Proceedings of a Meeting on the harmonization of pesticide legislation and the registration process in the Caribbean

296 páginas. Series Miscellaneous Publication no. 379.The objective of the meeting was: To examine and analyse the concepts of pesticide legislation and registration in the Caribbean region with a view to standardizing criteria for pesticide use. The meeting was held jointly with a meeting of the Society for Plant Protection in the Caribbean. The meeting of the Society had as its objectives: 1. To analyse the environmental impact of the large scale application of pesticides in the Caribbean; 2. To stimulate training in pesticide registration procedures and in the safe and efficient use of pesticides; 3. To work out guidelines for the development of a regional training programme in pesticide safety. This document contains edited versions of the proceedings of these meetings