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                           United States
                           Environmental Protection
                           Agency
                                               Information Resources
                                               Management
                                               (PM-211A)
                                                    EPA/220/N-93
                                                    July 1993
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATE
IVED
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             USAID/EPA CENTRAL AMERICAN
                         PROJECT

        EPA and the US Agency for International Development
        (USAID)  have entered into an interagency agreement
        known as a Participatory Agency Service Agreement, or
        PASA, designed to expand and further develop interna-
        tional training, technical assistance, and information ex-
        change activities with respect to pesticide management in
        Central America.

        This PASA has been established to distribute appropriate
        pesticide regulation information to developing countries.
        These countries can then achieve food safety, public
        health, and environmental protection gains  which will
        ultimately benefit all participants including the U.S.

        EPA's Collaboration with AID includes elements to:
        Strengthen Regulatory Institutions through
          • training, technical assistance, and provision of infor-
              mation to the ministries of agriculture in Central
              America
          • training for Central American pesticide registration
              managers in Risk Assessment, Toxicology, Envi-
              ronmental and Ecological Fate, and other disci-
              plines used by U.S. regulatory officials to evalu-
              ate pesticide registration and use patterns
          • providing U.S. regulatory information to Central Ameri-
              can countries to facilitate informed decision-mak-
              ing

       Support Food Export Pronrams with
          • technical assistance for enhancing the  capability of
              regional analytical laboratories to  monitor and
              detect pesticide residues and training in quality
              assurance/control of pesticide formulations
          • up-to-date information on pesticide registration and
              tolerances (legally acceptable limits of pesticide
              residues)

       Provide Training in
          • the safe and  rational  use  of pesticides, including
             proper mixing, handling,  application,  storage,
             and disposal procedures
                                                   • status of pesticides undergoing reregistration which
                                                       may be vital for export crops

                                                Current Activities of the Agreement include:
                                                   • Meeting with key  public, private, and international
                                                       organization representatives to assess pesticide
                                                       information needs
                                                   • Establishing a regional pesticide information clear-
                                                       inghouse in Costa Rica at the Tropicai Center for
                                                       Agronomic Research and Training (CATIE)
                                                   • Meeting with Designated National Authorities in each
                                                       Central American country to assess information
                                                       needs and communication flow for  pesticides
                                                       and chemicals listed in the Prior Informed Con-
                                                       sent program underthe United Nation's Food and
                                                       Agriculture Organization (FAO) international code
                                                       of conduct on the distribution and use of pesti-
                                                       cides
                                                   • Establishing official channels with regulatory counter-
                                                       parts within the ministries of agriculture to im-
                                                       prove the flow of information such as  FIFRA
                                                       Section 17 (a,b) notices, regulatory decisions,
                                                       and technical assistance

                                                Cooperating agencies  and institutions in this venture
                                                include the  U.S. Food  and  Drug  Administration, U.S.
                                                Department of Agriculture, Peace Corps, the World Health
                                                Organization, PanAmerican Health Organization, FAO,
                                                German Agency forTechnical Cooperation, PanAmerican
                                                School of Agriculture in Honduras, CATIE, Institute for
                                                Nutrition in  Central America and  Panama, the World
                                                Bank, the interAmerican Development Bank, Group of
                                                National Associations of Agrichemical Distributors, and
                                                the InterAmerican Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture.

                                                For further information please contact:

                                                Luis Suguiyama,  Program Manager
                                                Office of Pesticide Programs
                                                Policy and Special Projects Staff (H7501C)
                                                (703) 308-2961

                                                Antonio Bravo
                                                Office of Pesticide Programs
                                                Field Operations Division (H7506C)
                                                (703) 305-5781
           INFOTERRA/USA National  Focal  Point

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 Goldberg, Donald M. "As the World
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 Hanneberg, Peter. "Biodiversity - A
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               CONFERENCES
 Innovative Waste Management Solutions - An Out-
 look for the Future. October 6-8,1993, Saint John, New
 Brunswick, Canada.  A forum for the exchange of social,
 scientific, and technical viewpoints related to the man-
 agement of solid and hazardous wastes. For informa-
 tion, contact'. Susan Clarke, Technical Seminar Coordi-
 nator,  Technology Development Branch, Environment
 Canada, Unit 100, Asticou Centre, 241 Cite des Jeunes
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 International Environmental Laws and Regulations
 Conference. September 23-24,1993, Marina del Rev,
 California. Special attention will be given to chemical and
 product regulations in Europe; recent environmental de-
 velopments in Mexico, Central and  South America, and
 Japan; and international compliance enforcement. For
 information, contact: Walter Eggers, Government Insti-
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                                 NEW BOOKS
                The Economic Value of Wilderness: Proceedings of
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                Mobilising International InvestmentforLatin America.
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                All of the above  titles may be checked out from  the
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