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Annual Report 2018 Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan Executive Yuan Operation Directions on Approval for the Departments of the Pesticides Field Trials”; and the “main crops” specified in Subparagraph 5, Article 2 of the “Regulations of Agro- pesticides Field Test.” pro-actively interdicting illegal pesticides (a) In order to strengthen management of pesticide dealers and ensure the quality of pesticides sold on the market, in 2018 the COA supervised local governments in their dealer inspections and sample-testing for pesticide quality. They conducted inspections of pesticide dealers 550 times, and sample tested pesticides sold on the market 1,000 times. Those who violated the regulations were handled according to law. Instruction in the use of safe materials at a press conference for the policy of reducing pesticide usage by half from 2018 to 2027. (b) In order to strengthen interdiction of illegal pesticides and ensure the rights and interests of law-abiding dealers and consumers, the COA supervised and worked with the local governments to strengthen interdiction. When necessary, the COA also worked with police and judicial agencies in joint actions, catching 45 cases of illegal pesticides (totaling 1.8 metric tons). launching a mechanism for their withdrawal from the market The COA inventoried pesticides used in Taiwan, and, based on new scientific evidence or changes in international use, re-evaluated the hazard they pose to humans and the environment, and implemented necessary management measures. The COA announced schedules for the banning of 12 types and restricted use of 14 types of pesticides. responding to the needs of industries and farmers (a) In coordination with the “Five Links of Food Safety” proposed by the President and with the COA’s ten-year plan for reducing the use of chemical pesticides by half, as well as the goals of (i) plant protection, (ii) health protection, and (iii) environmental protection, the COA drafted a “Plant Doctor Act” and sent this to the Executive Yuan to seek 85
