1- In the event that the manufacturer is the same as that indicated in the revalidation process of the registration, the requirements are as follows:
a. Certificate of qualitative-quantitative Composition of the technical grade active ingredient, issued by the manufacturer.
b. Draft identification or label for the TGAI.
c. Within a period of 10 business days, counted from the notification of the resolution approving the update of the requested manufacturer, the TGAI identification must be submitted, containing the information indicated in the Central American Technical Regulation No. RTCA 65.05.67.13: Agricultural Inputs. Technical Grade Active Ingredient, Chemical Formulated Pesticides, Related Substances, Adjuvants and Physical Vehicles for Agricultural Use. Requirements for the preparation of labels and leaflets. Resolution No. 365-2015 (COMIECO LXXII). The State Phytosanitary Service, within a period of five business days, will review and notify, the approval of the draft identification.
d. Proof of payment of the current fee: In the event that this fee has been paid for the revalidation procedure or change of manufacturer, it shall not be necessary to make said payment again.
2- In the event that the manufacturer(s) is/are not the same as that indicated in the revalidation process of the registration, the applicant must submit the information indicated below to the SFE:
a. Administrative Information:
i. Application for updating the manufacturer(s), indicating the registration number of the TGAI or the formulated product and the date on which it was granted.
ii. Analytical certificate of composition of the active ingredient indicating the chemical name according to IUPAC and the CAS number, (or those proposed by the manufacturer, in case they are not available) minimum concentration and density issued by the manufacturer.
iii. Analytical standard when the CA requires it and which must be accompanied by its certificate of analysis prepared under internationally recognized protocols.
iv. Safety data sheet for the technical grade active ingredient which must contain the internationally standardized requirements, using as a model the guidelines of the Globally Harmonized System of classification and labeling of chemicals (GHS) of the United Nations, which the CA will publish on the SFE website.
v. For the identification of the TGAI upon entry into the country, the provisions of Central American Technical Regulation No. RTCA 65.05.67.13: Agricultural Inputs. Technical Grade Active Ingredient, Chemical Formulated Pesticides, Related Substances, Adjuvants and Physical Vehicles for Agricultural Use. Requirements for the preparation of labels and leaflets. Resolution No. 365-2015 (COMIECO LXXII) will apply.
vi. Proof of payment of the current fee. In the event that this fee has been paid for the revalidation procedure, said payment shall not be made again.
- b)Confidential Information: (.)
- c)Technical Information: In the event that an international specification exists for the technical grade active ingredient subject to updating, it must be provided by the applicant in order to prove that the technical material being submitted to the updating process does not contain relevant impurities at levels higher than the recognized international standards (FAO specifications and in the absence of a FAO specification, another specification from OECD countries, regions, or other international reference bodies).
Natural or legal persons, registered in the registry of natural or legal persons of the SFE, may apply for the registration of technical grade active ingredients that do not qualify as a new agrochemical product, in accordance with CAFTA and for which an international specification exists; for this purpose they must submit the application and the administrative, confidential, and technical information indicated in Article 1 subsection 2 of this regulation and must demonstrate to the SFE that the technical material being submitted to the registration process does not contain relevant impurities at levels higher than the recognized international standards (FAO specifications and in the absence of a FAO specification, another specification from OECD countries, regions, or international reference bodies). The SFE will have a period of four months, counted from the receipt of the application, to determine the conformity of the technical grade active ingredient submitted for registration under this regulation with the international specification regarding the concentration of relevant impurities. In the event that the technical grade active ingredient subject to updating contains relevant impurities at levels higher than the recognized international standards or specifications, or that are in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention, or in the Stockholm Convention, or in the Montreal Protocol, the SFE will reject the registration application.
i. Identity: Product name or brand, name and address of the manufacturer involved in the process (the manufacturer refers to the factory that synthesizes the technical grade active ingredient), common name; proposed or accepted by ISO, synonyms, if any, chemical name proposed or accepted by IUPAC, CAS number (for each isomer or mixture if applicable), CIPAC number, molecular formula and molecular mass, structural formula (must include the stereochemistry of active isomers, if known) and chemical group.
ii. Aspects related to its utility: Pesticide class, mode of action and mechanism of action of the active ingredient on pests.
iii. In the event that the manufacturer's TGAI contains relevant impurities at levels higher than the recognized international standards (FAO specifications), or that are in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention, or in the Stockholm Convention, or in the Montreal Protocol, the detailed information must be submitted:
1. Submit the information, data, and values of the acute toxicity studies for mammals, including the following: Median acute oral lethal dose (LD50), expressed in mg/kg of body weight. (This study will be required in all cases except if the product is a gas or is highly volatile); Acute dermal lethal dose (LD50) expressed in mg/kg of body weight. (This study will be required in all cases, except when:
- 1)The product is a gas or is highly volatile.
2. The product is corrosive to skin or has a pH lower than 2 or higher than 11.5); Median acute lethal concentration by inhalation (LC50), expressed in mg/l of air or mg/m3, for 4 hours of exposure. (This study will be required only when the product presents any of the following conditions: it is a gas or a liquefied gas, or it is a preparation that generates mist or smoke, is a fumigant or can be included in an aerosol or a preparation that gives off vapor, can be used with nebulization equipment, has a vapor pressure greater than 1x10-2 Pa and will be included in preparations used in semi- enclosed spaces, can be included in preparations in powder form with a proportion greater than 1% by weight of particles with a diameter less than 50 micrometers (μm), can be included in preparations that are applied in such a way that generates particles or droplets with diameters less than 50 micrometers (μm).
Dermal irritation study. The test must show the potential for skin irritation of the TGAI, including the potential reversibility of the observed effects. This study will be required in all cases, except when any of the following conditions are present: the material is known beforehand to be corrosive, has a pH lower than 2 or higher than 11.5, is known to cause no skin effects, is a gas or highly volatile. Eye irritation. The test must show the potential for eye irritation of the TGAI, including the potential reversibility of the observed effects.
(This study will be required in all cases, except when any of the following conditions are present: the material is known beforehand to be corrosive, has a pH lower than 2 or higher than 11.5, is known to cause no ocular effects, is a gas or highly volatile.) Skin sensitization. (This study will be required in all cases, except when the product is known to be a known skin sensitizer). Dermal absorption of the active ingredient. (This study will be submitted when exposure through the skin constitutes an important the technical grade active ingredient in a formulated pesticide). Study on absorption, distribution, excretion, and metabolism in mammals. (This study must: be preferably conducted in rats, provide information on rates and extent of absorption and distribution in different tissues, provide information on the rate and extent of excretion, including relevant metabolites, identify metabolites and the metabolic pathway.) For particular and specific cases, additional studies in other species, such as hen or goat, may be provided.
3. Submit the information, data, reports, and values of the eco-toxicity studies indicated below: Acute oral toxicity in bird species such as pheasant, quail, mallard duck or other validated species. According to the EPA toxicity test. Acute toxicity in fish, LC50 in species of rainbow trout, carp or any other validated species that lives in waters with temperatures between 10-30 degrees Celsius. Acute toxicity for bees (oral and contact).
(Thus amended by Article 1 of Executive Decree N° 41481 of December 10, 2018)