Rework, Revalidation, Reprocessing of Pesticides in Brazil

SECRETARIAT OF AGRICULTURAL DEFENSE/MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ORDINANCE No. 1,136, FROM JUNE 25th, 2024

“Establishes guidelines for the rework, revalidation and reprocessing procedures of chemical formulated products, technical products and pre-mixtures, provided for by Law No. 14785, from December 27th, 2023, in accordance with what is provided by Article No. 38”


Guidelines are established for rework, revalidation and reprocessing procedures for pesticides: chemical formulated products, technical products and premixes.

Formulated products, pre-mixes and technical products within their expiration date and which present:

I – primary or secondary packaging that is damaged or requires changing packaging to another packaging capacity, as long as there has been no leakage or contact of its contents with the external environment;

II – compromise of information about the batch, production date or expiration date on the packaging; or

III – label or leaflet that is damaged or presents incorrect information.

During rework, the original batch number, manufacturing date and expiration date must be maintained.

The rework procedure may only be carried out by manufacturers, formulators and handlers authorized in the registration, under the responsibility of the registration holder.

Technical products with a close expiration date or that have been expired for a maximum of 1 (one) year and which preserve the registration specifications may be subject to revalidation.

The preservation of registration specifications must be guaranteed by maintaining the minimum active ingredient content and maximum impurity content, in accordance with the qualitative and quantitative composition declaration registered for the product.

The revalidation procedure for technical products may be carried out by manufacturers approved for registration or registered formulators for the production of formulations or premixes based on the technical product to be revalidated, under the responsibility of the registration holder.

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