Recently, a technical training session focusing on the development and market regulation of the pesticide industry successfully concluded in Jiujiang, Jiangxi. Hosted by the Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals (ICAMA), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, this grand event attracted over a thousand representatives from more than 600 pesticide enterprises nationwide, becoming the largest and most influential exchange activity in the industry since the implementation of the "One Certificate, One Product" (OCPOP) policy.

During the training, ICAMA provided an in-depth interpretation of the "One Certificate, One Product" pesticide product policy and laid down clear requirements for the management specifications of key aspects such as pesticide product trademark labeling, changes, and contract manufacturing. These measures aim to maintain market order and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of farmers.

1. Core Principles of the "One Certificate, One Product" Policy

Experts from ICAMA meticulously analyzed the OCPOP policy, emphasizing its crucial role in standardizing the market and protecting rights and interests.

National Uniformity Requirement: The policy stresses that products under the same pesticide registration certificate number must use a unified trademark. This measure is designed to ensure consistent product branding in the market, preventing confusion from differing trademarks that could trouble farmers in selecting pesticides or lead to repeated usage, thereby fostering a fair competitive market environment.

Flexible Use of Multiple Trademarks: The policy allows pesticide products with the same registration certificate number to carry one or more registered trademarks, for example, simultaneously using the company's main trademark and a specific product trademark. The prerequisite is that all trademarks must be legally registered and comply with the relevant trademark categories for pesticide products (primarily Category 05 chemical preparations and Category 051 pesticides).

Trademark Registration and Dynamic Management: All trademarks used for pesticide products must be registered in accordance with the "Trademark Law." Concurrently, the policy permits trademark changes, but enterprises must promptly and truthfully update trademark information in the system, ensuring consistency between product labels and system records, thereby enhancing the transparency and traceability of trademark management.

Trademark Restrictions for Contract Manufacturing: For contract manufacturing models, the policy explicitly prohibits the subcontractor's trademark from appearing on pesticide product labels. This regulation aims to protect consumer rights and prevent issues of unclear product quality responsibility arising from trademark confusion.

2. Regulatory Revisions: Guiding Healthy Industry Development

At the training session, relevant officials from ICAMA elaborated on the revisions to pesticide management regulations and their impact on corporate management. Director Wu Jinlong pointed out that these revisions represent a significant adjustment to local regulations, with the core objectives being to strengthen management conditions, refine management norms, and optimize service measures.

The revisions primarily cover the following three aspects:

Improved Procedures, Reduced Burden, Optimized Services: New regulations strengthen the preliminary review function of provincial agricultural and rural departments, requiring them to submit production opinions and all application materials to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs within specified working days, effectively standardizing the preliminary review process. Simultaneously, clear timeframes for withdrawing registration applications are defined, avoiding wasted review resources. For re-applications, enterprises only need to submit materials for the rejected parts, significantly reducing the burden of duplicate submissions and improving application efficiency.

Refined Engineering Registration Management: The new regulations detail provisions for new active ingredient compositions, applicant management, and data transfer. Particularly for the registration protection of new compound pesticides, specific protection periods and conditions are clarified to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of innovative enterprises. Furthermore, management of registration applicants is strengthened, requiring enterprises to appoint dedicated pesticide registration information officers to ensure the authenticity and accuracy of application materials.

Improved Penalties: The new regulations increase penalties for obtaining pesticide registration through deceptive, bribery, or other improper means, raising fines to 50,000 to 100,000 yuan and applying equal penalties to both pesticide enterprises and registration agencies, effectively curbing illegal and non-compliant behaviors.

3. Enhanced Production License Management: Optimizing Industrial Structure

Liu Shaoren, Deputy Chief Agronomist of ICAMA, provided a comprehensive analysis of the pesticide policy and regulatory changes and their impact on corporate management. He emphasized that these changes are crucial for adapting to new trends in the pesticide industry and resolving practical problems.

Strengthened Production License Management: The new policy clarifies the responsibilities and obligations of both commissioning and entrusted parties, requiring them to sign formal entrustment contracts that detail critical information such as product names, specifications, quantities, and quality standards, and strictly prohibiting illegal acts like leasing or lending production licenses. This move aims to promote industry resource sharing and foster healthy industrial development.

Optimized Industrial Structure: The new policy and regulations, through guiding provisions, encourage enterprises to develop towards larger scale and collectivization, limit low-level redundant construction, and promote industry resource integration. Concurrently, for enterprises that do not meet the requirements of the new era, especially those located outside provincial chemical industrial parks or important resource areas, their production scale will be gradually restricted, guiding them towards transformation and upgrading or market exit.

4. Focusing on Enterprise Management: Elevating Compliance and Operational Standards

At the enterprise management level, Liu Shaoren reminded enterprises to pay attention to the renewal of production licenses, emphasizing that it is a prerequisite for renewing pesticide registration certificates.

He pointed out that enterprises should promptly handle production license renewal procedures to avoid affecting normal production due to expired certificates. Additionally, for situations such as enterprise address changes or expanded production scope, the new policy also clarifies specific handling procedures and requirements, ensuring the standardization and legality of enterprise management. Liu Shaoren further stressed the compliance requirements for enterprises in raw material procurement, production, and sales processes, urging them to strictly adhere to relevant laws and regulations to ensure product quality and safety. He encouraged enterprises to actively participate in policy formulation, offer valuable opinions and suggestions, and collectively promote the healthy development of the pesticide industry.

The successful conclusion of this training session not only provided policy interpretation and technical guidance for pesticide enterprises but, more importantly, it illuminated the future direction of development for the entire pesticide industry, heralding a more standardized, healthy, and sustainable new landscape for the pesticide sector.