G/LIC/N/2/TON/8  
 
24 August  2021 
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Committee on Import Licensing    
 
 
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1 TO 5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
TONGA  
The following notification dated 16 August  2021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Tonga . 
 
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PESTICIDES ACT [CAP.12.13]  
 Category  Notification details  
1 Notifying Member  Tonga  
2 Title of new legislation/  
procedure  Pesticides Act [Cap.12.13]  
3 Date of Publication  16 July 2002  
4 Date of entry into force  29 October 2002  
5 Website link/Official 
publication of the new 
regulation/procedure  Pesticides Act (ago.gov.to)  
6 Have you attached a copy 
of the regulation (PDF) to 
the Secretariat  [ ] Yes. ( Please attach a copy of the regulation to the notification. ) 
 
[x] No. 
7 Type of notification  [x] (a) New licensing regulation/procedure2; (please answer question 
8 to 14)  
 
[ ] (b) Changes to a regulation/procedure which has been previously 
notified in document ; (please answer question 15 and 16 ) 
8 List of products subject to 
licensing  Any formulation used for preventing, destroying or controlling any 
pest, including vectors of human or animal disease, unwanted species 
of plants or animals, causing harm during or otherwise interfering 
with the production, processing, storage, transport o r marketing of 
food, agricultural commodities, wood and wood product, or animal 
feedstuff, or which may be administered to animals for the control of 
insects, arachnids or other pests in or on their bodies. It includes 
substances intended for use as a plan t-growth regulator, defoliant, 
desiccant, or agent for thinning fruit or preventing the premature fall 
of fruit, and substances applied to crops either before or after harvest 
to protect the commodity from deterioration during storage and 
transport; and in cludes paints used to prevent the fouling of the hulls 
 
1 It is understood that the notifying Member has also completed its notification obligations under 
Article  1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) regarding the relevant law/regulation/procedure notified for by filling this form 
in a full and complete manner.  
2 "New licensing regulation/procedure"  is understood to refer to any newly introduced law, regulation or 
procedure, and those which are in force but being notified for the first time to the Committee.  
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   Category  Notification details  
of vessels or structure below the waterline or applied to set, floats or 
other apparatus used in cultivation of fish.  
 
Please see Annex for list of Products.  
9 Nature of licensing  Automatic: [  ]  
 
Non-Automatic: [ x] 
10 Administrative 
purpose/measure being 
implemented  (a)  Protect public morals;  
(b)  Protect human, animal or plant life and health; protect 
environment;  
(c)  Collect trade statistics or market surveillance;  
(d)  Protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, and 
the prevention of deceptive practices;  
(e)  Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other 
international treaties ( i.e. CITES, Basel Convention, 
Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions etc.)  
(f)  Quota (including TRQ) administration;  
(g)  Regulate imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable 
materials and safeguard national security;  
(h)  Other: ______________ (please specify)  
11 Administrative body(ies) 
for submission of 
applications   
 Ministr y/authority and Department : Ministry of Agriculture, Food and 
Forests  and Registrar CEO  
Address: Ma'ufanga  
Website: www.mafff.gov.to  
Telephone: (+676) 23402  
E-Mail: ceo@mafff.gov.to   
12 Contact point for 
information on eligibility  Ministr y/authority and Department : Ministry of Agriculture, Food and 
Forests  and Registrar CEO  
Address: Maufanga  
Website: www.mafff.gov.to  
Telephone: (+676) 23402  
E-Mail: ceo@mafff.gov.to   
13 Expected duration of 
licensing procedure  Ongoing  
14 A summary of the 
notification in one of the 
WTO official languages   This Act regulate the registration, manufacture, import, sale, storage, 
distribution, use and disposal of pesticides in Tonga.  
15 In the case of 7(b), please 
indicate the type of new 
change(s)  (a)  Termination  
(b)  Suspension  
(c)  Modification of specific details in existing  
procedures:  
 Product coverage;  
 Administrative purpose;  
 Automatic or Non -automatic;  
 Duration of licensing;  
 Change the nature of quantity/value restriction;  
 Eligibility of applicants;  
 Contact information on eligibility;  
 Administrative body(ies) for submission of application;  
 Documentation requirements (including application form);  
 Period for Application;  
 Administrative body(ies) to issue licence;  
 Processing time for issuing licence;  
 Licence fee/administrative charge;  
 Deposit/advance payment and relevant conditions;  
 Appeal regulations/procedures;  
 Validity of licence;  G/LIC/N/2/TON/8  
 
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   Category  Notification details  
 Other conditions of licence (extension, transferability, 
penalty of non -use etc.);  
 Foreign exchange requirements;  
 Other: __________ (please specify).  
 
