UNITED NATIONS RC UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.5/4/Add.2 Distr.: General 2 December 2008 United Nations English only Environment Programme Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade Chemical Review Committee Fifth meeting Rome, 23–27 March 2009 Item 4 (b) (i) of the provisional agenda* Listing of chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention: review of notifications of final regulatory actions to ban or severely restrict a chemical: azinphos-methyl Azinphos-methyl Note by the Secretariat Addendum Supporting documentation provided by Thailand The Secretariat has the honour to provide, in the annex to the present note, documentation received from Thailand to support its notification of final regulatory action on azinphos-methyl as a pesticide. * UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.5/1. K0842841 161208 For reasons of economy, this document is printed in a limited number. Delegates are kindly requested to bring their copies to meetings and not to request additional copies. UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.5/4/Add.2 Annex 1. Information on steps taken to ban or restrict pesticides by the Sub-Committee for consideration of pesticide registration has agreed to the criteria for banning pesticide; 2. Minute of the 108-12/2540 Meeting of Sub-Committee for Consideration on Pesticide Registration Pesticide (Monday, 17 November 1997) 3. List of Hazardous Substances, B.E. 2546 -2003 (Notification of Ministry of Industry, Volume 117 Special section 61 Ng, Royal Gazette, 23 June 2000) 4. List of Hazardous Substances B.E. 2538 (list A annexed to Notification of Ministry of Industry); 5. Manual Thirteenth Edition – azinphos-methyl; 6. Extension Toxicology Network – Pesticide Information Profile-Azinphos-methyl; 7. INCHEM (IPCS) – Azinphos-methyl; 8. WHO-Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard. 2 Steps taken to ban or restrict pesticides The Sub-Committee for consideration of pesticide registration has agreed to the criteria for banning pesticide as follows:- (1) Having chronic toxicity to human and animals such as carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, mutagenicity, adverse effect on reproduction and development, etc. (2) Having high acute toxicity (3) Residues often found on crops which might affect human health (4) Bioaccumulation and transferable through food chain (5) Persistent in the environment (6) Toxic to beneficial insects, fish, aquatic organisms, etc. (7) Having toxic impurity(s), i.e. DDT, DDT related compounds, dioxin, etc. (8) Have been banned in developed countries (9) Existent of other safer pesticide or technology for alternative(s) The Sub-Committee appointed the Working Group for Pesticide Surveillance to observe pesticides registered for use. The WG assesses the pesticides every 3 years. To gather information, the WG invited importers/producers to provide information required for assessment. In case the WG concludes that risk is greater than benefit, such a pesticide will be proposed to the Sub-Committee for pesticide registration for approval and then DOA will propose to the Hazardous Substances Committee to ban or restrict. The information to be submitted are as follows:- (1) Common name of pesticide (2) Kind(s) of crop and pest(s) to be used (3) Import data of the past 3 years (4) Kind(s) of alternatives and cost per specific area (Rai) (5) Toxicity of the pesticide and alternative(s) (6) Effects on health or environment (7) Information on residue(s) (8) Information on exposure (9) Developed countries control action (10) Other information i.e. is it a chemical under any international convention. The Hazardous Substances Committee makes decision to ban or restrict a pesticide. The banned or severely restricted pesticide will appear in the Notification of Ministry of Industry entitled List of Hazardous Substances as type 4 hazardous substances. Banning or severely restricting is effective since one day after published in the royal gazette. Minute of the 108-12/2540 meeting of Sub-Committee for Consideration on Pesticide Registration Monday, 17 November 1997. ---------- Attendants 1. Mr. Ananta Dalodom Director-General, DOA chairman 2. Mr. Chuvit Sukprakarn Director, Entomology &Zoology Division, DOA 3. Mr. Preecha Surin Representative of Director, Plant Pathology & Microbiology Division, DOA 4. Mr. Vichien Petchpisit Director, Botany & Weed Science Division, DOA 5. Mrs. Nuansri Tayaputch Director, Agricultural Toxic Substances Division, DOA 6. Ms. Pitsamai Chavalitvongporn Representative of Director, Horticulture Research Institute, DOA 7. Mrs. Jiraporn Sripalakit Scientist 8, Acting Senior Expert on Toxic Substances, DOA 8. Mrs. Mukda Uttarapong Representative