China, Egypt reach agreement on pesticide registration data

The Chinese Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA) and the Egyptian Agricultural Pesticide Committee(APC) have recently reached an agreement on mutual acceptance of pesticide registration data and signed a memorandum on technical cooperation.

The two parties have discussed pesticide management, registration data requirements, law and regulation construction, market regulation, as well as pesticide import/ export issues.

Egypt is a country with large agricultural economy, the main export products include rice, fruits, potato, onion and cotton. The agrochemical demand of Egypt relies heavily on import, with domestic pesticide production only accounts for 25-30% of the total usage.

This memorandum aims to facilitate cooperation in pesticide registration management, quality supervision and trade regulating.