China approved 18 pesticide ais registrations in June 2013

The Chinese Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA) has approved the registrations of 18 pesticide active ingredients in June, 2013 (excluding the renewal of registration), covering 7 insecticides , 5 fungicides, 4 herbicides, 1 molluscicide and 1 plant growth regulator (PGR).

Common name	Formulation	Common name	Formulation
Insecticide (7)		Fungicide (5)
diflubenzuron	98%TC (3)	azoxystrobin	95%TC
imidacloprid	97% TC	azoxystrobin	97%TC
indoxacarb	70.5%%TC	epoxiconazole	96%TC
profenofos	94% TC	fenpropidin	96%TC
thiodicarb	95% TC	zoxamide	96%TC
Herbicide (4)		Molluscicide (1)
ametryn*	98% TC	TDS	50% TK
bispyribac-sodium	95% TC	PGR (1)
clethodim*	90% TC	Gibberellic acid	90% TC
trifluralin	96% TC
Source: ICAMA * Only for export; TC:Technical Material ; TK: Technical Concentrate

In terms of registration type, there are 16 formal registrations (5-year validity), 2 of them only for export, the remain 2 belong to interim registration (1-year validity).

Furthermore, Syngenta received the registration approval for fungicide fenpropidin (96%TC), which was registered in China for the first time. In addition, Chinese Hubei Jinhaichao Science and Technology obtained the registration of TDS 50%TK, becoming the first and the only one company owning formal registration of TDS.

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