"FAO: International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, 2002" [2005] ELECD 279; in Tully, Stephen (ed), "International Documents on Corporate Responsibility" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005)

Book Title: International Documents on Corporate Responsibility

Editor(s): Tully, Stephen

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781843768197

Section: Chapter 56

Section Title: FAO: International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, 2002

Number of pages: 12

Extract:

56. FAO: International Code of Conduct
on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides,
2002

Commentary: The Code is a reference point for all public and private sector enti-
ties engaged in distributing and using pesticides. It was first adopted by the FAO
Conference at its Twenty-Fifth Session, approved by UNGA Resolution 39/248
(1985) and amended in 1989 to include provisions concerning the prior informed
consent (PIC) procedure. In 1999, the FAO revised the Code in the light of the 1998
Rotterdam Convention (above), the changing international policy framework, persis-
tent pesticide management problems within developing States and the recommenda-
tions of an FAO expert panel. Governments, NGOs, the pesticide industry and other
UN organisations participated in the revision process prior to its final approval by
FAO Council Resolution 1/123 (2002). Pesticide management involves reducing risk,
protecting human and environmental health, supporting sustainable agriculture,
employing the life-cycle concept and applying integrated pest management (IPM)
strategies. Implementation of the Code is overseen by the FAO Pesticide
Management Group in the light of information provided by governments, the pesti-
cide industry, NGOs and other interested parties: FAO (2003), `Report of the 18th
Session of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Specifications, Registration
Requirements, Application Standards and Prior Informed Consent', Rome. See
further, FAO/OECD Pesticide Risk Reduction Survey; FAO Global Monitoring of
Pesticide Management Practices; and FAO Pesticide Management Guidelines.
Although the Code delimits the roles and responsibilities of all relevant actors, the
extracts below focus upon those ...