PEST · Ministry of Agriculture (Minselkhoz)

Federal Law 109-FZ (19.07.1997); registration trials, expert assessment, entry in the State Catalogue of pesticides and agrochemicals permitted in the RF; microbial and viral biopesticides are pesticides (EEC)

Microbial and viral biopesticides, pheromones, postharvest and seed-treatment products. Adjuvant status (pesticide vs agrochemical) to verify.

Regulator

Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation (Minselkhoz)

Legal basis

Federal Law No. 109-FZ of July 19, 1997, "On the Safe Handling of Pesticides and Agrochemicals"

Typical time

The registration process is complex and typically takes 2-3 years, though specific administrative steps have shorter deadlines (e.g., 1 day for registry entry after application).

Corrections

The draft is largely correct regarding the regulator and legal basis, but the term 'State Catalogue' is officially referred to as the 'State Catalogue of pesticides and agrochemicals permitted for use on the territory of the Russian Federation'. Additionally, the duration of 2-3 years is a typical estimate for the entire registration process, but the specific administrative steps (such as application review or registry entry) have much shorter, defined timeframes (e.g., 1-4 days for certain administrative actions). The draft does not explicitly mention the requirement for registration trials to be conducted by authorized organizations.