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Manual on Development and Use of FAO and WHO Specifications for Pesticides


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The Manual on the Development and Use of FAO and WHO Specifications for Pesticides contains detailed definitions and other background information to facilitate the development and use of the specifications.

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Manual (revised version 2006)  (pdf format 1.1 Mb)

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Documents (in Word format) to be downloaded by companies interested in the development of pesticide specifications
:

Letter of access to confidential data (recommended format)

Proposer Data Entry Template for confidential and non-confidential data


SPECIFICATION GUIDELINES FOR TECHNICAL MATERIALS AND TECHNICAL CONCENTRATES (except microbial TKs)

Technical Materials (TC)
Technical Concentrates (TK)

SPECIFICATION GUIDELINES FOR SOLID FORMULATIONS

SOLID FORMULATIONS FOR DIRECT USE
Dustable Powders (DP)
Powders for Dry Seed Treatment (DS)
Granules (GR)
Tablets for Direct Application (DT)

SOLID FORMULATIONS FOR DISPERSION
Wettable Powders (WP)
Water Dispersible Powders for Slurry Seed Treatment (WS)
Water Dispersible Granules (WG)
Water Dispersible Tablets (WT)
Emulsifiable Granules (EG)
Emulsifiable Powders (EP)

SOLID FORMULATIONS FOR DISSOLUTION
Water Soluble Powders (SP)
Water Soluble Powders for Seed Treatment (WS)
Water Soluble Granules (WG)
Water Soluble Tablets (ST)

SPECIFICATION GUIDELINES FOR LIQUID FORMULATED PESTICIDES

SIMPLE SOLUTIONS
Soluble Concentrates (SL)
Solutions for Seed Treatment (LS)
Oil miscible liquids (OL)
Ultra-Low Volume Liquids (UL)

SOLUTIONS FOR DISPERSION
Emulsifiable Concentrates (EC)
Dispersible concentrates (DC)

EMULSIONS
Emulsions, Oil in Water (EW)
Emulsions for Seed Treatment (ES)
Micro-emulsions (ME)

SUSPENSIONS
Aqueous Suspension Concentrates (SC)
Suspension concentrates for seed treatment (FS)
Aqueous capsule suspensions (CS)
Oil-based Suspension Concentrates (OD)

MULTI-CHARACTER LIQUID FORMULATIONS
Aqueous Suspo-Emulsions (SE)
Mixed formulations of CS and SC (ZC)
Mixed formulations of CS and EW (ZW)
Mixed formulations of CS and SE (ZE)

SPECIFICATION GUIDELINES FOR PESTICIDES FORMULATED AS, OR IN, DEVICES FOR APPLICATION

SYSTEMS FOR THERMAL VAPORIZATION OF ACTIVE INGREDIENT
Mosquito coils (MC)
Vaporizing mats (MV)
Liquid vaporizers (LV)

SYSTEMS FOR SPRAYING SOLUTIONS AND OTHER LIQUIDS
Aerosol dispensers (AE)

BARRIER SYSTEMS
Long-Lasting insecticidal nets or netting (LN)

SPECIFICATION GUIDELINES FOR MICROBIAL PESTICIDES

BACTERIAL PESTICIDES

TECHNICAL CONCENTRATES
Bacterial larvicide technical concentrates (TK)

SOLID FORMULATIONS FOR DISPERSION
Bacterial larvicide wettable powders (WP)
Bacterial larvicide water-dispersible granules (WG)
Bacterial larvicide water-dispersible tablets (WT)

LIQUID FORMULATIONS FOR DISPERSION
Bacterial larvicide suspension concentrates (SC)