Hong Kong Regulations

PESTICIDES REGULATIONS - REGULATION 11

Registered pesticide not to be sold or supplied except in proper container

(1) A licensee shall not sell, or offer or expose for sale, or supply, either
by retail or in a form ready for sale or supply by retail any registered
pesticide except in a container which-

   (a)  is impervious to that pesticide; and

   (b)  is sufficiently strong to prevent leakage arising from the ordinary
        risks of handling and transport; and

   (c)  is made of-

        (i)    metal;

        (ii)   glass or plastic, the outer surface being, in the case of a
               container with a capacity of not more than 2 litres, fluted
               vertically with ribs or grooves recognizable by touch; or

        (iii)  such other material as may be approved by the Director for that
               pesticide; and

   (d)  displays clearly and distinctly the number or mark, if any, assigned
        to it under regulation 15.

(1A) Paragraph (1)(c) and (d) shall not apply to a registered pesticide which
is to be exported by a licensee to a purchaser outside Hong Kong. (L.N. 172 of
1983)

(2) No licensee shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, by wholesale or
supply by wholesale any registered pesticide except in a container which
complies with paragraph (1)(a) and (b). (L.N. 172 of 1983; L.N. 422 of 1990)