of the guidelines.

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