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Minutes of the 252nd meeting of the Registration Committee held on 27 thApril,2005 at 1030 hrs. in Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi

The re-scheduled 252nd meeting of the Registration Committee (RC) was

held under the Chairmanship of Dr. N.B. Singh, Agriculture Commissioner on 27th

April,2005 at 1030 hrs. in Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. Dr. P.S. Chandurkar, Plant

Protection Adviser to the Govt. of India, Dr. O.P. Dubey, Assistant Director

General (PP), ICAR,Shri P.N.Maji, Addl. Industrial Adviser, and Dr. (Mrs.) S.

Kulshrestha, Secretary, CIB&RC attended the meeting.

Following officers from the Secretariat of CIB&RC were also present:

(i) Dr.(Mrs.) G.Mukherjee, Jt.Dir.(Chem.)

(ii) Sh.Vipin Bhatnagar, Jt.Dir.(Chem.)

(iii) Dr. Ravi Prakash, JD (Bio)

(iv) Er.S.K.Ghosh, Dy.Dir.(Engg..)

(v) Dr. R.M. Shukla, DD (Ent.)

(vi) Dr. (Mrs.) Mukul Singh, DD (Med.)

(vii) Dr. Subhash Kumar, Agro (H)

(viii) Smt. Kanta Arora, AO (CIB&RC)

(ix) Sh. Rajmant Singh, Section officer

(x) Sh. Niraj Kulshrestha, Assistant Legal

At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the participants and

requested Secretary,CIB&RC to take up the Agenda for discussion. The

following decisions were taken:-

Agenda ItemNo.1.0

Confirmation of minutes of the 251st meeting of the

Registration Committee.

The minutes of the 251st meeting of the Registration Committee were

confirmed.

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Agenda ItemNo.2.0

Follow up action on the decisions taken by theRegistration Committee in its 251st meeting.

The Committee noted with satisfaction the follow up action on the

decisions of 251st RC meeting. Further, the Committee decided to seek the

clarification from applicant, namely M/s Romvijay Biotech Pvt. Ltd. w.r.t.

Agenda Item No.5.7 of 251st RC meeting about the data submitted by the

applicant on Pseudomonas flourescens 1.15% formulation while the

application is for registration of 0.5% WP formulation. The applicant may

be asked to submit the data on the formulation for which they have applied

for registration.

Agenda ItemNo.2.1

Application pending under various sub-sectionsof the Insecticides Act,1968

The Committee perused the applications pending under

various sub-sections of the Insecticides Act,1968.

Agenda ItemNo.3.0

Government Business

Agenda ItemNo.3.1

Letters from the Director,CPPS, TNAUrequesting for not considering the data suppliedby the members of the Association as the dataoriginally supplied to the Ms MaharashtraManufacturers Association for Bio Control

Agents

The Committee re-iterated its earlier decision to accept the

data for registration submitted by the Members from TNAU with the

authorization letter of the Association.

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Agenda ItemNo.3.2

Eco-friendly packaging material for packingpesticides and their formulations.

The Committee deliberated the Agenda in detail and decided

that the Pesticides Industry Associations may be advised to promote eco-

friendly packaging material for packing pesticides and their formulations

as the Polyethylene bags which are used as primary packing for

pesticides have been banned by many of the States. In view of the fact

that sudden ban on polyethylene pouches do not affect the manufacturing

Industry, it is advised that the alternate eco-friendly packaging may be

promoted.

Agenda ItemNo.3.3

Guidelines for import, manufacture and sale ofchemicals with dual use.

Considering the huge work involved and the inputs required from

various Sectors, the Committee felt that this work may be assigned to

some Consulting Firms for preparation of the basic document which may

be later examined by the Registration Committee.

Agenda ItemNo.3.4

Endorsement of Dye in the chemical composition of theformulated product Guidelines regarding.

The Committee deliberated the Agenda in detail and decided not to

permit hereafter the use of Dye for commercial reasons in any pesticide

formulations to be used in agriculture except for formulations which are

meant for seed treatment.

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Agenda ItemNo.3.5

Review of Lindane.

