India approved 18 pesticide registrations in May 2013

Date:06-11-2013

The Indian Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIBRC) has approved the registration of 18 pesticide technicals at the meeting of the Registration Committee in May 2013, including 11 herbicides, 4 fungicides, 2 insecticides and 1 acaricide. For registration type, 11 products are the 9 (3) registration, 9 of them for export purpose. 7 product registrations belong to the 9 (4)-"Me-Too” registration.

Cheminova India has received the most product registration including three herbicides and two fungicides, followed by Parijat Industries India, three herbicides products. The details are as follow:

Product	Company	Registration type
Herbicides
Metobromuron	Deccan Fine Chemicals India	9 (3)*
Ethofumesate	HPM Chemicals & Fertilizers	9 (3)*
Florasulam	Cheminova India	9 (3)*
Clodinafop-propargyl	Cheminova India	9(4)
Butachlor	Jai Shree Rasayan Udyog	9(4)
Glyphosate	Ambey Laboratories	9(4)
Beflubutamid	Cheminova India	9 (3)*
Diflufenican	Parijat Industries India	9 (3)*
Thifensulfuron-methyl	Parijat Industries India	9 (3)*
Tribenuron-methyl	Parijat Industries India	9 (3)*
Picloram	Atul	9 (3)*
Fungicides
Tebuconazole	Excel Crop Care	9(3)
Propiconazole	Cheminova India	9(4)
Myclobutanil	Cheminova India	9(4)
Bronopol	Melzer Chemicals	9 (3)*
Insecticides
Beta-cyfluthrin	Bilag Industries	9(3)
Indoxacarb	GSP Crop Science	9(4)
Acaricides
Fenpyroximate	Bharat Rasayan	9(4)
9 (3)*: registration only for export, belong to 9(3) registrations 9(3) registrations: This guideline is for registering a new pesticide (technical grade or formulation) or registering a new import source of technical grade pesticide or first time indigenous manufacture of technical grade pesticide or formulation. This is a permanent registration and does not require any renewal. 9(4) registrations: This is Me-too registration for indigenous manufacture of technical grade pesticide and formulations and import of pesticides from already registered source. Source: CIBRC