International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management
Guidance on data requirements for the registration of pesticides
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookInternational Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management
Guidance on data requirements for the registration of pesticides
2025Also available in:
No results found.This publication is the second edition of the guidance originally issued in 2013 under the title International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides: Guidelines on data requirements for the registration of pesticides. The title and subtitle have been changed in this edition to reflect terminology adopted by FAO and WHO in 2014, aligning with the updated framework name (International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management) and changing “Guidelines” to “Guidance” for consistency with agreed standards. It is a revision of the version published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in January 2013. The registration of pesticides involves approval of the sale and use of a pesticide after evaluating comprehensive scientific data that proves the product is effective for its intended purpose and does not pose an unacceptable risk to human or animal health or the environment. The guidance aims to provide scientific facts for governments to evaluate pesticides for registration, ensuring they are effective and do not pose a threat to human or animal health or the environment. It outlines appropriate situations and contexts for data requirements and helps governments determine the appropriate data. The guidance also aims to harmonize data standards across nations for collaboration and job sharing in pesticide registration.It covers synthetic chemical pesticides, microbial pesticides, semi-chemicals, and botanical pesticides, but does not cover data for biological control macro-organisms. The provided data can be used to register all types of pesticides, including public health pesticides. This guidance was prepared with the support of the FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management, addressing data requirements in both agricultural and public health settings. -
BookletGuidelineInternational Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management. Guidelines on Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Guidelines on Highly Hazardous Pesticides. March 2016
2016The FAO/WHO Guidelines on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) elaborate upon specific articles in the International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management that address HHPs. This document is intended to provide guidance to countries on how to interpret and apply these articles effectively in order to reduce risks posed by HHPs. Countries are encouraged to identify the HHPs in use, to assess the risks involved and to decide upon appropriate measures to mitigate these risks. These guidelines apply to all pesticides, including agricultural, public health, household, amenity and industrial pesticides. They have been developed by the FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM). -
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Guidance on use of pesticide regulation to prevent suicide
2023Also available in:
No results found.The revised International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management (1, 2), further referred to as the ‘Code of Conduct’, is a regularly updated, globally accepted standard of conduct relating to all aspects of the management of pesticides. The Code of Conduct, now jointly published by FAO and WHO, has been strengthened to reduce the adverse effects of pesticides on health and the environment and to support sustainable agricultural practices. In addition, new topics have been included to better address pesticide management and the pesticide life-cycle approach, to cover both agricultural and public health uses of pesticides, including both integrated pest management and integrated vector management, as well as new definitions, such as for highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs). Although adherence to the Code of Conduct is voluntary, the document provides general, authoritative guidance on pesticide management, and many countries have adopted its principles in their national legislation. The document provides guidance, particularly for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), in cooperating with relevant stakeholders on best practices in using regulation to prevent suicides with agricultural pesticides. It builds on the 2016 FAO/WHO guidelines on highly hazardous pesticides (2) and serves as a technical complement to the 2019 WHO/FAO publication, Preventing suicide: a resource for pesticide registrars and regulators (7). It is consistent with WHO’s strategy for suicide prevention (4, 6), WHO’s recommendations on cost-effective interventions for mental health
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