16  Please elaborate the 
changes in detail (in one 
of the WTO official 
languages)   
 
 
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  ANNEX  
PESTICIDE LIST  
Trade Name  Active Ingredient  Type  
Acephate  acephate 400 g/kg  Insecticide  
Afugan 30 EC  pyrazophos 300 g/L  Fungicide  
Agazone  paraquat 276 g /L  Herbicide  
Agchem BT  Bacillus thuriengis  Insecticide  
Agrimec  abamectin 18 g/L  Acricide  
Amistar WG  azoxystrobin 500 g/kg  Fungicide  
Attack EC  permethrin 25 g/L + pirimiphos -methyl 475 g/L  Insecticide  
Avid abamectin 15 g/L  Acricide  
Ballistic  Triclopyr 600 g/L  Herbicide  
Basagran  Bentazone 480 g/L  Herbicide  
Basamid Granular  dazomet 990 g/kg  Molluscide  
BASF Goliath Gel Baits  Fipronil 0.05%  Insecticide  
Baygon  pyrethroids cyfluthrin, transfluthrin, prallethrin, carbamate 
propoxur, chlorpyrifos  Insecticide  
Benlate WP  benomyl 500 g/kg  Fungicide  
Benomyl  benomyl 500 g/kg  Fungicide  
Beret Dust  fenpicilonil 25 g/kg  Fungicide  
Bestseller 100 EC  alpha -cypermethrin 100 g/L  Insecticide  
Blitzem  Metaldehyde 15g/kg  Molluscide  
Bravo  Chlorothalonil 720 g/L  Fungicide  
Bromadiolone  Bromadiolone 0.005% Bait  Rodenticide  
ButoxoneBanvine  metribuzin 50 g/kg  Herbicide  
BV2  permethrin 250 g/kg  Insecticide  
Captan 600 Flo  Captan 600 g/L  Fungicide  
Centurion 240 EC  clethodim 40 g/L  Herbicide  
Chloro -IPC EC  chloropropham 400 g/L  Herbicide  
Chlorpyrifos 48EC  chlorpyrifos 480 g/L  Insecticide  
Confidor  imidacloprid 350 g/L  Insecticide  
Coopex Residual  permethrin 250 g/kg  Insecticide  
CusolCuprofix  CuSO4 200 g/kg  Fungicide  
CY PRO 90 DF Triazine  Cyanazine 900 g/kg  Herbicide  
Cy-Pro 90DF  linuron 500 g/kg  Herbicide  
Decis Forte EC  deltamethrin 27.5 g/L  Insecticide  
Diazinon 80% EC  O,O-diethyl O-2-isopropyl -6-methylpyrimidin -4-yl 
phosphorothioate 80% w/v  Insecticide  
Dichlorvos  Dichlorvos 186 g/Kg  Insecticide  
Dipel DF  Bacillus thuringiensis ssp kurstaki, strain ABRS -351 Insecticide  
Dithane M45  mancozeb 450 g/kg  Fungicide  
Dual Gold  S-metolachlor 960 g/L  Herbicide  
Echo 90 DF  chlorothalonil 90%  Fungicide  
EmblemBromoxynil 40 EC  bromoxynil 400 g/L  Herbicide  
Ethofumesate  Ethofumesate 500 g/L  Herbicide  
Extreme  imazethapyr 1.8% & glyphosate 22%  Herbicide  
Flag FI  2,4-D 200 g/L + dicamba 100 g/L  Herbicide  
Flusilazol EC  flusilazol 400 g/L  Fungicide  
Folicur  Tebuconazole 250 g/L  Fungicide  
Frontier  Dimethenamid -P 63.7%  Herbicide  
Fusilade  fluazifop -P-butyl 250 g/L  Herbicide  
Gallant NF  haloxyfop 100 g/L  Herbicide  
Glyphosate  glyphosate 480 g/L  Herbicide  
Glyphosate  glyphosate 680 g/kg  Herbicide  
Glyphosate 360  glyphosate 360 g/L  Herbicide  
Goal 40WP  glyphosate 450 g/L  Herbicide  
Gramaxone inteon  paraquat 200 g/L  Herbicide  
Gramoxone  paraquat 250 g/L  Herbicide  
Icon 10 WP  lambda -cyhalothrin 100 g/kg  Insecticide  
Imidacloprid  imidacloprid 350 g/L  Insecticide  
Karathane  Dinocap  Fungicide  
Kelthane 35  dicofol 350 g/kg  Insecticide  
Kerb Flo SC  picloram 150 g/L + clopyralid 225 g/L  Herbicide  
Kocide  Cu 30%  Fungicide  G/LIC/N/2/TON/8  
 
