Recently, the Association of Pesticide and Preparation Manufacturers of India (PMFAI) submitted an application to the Supreme Court of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, opposing the import regulation of the Indian regulatory authority that "pesticide preparation products without original drug registration can be imported". For this purpose, the High Court of Gujarat, India, issued a decree prohibiting the import of pesticide preparations that have not been registered at the original drug level.

The Hon'ble High Court passed a decree on July 11, stipulating that the regulatory body, the Central Pesticide Council and Registration Commission (CIB&RC) of India, will not register the preparation products of the pesticide ingredient before obtaining the registration of the pesticide ingredient.

According to the Pesticide Act issued in 1968 in India, the registration committee only distributes and registers pesticide preparations that have been registered with the original drug. However, around 2003, under the influence of some stakeholders, CIB&RC adopted a new regulation - "Pesticide preparation products without technical drug registration can be imported". This provision paves the way for the import of ready-made pharmaceutical products from different countries, which greatly benefits multinational companies and creates a monopoly of registered products. This registration form, which is contrary to the Pesticide Act, allows the drug importers to use the technical drug data for the corresponding drug products produced in any country, while ignoring the quality of the technical drug and the possible impurities in these products, which poses great risks to the farmers and soil environment in India and will have a negative impact on the Indian environment. Such registration also harms the development of India's pesticide industry.

Considering the threat to farmers and the environment and the interests of the agrochemical industry in India, PMFAI submitted the above application. (World Agrochemical Network)