Registration of agricultural distribution and/or representation establishment.
The registration of a Distribution Establishment and/or Agricultural Representation is the first step to import and distribute agrochemicals and fertilizers in El Salvador. The registration of a representative of the owner and a technical regent is required, the latter must be an agronomist, technician or agronomist engineer in El Salvador, which is a mandatory requirement.
- Application form for registration with the Registration and Control Division
- Photocopy of the authenticated title of the Professional who will be the Technical Regent of the Establishment.
- Professional services contract
- Photocopy of Regent's DUI
- In the case of companies, a photocopy of the articles of incorporation issued by the commercial registry.
- Legal representative's credential
- Inspection of the physical location where the establishment is domiciled
Registration of fertilizers, agricultural and veterinary inputs and medicines and food for animal use.
It is the administrative, technical and legal process by which all applications for registration of pesticides, veterinary products, medicines and food for animal use, fertilizers or amendments are evaluated by the National Competent Authority prior to the registration of a product, technical grade active ingredient, formulated chemical pesticides, related substances, adjuvants and physical vehicles for agricultural use, microbiological pesticides for agricultural use, botanical pesticides for agricultural use.
- Application form for registration with the Registration and Control Division
- Certificate of Registration or Free Sale of Export issued by the NCA (Competent National Authority) of the country of origin, duly apostilled or authenticated up to the consulate of El Salvador, with a maximum of one year of having been issued.
- Original Certificate of Analysis provided by the formulating manufacturer, with signature of the responsible professional.
- Certificate of Qualitative/Quantitative Composition in Original, signed by the responsible Chemistry Professional.
- Product Component Analysis Methodology
- Technical and Commercial Literature, including summary of efficacy studies of the formulation against the pests it controls.
- Reports on the different capacities of the container and the type of material it is made from
- Label and Leaflet
- Methodology for Residue Analysis (Exclusively for Pesticides), which consists of toxicity studies by Dermal Contact, Oral, Inhalation, Skin Irritation, Eye Irritation and Skin Sensitivity.
- Analytical Standard of the product's active ingredient (Except for animal feed and fertilizers)
- Commercial product sample
Record modifications
These are modifications or marginalizations made at the request of the interested party or owner, to add a change in the registration of a product.
- Change in the brand or commercial name of the product
- Request
- Legal document supporting the change
- Label project
- Change of Manufacturer's or Formulator's Corporate Name
- Request
- Legal document supporting the change
- Change of Formulator or Repackager
- Request
- Sanitary License or Operating Permit
- Inclusion or Exclusion of Originally Approved Use
- Request
- Technical document supporting the change
- Certificate of Quantitative-Qualitative Analysis
- Change of country of origin or extension of country of origin, when the same manufacturer is involved
- Request
- Certificate of Free Sale in the country of origin duly apostilled or authenticated up to the consulate of El Salvador.
- Document certifying that the product has not undergone changes due to the change of country of origin.
- Certificate of Quantitative-Qualitative Analysis
- Change of additives in the formulation, which does not modify the active ingredient(s) or their concentrations
- Request
- Technical document justifying the change and demonstrating the lower or equal toxicity of the changed additive.
- Certificate of Quantitative-Qualitative Analysis
- Other duly justified modifications that do not present a greater risk to the exposed population.
- Request
- Technical Legal Document justifying the change
Renewal of registrations
Once the registration is approved, a Certificate of Registration is issued, which is valid according to the type of product, as detailed below.
- Pesticides for domestic and professional use - valid for 5 years
- Veterinary products - valid for 5 years
- Animal feed - valid for 5 years
- Fertilizers and amendments - valid for 10 years
- Application form for registration with the Registration and Control Division
- Certificate of Registration or Free Sale of Export issued by the NCA (Competent National Authority) of the country of origin, duly apostilled or authenticated up to the consulate of El Salvador, with a maximum of one year of having been issued.
- Original Certificate of Analysis provided by the formulating manufacturer, with signature of the responsible professional.
- Certificate of Qualitative/Quantitative Composition in Original, signed by the responsible Chemistry Professional.
- Product Component Analysis Methodology
- Technical and Commercial Literature, including summary of efficacy studies of the formulation against the pests it controls.
- Reports on the different capacities of the container and the type of material it is made from
- Label and Leaflet
- Methodology for Residue Analysis (Exclusively for Pesticides), which consists of toxicity studies by Dermal Contact, Oral, Inhalation, Skin Irritation, Eye Irritation and Skin Sensitivity.
- Analytical Standard of the product's active ingredient (Except for animal feed and fertilizers)
- Commercial product sample
Import and export visas for agricultural and livestock inputs.
Issuance of visas for import and/or export of agricultural inputs to and from El Salvador.
Export
- Application for export of registered products (Only products with current registration)
- 3 copies of the export invoice of the product
Import
- Application for import of registered or unregistered products, as the case may be (Only products with current registration).
- photocopy of the invoice of the product
- Product data sheet (for non-registered products)
- Letter explaining the purpose of importation and the intended use of the product (for non-registered products)
