Minutes of the 281st meeting of the Registration Committee
held on 28.09.2007 at 02.30 A.M. in Room No.139 , Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.
The 281st meeting of the Registration Committee (RC) was held under the Chairmanship of Dr. N.B. Singh, Agriculture Commissioner on 28.09.2007 at 02.30 P.M.. in Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. Dr.P.S. Chandurkar, Plant Protection Adviser to the Govt. of India, Dr. T.P.Rajendran, Assistant Director General(PP), ICAR, Shri Madhav Chakraborty from Indian Institute of Packaging, New Delhi and Dr. (Mrs.) S. Kulshrestha, Secretary, CIB&RC attended the meeting. Shri P.N. Maji, Ex-Addl. Industrial Advisor, M/o. Chemicals & Petrochemicals attended the meeting as Special Invitee.
Following officers from the Secretariat of CIB&RC were also present:
(i) Dr. S.K. Khurana, Specialist Gr. I
(ii) Dr. Ravi Prakash, Jt. Dir(PP)
(iii) Shri Vipin Bhatnagar, Jt.Dir.(Chem)
(iv) Shri. A.K. Bandhopadhya, DD (Ent.)
(v) Dr. Subhash Kumar, Agro(H)
(vi) Dr.(Mrs.) Vandana Seth, AD(Chem)
(vii) Sh. L. Ananth, SO(CIR-II)
(viii) Sh. Niraj Kulshrestha, Assistant(Legal)
At the outset the Chairman welcomed the participants and requested Secretary, CIB&RC to take up Agenda for discussion. The following decisions were taken :
Agenda item No. /Agenda item No.1.0 / Confirmation of minutes of the 280th meeting of the Registration Committee
The Minutes of the 280th meeting of the Registration Committee (RC) were confirmed.
Agenda item No.2.0 /
Follow up action on the decision taken by the Registration Committee in its 280th meeting.
The Committee noted the status of follow-up action taken.Agenda item No.2.1 / Applications pending under various Sub-Sections of the Insecticides Act, 1968
The Committee appreciated the efforts of Sectt. of CIB&RC in reducing the pendency of registration applications under various sections of the Act.
Agenda item No.3.0 /
Government Business
Agenda item No 3.1 /Presentation by Crop Life regarding registration for import for formulation without registering technical grade pesticide
The Representatives of Crop Life gave a presentation about guidelines for import of formulation of insecticides in the country and presented their viewpoint.
As a follow-up of item 3.1.7 of 280th R.C. Meeting, the information available in the Sectt. regarding guidelines for import of formulation approved in 201st R.C.Meeting were also discussed. However, it was decided to examine some papers submitted by Crop Life and examine further the basis for permitting formulation without registration of technical in totality.
In view the above, it was decided that the decision taken under agenda Item No.3.1.9 in the 280th R.C. Meeting be kept in abeyance till the whole issue is examined in light of Insecticide Act, 1968 .
Agenda item No 3.2 /Violation of Insecticides Act, 1968 in the manufacture of Imidacloprid 17.8% SL
Deferred.
Agenda item No 3.3 / Guidelines for enhancement of shelf life of Insecticides registered u/s 9(4) of the I/Act, 1968Deferred.
Agenda item No 3.4 / Acceptance of bioefficacy data generated at National /recognized laboratories for the registration of house hold insecticides.
Deferred.
Agenda item No 3.5 / Registration of Prallethrin tech u/s 9(4) TIM in favour of M/s Aura Chem Pvt. Ltd. and appeal filed by M/s Shogun Organics Pvt. Ltd.Deferred.
Agenda item No 3.6 /
Existence of patents in regard to manufacture of Pesticides
Deferred.
Agenda item No 4.0 /Export Cases
Agenda item No 4.1 /List of applications u/s 9(3) Export
Approved.
Agenda item No 4.2 / Consideration of an application of M/s Atul Ltd., for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Thifensulfuron –methyl 75% WG(HH).Approved.
Agenda item No 4.3 / Consideration of an application of M/s United Phosphorus Ltd. for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Bentazone sodium 29.2% + Aciflourfen Sodium 13.4% SL(H).
Approved.
Agenda item No 4.4 / Consideration of an application of M/s Deccan Fine Chemcials Pvt. Ltd., for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Pyraflufen Ethyl Tech
Approved.
Agenda item No 4.5 / Consideration of an application of M/s Deccan Fine Chemcials Pvt. Ltd., for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Zoxamide Tech
Approved.
Agenda item No 4.6 / Consideration of an application of M/s Godrej Sara Lee Ltd., for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Imidacloprid 0.97% + Pyriproxifen 0.05% Cockroach Bait (HH)
Approved.
Agenda item No 4.7 / Consideration of an application of M/s Deccan Fine Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Fenpxanil Tech (Fungicide)
Approved.
