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Decreto 43767 · 26/08/2022
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This executive decree prohibits the registration, importation, manufacture, formulation, storage, distribution, transport, repacking, refilling, handling, mixing, sale, and use of technical-grade active ingredient Fipronil for professional or industrial pesticide formulations in Costa Rica. The measure responds to ecotoxicological data showing that these products pose an unacceptable risk to bees and other pollinators when applied in open spaces, affecting biodiversity, food security, and ecological stability. The decree distinguishes between domestic use, which does not carry the same risk due to its formulations (gel or granular) and controlled use methods, and professional use, which involves liquid applications by spraying or soil injection under uncontrolled conditions. Sanctions are established under the General Health Law and the Organic Law of the Environment, and a six-month period is granted to deplete existing stocks, after which registrations will be cancelled. The ban is grounded in the constitutional and statutory principles of health and environmental protection.Este decreto ejecutivo prohíbe el registro, importación, fabricación, formulación, almacenamiento, distribución, transporte, reempacado, reenvasado, manipulación, mezcla, venta y uso del ingrediente activo grado técnico Fipronil para formulaciones de plaguicidas de uso profesional o industrial en Costa Rica. La medida responde a datos ecotoxicológicos que muestran que estos productos representan un riesgo inaceptable para las abejas y otros polinizadores cuando se aplican en espacios abiertos, afectando la biodiversidad, la seguridad alimentaria y la estabilidad ecológica. El decreto distingue entre el uso doméstico, que no conlleva el mismo riesgo por sus presentaciones (gel o granular) y formas de uso controladas, y el uso profesional, que implica aplicaciones líquidas por aspersión o inyección al suelo en condiciones no controladas. Se establecen sanciones conforme a la Ley General de Salud y la Ley Orgánica de Ambiente y se otorga un plazo de seis meses para agotar existencias, tras lo cual se cancelarán los registros. La prohibición se sustenta en los principios de protección a la salud y el ambiente contenidos en la Constitución Política y las leyes sectoriales.
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Article 1—The registration, importation, manufacture, formulation, storage, distribution, transport, repacking, refilling, handling, mixing, sale, and use of the Technical Grade Active Ingredient Fipronil for professional or industrial use formulations containing the chemical pesticide 5-Amino-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-(trifluoromethylsulfinyl)pyrazole-3-carbonitrile, common name Fipronil, CAS number 120068-37-3, as well as its metabolites fipronil sulfone, fipronil sulfide, and fipronil sulfoxide, is prohibited. Article 3—Failure to comply with the provisions established in this Executive Decree shall result in the application of the sanctions set forth in Law No. 5395 of October 30, 1973, "General Health Law," and Law No. 7554 of October 4, 1995, "Organic Law of the Environment," without prejudice to other sanctions established by national legislation.Artículo 1º-Se prohíbe el registro, importación, fabricación, formulación, almacenamiento, distribución, transporte, reempacado, reenvasado, manipulación, mezcla, venta y uso del Ingrediente Activo Grado Técnico Fipronil para las formulaciones de uso profesional o industrial que contengan del plaguicida químico 5-Amino-1- [2,6-dicloro-4- (trifluorometil) fenil] -4- (trifluorometilsulfinil) pirazol-3-carbonitrilo de nombre común Fipronil, número cas 120068-37-3, así como sus metabolitos fipronil sulfona, fipronil sulfida y fipronil sulfóxido. Artículo 3º-El incumplimiento de las disposiciones establecidas en el presente Decreto Ejecutivo, dará lugar a la aplicación de las sanciones que señala la Ley Nº 5395 del 30 de octubre de 1973 "Ley General de Salud" y la Ley Nº 7554 del 04 de octubre de 1995 "Ley Orgánica de Ambiente", sin perjuicio del resto de sanciones establecidas en la legislación nacional.
