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Insecticides – New Zealand

Official title

Application for reassessment an approval – APP204694 application to reassess chlorpyrifos. Staff Assessment Report: Application to reassess chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos containing substances.

New Zealand issued an addendum on 16 September 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/NZL/141. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 13 November 2024. The comment period closed on 12 February 2025.

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Products

Pesticides containing the active ingredient chlorpyrifos

HS codes
  • 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.
    • 3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail…
Notifying member
New Zealand
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/NZL/141Latest notice: G/TBT/N/NZL/141/Add.1
Keywords
Human health

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Closed on 12 February 2025
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
The revocation of approvals is proposed to take effect 6 months from date of decision. Additional restrictions prior to the revocation of approvals are proposed to take effect immediately following th

How to comment

The comment period closed on 12 February 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/NZL/141/Add.1; it can take them up with New Zealand.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/NZL/141/Add.1⁩, 16 September 2026)

Application for reassessment an approval – APP204694 application to reassess chlorpyrifos. Staff Assessment Report: Application to reassess chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos containing substances.

New Zealand has implemented the decision under the Stockholm Convention, made by the 2025 Conference of the Parties, to restrict chlorpyrifos. The global entry into force date is 16 December 2026. The ban under the Stockholm Convention will take effect for New Zealand on 8 July 2027, in line with the final phase out of chlorpyrifos under domestic legislation.

The EPA is proposing to revoke the approvals for all chlorpyrifos containing substances. The approvals under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 for the import and manufacture for release for chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos containing substances are proposed to be revoked. It is proposed that there are non-negligible risks to the environment and to human health. These risks cannot be sufficiently mitigated through restrictions, to a point where the benefits would outweigh these risks. The EPA therefore proposes that the approvals should be revoked with a 6 month phase out period from the date of decision. Additional restrictions on the use of chlorpyrifos containing substances are proposed over the period of the restriction. The assessment of risks, benefits and the proposed revocation of the approvals are detailed in the application and staff assessment report. Similar regulatory action has been undertaken by other regulators internationally, with chlorpyrifos not permitted for use in Canada and the European Union, and significant restriction in Australia. We also note that chlorpyrifos is proposed to be listed for elimination under the Stockholm Convention.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/NZL/141/Add.1

    Application for reassessment an approval – APP204694 application to reassess chlorpyrifos. Staff Assessment Report: Application to reassess chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos containing substances.

    New Zealand has implemented the decision under the Stockholm Convention, made by the 2025 Conference of the Parties, to restrict chlorpyrifos. The global entry into force date is 16 December 2026. The ban under the Stockholm Convention will take effect for New Zealand on 8 July 2027, in line with the final phase out of chlorpyrifos under domestic legislation.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/NZL/141

    Comment deadline: Closed on 12 February 2025

    Application for reassessment an approval – APP204694 application to reassess chlorpyrifos. Staff Assessment Report: Application to reassess chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos containing substances.

    The EPA is proposing to revoke the approvals for all chlorpyrifos containing substances. The approvals under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 for the import and manufacture for release for chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos containing substances are proposed to be revoked. It is proposed that there are non-negligible risks to the environment and to human health. These risks cannot be sufficiently mitigated through restrictions, to a point where the benefits would outweigh these risks. The EPA therefore proposes that the approvals should be revoked with a 6 month phase out period from the date of decision. Additional restrictions on the use of chlorpyrifos containing substances are proposed over the period of the restriction. The assessment of risks, benefits and the proposed revocation of the approvals are detailed in the application and staff assessment report. Similar regulatory action has been undertaken by other regulators internationally, with chlorpyrifos not permitted for use in Canada and the European Union, and significant restriction in Australia. We also note that chlorpyrifos is proposed to be listed for elimination under the Stockholm Convention.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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