Zimbabwe - Register Pesticides

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Procedure

1. To register a pesticide the applicant should approach the Ministry of Agriculture in Zimbabwe.
2. The application should have the following information related to the manufacturer.

   • Identify the Manufacturer (Source/Supplier)
   • Letter from supplier confirming that they will supply pesticides to the company in question.
   • Material Safety Data Sheet.
   • Toxicology Data.
   • Certificate of product analysis.
   • Sworn Statement of Product profile.
   • Efficacy Field Trial Data from at least one country where the product is registered. This data should preferably be from a country with similar climatic conditions to Zimbabwe.
   • Evidence of registration of the pesticides in the country of origin and in at least one country with similar climatic conditions to Zimbabwe. The evidence should be in the form of registration certificates of the pesticides.

3. Apply for Experimental Import Permit. This is for active ingredient analysis and for efficacy field trials.
4. Send Pesticides samples to Chemistry and Soils Research Institute Laboratory or Tobacco Research Board for active ingredient analysis.
5. Conduct efficacy field trials. One season Local Trial work is mandatory for Generic Pesticides when the identified manufacturer is new. No Local Trial work is required if there are two or more Local Pesticides Distributors importing from the identified Manufacturer (Generic Pesticides). Trials should involve the Pesticides Registrar and they should be done in collaboration with Plant Protection Research Institute Officers.
6. For all Non-generic pesticides applicants are required to undertake three consecutive seasons of trial work in collaboration with the pesticides registrar and Plant Protection Research Institute officers.
7. At the end of the trials, the following should be submitted in dossiers for each of the chemicals to be registered:

   • A completed P1 (blank forms are obtained from the Pesticides Registrar)
   • The manufacturer and results of laboratory analysis as well as field trials data.
   • Draft Zimbabwean labels..

8. When registration is completed, as shown by the granting of a Registration Certificate, the applicant may then apply for import permits.
9. Contact information are provided under the Office Locations & Contacts section of this page.

Note : It must be noted that all new sources of pesticides must be inspected by at least one officer from the Pesticides Registration Office before registration can be granted

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Required Documents

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Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Agriculture,
Agricultural Research Center,
P.O. Box CY 550,
Causeway, Harare
Phone Numbers +236-4-700 339, +263-4-704 531.
Fax +263-4-700 339.
E-mail: [email protected]
For more contact information : More Contact

Eligibility

• The applicant for registration and importation of pesticides must be a registered company with warehouses.
• The pesticides must be sourced from the manufacturer or their subsidiaries and NOT from hard wares, retail outlets or other middlemen.
• Registration for all the chemicals is required before pesticides import permits are issued.

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The registration is valid for three years after which the registration needs to be renewed (see registration renewal requirements below).

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