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"Que los datos ecotoxicológicos de Fipronil generan preocupación hacia los organismos del ecosistema, por cuanto se considera altamente tóxico para aves, peces, invertebrados acuáticos y muy altamente tóxico para abejas y algas."
"The ecotoxicological data of Fipronil raise concerns for ecosystem organisms, as it is considered highly toxic to birds, fish, aquatic invertebrates, and very highly toxic to bees and algae."
Considerando 4º
"Que los datos ecotoxicológicos de Fipronil generan preocupación hacia los organismos del ecosistema, por cuanto se considera altamente tóxico para aves, peces, invertebrados acuáticos y muy altamente tóxico para abejas y algas."
Considerando 4º
"La Dirección de Gestión de Calidad Ambiental del Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (DIGECA), determinó que el uso profesional de Fipronil que se encuentra actualmente aprobado, representa riesgos inaceptables para las abejas."
"The Directorate of Environmental Quality Management (DIGECA) of the Ministry of Environment and Energy determined that the currently approved professional use of Fipronil represents unacceptable risks to bees."
Considerando 7º
"La Dirección de Gestión de Calidad Ambiental del Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (DIGECA), determinó que el uso profesional de Fipronil que se encuentra actualmente aprobado, representa riesgos inaceptables para las abejas."
Considerando 7º
"Las abejas son la especie que se toma como representativo de los insectos polinizadores, por lo que no solo supone un riesgo para sus poblaciones sino también para la biodiversidad de los ecosistemas, la seguridad alimentaria y la propia estabilidad del ser humano."
"Bees are the species taken as representative of pollinating insects, so it not only poses a risk to their populations but also to ecosystem biodiversity, food security, and the very stability of human beings."
Considerando 7º
"Las abejas son la especie que se toma como representativo de los insectos polinizadores, por lo que no solo supone un riesgo para sus poblaciones sino también para la biodiversidad de los ecosistemas, la seguridad alimentaria y la propia estabilidad del ser humano."
Considerando 7º
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en la totalidad del texto - Full Text of Norm 43767 Prohibition of registration, importation, manufacture, formulation, storage, distribution, transportation, repackaging, rebottling, handling, mixing, sale and use of the active ingredient technical grade Fipronil for formulations in professional use pesticides N° 43767-S-MINAE THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY In exercise of the powers conferred upon them by articles 46, 50, 66, 140 subsections 3) and 18) and 146 of the Political Constitution; 25 subsection 1), 27 subsection 1) and 28 subsection 2) paragraph b) of Law N° 6227 of May 2, 1978 "Ley General de la Administración Pública"; 1, 2, 4 and 7 of Law N° 5395 of October 30, 1973 "Ley General de Salud"; 1, 2 subsections b) and c) and 6 of Law N° 5412 of November 8, 1973 "Ley Orgánica del Ministerio de Salud"; 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Law N° 7554 of October 4, 1995 "Ley Orgánica de Ambiente" and Executive Decree N° 30043-S of September 18, 2001 "Reglamento para el Registro de Plaguicidas de Uso Doméstico e Industrial y Fertilizantes de Uso Doméstico".
1st-That it is a fundamental right of the inhabitants of Costa Rica to enjoy a healthy and ecologically balanced environment, as well as an unavoidable duty of the State to ensure it.
2nd-That the State must guide its actions by the duty to protect the environment and health. Such protection acquires its fundamental character when in the presence of substances capable of damaging both the environment and health, as is the case of chemical substances used in agriculture.
3rd-That Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide (used to control different pests) with applications in both crop and animal health. The molecule acts as a potent blocker of the GABA-gated chloride ion channel in insects. This same toxicity allows it to be used to control a wide range of insect pests mainly in horticultural crops.
4th-That the ecotoxicological data of Fipronil raise concern for ecosystem organisms, as it is considered highly toxic to birds, fish, aquatic invertebrates, and very highly toxic to bees and algae. Furthermore, it is moderately persistent in soil and in water/sediment systems, and when it degrades it produces other metabolites that are persistent.