The Committee deliberated the Agenda in detail and decided to

phase out the import, manufacture and the use of Lindane in the country.

However, its manufacture for termite control in agriculture (presently

approved for sugarcane), in buildings, and for export may be permitted.

Agenda ItemNo.4.0

Export Cases

Agenda ItemNo.4.1

Export Cases as per details at Annexure-4.1

Approved.

Agenda ItemNo.4.2

Consideration of application of M/s Bahar Agrochemand Feed Pvt. Ltd. for grant of registration forindigenous manufacture of Pyrithiobac Sodiumtechnical (herbicide) under Sec.9(3) for export only.

Approved.

Agenda ItemNo.4.3

Consideration of application of M/s Krishi RasayanExports Pvt. Ltd. for grant of registration for indigenousmanufacture of Fluroxypyr technical (Herbicide) underSec.9(3) for export only.

Approved.

Agenda ItemNo.4.4

Consideration of application of M/s Agrilife,Secunderabad for grant of registration for indigenousmanufacture of Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstakicontaining Delta endotoxin 8% min. (Insecticide) underSec.9(3) for export only.

Apprpved.

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Agenda ItemNo.5.0

9(3B) Cases.

Agenda Item

No.5.1

Consideration of application of M/s Monarch Bio-

Fertilizers & Research Centre, Chennai for grant ofregistration for indigenous manufacture ofPseudomonas fluorescens 0.5% WP) under Section9(3B)

Approved for a period of 2 years with commercialization.

Agenda Item

No.5.2

Consideration of application of M/s Vidarbha Biotech

Lab., Yauatmal for grant of registration for indigenousmanufacture of Trichoderma Viride 1% WP underSection 9(3B)


Agenda ItemNo.5.3

Consideration of application of M/s Ecophila Biotech,Ahmednagar for grant of registration for indigenous

manufacture of Trichoderma Viride 1% WP underSec.9(3B)


Agenda ItemNo.5.4

Consideration of application of M/s Om Agro Organic,Yavatmal for grant of registration for indigenousmanufacture of Trichoderma Viride 1% WP underSec.9(3B)


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Agenda ItemNo.5.5

Consideration of application of M/s Sumitomo ChemicalIndia Pvt. Limited, Mumbai for grant of registration forindigenous manufacture of Impregnated long lastinginsecticidal net containing 2% Permethrin w/w underSection 9(3B) with commercialization.

Approved for a period of 2 years with commercialization with shelf-

life claim for 2 years. The applicant may be asked to submit the protocol

for generation of shelf-life data for approval by the Registration

Committee. Further, the Committee decided to seek the protocol from the

earlier registrant of the product, M/s Vesterguard F. Ltd. for shelf-life

study. The Committee also decided not to grant further extension for

commercialization of Impregenated long lasting insecticidal net containing

2% Permethrin w/w (of M/s Sumotomo Chemical India Pvt. Ltd. and M/s

Vesterguard F. Ltd.) till complete data as per requirements under Sec.9(3)

are submitted by the applicants.

Agenda ItemNo.6.0

9(3) Cases.

Agenda ItemNo.6.1

Consideration of application of M/s P.J.Margo Pvt. Ltd.for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture ofNeem oil based EC containing Azadirachtin 0.03%(300 ppm) minimum under Sec.9(3)

Approved with one year shelf-life.

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Agenda ItemNo.6.2

Consideration of request of Indian Association of PlantGrowth Products, Mumbai, for regular registration ofTriacontanol (0.1% EW, 0.05% EC & 0.05% GR) underSec.9(3) in favour of their members (Annexed).

Approved. The Committee decided to also exempt this product from

the requirement of tolerance limit.

Agenda ItemNo.6.3

Consideration of application of M/s Indofil ChemicalsCompany for grant of registration for import ofNovaluron 10% EC formulation (Insecticide) underSec.9(3).

Approved, subject to fixation of tolerance limit by the Ministry of

Health & Family Welfare.

