On September 4, 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced plans to approve 12 new pesticide products, including Cyclobutrifluram and Flusulfinam. The announcement was made by the ICAMA and Rural Affairs, following the deliberation and approval of the 12 new pesticide products by the First Committee Meeting of the Tenth National Pesticide Registration Review Committee. Among these 12 new pesticide products, there are three active ingredients, one technical material, and eight formulations, involving a total of six active substances, namely: Cyclobutrifluram; Flusulfinam; (7R,9S)-12-dodecen-1-yl acetate; Bacillus thuringiensis SN16-1; Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus KYc01; and Metarhizium anisopliae PL-GM1.

According to the arrangement of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs for the formulation and revision of agricultural industry standards in 2023, ICAMA has undertaken the task of developing the standard for "Cultivation of Test Organisms for Environmental Impact Assessment of Pesticide Registration – Part 10: Seven-Star Ladybug" A draft for soliciting opinions has been prepared.

Starting on December 1, 2023, authorities in China will revoke the registration of omethoate, carbofuran, methomyl, and aldicarb formulations, prohibiting their production. However, legally produced products can be sold and used within the quality assurance period until December 1, 2025, after which their sale and use will be prohibited. Only the production and export of technical materials by the original manufacturers will be allowed, and they will be subject to closed-loop operation supervision.

Fertilizers are regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) and the Secretariat of Fertilizer Registration Review Committee in China. Fertilizers require registration or record-filing before they can be produced, imported or used in China. In this guide, we will give you a step-by-step guide on fertilizer registration in China. In China, not all fertilizers require registrations. Fertilizer registration is divided into the following categories depending on whether a registration is required or not. Typically, it takes about 6 months to 1 year to get approved.

According to the data published on the website of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture of Rural Affairs (MARA) in 2021, there are a total of 40 approved new pesticides in China, which is a significant increase when comparing with only 5 new pesticides approved in 2020.

In China, pesticides require registration with ICAMA prior to their production, import or use. In this guide, we will give you a step-by-step guide on pesticide registration in China.

The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) published draft registration requirements for herbicides used on genetically modified crops on 26 Nov 2021.

In 2017, the implementation of the new revised edition of Regulation on Pesticide Administration, Measures on Administration of Pesticide Registration, Data Requirements on Pesticide Registration and other laws and supporting regulations improved the test requirements for registration of various pesticides, resulting in the extension of pesticide product registration time and significant increase in registration costs. However, for pesticides produced, traded and used in Chi

Public health pesticides refer to pesticides used for prevention and control of mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, ants and other pests in living environment of human beings as well as living environment of animals in breeding industry under agriculture and forestry industry. The new version of Regulations on Pesticide Administration was promulgated for implementation in 2017, and then Measures on Administration of Pesticide Administration and 4 other supporting regulations alo

The continuous increase in people’s living standards in recent years has posed higher requirements on comfortableness and comfort and well-being of living environment, which led to continued increase in people’s demands of public health pesticide products. To strengthen pesticide supervision, the State Council of the People's Republic of China formulated and implemented new version of Regulation on Pesticide Administration in 2017, and then Ministry of Agriculture and Ru