Technical guidelines - The guidelines have been brought in line with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), and where the GHS allows for (national) interpretation of its provisions, these guidelines provide specific options relevant to pesticide labelling. These guidelines identify the main...

Technical guidelines - Managing pesticides in agriculture and public health - A compendium of FAO and WHO guidelines and other resources - Second edition

Technical guidelines - This new guidance will complement the technical guidance documents already developed to implement the FAO/WHO International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management. It is developed jointly with WHO. This document is intended to guide pesticide regulators, especially in low- and middle-income countries, for designing and...

Technical guidelines - Analysis of the national legislation should cover all stages of the pesticide life cycle which – according to the Code of Conduct – includes manufacturing, formulation, packaging, distribution, storage, use and final disposal of a pesticide product and/or its container. For many of these stages...

Technical guidelines - This guidance focuses on household pesticides, i.e. pest control products used in domestic settings, and addresses their use by non-professionals (by the general public) that is, by individuals who receive no fee or reward for the pesticide application and who generally have no training in...