The data requirements tool provides the registrar with guidance on the data that may be required to evaluate whether a specific type of public health pesticide is appropriate for a specific use situation. It further provides advice on widely accepted testing guidelines which can be used to generate these data.

Data requirements are not the same for every type of pesticide, but will depend on the pesticide group (e.g. a chemical or microbial product), the pesticide type (e.g. an insecticide, or rodenticide), the intended use (e.g. larviciding in outdoor ponds, or indoor residual spraying), and the type of registration (e.g. a new product with a new active ingredient for the country, or an extension of an existing registration).

Data requirements for public health pesticides can be found through the selection tool:

PHP Data Requirements
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_{[Note: Presently, this link leads to the Data Requirements module for all pesticides, including public health pesticides.
Make sure to select an “Intended Use” in the selection box which is relevant for the public health pesticide under review]}

In the Toolkit, data requirements can be generated for the following topics:

• Identity & composition
• Physical & chemical properties
• Further information on the formulated pesticide
• Application
• Analytical methods
• Toxicology and metabolism
• Residues
• Exposure
• Fate and behaviour in the environment
• Ecotoxicology
• Efficacy
• Classification, labelling and packaging

The data requirements listed in the tool are based on the FAO/WHO Guidelines on data requirements for the registration of pesticides (2013)