Vietnam: Vietnam Revises the List of Approved Pesticides

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   VM2022-0091

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) issued Circular 19/2022 on December 2, 2022, revising the List of Pesticides Approved for Use and the List of Pesticides Banned from Use in Vietnam. The lists are reviewed annually and regulates all pesticides, including active ingredients and commercial products, allowed for use or banned from use in Vietnam. The 2022 update made no changes to the list of banned pesticides. Circular 19/2022 will take effect on January 16, 2023.

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