Australia

• Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)  
  This is the homepage of the Australian agency that evaluates, registers and regulates agricultural and veterinary chemicals.
• Environment Australia On-line 
  This address links to the home page of the Commonwealth's Environment Programme.
• For Biocides: National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS)  

Belgium

• Fytoweb
  This page contains information about pesticide registration in Belgium and provides a tool to look up all registered pesticides in Belgium.

Canada

• Pest Management Regulatory Agency 
• International Activities: PMRA's participation in OECD Pesticide Projects
• Joint Review Series (scroll approximately. half way down)
• Re-evaluation Documents (REV Series) 
• Re-evaluation Decision Documents (RRD Series) 
• Special Review Announcements (SRA Series)  
• Special Review Decisions 

Denmark

• Danish Environment Protection Agency Home Page
  You can click on the following links to write to contact persons:
  • for information on pesticides
  • for information on pesticides for information on biological pesticides

Finland

• Agricultural Research Centre of Finland
• Finnish Environment
•  Finnish Forest Research Institute METLA

France

• French Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Rural Affairs
• French Ministry of the Environment 
• International Office for Water

Germany

• Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture (BMVEL)
• Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL)
  The BVL is the competent authority for the authorisation of plant
  protection products, and the designated national authority for the EU
  review programme of active substances.
• Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (BBA)
  (Home page in English)
  The BBA conducts research relating on plant health, on efficacy of plant
  protection products, and on side effects of the use of PPP's.

Greece

• Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food
• Hellenic Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works
• You can click on the following link to write to the contact person: for information on pesticides.

Hungary

• Ministry of Agriculture

Ireland

• Pesticide Control Service

 

Japan

Agricultural Chemicals Inspection Station

 

The Netherlands

• RIVM, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment

New Zealand

• ACVM (Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines) Group, part of the Food Safety Authority

Norway

• Norwegian Food Safety Authority

Sweden

• National Chemicals Inspectorate (KemI)

Switzerland

• Swiss registration authority for plant protection products (Section Plant Protection Products) at the Federal Office for Agriculture.
  Although other institutions are involved in the evaluation of the safety of pesticides (health effects, environmental effects) the Federal Office for Agriculture (Section Plant Protection Products) is the competent authority for the authorizations of plant protection products.
• Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape
• Swiss Federal Office of Public Health.  The SFOPH is involved in the authorisation process for agriculture pesticides as well as biocides and is responsible for the evaluation of its health effects.

United Kingdom

• Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD)
  (for agricultural pesticides)
• The Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) including some information on pesticide usage.
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (for non agricultural pesticides)

United States

• EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
• EPA Office of Pesticide Programs - International Activities
• EPA Office of Pesticide Programs - Biopesticides
• EPA general
• Pesticide Management Resource Guide (PMReG)
• National Pesticide Information Center

European Commission

• The European Commission Homepage The DG "Agriculture" Homepage
• The DG "Environment" Homepage -http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/environment/index_en.htm
  • The DG "Environment" Pesticides Homepage- http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/pesticides.htm
  • The DG "Environment" Biocides Homepage -     http://ec.europa.eu/environment/biocides/index.htm
  • The "European Chemicals Bureau" Biocides Homepage - http://echa.europa.eu/
• The DG SANCO (Consumer Policy and Consumer Health Protection) Homepage

 

International Organisations

FAO

• Pest and Pesticide Management Activities
• Obsolete pesticides Programme

INECE

• International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement(INECE) Pesticides Forum - http://www.inece.org/forumspesticides.html

WHO

• WHOPES (WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme) - Division of Control of Tropical Diseases
• IPCS (International Programme on Chemical Safety) Home Page

 

 

UNEP

• UNEP Chemicals
  The home pages describe UNEP-Chemicals mandates, major activities and functions that ensure the sound management of toxic chemicals and waste. Users will gain access to products and management related publications especially on POPs, PIC, GEF projects and Chemicals safety and management.
• Prior Informed Consent (PIC) and the London Guidelines
  The home pages contain reports and documents related to the FAO/UNEP mandate to implement the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure; the on-going negotiations to develop a legally binding instrument on PIC procedure, It also contains a list of chemicals and pesticides subject to PIC.
• Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS)
  The home pages inform users on issues and the progress made by countries and international organisations to initiate action to reduce or eliminate emissions and discharges of persistent organic pollutants (POPS). Users can also learn more about the recommendations which may lead to the development of a legally binding instrument on POPs.
• Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)
  The home pages describe the collaboration and activities of the international, national and NGO organisations on the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and the benefits and use of the PRTR systems to track emissions and waste transfers to better achieve the sound management of chemicals. PRTRs are based on the principle of Community-right-to-know.

Other Organisations

CropLife International[formerly known as Global Crop Protection Federation (GCPF)]

CropLife America

International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA)

Pesticide Action Network International (PAN)

Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)

Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN-UK)

Network for Chemicals (GINC)

The International HCH & Pesticides Association