Agenda item No 5.1 /
Consideration of application of M/s Choudhary Agrotech (I) for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Beauveria bassiana 1.15% WP
Approved for a period of two year with commercialization.Agenda item No 5.2 / Consideration of application of M/s Om Agro Organics for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Verticillium Lecannii 1.15% WP
Approved for a period of two year with commercialization.
Agenda item No 5.3 /
Consideration of application of M/s T. Stanes and Co. Ltd., Coimbatore for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Paecilomyces lilacinus 1.15% WP
Approved for a period of two year with commercialization.Agenda item No 5.4 /
Consideration of application of M/s Krishna Biotech Fertilizers for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Trichoderma Viride 1.15% WP
Approved for a period of two year with commercialization.Agenda item No 5.5 /
Consideration of application of M/s T. Stanes and Co. Ltd., Coimbatore for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Ampelomyces quisqualis 2.0% WP
The Committee deliberated the agenda in detail and decided that the comments of ADG(PP), ICAR, be obtained on the bio-efficacy data.Agenda item No 5.6 / Consideration of application of M/s State Bio-fertilizer Quality Control Laboratory for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Trichoderma Viride 1.00% WP
Approved for a period of two year with commercialization.
Agenda item No 5.7 / Consideration of application of M/s Agrigold Organics Pvt. Ltd. for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Pseudomonas fluorescence 0.5% WP
Approved for a period of two year with commercialization.
Agenda item No 5.8 /
Consideration of application of M/s Grace Bio-care Pvt. Ltd. for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Trichoderma Viride 1.15% WP
Approved for a period of two year with commercialization.Agenda item No 5.9 / Consideration of a request of M/s Microplex India for one year shelf life of Metrahizium anisopliae 1.15% WP
Approved the shelf-life of one year.
Agenda item No 5.10 / Consideration of a request of M/s Microplex India for one year shelf life of Beauveria bassiana 1.15% WP
Approved the shelf-life of one year
Agenda item No 5.11 / Consideration of a request of M/s PNP Associates Pvt. Ltd. for extension of provisional registration of Forchlorfenuron 0.12% ECone year shelf life of Metrahizium anisopliae 1.15% WP
The Committee deliberated the agenda in detail and approved the extension of provisional registration for a period of three months with commercialization subject to approval by the competent authority in DAC.
Agenda item No 6.0 / 9(3) Cases
Agenda item No 6.1 /
Consideration of application of M/s Parijat Agencies for grant of registration for import of Fipronil Tech.
Approved.Agenda item No 7.0 / 9(4) Cases
Agenda item No 7.1 / List of applications for registration u/s 9(4)
The Committee approved the applications, which are complete from Chemistry angle and for which MRL are fixed, partially fixed or not required.
Agenda item No 7.2 / Consideration of application of M/s GSP Crop Science Pvt. Ltd. for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Fipronil technical
Approved.
Agenda item No 7.3 / Consideration of application of M/s Insecticides India Ltd. for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Lambda Cyhalothrin technical
Approved.
Agenda item No 7.4 / Consideration of application of M/s Meghmani Organics Ltd. for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Dichlorvos technical
Approved.
Agenda item No 7.5 / Consideration of application of M/s Bharat Rasayan Ltd. for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Sulfosulfuron technical
Approved.
Agenda item No 7.6 / Consideration of application of M/s Meghmani Organics Ltd. for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Cartap Hydrochloride technical
Approved.
Agenda item No 7.7 /
Consideration of application of M/s Meghmani Organics Ltd. for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Deltamethrin technical
Approved.Agenda item No 7.8 /
Consideration of application of M/s Insecticides India Ltd. for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Indoxacarb technical
Approved.Agenda item No 7.9 /
Consideration of application of M/s Bharat Rasayan Ltd. for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Indoxicarb technical
Approved.Agenda item No 8.0 / Miscellaneous Items
Agenda item No 8.1 /
Import of sample quantity of Formetanate Tech. by M/s Indofil Chemicals Ltd.
Approved the import of sample quantity of 10 kg.Agenda item No 8.2 /
Import of sample quantity of Formetanate 20% SP by M/s Indofil Chemicals Ltd.
Approved import of sample quantity of 48 kg.Agenda item No 8.3 / Issue of import permit for Boric Acid & other substances for non-insecticidal use
Approved as per Annexure I.
Agenda item No 8.4 / Deferred Item
Agenda item No 8.4.1 / Revised Guidelines for registration of Bio-pesticides - Agenda Item No. 3.1.13 of 280th RC Meeting
Deferred.
Agenda item No 8.4.2 / Proposal for alternate Transport packaging of 25 kg capacity proposed by M/s E.I. Dupont India Pvt. Ltd. – Agenda Item No. 8.1 of 280th RC Meeting.
The Committee deliberated the agenda in detail and decided the details of specification for packaging and performance test be asked from the applicant as advised by the Co-opted Member.
Agenda item No 9.0 / Any other item with the permission of the Chair.
