Registration of Pesticides: Intersection of the National and International Levels

Abstract

Regulatory standards in the pesticides chemicals area are subject to wide variation among even western nations, let alone among all states in the international system. Not only do standards differ; there is tremendous variety in the styles and philosophies that govern approaches to chemicals regulations. In consequence there are many views about the best, or least unsatisfactory, methods of approaching greater uniformity. International regulatory politics on these matters are marked by a proliferation of actors, a multitude of possible regulatory solutions, clashes of ideological approaches to regulation, and a large backlog of unresolved questions of substance and approach.