Registration of Biopesticides under Section 9(3B) of the Insecticides Act, 1968.

The agenda was deliberated in details keeping in view the decision taken in 357th & 367th RC and decided that the simplified guidelines for already registered strain of biopesticides (simplified registration of already registered strain) shall be as under:

1. Applicant shall submit only one folder containing the following documents:
   1. Form-I dully filled and signed giving complete details along with requisite fee as applicable.
   2. Notarized copy of BOD Resolution/ affidavit in case of proprietor/ partnership deed in case of partnership firms.
   3. Correct composition as per earlier 9(3) / 9(3B) registrant of bio-pesticide strain.
   4. The applicant should also, submit notarized copy of the Permanent Account No. (PAN), allotted by the Income Tax Department.
   5. In case of company, the Certificate of Incorporation granted by the Registrar of Companies.
   6. Authorization letter from the inventor of strain OR undertaking by the applicant about the name of inventor/source of strain as per Annexure-II.
   7. Requisite number of stamped envelopes.
   8. Copies of Label Leaflets of the product as approved by RC of already registered strain.
   9. Copy of letter of Accession No. of strain or information on Accession number of strain.
   10. Undertaking declaring that the product is free from Chemical pesticides/Botanicals pesticides/Other Agro-Chemicals as Annexure-III
   11. One sample of 500 gms/ml quantity shall be deposited to NBAIM, Maunath Bhanjan for test relating to DNA fingerprinting particularly partial gene code sequencing of desired strain and a fee as per Annexure-IV may be paid directly to NBAIM through DD or online.
   12. Original fee receipt issued by NBAIM, Maunath Bhanjan, UP.
   13. Undertaking that the product is free from GMO as Annexure-V
   14. Undertaking on bio-pesticides composition as Annexure-VI.
   15. Toxicology data shall be accepted from Non-GLP laboratory also for encouraging of new strain registration/any new or repeat studies for old strain. This decision shall be applicable to all categories of biopesticides registration, henceforth. The applications under scrutiny in the Secretariat of CIB&RC are also covered under this decision.
   16. A sample of 500 gms/ml shall be deposited in the Secretariat of CIB&RC along with File/documents for PRV purposes.
   17. The above folder shall be scrutinized by the Chemistry division of the Secretariat of CIB&RC.
   18. No preliminary scrutiny is required for applications for already registered strain of bio-pesticides.
   19. A letter may also be written by the Secretariat of CIB&RC to the Director, NBAIM, Mau Nath Bhanjan, UP for submitting the DNA finger print report directly to the Secretariat of CIB&RC, certifying that the DNA of strain submitted by the applicant (Strain No.) matches with original Strain or otherwise.
   20. RC also decided that any government laboratory willing to undertake such studies on the terms and conditions as approved by the committee may request Secretariat of CIB&RC so as to seek approval from RC.