Here are the 41 pesticides which will go off patent during 2009 to 2013. For some items, the timing of patent expirations would extend until 2011~2015.

Fungicides: Azoxystrobin, Cyazofamid, Cyprodinil, Famoxadone, Fenamidone, Iprovalicarb, Picoxystrobin, Quinoxyfen, Silthiofam, Spinosad, Spiroxamine, Trifloxystrobin, Triticonazole, Zoxamide

Insecticides: Acetamprid, Acibenzolar-S-methyl, Bifenazate, Clothianidin, Emamectin-Benzoate, Thiacloprid, Indoxacarb

Herbicides: Amicarbazone, Cafenstrole, Carfentrazone-ethyl, Cinidon-ethyl, Cyclosulfamuron, Ethoxysulfuron, Fenhexamid, Florasulam, Flufenacet, Flupyrsulfuron-methyl-sodium, Indanofan, Isoxaflutole, Kresoxim-methyl, Mefenpyr-diethyl, Mesotrione, Picolinafen, Propoxycarbazone, Pyraflufen-ethyl, Sulfentrazone, Tritosulfuron

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By Cherry

The New Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Wagner Rossi, has called for a delay on a decision to ratify a new anti-dumping import duty on Chinese Glyphosate herbicde. The chamber of foreign trade, CAMEX, recently proposed a new duty – 2.1% duty on a index price of USD3.6 per kg to replace the current 2.1% charge. The proposal would amount to a flat fee on any price up to USD3.60 per kg, while for price above that, the duty of 2.1% would be charged on the actual price. Monsanto has reportedly lobbied for a higher duty while importers and farmers want it lifted.

On the other hand, Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture has intervened in the process to review 13 pesticide AI in Brazil, it has set up a six-strong review body made up of experts from its animal and plant health protection office, the SDA. One of the proposed bans by Anvisa has been confirmed recently, the registration of Cyhexatin, an acaricide, will be terminated from end of May. The next decision will be made for Acephate, Endosulfan and Phosmet.

We have seen stricter agrochemical registration rules all around the world, not only in South America, but in Asia, countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Philipinnes, Korea have all started to follow OECD GLP standards. 

From Agrow World Crop Protection News

By Lynn

Intermediates consist of Fluorine are commonly used in the development and manufacturing of agrochemicals, usually it is added into some position of the compounds that will increase the activity of the acitve ingredient. Hence, it is firmly believed that the development of intermediates consist of Fluorine will be very important during the invention of new agrochemicals.

There are various types of fluorinated intermediates. However, most of them are invented by the foreign firms, among all the types, many have received patent approvals in China. By strengthening the development of fluorinated intermediates, we will break the situation of imitating the products that are run out of patents.

By Ben

From http://www.chinapesticide.gov.cn/doc10/10042207.html