As China has reviewed
its regulations on agrochemicals, many overseas enterprises are left with
uncertainty about their obligations. CCM answers the most frequent questions,
about the applying for production approval certificates, applying for
pesticides production, relocation of enterprises, and the authorisation of
pesticide processing and sub-packaging.
The
Chinese pesticide industry is always strictly supervised by the government,
using a complete management system with laws, rules, regulations, standards,
and industrial policies. As a result, many laws have a great influence on the
pesticide industry, including the Cleaner
Production Promotion Law, Water
Pollution Prevention and Control Law, Energy
Conversation Law, and Agriculture Law.
The
new regulations are intended to streamline the administration process,
implement licensing systems for pesticide production, promote the reduction of
pesticide uses and enhance the management of highly toxic pesticides, and
clarify the responsibilities of manufacturers.
Market
intelligence firm CCM is answering some of the most frequently asked questions
of companies regarding the changing business environment in China’s pesticides
market.
Q: Are there any
special requirements for new pesticide producers to apply for production
certificates?
A:
According to the Measures for the
Administration of Pesticide Production Licensing, the newly established
chemical pesticide producers shall build their factories in the chemical parks
at and above provincial level, and producers of non-chemical pesticides at and
above city level.
Q: Which enterprises
are allowed to apply for chemical pesticides technical production?
A:
Any enterprise that has produced other chemical pesticides, whose production
base is in the chemical park at and above city level;
Any
enterprise that has produced non-chemical pesticides in the chemical park at and
above provincial level;
Any
new pesticide producer located in the chemical park at and above the provincial
level
Q: Which enterprises
are allowed to apply for chemical pesticides formulations production?
A:
Any pesticide producer which has already obtained formulations production
approval certificate;
Any
non-chemical pesticide producer located in the chemical park at and above
provincial level;
Any
new producer in the chemical park at and above the provincial level
Q: Are there any
requirements for pesticide producers to relocate?
A:
First, the enterprise shall apply for another production approval certificate.
For chemical pesticide producers, the place they move into shall be chemical
parks at and above city level.
Q: Are producers
allowed to have more than one production base? If so, do they share the
production approval certificate?
A:
One pesticide producer can have only one certificate. Several different
production bases are allowed, but the products of each base will be specified
on the production approval certificate.
Q: What are the
requirements for pesticide processing and sub-packaging on a commission basis?
A:
According to the Regulations on Pesticide
Administration, the entrusting party shall have the registrations of the
products it is to process or sub-package, and the trustee the production
approval certificates.
Pesticides
TC (TK) are excluded from this. Overseas pesticide producers are allowed to
authorise domestic producers of sub-package pesticides and export them to
China.
About CCM
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is China’s leading market intelligence provider for the fields of agriculture,
chemicals, food and feed.
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China’s pesticides industry have a look at CCM’s industrial report Survey of
Pesticide Industry in China.
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