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F.No. 15-1/2011-CIR-II
Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture
(Department of Agriculture and Cooperation)
Central Insecticide Board and Registration Committee
DIRECTORATE OF PLANT PROTECTION, QUARANTINE & STORAGE
N. H.- IV, FARIDABAD
Date :
3rd June, 2011
To.
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4.
Crop Life India (CLI)
Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI).
Pesticides Manufactures Formulation Association of India (PMFAI).
Confederation of All India Small and Medium Pesticides Association
(CAPMA).
5. Haryana Pesticides Manufactures Association, 861-862, Joshi Road,
Karol Bagh, New Delhi – 110 065.
6. Agrochemicals Manufacturers Association of India 20, Embassy
Market (1st Floor), Dr. Dinesh Hall, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad – 380
009.
7. MGR Industries Association, UPSIDC, MG Road, Industrial Area,
Ghaziabad.
Subject :
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 213 of 211 field by Democratic Youth
Federation of India Vs. Union of India and others in the Hon’ble
Supreme Court of India-regarding ad-interim order dated 13.05.2011
for ban on production, use and sale of Endosulfan.
Sir,
Please refer to this office letter of even number dated 18 th May, 2001 on the
subject mentioned above to which forwarding there with a copy of ad-intrim order dated
13th May, 2011 inter alia immediately banning the production, use and sale of
Endosulfan all over India, passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the aforesaid
Writ Petition for immediate compliance in toto
In view of the above DAC has directed that all the pesticides Association in the
country may use their good office in directing all registrants of Endosulfan U/s 9(3), 9(4)
and 9(3) Export to surrender their Certificates of Registration to the Secretary
(CIB&RC), Secretariat of Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee
(CIB&RC), Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage (PPQ&S), N.H. IV,
Faridabad – 121 001 (Haryana) Immediately without further delay.
But till date none of the registrant of Endosulfan has surrendered their certificate
of registration to the Secretary CIB&RC.
Competent authority in DAC, therefore, decided that
the Certificate of
Registration issued to the all registrants in respect of Endosulfan u/s 9(3), 9(4) & 9(3)
Export are deemed to have been treated as withdrawn with effect of the interim order
issue of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India till further order.
Yours faithfully
(Dr. V.K. Yadava)
Addl. PPA& Secretary, CIB&RC
Copy to :
1. Director (Agriculture/Horticulture), All State Government/UTsIt is informed that with the with drawing of Certificate of Registration from all
registrants of Endosulfan, the licenses issued by the respective State
Governments for the production, use and sale of Endosulfan will become null and
void.
2. PS to Joint Secretary (PP), DAC, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi- with reference to
their letter No. 13033/6/2011-PP-I, dated 14th May, 2011.
3. PS to PPA & JS (M&T), Directorate of PPQ&S, N. H. IV, Faridabad
4. Copy also to NIC, DAC New Delhi-for uploading the this order on the official
webside of DAC & CIB&RC.