On Jan 24 2014, China MEP announced that the “Comprehensive Catalog for Environmental Protection (2013)” was compiled and circulated among 13 departments, including Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, People’s Bank of China, State Administration of Taxation, China Backing Regulatory Commission, etc. The circulation is to promote the nationwide environmental protection work through economy, industrial and market policies. 49 pesticides were listed as the “Dual High” products, including imidacloprid, atrazine, abamectin and other export-oriented products.

The Comprehensive Catalog consists of three parts:

• 722 products of high pollution and high environmental risk products (dual-high products);
• 92 heavy pollution and 83 environmental-friendly production technologies;
• 35 special facilities for environmental protection;

The catalog was under studies and analysis in terms of the supply status, technology and facilities involved in the manufacturing of the products. MEP stated that the previous Comprehensive Catalog has already been widely adopted during policy-making process, such as its inclusion in “Catalogue for the Guidance of industrial structure Adjustment”, “Catalogue for the Guidance of Backward Technologies & Products” and other tax rebates removal or ban lists.

MEP hoped that the Catalogue would further minimize the pollution in China by restraining the indigenous production and exportation to other countries. Last year, MEP has proposed tax rebate removal on some “Dual-High” products (see ChemLinked news release on 17 Dec 2012).

Currently, China provides around 5-9% export rebate rate on pesticide products to its domestic producers. If the export rebates were terminated, the affected generic products would be underpowered in price:

“Dual-High” Pesticides Included into the Comprehensive Catalog for Environmental Protection (2013)
No.	Pesticide Product	Characteristic
1	asomate	GHW/GHF
2	barium polysulphides	GHW
3	phosfolan-methyl	GHF
4	calcium phosphide	GHF
5	dimethacarb	GHF
6	phorate	GHW/GHF
7	isocarbophos	GHW/GHF
8	isofenphos-methyl	GHW/GHF
9	terbufos	GHW/GHF
10	aldicarb	GHW/GHF
11	methomyl	GHW/GHF
12	methyl bromide	GHF
13	zinc phosphide	GHW/GHF
14	warfarin	GHF
15	coumatetralyl	GHW/GHF
16	bromadiolone	GHF
17	brodifacoum	GHW/GHF
18	diphacinone(sodium)	GHW/GHF
19	gamma-BHC	GHW/GHF
20	PCP-Na	GHW/GHF
21	methamidophos	GHW/GHF
22	parathion-methyl	GHW/GHF
23	parathion	GHW/GHF
24	monocrotophos	GHW/GHF
25	phosphamidon	GHF
26	DDT	GHW/GHF
27	mirex(ESA)	GHF
28	quinalphos	GHW/GHF
29	sulfotep	GHW/GHF
30	glyphosate 10% aqueous solution	GHF
31	daminozide	GHF
32	dichlorvos(alkaline hydrolyzed  trichlorfon)	GHF
33	acetochlor(chloroacetyl chloride route or phosphorus oxychloride rout)	GHW
34	coumaphos	GHF
35	bisultap 18% aqueous solution	GHW
36	fenamiphos	GHF
37	chlorpyrifos (trichIoroacetyI chIorine route)	GHW/GHF
38	methidathion	GHF
39	bensulfuron-methyl	GHW/GHF
40	endosulfan	GHW/GHF
41	mercury-containing pesticide	GHW/GHF
42	alachlor(chloroacetyl chloride route or phosphorus oxychloride rout)	GHW/GHF
43	butachlor(chloroacetyl chloride route or phosphorus oxychloride route)	GHW/GHF
44	atrazine	GHW/GHF
45	omethoate	GHF
46	simazine	GHF
47	cadusafos	GHF
48	abamectin	GHW
49	imidacloprid	GHW/GHF
GHW: high pollution product GHF: high environmental risk product

The Comprehensive Catalog also listed 4 heavy pollution technologies and the alternative processes involved in manufacturing of dichlorvos, acetochlor, chlorpyrifos, alachlor and butachlor. Although the alternative processes are not widely applied currently in China, the products manufactured through these processes would be encouraged and promoted with preferential policies in the future.