Agenda item No 9.1 / Consideration of application of M/s.Om Agro Organics, Yavatmal for grant of registration for indigenous manufacture of Metarhizium anisopliae 1.15%WP
The Committee noted the comments of ADG(PP), ICAR, wherein the ADG(PP) has desired to communicate certain deficiencies with reference to bio-efficacy data to the applicant which are reproduced below:-
1. The experiment has been undertaken on Microtermes sp. Of termites under laboratory(which is artificial for termites, as they are expected to live in nature either in termitaria or in mud-walled tunnels) conditions(Data at p.7 of the report).
2. While in lab data provides indication, chemical insecticides cause up to 95% kill in 72 hours, the field trial in groundnut crop did not show such efficacy in respect of Chlorpyriphos(p.11 of the report) and the percent plant damage between this treatment and untreated control did not vary significantly. In fact, pooling of bioefficacy data of two insect species is the most unscientific (P.11 of the report).
3. In the absence of logical explanation of biocontrol microbial agent showing more effectiveness over a quick killing synthetic pesticide of know bioefficacy against most of the Indian genera, the laboratory/institution which has shared data needs to provide appropriate justification and supported data over past years in the relevant agroecologies.
4. As such, report also does not indicate if the candidate organism, amongst the three mentioned in P.2 of report- document has been isolated, characterized and tested by the institution that offered the applicant this report.
5. These comments may be put up in the next RC meeting for deliberation.
The Committee decided to communicate these deficiencies to all companies who have submitted the similar data.
Agenda item No 9.2 / Proforma for seeking recommendation from District Industry Centre/Director of Industries/State Govt. for import of dual-use insecticides for non-insecticidal use
The Committee considered the comments received from the Borax and Boric Acid Consumers & Importers Association, Mumbai; and Sabarkanta Distt. Small Scale Industries Federation, Himatnagar on the proforma, put up in the 279th R.C. Meeting, and approved it with the modification . The proforma for application to DICs is at Annexure-II.
Agenda item No 9.1.3 / The report of the Sub-Committee constituted for registration of Cypermethrin 1% DP formulation for Household use
The Plant Protection Adviser to the Government of India presented the report of the Sub-Committee on the above subject. The Committee decided to put up the report in the next meeting of the Registration Committee for deliberation.
The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair.
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Part-I
IMPORT PERMIT FOR BORIC ACID
Sl. No. / Name of the Applicant (M/s) / Decision of the Registration Committee1 / 2 / 3
1. / Global Glass & Ceramics
8-A, National Highway, New Jambudiya, Taluka Morbi (Gujarat)
Lr. Nil dated 14.09.2007 / Approved import permit for 75 MT of Boric Acid.
2. / Shree Krishna Industries, D-303, Dhananjay Towers, 100 ft road, Satellite, Ahmedabad-380 015.
Lr. No. Nil dated August 07, 2007 / Approved import permit for 150 MT of Boric Acid.
3. / Zirconia Cera Tech Glazes, Palaj, Mehsana
Lr. No. NIL dated August 09, 2007 / Approved import permit for 150 MT of Boric Acid.
4. / Crystal Glazes Pvt Ltd, Satellite, Ahmedabad
Lr. No. Nil dated 17.9.2007 / Approved import permit for 75 MT of Boric Acid.
Part-II
IMPORT PERMIT OF DUAL USE INSECTICIDES
(EXCEPT BORIC ACID)
Sl. No. / Name of the Applicant(M/s) / Decision of the Registration Committee
1 / 2 / 3
1. / Sanmar Speciality Chemicals Limited, Chenai
Lr. No. Nil dated 06.08.2007 (recd. On 24.8.2007) / Not approved as the application is not in prescribed proforma and the recommendation of the Nodal Ministry/Department has not been enclosed.
2. / NICO Extrusions Pvt Ltd, Mumbai
Lr. No. Nil dated 11.9.2007 / Not approved as the application is not in prescribed proforma and the recommendation of the Nodal Ministry/Department has not been enclosed.
Part-III
IMPORT PERMITS FOR DUAL USE INSECTICIDES
(DECISION ON REPRESENTATIONS)
Sl. No. / Name of the Applicant(M/s) / Decision of the Registration Committee
1 / 2 / 3
1. / M/s Sahaj Cerchem (P) Ltd, Agra
Lr. No. NIL dated 04.09.2007 / Approved extension of validity of the import permit upto December, 2007 for importing balance quantity of Boric Acid.
2. / M/s Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd, Gandhar Petrochemicals Complex, Dahej-392 130.
Lr. No. NIL dated 10.9.2007 / Approved change in name of the company in the import permit from M/s Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited to M/s Reliance Industries Limited as well as extension of validity of the import permit upto December, 2008 for importing balance quantity of Barium Carbonate.
3. / Johnson Matthey Ceramics India Pvt Ltd, Jhagadia (Bharuch)
Lr.no. Nil dated 07.08.2007 / Approved change in name of the company in the import permit from M/s Johnson Matthey Ceramics India Pvt Ltd to M/s Endeka Ceramics India Private Limited to facilitate import.
Annexure-II