1 Draft Amendment of Agro -pesticides Labelling Management Regulations  
 
This Draft has been translated into English according to the original Chinese version. If there is 
any inconsistency or ambiguity between these two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.  
 
Article 3  To use an agro -pesticide label or make a change to a label, an agro -pesticide 
manufacturer or importer must fill out an application form, attach two copies of 
agro -pesticid e label samples, and apply to the central competent authority for 
approval. Within three months after approval, one copy  of agro -pesticide marketing 
label must be submitted to the central competent authority for reference.  
The sample label pursuant to the preceding paragraph must be produced through the 
IT tool designated by the central competent authority.  
For any modification to an agro -pesticide label pursuant to Paragraph 1 relating to an 
item requiring  an agro -pesticide permit , an application fora change to an 
agro -pesticide permit must be made  according to the agro -pesticide permit 
application and approval regulations .  
After the modification is made to an agro -pesticide label, the original label must be 
replaced within 6 months. Altering, using stickers to correct information, or repeated 
affixing of more than one labels are not allowed.  
Article 5  The following items are required to put on the label of  the formulated agro -pesticides  
1. The permit number of the agro -pesticide  must be specified.  
2. Right holder’s name, address , and telephone number of agro -pesticide permit 
must be specified.  
3. Date of manufacture, batch number , and validity period must be specified.  
4. Agro -pesticide ’s common name must be specified.  
5. Poison prevention and detoxification  methods  must be specified.  
6. In case of highly hazardous formulated agro -pesticides , the words “Highly 
Hazardous Agro -pesticides” must be specified; in case of formulated 
agro -pesticides with genetically engineered ingredients , the words 
“Genetically Engineered” must be specified; as for other formulated 
agro -pesticides , the words “Formulations for Agricultural -Use” must be 
specified.  
7. Mode of action classification codes as designated by the Fungicide Resistance 
Action Committee (FRAC), Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC), 
Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC), and so forth  must be 
specified.  
8. The European Article Number (EAN) bar code must be used for product 
identificati on. 
9. Hazard pictograms, precautionary pictograms, signal words and hazard 
statements must be specified.  
10. The net weight or volume of content presented in statutory measuring units 2 must be specified. In case of agro -pesticides repacked into smaller package, 
the net weight or volume of content in the individual small package must be 
specified.   
11. In case of imported product s, the name and address of the foreign 
manufacturer must be  specified . 
12. In case of outsourced repackaging, the name and address of t he outsourced 
factory and date of repackaging must be specified.  
13. In cased of outsourced processing, the name and address of the outsourced 
processing factory must be specified.  
14. Brand name of the company must be specified, if any.  
15. Formulation types, physical properties, and the contents of active ingredients 
and other ingredients must be specified.  
16. Instructions for usage and its scope  must be specified.  
17. How to store product and precaution s for its use must be specified.  
18. Disposal and treatment  of empty container  must be specified.  
19. Other information items designated by the central competent authority must 
be specified.  
The label with the  required  information items pursuant to the preceding aragraph 
must be firmly attached to  the agro -pesticides per retail unit . But in case that the 
label per retail unit  cannot include all the  information items, Item 1 to Item 10 
pursuant to the preceding paragraph must be labelled as a minimum. Also all the 
information items pursuant to the preceding paragraph must be labelled in the user’s 
manual that comes with the agro -pesticide s. The user’s manual must not be apart 
from a single retail unit . 
 
