Order No. 08-N of the Ministry of Public Health validating Sanitary, epidemiological and hygienic requirements for pesticides and agrochemicals No. 2.1.7.005-14.

These Sanitary epidemiological and hygienic requirements for pesticides and agrochemicals establish the criteria for evaluation of safety of pesticides, hygienic standards of pesticide content in foodstuffs, packaging and labelling requirements and classification of pesticides by hazardousness classes. They are applicable to imported and exported pesticides circulating within the boundaries of the Customs Union. These requirements shall apply to the following types of pesticides: insecticides, rodenticides, anti-inflammatory drugs, herbicides, defoliants, amethysts, fumigants, antifungals and plant growth regulators of the following groups: (a) mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogen (code 3102 KH FGI code); (b) mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphorous (code 3103 KH FGI code); (c) mineral or chemical fertilizers, potassium (code 3104 KH FGI code); and (d) fertilizers containing mineral or chemical components, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, containing two or three nutritional products (code 3105 KH FTZ NW). These sanitary rules also apply to plant nutrition, crop yields and agrochemicals, such as: (a) organic fertilizers; (b) agrochemicals on the basis of wastewater sludge; (c) wastes used as fertilizers and nutrients; (d) land reclamation and soil drainage materials; (e) peat grasses and artificial substrates for soil protection; (f) feed additives for animal breeding and poultry; (g) protection against damage to forest vegetation; and (h) complex fertilizers with addition of micro-minerals (boron, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, zinc, etc.). This Order consists of IX Sections. Section I regards application. Section II gives general information. Section III regards criteria for assessment of safety of pesticides. Section IV regards toxicological and hygienic assessment of pesticides. Section V regards labelling, packaging and storage of pesticides. Section VI regards assessment criteria of agrochemicals. Section VII regards toxicological and hygienic assessment of agrochemicals. Section VIII regards labelling, packaging and storage of agrochemicals. Section IX lays down sanitary requirements for safety level.