Decree No. 258/GOV on Pesticide Management.

This Decree, consisting of 73 articles divided into eleven Sections, defines the principles, regulations and measures regarding the use of pesticides, management and monitoring of pesticide activities to ensure the quality, efficiency and safety for humans, animals, plants and environment with the aim of allowing the agricultural and forest production to be carried out in line with clean, green and sustainable agriculture, capable to ensure regional and international integration, and contribute to the national socioeconomic development. Article 2. Pesticide Management Pesticide management means the implemention of measures on use and business operations related to pesticides in accordance with technical guidelines ensuring safety to the health, life, property, environment and society .
The Decree is divided as follows: General Provisions (Section 1); Types and List of Pesticides (Section 2); Registration of Pesticide (Section 3); Safety for Pesticide Activities (Section 4); Pesticide Businesses (Section 5); Prohibitions (Section 6); Management of Pesticide Activities (Section 7); Inspection of Pesticides Activities (Section 8); Budget, Uniform, Insignia and Card of the Pesticide Inspection Officer (Section 9); Rewards and Penalties (Section 10); Final Provisions (Section 11).