Pesticides: Regulating Pesticides

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The Pesticide Registration Manual is a resource for companies and individuals who want to have their pesticide products registered for sale in the United States. The manual describes EPA's review and decision making process for registering a pesticide product and its use. Detailed information for pesticide registrants (the company or individual applying to register a pesticide) concerning their responsibilities before, during and after the review process is also included in the manual.

Pesticide Registration Decision Tree is provided to assist you in determining whether a product will require a formal review by EPA and to direct you to appropriate chapters of the Pesticide Registration Manual for additional information.

Title	Updated
Introduction	October 2010
Chapter 1: Requirements for Pesticide Registration and Registrant Obligations	December 2010
Chapter 2: Registering a Pesticide Product	March 2010
Chapter 3: Additional Considerations for Biopesticide Products	July 2010
Chapter 4: Additional Considerations for Antimicrobials Products	August 2011
Chapter 5: Registration Fees	September 2012
Chapter 6: Amending a Registered Pesticide Product	February 2011
Chapter 7: Notifications and Minor Formulation Amendments	March 2011
Chapter 8: Inert Ingredients	February 2011
Chapter 9: Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide	August 2010
Chapter 10: Data Compensation Requirements	July 2010
Chapter 11: Tolerance Petitions	November 2010
Chapter 12: Applying for an Experimental Use Permit	October 2010
Chapter 13: Devices	December 2010
Chapter 14: How to Obtain an EPA Company or Establishment Number and Change of Address of Contact Information	November 2012
Chapter 15: Submitting Data and Confidential Business Information	December 2010
Chapter 16: Transfer of Product Registrations and Data Rights	July 2010
Chapter 17: State Regulatory Authority	March 2010
Chapter 18: Other Federal or State Agency Requirements	October 2010
Chapter 19: How to Obtain Publications	July 2010
Chapter 20: Forms and How to Obtain Them	November 2010
Chapter 21: Directions for Submitting Applications and Contacting EPA	July 2010
Appendix A: Guidance Documents	June 2011
Appendix B: Examples of Registrant Documents	January 2011
Appendix C: Pesticide Forms Overview Table	February 2011
Appendix D: Examples of Completed Forms	January 2011