of Department of Fisheries 9. Mrs. Rampa Intararaksa Representative of Department of Livestock Development 10. Mr. Kwanchai Sombatsiri Representative of Kasetsart University 11. Mr. Sangob Na Lampoon Chief, Licensing Branch, Pesticide Regulatory Sub-Division, Agricultural Regulation Division, DOA 12. Mr. Chamlong Chettanachitra Director, Agricultural Regulation Secretary Division, DOA 13. Mr. Preecha Bhudhipreechapong Chief, Agricultural Inspection Assist. Secretary Sub-Division, Agricultural Regulation Division, DOA 14. Mr. Sukhum Wong-ek Chief, Registration Branch, Assist. Secretary Acting Chief, Pesticide Regulatory Sub-Division, Agricultural Regulation Division, DOA Sub-Committee member engaged in other official matters, absentees 1. Deputy Director-General (Mr. Ocha Prachuabmoh) 2. Chief, Legal Affairs Sub-Division Other Attendants 1. Mr. Saran Wattanatada Pesticide Regulatory Sub-Division, Agricultural Regulation Division, DOA 2. Ms. Kobkul Wipawasu Pesticide Regulatory Sub-Division, Agricultural Regulation Division, DOA 3. Ms. Arunsri Uivirat Pesticide Regulatory Sub-Division, Agricultural Regulation Division, DOA Outcome of the meeting was summarized as follows;- Item 1 Matters that chairman informed the meeting 1. For Sub-Committee meeting, in case chairman engaged in other official matter, Deputy Director-General (Mr. Ocha Prachuabmoh) would act as chairman. 2. Sub-Committee member should, fully make comments and present technical information to the Sub-Committee for consideration and make the right decision. Item 2 Adoption of Minute of the 107-11/2540 meeting The Sub-Committee amended the minute as follows; Page 7, item 5.35 amended to read “thiram 80% WP, produced by UCB, Belgium” Page 9, item 8.3 amended to read “Mr. Kwanchai Sombatsisi informed that vegetable growers in Bangbuathong and Sai Noi Districts applied insecticide contain in the bottle without label and some bottle had label but was not registered. Agricultural Inspector should go to inspect and prosecute.” Resolution After amended, the minute was adopted. Item 3 Matter arising from the previous meeting 3.1 Pesticides which may considered to be banned (Technical Product which Acute Oral LD 50 from 30 mg/kg and below) At the previous meeting, the Sub-committee assigned the secretary to find out all pesticides which technical grade material posed acute oral LD 50 from 30 mg/kg and below then separated into pesticides which had never been imported into Thailand or had been imported long time ago but not in the past 3 years in one group and pesticides in use currently in the other group, as follows; Group 1 Pesticides which had never been imported into Thailand or had been imported long time ago but not in the past 3 years. There are 30 pesticides, comprised of aldoxycarb, azinphos methyl, calcium arsenate, chlorfenvinphos, chlormephos, chlorthiophos, coumaphos, cycloheximide, demephion-O and S, dimefox, dinoterb, dioxathion, disulfoton, DNOC, fenamiphos, fensulfothion, fonofos, isofenphos, mephospholan, paris green, phorate, phospfolan, prothioate, schradan, sulfotep, tefluthrin, terbufos, thiofanox, thionazin and triamiphos Group 2 Pesticides in use and sale currently. There are 16 pesticides, comprised of aldicarb, azinphos ethyl, blasticidin-S, carbofuran, dicrotophos, EPN, ethoprophos, formetanate, methamidophos, methidathion, methomyl, mevinphos, monocrotophos, oxamyl, parathion methyl and phosphamidon. Resolution 1. Approved to propose to the Hazardous Substances Committee to classify pesticides in Group 1 as type 4 hazardous Substances. The secretary should proceed and follow steps for issuing the Notification. Page 1 Volume 117 Special section 61 Ng Royal Gazette 23 June 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of Ministry of Industry Entitled List of Hazardous Substances B.E. 2546 (2003) As it is appropriate to amend Notification of Ministry of Industry entitled List of Hazardous Substances B.E. 2538 (1995) dated 17 February 2538, by virtue of provision in Article 5 para.2 and Article 18 para.2 of the Hazardous Substances Act B.E. 2535 (1992) which contains some provisions regarding limitation rights and freedom of human and Article 29 appurtenant with Article 31 and Article 50 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand allowed to do so basing on power according to provisions of law, the Minister of Industry, with the approval of the Hazardous Substance Committee, made the announcement as followed. Item 1 Repeal names of hazardous substance on the list annexed to Notification of Ministry of Industry entitled List of Hazardous Substances B.E. 2538 (1995) dated 17 February 2538 which are the hazardous substances under responsibility of the Department of Agriculture, comprised of 10 pesticides