Agenda ItemNo.6.4

Consideration of application of M/s Sumitomo ChemicalIndia Pvt. Limited, Mumbai for grant of registration forimport of Pyriproxyfen technical and indigenousmanufacture of combination formulation productPyriproxyfen 5% + Fenpropathrin 15% EC (Insecticide)

under Sec.9(3).



Agenda ItemNo.6.5

Consideration of application of M/s Bayer Crop ScienceLimited, Mumbai for grant of registration for import ofThiacloprid technical and indigenous manufacture of itsformulation product Thiacloprid 21.7% SC m/munder Sec.9(3)



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Agenda ItemNo.6.6

Consideration of application of M/s United PhosphorusLimited, Gujarat for grant of registration for indigenousmanufacture of Clodinafop-propargyl technical(Herbicide) under Sec.9(3).

Approved.

Agenda ItemNo.6.7

Consideration of application of M/s E.I. Dupont IndiaLimited, Gurgaon for grant of registration for import ofFlusilazole technical and indigenous manufacture of its40% EC formulation under Sec.9(3).

Deferred, as the data on bio-efficacy is very old (of 1990-91 and

1995) and therefore, ICAR may be requested to verify/provide comments

with reference to the effectiveness of the product in the present scenario.

Agenda ItemNo.6.8

Consideration of application of M/s Godrej AgrovetLimited, Mumbai for grant of registration for indigenousmanufacture of Tricontanol 0.1% EW, formulation(PGR) under Sec.9(3)

The Committee deliberated the Agenda in detail. It was informed

that their application for Tricontanol 0.1% EW and 0.05% Granules are

complete under Section 9(3b). However, considering the fact that M/s

Godrej Agrovet Limited are Member of the Indian Association of Plant

Growth Products (IAPGP), and Registration Committee has decided to

grant 9(3) registration to the members of IAPGP under item No. 6.2 of this

meeting, the Committee decided to grant registration under Sec.9(3).

Accordingly, the applicant may be asked to submit Form-I and the

requisite fee for issue of Registration Certificate under Section 9(3).

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Agenda ItemNo.7.0

9(4) Cases.

Agenda Item

No.7.1

Applications for registration under Section 9(4).

The Committee approved the applications for which tolerance limits

are fixed, or not required. The applications for which the tolerance limits

either partially fixed/not fixed were rejected.

Agenda ItemNo.7.2

Consideration of application of M/s Bharat RasayanLtd., New Delhi under Sec.9(4) for grant of registration

of Imidacloprid Technical for indigenous manufacture.

Approved.

Agenda ItemNo.7.3

Consideration of application of M/s Jaishree AgroIndustries Ltd., Delhi under Sec.9(4) for grant ofregistration of Butachlor Technical for indigenousmanufacture.

Approved.

Agenda ItemNo.8.0

Miscellaneous items.

Agenda ItemNo.8.1

Endorsement cases as per Annexure-8.1 of theAgenda.

No application was put up for consideration of R.C.

Agenda ItemNo.8.2

Consideration of application of M/s BiotechInternational Ltd., New Delhi for endorsement of

changed name of foreign manufacturer in theirRegistration Certificates of Bacillus thuringiensis var.Kurstaki & Bacillus thuriniensis var. israelensisformulation and technical.

Approved.

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Agenda ItemNo.8.3 & 8.4

(1) Endorsement of 5 litre PET bottle packing forAlphamethrin 10% EC of M/s Cheminova IndiaLtd. and

(2) Endorsement of 5 litre PETbottle for packing

Chlorpyriphos 50% EC of M/s Cheminova IndiaLtd.

Approved.

Agenda ItemNo.8.5

Endorsement of Bilaminated pouch for COC 50% WP;Sulphur 80% WP; Sulphur 80% WDG and Tricyclazole75% WP proposed by I.A. & I.C. Chem. Pvt Ltd.,Mumbai.

The endorsement of Bilaminated pouch packing is approved for

COC 50% WP, Sulphur 80% WP and Sulphur 80% WDG. However, it is

not approved for Tricyclazole 75% WP as the same packaging has not

been approved earlier by the RC for this product.

