Pesticide Management in Argentina
1. Pesticide regulation Decree no. 350 of SENASA
2. Pesticide administration department
Name |
Function |
SENASA |
Responsible for pesticide registration and supervision |
State Food Inspection and Quarantine Bureau |
Responsible for pesticide test and analysis |
CIAFA |
Commercial Management of Pesticides, Fertilizers, Seeds and Other Products |
3. Registration Types and Material Requirements
Registration Types: Register new active ingredient products; Register the same active ingredient product; Register new active ingredient preparations; Register the same active ingredient product preparation.
1) Final Registration Requirements for Active Components of New Chemical Pesticides
a. Archive file
b. Safety information
c. Confidential transport
d. Technical information
e. Sample
2) Final Registration Requirements for Registration of Same Active Components
a. If it is an unregistered product in Argentina, the following test report is required: Pharmacodynamics’ test report; Residual test report; Full set of toxicological and environmental test reports.
b. If it is a product that has been registered in Argentina but has not been certified by SENASA, the following test report is required: Chronic toxicological and environmental toxicity test report of the original drug; Acute toxicity test report of impurities.
c. If it is a registered product in Argentina and has been certified by SENASA, the following test report is required: Full analysis of the original drug; Physical and chemical properties; Acute 6 toxicity report; A mutagenicity; Report on the physical and chemical properties of the preparation; Environmental 3 toxicity report.
4. Registration approval time
Number |
Registration type |
Time |
1 |
Trial registration |
120 days |
2 |
New active ingredient registration |
1 year |
3 |
New crop registration for registered products |
90 days |
4 |
New preparation registration |
90 days |
5 |
Same product registration |
120 days |
6 |
Registration of new records of registered products |
60 days |
7 |
Registration of new areas for registered products |
60 days |
8 |
Registration of new methods for registered products |
120 days |
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