Overview of the global pesticide new regulations in 2023

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The European Union is the region that introduced more active substance management policies in 2023,the most notable of which is to extend the validity of glyphosate active substances for 10 years,and the validity of dozens of other active substances have to be extended because they would not be reviewed on time.In addition,some other active substances would be withdrawn from the EU market.Brazil is the country which in 2023 issued some new regulations for pesticide registration,the most notable is that President Lula approved the new pesticide Law(Law No.14785)to modernize the process of approval,registration and commercialization of agricultural chemicals.In the US,the Bird and Bee Protection Act passed by the New York State Legislature will ban the sales of neonicotinoid pesticides.The U.S.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit re-approve the agricultural use of chlorpyrifos.Ledprona,the world's first RNAi pesticide for spraying,will be approved by the EPA for the control of potato beetle.The central government of India has announced that it will impose a total ban on the registration,import,manufacture,formulation,transport,sale and use of three insecticides,namely dicofol,dinocap and methomyl.Monocrotophos will also be banned.In the past two years,the Indian government has approved 32 new pesticide compounds.The Australian Pesticide Veterinary Medicine Authority(APVMA)has recently issued minor use permits for products relevant to grain growers,including procymidone,quinoxyfen,metribuzin,proquinazid,and metrafenone,and has also announced decision for reconsideration of chlorpyrifos.The government of Canada has announced that gene-edited seeds and plant material will not be classified as genetically modified crops,but as conventional crops.The Argentine state of Misiones decided to completely ban glyphosate by 2025.Argentina and Chile have introduced policies and regulations to encourage the development of biopesticides.Chile's Agriculture and Livestock Service also announced a ban on 14 groups of high-risk pesticides.The Colombian court announced that it will phase out commercial products of chlorpyrifos,and the Nigerian National Food and Drug Administration(NAFDAC)recently announced that it will ban three major pesticides,paraquat,chlorpyrifos and atrazine,and will ban/phase out 12 active ingredients and reclassify 4 ingredients.Costa Rica has announced a ban on chlorothalonil.Russia plans to introduce quotas for pesticide imports.Amendments to the Regulation of Pesticides and Agrochemicals in Ukraine.