Legislation
- Currently, the state registration of both pesticides and agrochemicals in Russia is regulated by the Federal Law No 109 “On the Safe Handling of Pesticides and Agrochemicals” dated July the 19th, 1997;
- Appendix to the order of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture dated 12.04.2013 No `26 “Temporary procedure for state registration of pesticides and agrochemicals;
- Order of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture of July the 10th, 1997 “On Approving the Procedure for State Registration of Pesticides and Agrochemicals”;
- The administrative regulations of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture No 231 dated June the 17th, 2009;
- Transportation and label requirements No 67 dated February the 29th, 2008, of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.
- Methodological instructions for registration tests of pesticides in terms of biological efficacy dated 2019
Registration types/terms:
- Permanent registration is approved for 10 years. Registration procedure takes from 1,5 up to 3,5 years from the moment of submitting the application until obtaining the Registration Certificate (time depends on product).
Application Deadline:
- 3 months before the products’ application time (December – January recommended).
We highly recommend to start document preparation in Aug – Oct of the year previous to the registration year.
Basic documents required to start preparing the application:
- COA of the product (formulation)
- * COA of the active ingredient (TC)
- MSDS of the product
- * MSDS of the active ingredient
- Certificate of the composition of the formulation
- * Certificate of the composition of the active ingredient
- Letter from the producing company of the formulation declaring the production of the formulation and giving permission to register the product (if producer and registering company are not the same)
- *Letter from the producing company of the A.I. (TC) declaring the production of A.I. (TC) and giving permission to register the product (if producer and registering company are not the same)
- Product dossier: toxicological reports (GLP studies) for the formulation and *TC, *5BATCH, eco-toxicological reports for the formulation and a.i. Depend on product (pesticide or fertilizer) the number of studies and studies themselves are different.
* for pesticides, not required for other types of products
Studies that must be done locally:
- Biological studies (field trials) – 2 seasons for pesticides or 1 season for agrochemicals in 3 locations (zones).
- Adaptation of the methods of a.i. determination (in air, water, soil, plants and formulation)
- Toxicological assessment of formulation and TC (for pesticides) and studies (if not provided, GLP only)
- Hygienic studies
- Residue studies (for pesticides) – 2 years, 3 locations (zones)
- Eco-toxicological assessment and studies (if required and not provided)
- Environmental impact assessment and public hearings
Cost of registration
The cost of pesticide and agrochemical registration in Russia can vary depend on product, number of crops you want to register your product for and number of studies (toxicological GLP, ecotoxicological) that were already done and provided.