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  Trade Name  Active Ingredient  Type  
Kotek  mancozeb 480 g/L  Fungicide  
Kotek  Propiconazole 250 g/L EC  Fungicide  
Lannate L  methomyl 200 g/L, methanol 30%  Insecticide  
Lasso  alachlor 480 g/L  Herbicide  
LexoneDF/Metribuzin  fluroxypyr 80 g/L+ ioxynil 144 g/L + xylene 400 g/L  Herbicide  
Linuron SC, Aflon, Linflo, 
Linuron 50 DF  linuron 450 g/L  Herbicide  
Linuron SC, Aflon, Linflo, 
Linuron 50 DF  propyzamide 500 g/L  Herbicide  
Magister CS  Clomazone 360 g/L  Herbicide  
Maki Bromadiolone 0.005% Bait  Rodenticide  
Malathion EC  maldison 500 g/L  Insecticide  
Maldison EC (malathion)  maldison 500 g/L  Insecticide  
Mancozeb  mancozeb 750 g/kg  Fungicide  
Manzate 200 DF  mancozeb 450 g/kg  Fungicide  
Master Duo  glyphosate 360 g/L  Herbicide  
Match EC  lufenuron 50 g/L  Insecticide  
Max MZ  Mancozeb 640 g/kg & Mefenoxam 40 g/kg  Fungicide  
Methomyl SC  methomyl 200 g/L  Insecticide  
Miltek EC  Triadimefon 62.5 g/L  Fungicide  
Neptune  bupirimate 250 g/L  Fungicide  
Ninimo  benomyl 500 g/kg  Fungicide  
No Ants Gel - Bait Boric Acid 50 g/kg  Insecticide  
No Ants Gel - Bait Station  Boric Acid 50 g/kg  Insecticide  
No Ants sand  Boric acid 50g/kg  Insecticide  
Orthene 75 WP  acephate 750 g/kg  Insecticide  
Paraquat 276  paraquat 276 g/L  Herbicide  
Perfekthion S EC  dimethoate 500 g/L  Insecticide  
Perma -Tox Permethrin 133 g/L  Insecticide  
Pirimiphos -methyl  Pirimiphos -methyl 500 g/L  Insecticide  
PQ 200  paraquat 200 g/L  Herbicide  
Prevathon  Chlorantraniliprole 51.5 g/L  Insecticide  
Pro Star  Myclobutanil 125 g/L  Fungicide  
Prolific MBC 500 Flo 
Bavistin DF Proteck  carbendazim 500 g/L  Fungicide  
Protek  carbendazim 500 g/L  Fungicide  
Protek DF  mancozeb 750 g/L  Fungicide  
Punch 40 EC  flusilazol 400 g/L  Fungicide  
RadifarmRadiate  chloridazon 430 g/L  Herbicide  
Ramrod Flowable  propachlor 480 g/L  Herbicide  
Reglone  diquat 200 g/L  Herbicide  
Ridomil  Mancozeb 640 g/kg & Mefenoxam 40 g/kg  Fungicide  
Ripcord  cyPermethrin 200 g/L  Insecticide  
Robust  glyphosate 360 g/L  Herbicide  
Rogor EC  dimethoate 400 g/L  Insecticide  
Roundup  glyphosate 680 g/kg  Herbicide  
Salute  azoxystrobin 500 g/kg  Fungicide  
Saprol  Triforine 190 g/L + 250 g/L dimethyl formamide  Fungicide  
Sevin 80W  carbaryl 800 g/kg  Insecticide  
Sevin Flo EC  carbaryl 500 g/L  Insecticide  
Shirlan  fluazinam 500 g/L  Fungicide  
SlugOut  metaldehyde 18.0 g/kg  Molluscide  
Sportak  Prochloraz 450 g/L  Fungicide  
Steward 150 SC  indoxacarb 150 g/L  Insecticide  
Stinger 40 EC  dimethoate 400 g/L  Insecticide  
Stomp 330E  pendimethalin 330 g/L  Herbicide  
Stomp Xtra 33OE  pendimethalin 330 g/L  Herbicide  
Sulfur SC  sulphur 800 g/L  Fungicide  
Sulphur Supersix  sulphur 800 g/L  Fungicide  
Sunbutanil  Myclobutanil 400 g/kg  Fungicide  
Suncis  deltamethrin 50 g/L  Insecticide  
Suncloprid  imidacloprid 350 g/L  Insecticide  
Sunconazole EC  Propiconazole 250 g/L EC  Fungicide  
Suncozeb 80 WP  mancozeb 800 g/kg  Fungicide  
Sundel  deltamethrin 50 g/L  Insecticide  G/LIC/N/2/TON/8  
 
