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CHEMICAL: EDB - IMPORT DECISIONS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 1994

Country Final Decision on Import Interim Decision on Import Conditions for Import Remarks
Australia * Permit      
Austria Prohibit      
Barbados *   Permit Restricted use as a fumigant for certain craft Non agricultural uses only
Belize Prohibit      
Bolivia Prohibit     Not registered
Bulgaria * Prohibit     Not registered
Burundi   Prohibit   Pending promulgation of pesticide law
Chad Prohibit      
China, P.R. Prohibit      
Congo Prohibit      
Cook Islands *   Permit Only for application by Ministry of Agriculture for Produce Treatment against fruit flies Need more time
Costa Rica Prohibit      
Cuba * Prohibit      
El Salvador Prohibit      
Ethiopia*   Prohibit   No record of use. Legislation pending
European Union *:
Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
Prohibit for plant protection use   For uses other than plant protection written authorization is required for import into Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Spain For other uses than plant protection, national authorization schemes apply
Fiji Permit     Restricted to plant quarantine uses
Finland   Prohibit   Need advance approval for use as pesticide
Gambia Prohibit      
Guatemala Prohibit      
Guinea, Rep. of *   Prohibit    
Honduras Prohibit      
Hungary Prohibit      
India Permit      
Lebanon Prohibit      
Malaysia Prohibit     Except for small quantities for research/ educational use through import permit
Malta Prohibit      
Mauritius Prohibit      
Mexico Prohibit      
Mongolia Prohibit     Not included in approved list of pesticides for 1994-2000
Morocco Prohibit     No request for registration
Mozambique * Prohibit     Import, production and use banned
Nepal * Prohibit      
New Zealand Permit     For fumigation by quarantine officials
Nicaragua Prohibit      
Niger Prohibit      
Norway Prohibit      
Oman, Sultanate of Prohibit      
Philippines Prohibit      
Qatar Prohibit      
Rwanda Prohibit      
Sri Lanka Prohibit     Not registered
St. Lucia Prohibit      
Sudan Prohibit      
Suriname   Prohibit    
Sweden Permit     Need advance approval for use as pesticide
Switzerland Permit   If not intended for use as pesticide  
Syria Prohibit      
Tanzania * Prohibit     Pending approval of alternative fumigants
Thailand Prohibit      
Togo * Prohibit     Legislation pending
Trinidad & Tobago   Prohibit   Additional time needed
Turkey Prohibit     Not registered
Vietnam Prohibit      
Western Samoa Prohibit      
Zaire   Prohibit   Need more time

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CHEMICAL: HEPTACHLOR - IMPORT DECISIONS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 1994

Country Final Decision on Import Interim Decision on Import Conditions for Import Remarks
Austria Prohibit      
Barbados * Prohibit      
Belize Prohibit      
Bolivia Prohibit      
Bulgaria * Prohibit     Use forbidden since 1991
Burundi   Prohibit   Pending passing of pesticide law
Cameroon Prohibit      
Chad Prohibit      
China, P.R. Prohibit      
Congo Prohibit      
Cook Islands * Prohibit      
Costa Rica Permit     Restricted to professional use on ornamentals and pine trees
Cuba * Prohibit     Prohibited by resolution 268 of Ministry of Public Health
Dominican Rep. Prohibit      
Ecuador Prohibit      
El Salvador Prohibit      
Ethiopia*   Permit Permit from Ministry of Agriculture Use as termiticide only. Legislation pending
European Union *:
Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
Prohibit for plant protection use   For uses other than plant protection written authorization is required for import into Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain For other uses than plant protection, national authorization schemes apply
Fiji Prohibit      
Finland   Prohibit   Need advance approval for use as pesticide
Gambia Prohibit      
Guatemala Prohibit      
Guinea, Rep. of *   Prohibit    
Honduras Prohibit      
Hungary Prohibit      
Lebanon Prohibit      
Malaysia Prohibit     Except for small quantities for research/ educational use through import permit
Malta Prohibit      
Mauritius Prohibit      
Mexico Prohibit      
Mongolia Prohibit     Not included in approved list of pesticides for 1994-2000
Mozambique * Prohibit     Import, production and use banned
Nepal * Prohibit      
New Zealand Prohibit      
Nicaragua Permit      
Niger Prohibit      
Norway Prohibit      
Philippines Prohibit      
Qatar Prohibit      
Sri Lanka Prohibit      
St. Lucia Prohibit      
Sudan Permit     Termiticide use only
Suriname   Prohibit    
Sweden Permit     Need advance approval for use as pesticide
Switzerland Prohibit      
Syria Prohibit      
Tanzania *   Permit   Need more time
Thailand Permit     Structural termite control and household use only
Togo   Permit   Not currently included in list of banned or severely restricted pesticides
Trinidad & Tobago   Permit   Termiticide use only
Turkey Prohibit      
Vietnam Prohibit      
Western Samoa Prohibit      
Zaire   Prohibit   Need more time