5th-That the active ingredient Fipronil for domestic use does not represent an unacceptable risk to bees and other pollinators, due to the presentations and use forms of the registered products (gel or granular), as long as they are used for the purposes for which they are registered. Unlike products for professional or industrial use, which are marketed in liquid form in Fipronil concentrations of up to 20%, which must be diluted and prepared by the user and where application is mainly by spraying and misting, as well as soil injection, both in controlled and uncontrolled spaces. The characteristics of application in uncontrolled spaces (outdoor application) may represent a risk to bees and other pollinators during foraging activities, both through direct exposure and indirectly if the product is deposited in puddles or bodies of water used by these organisms.
6th-That the Ministry of Health regulates, through Executive Decree N° 30043-S of September 18, 2001 "Reglamento para el Registro de Plaguicidas de Uso Doméstico e Industrial y Fertilizantes de Uso Doméstico", substances not covered by Law N° 7664 of April 8, 1997 "Ley de Protección Fitosanitaria", so that natural or legal persons carry out these operations under conditions that eliminate or minimize the risk to the health and safety of people and the environment, 7th-That based on the ecotoxicological and Management of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (DIGECA), determined that the professional use of Fipronil that is currently approved represents unacceptable risks for bees, both for the lower concentration products and for the higher one. Bees are the species taken as representative of pollinating insects, which not only implies a risk to their populations but also to the biodiversity of ecosystems, food security, and the very stability of the human being, who depends on the pollination work carried out by bees.
8th-That taking the foregoing into account, it is recommended to prohibit the importation, manufacture, formulation, storage, distribution, transportation, repackaging, rebottling, handling, mixing, sale and use of the Technical Grade Active Ingredient Fipronil for registered professional or industrial use formulations that contain it. Because these products are over-the-counter and their use is not associated with a particular sector that has a responsible professional in charge (regencia) or some other requirement that allows regulation in the case of a restriction measure that authorizes use only for controlled spaces. Based on this and on the unacceptable risk results from the use of professional or industrial use products in open areas, where bees and other pollinators could be exposed.
9th-That in accordance with article 12 bis of Executive Decree N° 37045-MP-MEIC of February 22, 2012 "Reglamento a la Ley de Protección al Ciudadano del Exceso de Requisitos y Trámites Administrativos" and its amendments, the person in charge of the Office of Simplification of Procedures of the Ministry of Health has completed as a first step Section I called Prior Control of Regulatory Improvement, which makes up the Cost-Benefit Evaluation form. The answers provided in that Section have all been negative, since the proposal does not contain procedures or requirements. Therefore, They decree:
PROHIBITION OF REGISTRATION, IMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE, FORMULATION, STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION, TRANSPORTATION, REPACKAGING, REBOTTLING, HANDLING, MIXING, SALE AND USE OF THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT TECHNICAL GRADE FIPRONIL FOR THE FORMULATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL OR INDUSTRIAL USE PESTICIDES THAT CONTAIN THE CHEMICAL PESTICIDE 5-AMINO-1- [2,6- DICHLORO-4-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL) PHENYL] -4- (TRIFLUOROMETHYLSULFINYL) PYRAZOLE-3- CARBONITRILE OF COMMON NAME FIPRONIL, CAS NUMBER 120068-37-3, AS WELL AS ITS METABOLITES
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SOLE TRANSITIONAL PROVISION: Natural or legal persons that import, manufacture, formulate, store, distribute, transport, repackage, rebottle, handle, mix, sell and use technical grade active ingredients and formulated synthetic pesticides containing the chemical pesticide 5-Amino-1- [2,6-dichloro-4- (trifluoromethyl) phenyl] -4- (trifluoromethylsulfinyl) pyrazole-3-carbonitrile of common name Fipronil, CAS number 120068-37-3, as well as its metabolites fipronil sulfone, fipronil sulfide, and fipronil sulfoxide, for their professional or industrial use, shall have a non-extendable period of six months, counted from the publication of this Executive Decree in the Official Gazette La Gaceta, to exhaust their stock in the national market. Upon expiry of this period, the Ministry of Health shall proceed to cancel all such registrations.
Given at the Presidency of the Republic.-San José, on the twenty-sixth day of the month of August of two thousand twenty-two.
en la totalidad del texto - Texto Completo Norma 43767 Prohibición de registro, importación, fabricación, formulación, almacenamiento, distribución, transporte, reepacado, reevasado, manipulación, mezcla, venta y uso del ingrediente activo grado técnico Fipronil para formulaciones en plaguicidad uso profesion N° 43767-S-MINAE EL PRESIDENTE DE LA REPÚBLICA, LA MINISTRA DE SALUD Y EL MINISTRO DE AMBIENTE Y ENERGÍA En uso de las facultades que les confieren los artículos 46, 50, 66, 140 incisos 3) y 18) y 146 de la Constitución Política; 25 inciso 1), 27 inciso 1) y 28 inciso 2) acápite b) de la Ley Nº 6227 del 2 de mayo de 1978 "Ley General de la Administración Pública"; 1, 2, 4 y 7 de la Ley Nº 5395 del 30 de octubre de 1973 "Ley General de Salud"; 1, 2 incisos b) y c) y 6 de la Ley Nº 5412 del 8 de noviembre de 1973 "Ley Orgánica del Ministerio de Salud"; 1, 2, 3 y 4 de la Ley Nº 7554 del 04 de octubre de 1995 "Ley Orgánica de Ambiente" y el Decreto Ejecutivo Nº 30043-S del 18 de setiembre de 2001 "Reglamento para el Registro de Plaguicidas de Uso Doméstico e Industrial y Fertilizantes de Uso Doméstico".
PROHIBICIÓN DE REGISTRO, IMPORTACIÓN, FABRICACIÓN, FORMULACIÓN, ALMACENAMIENTO, DISTRIBUCIÓN, TRANSPORTE, REEMPACADO, REENVASADO, MANIPULACIÓN, MEZCLA, VENTA Y USO DEL INGREDIENTE ACTIVO GRADO TÉCNICO FIPRONIL PARA LAS FORMULACIONES EN PLAGUICIDAS DE USO PROFESIONAL O INDUSTRIAL QUE LO CONTENGAN DEL PLAGUICIDA QUÍMICO 5-AMINO-1- [2,6- DICLORO-4-(TRIFLUOROMETIL) FENIL] -4- (TRIFLUOROMETILSULFINIL) PIRAZOL-3- CARBONITRILO DE NOMBRE COMÚN FIPRONIL,NÚMERO CAS 120068-37-3, ASÍ COMO SUS METABOLITOS
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TRANSITORIO ÚNICO: Las personas físicas o jurídicas que importen, fabriquen, formulen, almacenen, distribuyan, transporten, reempaquen, reenvasen, manipulen, mezclen, vendan y usen ingredientes activos grado técnico y plaguicidas sintéticos formulados que contengan plaguicida químico 5-Amino-1- [2,6-dicloro-4- (trifluorometil) fenil] -4- (trifluorometilsulfinil) pirazol-3-carbonitrilo de nombre común Fipronil, número cas 120068-37-3, así como sus metabolitos fipronil sulfona, fipronil sulfida y fipronil sulfóxido, para su uso profesional o industrial tendrán un plazo improrrogable de seis meses, contado a partir de la publicación de este Decreto Ejecutivo en El Diario Oficial La Gaceta para agotar sus existencias en el mercado nacional. Vencido este plazo, el Ministerio de Salud procederá a la cancelación de todos esos registros.
Dado en la Presidencia de la República.-San José, a los veintiséis días del mes de agosto de dos mil veintidós.
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