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  Trade Name  Active Ingredient  Type  
Sundomil 72 WP  Mancozeb 64% + Metalaxyl 8%  Fungicide  
Sunomyl 50% WP  benomyl 500 g/kg  Fungicide  
Sunox SL  paraquat 276 g/L  Herbicide  
Sunthene  acephate  Insecticide  
Sunup 48% SL  glyphosate 480 g/L  Herbicide  
Sunzip 15 EC  fluazifop -p-butyl 250 g /kg  Herbicide  
Systhane 40 WP  Myclobutanil 400 g/kg  Fungicide  
Taipan SC  Benzofenap 27.78 %  Herbicide  
Talendo  Proquinazid 200 g/L, fatty acid 50%, 
CaDodecylbenzenesulfonate 1 -5%, 2 -ethylhexane -1ol-1 5%  Fungicide  
Tallon 7 - 20 brodifacoum 0.02 g/kg  Rodenticide  
Tanalith C Oxide  CuO + CrO 3 + As2O 5.2H 2O 115.5% m/v  Insecticide  
Taratek  Chlorothalonil 250g/L & Thiophanate -methyl 250g/L  Fungicide  
Taratek 5F  Chlorothalonil 250g/L + Thiophanate -methyl 250g/L  Fungicide  
Targa  Quizalofop -p-ethyl 5%  Herbicide  
Termidor Dust  Fipronil 5 g/Kg  Insecticide  
Termidor SC  Fipronil 100 g/L  Insecticide  
Terminator  Terbuthylazine 375 g/L + Glyphosate 100 g/L + Amitrole 60 
g/L Herbicide  
Tilt 625 GEL  Propiconazole 625 g/kg  Fungicide  
Tomcat  Bromadiolone 0.005% Bait  Rodenticide  
Topas  penconazole 100 g/L  Fungicide  
Totril Super  ioxynil 50 g/L  Herbicide  
Tribunil 700WP  methabenz -thiazuron 700 g/kg  Herbicide  
Trichogrow  Tricho Dowels and Minidowels  Fungicide  
Twin-star oxyfluorfen 400 g/kg  Herbicide  
Zelam Claw PCO  Bifenthrin 30 g/L  Insecticide  
  Mancozeb 640 g/kg & Dithiocarbamate  Fungicide  
 
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