3.) Pesticides and Fertilizers

Presidential Decree No, 1144

fertilizer and pesticide authority powers and responsibilities

Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority

PD no 1144. Fertilizer and Industry Authority expanded regulatory powers to pesticides

>50k; 15 yrs & 1 day to 20 years
<= 10k; 10 yrs & 1 day to 15 years

imprisonment penalties

>50k; 3x max, Php 5,000 - 20, 000

<= 10k; Php 5,000 - Php 10,000
undetermined amounts 5,000 - 10,000

fines

Falsification

Maximum fines and imprisonment for related offenses

Corporate Violations

Penalties apply to the guilty individual and the entity involved

servitude up to 1 year,

Fine ranging from 5,000 to 10,000

Individual penalties

Officers, firm, partnerships

Corporate Violations

Pesticide

any substance or product or mixrure thereof, including active ingredients, adjuvants, and pesticide formulation, intended to control, prevent, destroy, repel or mitigate directly or inderectly, any pest.

This tern includes all other chemical gay shit

Product registration

ensures pesticide products meet prescribed standards before they are imported, manufactured, formulated, distributed and sold in the Philippines

Labelling

product information
active ingredient
use of product
Weight
Fpa Registration number

Shelf life

manufacturing info

Product mode of action

directions for use safety precautions

Products Stewardships & Responsible Care

Pesticide companies: address risks and hazards to human health and environment associated with the use of pesticides

Companies: ensure products are properly handled, used safely from manufactrue, marketing, application, including waste disposal.

Company policies on safety, training, equipment packaging, materials, containers, storage, transport, disposal of waste and container.

leaks, spills decontamination

Dirty Dozen

12 initial persistent organic pollutants under the stockholm convention
recognized as causing adverse effects on humans and the ecosystem
pesticides (9), industrial chemicals (2), By-products (1)

Methyl Bromide

Phased out:
Fumigant for: Soil-borne fungi, bacteria, mites, nematodes, rodents,

stored products, and facilities.

• Uses: Quarantine and Pre-Shipment (QPS) control.

• Ozone Depleting: Regulated by 1992 Montreal Protocol.

• Phaseout: 2005 for developed, 2015 for developing countries (QPS

exempted).

• Philippine Regulation: Import volume restricted; companies must justify

increases and report usage before applying for another license.

Chlorpyrifos

Insecticide used in agriculture & for pest control

• Banned by FDA as a household pesticide in 2018

(FDA Circular 2018-008)

• US Environment Protection Agency banned it in

2021 (neurological damage in children, reduced

IQ, loss of working memory, attention deficit

disorders)

• US EPA in 2001 disallowed its use from

residential & professional use

• Banned in South Africa 2010, UK 2016

Fertilizers

• Includes any substance (solid/liquid, any nutrient element or

elements, organic/inorganic, singly/in-combination with other

materials.

• Applied directly to the soil for the purpose of promoting growth,

increasing crop yield or improving their quality

Mandatory Registration

All fertilizers and agricultural chemicals must be

registered with the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority

(FPA) before export, import, manufacture, storage,

distribution, sale, or use.

Separate Registrations Required

Each active ingredient and formulation for

pesticides, along with each fertilizer grade, requires

individual registration.

Licensing Requirement

A license from the FPA is necessary for exporting,

importing, manufacturing, distributing, or selling

pesticides, fertilizers, or agricultural chemicals.

Traditional, New grades, Specialty grades, controlled release

Inorganic fertilizer

Humic substnaces, Protein hydrolysates, seaweed extracts, chitosan & other biopolymers, inorganic compounds, microbial inoculants/ biological fertilizer

Biostimulants

Potassium Nitrate

restricted fertilizer: health concerns, potential carcinogens. Explosive

Beirut Port Explosion

killed by over 2.7 kilotons of ammonium nitrate ignited by flames from a nearby warehouse

Licensing of Handlers

“No person shall engage in the business of

exporting, importing, manufacturing,

formulating, distributing, supplying,

repacking, storing, commercially applying,

selling, marketing, of any pesticides,

fertilizer and other agricultural chemicals

except under a license issued by the FPA.”