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CLASSIFICATION
(1) Based on physical-chemical properties and its toxicity, pesticides can be classified into:
a. Pesticides which is eligible to be registered;
b. Prohibited pesticides.
(2) Pesticides which is eligible to be registered as mentioned in point (1) a covers any
pesticides not include those are in prohibited category as it is mentioned in point (3);
(3) Prohibited pesticides as mentioned in point (1) b, are those holding criteria as follow:
a. Pesticides formulation is in <strong>the</strong> class Ia which is extremely danger and class Ib
which is very danger due to WHO classification;
b. Having LC inhalation <strong>of</strong> formulation less than 0.05 mg/l for 4 hours exposure
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period;
c. Indicates carcinogenicity, terratogenicity, mutagenicity and oncogenicity evidence.
(4) Based on its application method, pesticides can be classified into:
a. General use pesticides;
b. Restricted use pesticides.
(5) Pesticides based on its method <strong>of</strong> application is classified as restricted use pesticides are
those holding <strong>the</strong> following criteria:
a. Pesticide formulations corrosive to eyes (causing irreversible defect on ocular
tissue) or may causes squeezing <strong>of</strong> cornea or irritation up to 7 (seven) days or more;
b. Pesticide formulations corrosive to skin (causes defect <strong>of</strong> inner dermis tissue and or
left wounded) or causing severe irritation up to 72 hours or more;
c. When it is applied as described in <strong>the</strong> label, or due to regular practices such
pesticides may still causes obvious sub chronic poisoning evidence, chronic or
delayed to human as resulted from single or multiple exposure <strong>of</strong> pesticides or its
residue.
(6) Pesticides which are not included in such above criteria point (3) and point (4) are
general use pesticides.
(7) Minister <strong>of</strong> Agriculture have full rights to change <strong>the</strong> classification <strong>of</strong> restricted use
pesticides to general use pesticides or prohibited pesticides based on recommendation
given by Pesticides Committee.
Pesticides contents prohibited active ingredients are as follows:
1. 2, 3, 5-T
2. 2, 4, 5-Trichlorophenol
3. 2, 4, 6-Trichlorophenol
4. Sodium 4-Brom-2, 5-Dichlorophenol
5. Aldicarb
6. Aldrin
7. Arsonate (MSMA)
8. Cyhexatin
9. Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT)
10. Di Bromo Chloroprophane (DBCP)
11. Dieldrin
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12. Dichlorophenol
13. Dinozeb
14. EPN
15. Endrin
16. Etylene Dibromidal (EDB)
17. Red Phosfor
18. Halogen phenol
19. HCH and its isomers
20. Haptachlor
21. Captafol
22. Chlordane