WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/NLD/10
18November 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5076)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NETHERLANDS
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible:
Ministry ofAgriculture, Nature Management andFisheries
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Biocides
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Decree onSection 1,paragraph 4
ofthe1962 Pesticides Act(3pages)
5. Description ofcontent: ThePesticides Actof1962 prohibits, among other things, the
trade anduseofunauthorised pesticides (Section 2,paragraph 1).Thedefinition of
pesticides intheActincludes chemicals forcropprotection aswellasnon-agricultural
chemicals (biocides). Council Directive 91/414/EC concerning theplacing ofplant
protection products onthemarket (OJL1991, 23)isineffect forpesticides.
Pesticides areauthorised afteradossier evaluation. Evaluation criteria mainly concern
theeffect ofasubstance (itsactive ingredients) aswellastheabsence of(unacceptable)
consequences forpublic health, working conditions ortheenvironment. Inaddition,
packaging andlabelling (Section 3,paragraphs 1and2oftheAct). TheAct(first
drawn upin1962) applies topesticides insofar asthese contain active ingredients or
preparations containing atleastoneactive ingredient tocombat orrepel harmful
organisms inspecifically citedsituations (Section 1,paragraph 1gandh).TheAct
alsoallows forexpansion ofitsscope bymeans oforders incouncil (Section 1,
paragraph 4).Thus thesubstances concerned shallalsohavetomeettherequirements
forauthorisation stated intheActandshallbeevaluated withrespect totheabove-
mentioned criteria.
Thescope ofthelawisexpanded inthe(Draft) Decree onSection 1,paragraph 4,of
the1962 Pesticides Act. InthisDecree, thefollowing substances areconsidered
pesticides:
(a) disinfectants tobeusedbyparties other thanthewaterworks tocombat orrepel
organisms (animal orplant organisms, micro organisms, including viruses and
bacteriophages) forthepurpose ofsecuring drinking water;
(b) substances tobeorally administered toanimals tocombat orrepel pesky or
harmful insects thatoccur onordevelop inthemanure ofthese animals
(feedthrough substances).
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6. Objective andrationale: Public health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Pesticides Actof1962,
article 1,paragraph 4;article 2,paragraph 1andarticle 3Regulation ontheadmission
ofpesticides; article 19
9. Proposed date ofadoption: December 1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: December 1997
11. Final date forcomments: 7December 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: