Office of Registerd Pestiside (ORP), gatabe

Office of the Registar of Pesticises.

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Dr. J.A. Sumith
Acting Registar of Pesticide
094-81-2388135
0094-77-2363827
mail2me@yahoo.com

Mandate

The main function of this office is enforcement of the Control of Pesticides Act No. 33 of 1980, it's amendments and regulations. The Act provides provisions to control, import, packing, labeling, storage, formulation, transport, sale and use of pesticides through registration of individual products. The entire spectrum of pesticidal products, such as those used in agriculture, public health, domestic, industrial and veterinary etc. are coming under the purview of the Act. The office of the Registrar of Pesticides has the national responsibility to ensure that only the high quality pesticides those are least hazardous to human health and enviroment enter the market in Sri Lanka.

Focus
Major focus areas in implementation:
Health and environmental impacts
Quality of pesticide
Fate of the chemical in the environment
Bio-efficacy under local conditions
Product labels and advertisements
Conformation to FAO and WHO standards, protocols and code of conduct
Awareness/Training
Legal action on violation of the law

Direction:

From Colombo.
After Peradeniya in the Colombo - Kandy main road, pass the Royal Botanical Gardens. The office is located opposite the Peradeniya Police Station.

Contanct Information
Registrar of Pesticides
1056, Getambe,
P.O.Box 49, Peradeniya 20400
Sri Lanka.
Tel.: (94) 81 2388135/ (94) 81 2388076 Fax: (94) 81 2388135
e-mail: pest@slt.lk

Item/Activity	Expected Benefits
1 Evaluation of original registration applications	In order to arrive at a decision whether the product do not cause harmful effect under local conditions and to minimize agricultural input cost
2 Evaluation of third party registration application
3 Evaluation of re registration application
4 Evaluation of data for local trials	To release human and environmentally friendly formulations to assure products importing from correct source of supply and stop importing unwanted volumes.
5 Issue of import approvals
6 Evaluation of pesticide quality certificates	To import quality pesticides and to ensure products Confirm to FAO specifications
7 Screening of labels for approval	To give the correct message for the farmers and other relevant authorities on judicious use and protection
8 Screening of advertising materials for approval
9 Inspection of factories	To assure factory standards are actually followed
10 Inspection of approved repacking facilities and stores	To check whether packing activities are carryout according to standards and thereby maintain product quality
11 Inspection of premises for fumigation and household pest control	To regularize fumigation operations thereby avoid rejection of export
12 Inspection and certification of Pest Control Operators	To regularize Pest Control Operators in order to prevent unskilled people coming to this industry
13 Inspection of Sales Outlets	Prevention of adulteration and spurious products
14 Publish newsletters	To train the trainers and improve the awareness of community
15 Officer Training Classes
16 Seminar for school children
17 Dealer training classes	To ensure pesticides are sold only through trained people and certified outlets
18 Issue of dealer training certificates
19 Issue of dealer certificates
20 Field Complaints	To take legal action against person contravening the provisions or regulation in the Act
21 Legal Prosecutions
22 Technical Advisory & Committee Meeting	To advise the Registrar on all matters relating to the COP Act.
23 Formulation Analysis	To analyze he quality of Pesticides and residues in food and water
24 Residue analysis
25 Disposal of Obsolete stock	To minimize environmental contaminations