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CHEMICAL: MERCURY COMPOUNDS - IMPORT DECISIONS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 1994

Country Final Decision on Import Interim Decision on Import Conditions for Import Remarks
Austria Prohibit      
Barbados * Prohibit      
Belize Prohibit      
Bolivia Prohibit      
Bulgaria * Prohibit     Use forbidden since 1991
Burundi   Prohibit   Pending promulgation of pesticide law
China, P.R. Prohibit      
Congo Prohibit     No record of use
Cook Islands * Prohibit      
Costa Rica Prohibit      
Cuba * Prohibit     Prohibited by resolution 268 of Ministry of Public Health
Ecuador Prohibit      
El Salvador Prohibit      
Ethiopia   Permit Permit from Ministry of Agriculture 1. Ethylmercury chloride

2. Phenylmercury acetate

Use of pesticides containing mercury is discouraged

European Union *:
Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
Prohibit      
Fiji Prohibit      
Finland   Prohibit   Need advance approval for use as pesticide
Gambia Prohibit      
Guatemala Prohibit     Refers to methoxyethyl-mercury chloride only
Guinea, Rep. of *   Prohibit    
Honduras Prohibit      
Hungary Prohibit     Refers to agricultural use only
India 1. Permit

2. Prohibit

3. Permit

    1. Ethylmercury chloride

2. Phenylmercury acetate

3. Methoxyethyl mercury chloride

Lebanon Prohibit      
Malaysia Prohibit     Except for small quantities for research/educational use through import permit
Malta Prohibit      
Mauritius Prohibit      
Mexico Prohibit      
Mongolia Prohibit     Ethyl mercury chloride banned in 1990 on basis of high toxicity
Morocco Prohibit      
Mozambique * Prohibit     Import, production and use banned
Nepal * Prohibit      
New Zealand Prohibit     Refers only to use as a pesticide
Nicaragua Prohibit      
Niger Permit     Refers only to use in plant protection products
Norway Prohibit      
Oman, Sultanate of Prohibit      
Philippines Prohibit      
Qatar Prohibit      
Sri Lanka 1. Prohibit

2. Prohibit

3. Permit **

  ** Approval letter for import from registrar 1. Mercuric oxide

2. Phenylmercury acetate

3. Phenylmercury dodecenyl succinate used as paint biocide

St. Lucia Prohibit      
Sudan Prohibit      
Suriname   Prohibit   Refers to methoxyethyl mercury acetate
Sweden Prohibit     Refers to alkyl mercury compounds 2- methoxyethyl mercury acetate
Switzerland Permit     Banned as pesticide and most other uses. See Annex 3.2 of the Ordinance relating to Environmentally Hazardous Substances
Syria Prohibit      
Tanzania * Prohibit     Refers only to pesticede uses
Thailand Prohibit     Refers to 2-methoxyethyl mercury chloride
Togo Prohibit      
Trinidad & Tobago   Permit Restricted use Under review
Turkey Prohibit      
Vietnam Prohibit      
Western Samoa Permit     Prohibit in plant protection products
Zaire   Prohibit   Need more time

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