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Document ID (ISN)67568
CIS number 96-1811
Year 1995
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Castro Córdoba R.
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Title Diagnostic study of legislation on pesticides in Costa Rica
Original title Estudio diagnóstico sobre la legislación de plaguicidas en Costa Rica [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Ministerio de Salud, Departamento de Sustancias Tóxicas y Medicina del Trabajo, San José, Costa Rica, 31 Jan. 1995. 69p.
Abstract This study surveys the impact of pesticide legislation on actual pesticide use in Costa Rica. Contents: the general legal framework; specific regulations; restricted-use and prohibited pesticides; recognized responsible experts (regentes); other relevant legislation; criminal and civil liability; conclusions.
Descriptors (primary) Costa Rica; legal aspects; legislation; pesticides; toxic substances; WHO
Descriptors (secondary) survey; prohibition of use; comment on law
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceCosta Rica
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Agricultural chemicals