Article 6  The following items are required on the label of the technical grade agro -pesticides.  
1. The permit number of agro -pesticide  must be specified.  
2. Right holder’s name, address , and telephone number of agro -pesticide permit 
must be specified.  
3. In case of imported products, the name and address of the foreign 
manufacturer must be specifie d. 
4. Date of manufacture  and batch number must be sp cified.  
5. Agro -pesticide ’s common name must be specified.  
6. Brand name must be specified, if any.  
7. Physical properties and the contents of active ingredients and other 
ingredients must be specified.  
8. The net weight or volume of content presented in statutory measuring units 
must be specified.  
9. How to store product and precaution for its use must be specified.  3 10. Poison prevention and detoxification methods must be specified.  
11. Disposal and treatment of empty container  must be specified.  
12. Hazard pictograms, precautionary pictograms, signal words and hazard 
statement  must be specified.  
13. In case of technical grade agro -pesticide with genetically engineered 
ingredients, the words “G enetically Engineered” must be specified.  
14. Other information items designated by the central competent authority must 
be specified.  
Article 7  If the information included in an agro -pesticide label is required on an agro -pesticide 
permit, the items must be labelled in a manner consistent with the central 
competent authority’s approv ed. For information not required on an agro -pesticide 
permit, the agro -pesticide manufacturer or the importer must label the information 
according to product’s properties on their own. T he Information provided  from such 
labelling texts or images must not ove rlap with the information required on an 
agro -pesticide label.  Also  no false or exaggerated information is allowed.  
Article 12  The classification of agro -pesticide acute toxicity shall refer to Attachment 1. The 
classification of agro -pesticide acute t oxicity for bees shall refer to Attachment 2.  
The hazard pictograms of technical grade agro -pesticides or formulated 
agro -pesticides  shall refer to Figure 1. The hazard pictograms, signal words and hazard 
statements must comply with the national standard, CNS 15030, and Attachment 2.  
For agro -pesticides possessing aquatic toxicity classified as Chronic Category 1, 
Category 2, or Acute Category 1, Category 2, according to the national standard, CNS 
15030, the precautionary pictogram of dangerous/harmful to fish must be affixed. 
Also , the warning “Do Not Use at Tap Water Source and Quality Protection Area, 
Drinking Water Source and Quality Protection Area, or Drinking Water Intake 
Protection Zone” must be specified.  
The information items  required on an agro -pesticide label  shall  be arranged in 
accordance with the following requirements:  
1. Hazard pictograms, signal words, mode of actions, and the wording 
“Formulations for Agricultural -Use” must be  locate d in the upper one third of 
a label. Precautionary pictograms with color ba nds must be  locate d in the 
bottom of a label. The mode of action format of agro -pesticides shall  refer to 
Figure 3.  
2. The precautionary pictograms  of mixing or diluting pesticide, “When handling 
liquid concentrate...,”and “When handling dry concentrate...,” must  appear on 
the left. The precautionary pictogram, “When applying pesticide” must  appear 
on the right.  
3. The precautionary pictogram s, “Danger/harmful to fish and, to animals” shall , 
show  to the formulation’s toxicity, be additionally specified to the right of all 
other precautionary pictograms . 
4. For ready -to-use agro -pesticides which require no mixture or dilution,  the 
precautionary pictograms , “Wear  gloves,” “ Wear eye protection ,” “Wear 
rubber boots,” “Keep locked away and out of reach of children,” and “Wash 4 after use ” must appear . 
For the  hazard pictograms  to be printed in color, the hazard pictograms must have a 
black symbol on a white background with  a red border frame, sufficiently wide  
enough  to be clearly visible. The precautionary pictograms with color bands shall refer 
to Figure 4. The pictograms may  be selected according to the safety precautions 
needed for that specific formulation. Depending on the level of toxicity, the 
precautionary pictograms with color bands must  be classified  as follows:  
1. Extremely and highly hazardous agro -pestici des are indicated by red.  
2. Moderately hazardous agro -pesticides are indicated by yellow.  
3. Slightly hazardous agro -pesticides are indicated by blue.  
4. Agro -pesticides unlikely to present acute hazard are indicated by green . 
  5 Attachment 1 of Article 12 - Pesticide Acute Toxicity Classification  
 
Acute Toxicity 
Classification  Hazard Category  Oral LD 50 
（mg/kg body weight ） Dermal LD 50 
（mg/kg body weight ） 
Extremely hazardous  Category 1  ≦5 ≦50 
Highly hazardous  Category 2  ＞5～≦50 ＞50～≦200 
Moderately hazardous  Category 3  ＞50～≦300 ＞200～≦1,000  
Category 4  ＞300～≦2,000  ＞1,000～≦2,000  
Slightly hazardous  Category 5  ＞2,000≦5,000  ＞2,000≦5,000  
Unlikely to present acute 
hazard  Not classified  ＞5,000  ＞5,000  
Notes:  
1. Any formulated agro -pesticides  must be classified based on toxicity data obtained from  
that formulation.  
2. The acute toxicity classification in this table refers the acute toxicity classification. Hazard 
category refers to GHS hazard classification.  (Rats are used as test animals. ) 
 
  6 Attachment 2 of Article 12 –Classification of Pesticide Acute Toxicity to Bees  
 
Hazard 
Category  Thresholds of Acute Contact 
Toxicity to Bees  Hazard 
Pictograms  Signal 
Words  Hazard 
Statement  
Category 1  LD50 ≦ 2 μg/bee  
 Warning  Highly toxic to 
bees  
Category 2  2 μg/bee ＜ LD50 ≦ 11 
μg/bee  
 Warning  Moderately toxic 
to bees  
Category 3  LD50 ＞ 11 μg/bee  No No Practically 
non-toxic to bees  
 
 
  
7 Figure 1 of Article 12 - Hazard pictograms  
 
Bee Hazard  
 
  
8 Figure 2 of Article 12 - Precautionary  pictograms  
 
 
 
 
 
  
9 Figure 3  of Article 12 Agro -pesticide mode of action information box format  
 
Products containing a single active ingredient  
 
 
Products containing more than one active ingredient  
 
 
  
10 Figure 4 of Article 12  Examples of precautionary pictograms with color bands