Agenda ItemNo.8.6

Transfer of certificate of Registration from M/s JaishreAgro Industries Ltd to M/s Jai Bharat Crop Chem (P)

Ltd. reg.

Approved.

Agenda ItemNo.8.7

Application of M/s Agrico Organic Ltd. for permission toimport of samples quantity of Abamectin technical 5Kg. For trials and data generation, etc.

Deferred, as the Committee felt that the quantity to be permitted is

required to be re-worked in order to avoid its misuse and, therefore, the

Committee decided to put up this Agenda Item in the forthcoming RC

meeting after working out the quantity as per the tests planned to be

conducted by the applicant.

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Agenda ItemNo.8.8

Application of M/s Cheminova India Ltd. for permissionto import the sample quantity of Abamectin 1.8% EC of20 liters to conduct toxicology Bioefficacy & residueshelf-life and persistence studies, etc.

Deferred, as the Committee felt that the quantity to be permitted is

required to be re-worked in order to avoid its misuse and, therefore, the

Committee decided to put up this Agenda Item in the forthcoming RC

meeting after working out the quantity as per the tests planned to be

conducted by the applicant.

Agenda ItemNo.8.9 Ex-post facto approval for import permits issued.

Approved.

Agenda ItemNo.8.10.

Approval of protocols.

Approved.

Agenda ItemNo.9

Any other item with the permission of the Chair.

Agenda ItemNo.9.1

Various pesticides which are banned in other countriesbut are being used in India reg.

With regard to various pesticides which are banned in other

countries but are being used in India, the Committee decided to constitute

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an Expert Group consisting of the following to review those pesticides in

the first phase, whose consumption is more than 100MTper annum.

(1) Dr.C.D. Mayee, Chairman, ASRB,

New Delhi - Chairman

(2) Dr. B.S.Parmar, Head, Agril.Chem. - Member

(3) Dr. R.A. Tripathi, Prof. & Head, Div. - Member of Entomology, CS Azad Uniof

Agri. & Technology, Kanpur.

(4) Dr. Y.S. Ahlawat, Sr.Scientist (PP), Deptt - Memberof Plant Pathology, IARI, New Delhi.

(5) Dr. L.S.Barar, Prof. & Head, Deptt. of - MemberAgronomy, PAU, Ludhiana

(6) Prof. & Head, GB Pant university of - Member Agriculture & Technology, Pant Nagar

(7) Dr. S.N.Saiyed, Director, NIOH, - Member Ahmedabad

(8) Plant Protection Adviser to Govt. - Member of India, Dte. of PPQ&S,Faridabad

(9) Representative from PFA Div., - Member Min. of Health & Family Welfare,New Delhi.

(10) Reprsentative from Deptt. of Chemicals - Member& Petro-Chemicals, New Delhi

(11) Representative from Min. of Environment - Member& Forests, New Delhi.

Further, the Committee decided to co-opt any Member for

conducting the business. For attending the meetings , the Members of the

Expert Group are requested to claim their TA/DA from their respective

establishments.

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Follow up actions on the Agenda Item No.6.7 of 250th RCmeeting and 9.3 of 251st RC meeting:

(a) Reconsideration of application of M/s Gharda Chemicals for

registration of Indoxacarb Tech. For indigenous manufactureunder Sec.9(3).

As decided during the course of 251st RC meeting, the decision

of the RC was deliberated under the Chairmanship of

Dr.C.D.Mayee,Chairman, ASRB and it was decided that the bio-

efficacy data submitted by the applicant on cabbage should be got

verified from the concerned Institution/University and put up to the

RC in its forthcoming meeting.

(b) Application of M/s BMR, Pune.

The Committee decided to provide the applicant complete

protocol for registration of pesticide under public health categories

so that the case can be completed for commercial use by the

applicant at the earliest.

(c) The Committee decided that every page of the application

including data submitted by the applicant is required to be

authenticated and signed by authorized signatories. The

applications received without page numbering, indexing and

authentication of pages by authorised signatory should not be

considered by the Registration Secretariat.

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair.

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