Consistent with the FPA Pesticide Regulatory Policies and the Implementing Guidelines and Procedures, specifically Section VI under the heading "Restrictions on Availability and Use", these implementing guidelines on FPA Board Resolution No. 01 (1993) are hereby promulgated:

General Information
All pesticides are inherently toxic in nature; therefore not all of them shall be allowed for use by the general public.  Some pesticides need to be banned or restricted to avoid possible unsafe situations for the applicator and to the general public and the environment.

Section 6, III (3) of P.D. 1144, vested FPA with the powers and functions:

"To restrict or ban the use of any pesticide or the formulation of certain pesticide in specific areas or during certain periods upon evidence that the pesticide is an imminent hazard, has caused, or is causing widespread serious damage to crops, fish or livestock or to public health and the environment."

Further, Article II, Section 5 of the FPA Rules and Regulations No. 1, Series of 1977, provides additional legal basis for restrictions on availability and use of pesticides.

FPA Board Resolution and Implementation    
On September 29, 1993, the FPA Board of Directors, meeting en banc, unanimously approved the following pesticide policy decisions:

Ban from all uses in agriculture

1. Organotin Compounds
   
   
2. Azinphos Ethyl
   
   
3. Methyl Parathion

Restrict from being used in paddy rice

1.       Endosulfan - the concentration will be reduced to 5% E.C. or lower for other uses.

2.       Monocrotophos - the allowed use is for beanfly control on legumes only.

This pesticide policy decision will be included in the existing FPA list of banned and restricted pesticides in the Philippines (Pesticide Circular No. 04, Series of 1989, December 15, 1989).

Change of Label
Labels of Endosulfan and Monocrotophos and mixtures thereof in other formulations will be changed to conform with the product restrictions as stated in these guidelines.

Formulations With More Than One Active Ingredients
1.         Any mixture of Azinphos Ethyl and/or Methyl Parathion with other active ingredients in any formulation is not allowed.

2.         Any combination of Endosulfan with other active ingredients in any formulation may be allowed if the Endosulfan concentration is 5% or lower provided that it does not increase the inherent toxicity or hazard of the combination and must not be used in paddy rice.

3.         Any combination of Monocrotophos with other active ingredients in another formulation may be allowed for beanfly control on legumes only provided that it does not increase the inherent toxicity or hazard of the combination.

Phase-Out Period
1.         Azinphos Ethyl, Methyl Parathion, Monocrotophos, Endosulfan and Organotin compounds already in the market may be allowed to be distributed or sold in the market within the six month period from the effectivity of these guidelines.

At the conclusion of the six month phase out period, companies distributing the banned products and disallowed formulations of Endosulfan shall withdraw these respective commodities from the dealers' shelves for incineration or exportation.

Importation
Processing of all requests for Certificate Authorizing Importation of Pesticide (CAIP) for the banned chemicals shall be discontinued and no importations of the banned chemicals mentioned herein shall be allowed.  Approval of requests for CAIP for Monocrotophos and Endosulfan under the restriction described herein shall be based on the stock inventory of these products and the projected allowed usage.

Stocks Inventory
All concerned companies shall conduct inventory of all existing warehouse stocks at the start and at the end of the phase-out period; a certified true copy of the inventory shall be submitted to FPA subject to verification.

Advertising, Promotional, and Peripheral Materials

All existing advertising, promotional and peripheral materials on the following banned pesticides: Organotin compounds, Azinphos Ethyl and Methyl Parathion and similar activities on the restricted pesticides: Endosulfan and Monocrotophos not in accord with their allowed use shall be prohibited.

Product and Company Coverage
The following brand names and companies registered with FPA are covered:
 

Generic Name	Brand Name	Company
Organotin (Triphenyltin Acetate)	Brestan	Hoechst
Organotin (Triphenyltin Chloride)	Aquatin 20 EC	Planters Products
Organotin (Triphenyltin Hydroxide)	Telustan 60 WP	Shell Chemicals
Fenbutatin Oxide	Torque 50% WP	Shell Chemicals
Azinphos Ethyl	Gusathion 400 EC	Bayer
Azinphos Ethyl	Marsathion 40 EC	Marsman
Azinphos Ethyl	Bionex 40 EC	Planters Products
Azinphos Ethyl	Telothion 40 EC	Shell Chemicals
Methyl Parathion	Folidol M 50 EC	Bayer
Methyl Parathion	Methyl 50 Fosferno EC	Jardine Davies
Methyl Parathion	Methion 50 EC	Marsman
Methyl Parathion	Meptox 50 EC	Shell Chemicals
Methyl Parathion	Parapest M 50 EC	Planters Products
Methyl Parathion	Penncap M (ENCAP)	Aldiz
Methyl Parathion	Wofatox 50EC/ 80EC	Chemie International
Methyl Parathion	Wofatox Konzentrat 50EC/80EC	Tomas Yap Trading
Endosulfan + BPMC	Thiocarb 47 EC	Hoechst
Endosulfan	Thiodan 35 WP	Hoechst
Endosulfan	Thiodan 35 EC	Hoechst
Endosulfan
Endosulfan	Endosulfan 35 EC	MARSMAN
Endosulfan	Endox 35 EC	Planters Products
Endosulfan	Thiodan 2.5 G	Hoechst
Endosulfan	Endosulfax 35EC	Aldiz
Monocrotophos	Nuvacron 30 SCW	CIBA-Geigy
Monocrotophos	Azodrin 168	Shell Chemicals
Monocrotophos	Azodrin 202R	Shell Chemicals
Mono+Fenvalerate	Azodrin 150	Shell Chemicals
Mono+Mevin-	Azodrin 202	Shell Chemicals
Mono+Cyper-	Azodrin 137	Shell Chemicals

Penal Provisions
Any violations of any of the provisions of these implementing guidelines issued or promulgated by FPA committed by any person, corporation, firm, partnership, cooperative, association or any other entity, shall be covered by penal provisions under Section 6, III, (1) and (3) and Section 8 (c) of P.D. 1144, and Article IV, Section 1 (A) of the rules and regulations.

Effectivity
These guidelines amend the previous implementing guidelines issued by this authority dated September 30, 1993.

These guidelines shall take effect fifteen (15) days from the date hereof.

Adopted: 15 Nov. 1993

(Sgd.) FRANCISCO C. CORNEJO
Administrator