This standard specifies the basic principles for the design and manufacture of labels for pesticide products, the basic contents which shall be marked on labels and other requirements.
It is applicable to the label design and manufacture of commodity pesticide products (for sale, including imported ones).
It is not applicable to the label design and manufacture of exported pesticides and those that fall within the scope of pesticide management for genetically modified crops and biological control products.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments (excluding corrections), or revisions, of any of these publications do not apply to this standard. However, parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition applies.
GB 4839 Common name for pesticides
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.