FAO-AGP Pest and Pesticide Management

http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/core-themes/theme/pests/en/

International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides

website:http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/core-themes/theme/pests/code/en/
PDF version Code of Conduct:  http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/agphome/documents/Pests_Pesticides/Code/code.pdf 
Word version Code of Conduct: http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/agphome/documents/Pests_Pesticides/Code/Code.doc

Guidelines on Management of Pesticides:

http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/core-themes/theme/pests/code/list-guide-new/en/

Rotterdam Convention, Prior Informed Consent (PIC):

http://www.pic.int

International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC):

https://www.ippc.int

Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM):

http://www.saicm.org

Codex Alimentarius:

http://www.codexalimentarius.net

International policy instruments with direct operational implications for pesticide management:

• The Codex Alimentarius: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp  and more specifically the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/mrls/pestdes/jsp/pest_q-e.jsp (operational since 1966)
• The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer: http://ozone.unep.org/Ratification_status/montreal_protocol.shtml (adopted in 1987 and entered into force in 1989), and its subsequent amendments
• The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal: http://www.basel.int/ (adopted in 1989 and entered into force in 1992)
• The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade: http://www.pic.int/ (adopted in 1998)
• The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: http://chm.pops.int/ (adopted in 2001)

International policy instruments that provide a general policy context for pesticide management:

• The Convention concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work: http://www.oit.org/ilolex/cgi-lex/convde.pl?C170 (adopted in 1990 and entered into force in 1993)
• The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development: http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?documentid=78&articleid=1163 (proclaimed by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992)
• Agenda 21 - Global Programme of Action on Sustainable Development: http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/, and more specifically chapters 14 Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development: http://www.unutki.org/default.php?doc_id=79 and 19 Environmentally Sound Management of Toxic Chemicals, Including Prevention of Illegal International Traffic in Toxic and Dangerous Products: http://www.un-documents.net/a21-19.htm (adopted in 1992)
• The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): http://www.cbd.int/ (adopted in 1992 and entered into force in 1993)
• The Convention concerning the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents: http://actrav.itcilo.org/actrav-english/telearn/osh/legis/c174.htm & http://ilolex.ilo.ch:1567/english/convdisp2.htm (adopted in 1993, ILO, Geneva, and entered into force in 1997)
• The Rome Declaration on World Food Security and The World Food Summit Plan of Action: http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/w3613e/w3613e00.HTM (adopted in 1996)
• The World Health Declaration and Health-for-all in the 21st Century: http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/109759/EHFA5-E.pdf (adopted in 1998)

International organizations concerned with specific modes of transport:

• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO): http://www.icao.int 
• International Maritime Organization (IMO): http://www.imo.org/Pages/home.aspx 
• International regulations concerning the carriage of dangerous goods by rail (RID): http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/transport/rail_transport/l24061_en.htm
• European agreement concerning the international transport of dangerous goods by road (ADR): http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/adr/adr_e.html 
• International Air Transport Association (IATA): http://www.iata.org/Pages/default.aspx
• United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE): http://www.unece.org   &  http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.htm

International organizations:

• World Health Organization (WHO): http://www.who.int &
  Classification of pesticides by hazard and guidelines to classification (1998-1999, Geneva, 1998):  http://www.who.int/pcs/pcs_act.htm &
  Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR). Evaluations: http://www.who.int/pcs/jmpr/jmpr.htm &
  WHO world directory of poisons centres
• World Trade Organization (WTO): http://www.wto.org
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): http://www.unep.org
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): http://www.oecd.org/ehs/glp.htm (as revised in 1997); http://www.oecd.org/ehs/PestGD01.htm (Revision 1. OECD, Paris. 2001)
• The IPCS INTOX system (WHO/ILO/UNEP, Geneva) http://www.intox.org

Obsolete Pesticides:

Prevention and Disposal of Obsolete Pesticide (OP) website
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/AGRICULT/AGP/AGPP/Pesticid/Disposal/en/index.html  or
http://www.fao.org/ag/obstocks.htm