DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
FERTILIZERS, FARM FEEDS, AGRICULTURAL REMEDIES AND STOCKREMEDIES ACT, 1947 (ACT NO. 36 OF 1947)
NOTICE FOR PROHIBITION OF IMPORT, EXPORT, POSSESSION, ACQUISITION, SALE,USE AND DISPOSAL OF AGRICULTURAL REMEDIES
I,Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries acting undersection 7bis of the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act,1947 (Act No. 36 of 1947), hereby publish the notice to prohibit the acquisition, import, export,possession, sale, use and disposal of agricultural remedies which contains: -
i.Aldicarbii.Aldriniii.Azinphos-ethyliv.Binapacrylv.Camphechlor (CLC)vi.Captafolvii.Chlordimeformviii.Chlorobenzilateix.Dibromochloropropanex.Dinitro-ortho-cresol (DNOC)xi.Dinosebxii.Endrinxiii.Heptachlorxiv.Hexachlorobenzenexv.Keponexvi.Methamidophosxvii.Phosphamidonxviii.Phosphorous containing formulationsxix.ProphamSTAATSKOERANT, 22 NOVEMBER 2013 No. 37037 53
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(Ms) T Joemat-Pettersson, MPMinister: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries54 No. 37037 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22 NOVEMBER 2013
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PROFILE OF EACH PESTICIDE AND/OR FORMULATIONS PROPOSED TO BERESTRICTED OR BANNED.
1.Aldicarb: The registrant, Bayer Crop Science has voluntary agreed to cease all salesand distribution of active ingredient, Aldicarb by end of 2011. The company also agreedto collect and dispose all redundant or unwanted stocks of Aldicarb. The illegal use ofaldicarb hasd previously been associated with severe poisoning on dogs and humanbeings in South Africa.2.Aldrin:Insecticide;Withdrawnin1992 however theimport,export, possession,acquisition, sale, use and disposal of this active have not yet been prohibited for useunderneath buildings for the control of wood destructing termites.3.Azinphos-ethyl: Insecticide; Withdrawn as an agricultural remedy in 1997.4.Binapacryl: Fungicide and miticide; Withdrawn in 1988.5.Camphechlor (CLC): Insecticide; Withdrawn as an agricultural remedy in 1985.6.Captafol: Fungicide. Itis listed as one of the 12 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP)under the Stockholm Convention (See letter from DEA, Annexure A).7.Chlordimeform: Insecticide; Withdrawn as an agricultural remedy in 1978.8.Chlorobenzilate: Insecticide; Withdrawn as an agricultural remedy in 1978.9.Dibromochloropropane: Nematicide; Withdrawn as an agricultural remedy in 1984.10. Dinitro-ortho-cresol (DNOC): Herbicide; Withdrawn as an agricultural remedy in 2001.
11. Dinoseb: Herbicide; Withdrawn as an agricultural remedy in 1995.12. Endrin: Insecticide; Withdrawn in 1980.13. Heptachlor: Insecticide; Withdrawn in 1976.14. Hexachlorobenzene: Fungicide; It is listed as one of the 12 Persistent Organic Pollutants(POP) under the Stockholm Convention (See letter from DEA, Annexure A).15. Kepone: Insecticide. In 1971 a decision was taken not to allow this product in SouthAfrica. In addition, this chemical was listed by Stockholm Convention as a Persistent
Organic Pollutants in COP 5 (Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC) conference201116. Methamidophos: Insecticide; It is listed as one of the 12 Persistent Organic Pollutants(POP) under the Stockholm Convention (See letter from DEA, Annexure A).STAATSKOERANT, 22 NOVEMBER 2013 No. 37037 55
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Reproduced by Sabinet Online in terms of Government Printer’s Copyri ght Authority No. 10505 dated 02 February 1998 17. Phosphamidon: Insecticide; Itis listed as one of the 12 Persistent Organic Pollutants(POP) under the Stockholm Convention (See letter from DEA, Annexure A).18. Phosphorous containing formulations: Insecticides; in 1979 all formulations containphosphorous were withdrawn.19. Propham: Herbicide; withdrawn as an agricultural remedy in 1997.56 No. 37037 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22 NOVEMBER 2013
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