It is also a requirement to register pesticides for use in the Philippines, and no person may import, distribute, or sell any pesticide, unless the same has been registered with the Fertiliser and Pesticide Authority.
Because the seller bears initial responsibility for ensuring a lawful and safe sale, sellers on eBay must state affirmatively in all pesticide listings that:
- the seller will comply with all applicable local laws and regulations and ensure that the purchaser satisfies all applicable laws and regulations;
- the seller will not accept bids from or post to countries where the pesticide is not registered as a general use pesticide.
Collectible Pesticide Containers and Devices
- eBay permits the sale of collectable pesticide containers or devices if the container or device is empty and rinsed, and the seller includes this information in the listing description.
- It is the seller's responsibility to ensure that the pesticide container or device is empty and rinsed before offering it for sale on eBay. However, the buyer should verify the information provided by the seller before completing the sale.
- Members should not dump the remaining contents of a pesticide container down the drain, into the garden, or sewer.
Additional Information
Under the Presidential Decree 1144, ”Pesticide" is any substance or product, or mixture thereof, including active ingredients, adjuvants, and pesticide formulations, intended to control, prevent, destroy, repel or mitigate directly or indirectly, any pest. The term shall be understood to include insecticide, fungicide, bactericide, nematocide, herbicide, molluscicide, avicide, rodenticide, plant regulator, defoliant, desiccant and the like.
eBay users who intend to sell pesticide products on eBay should ensure that the following conditions are fulfilled:
- The pesticide is registered by the Fertiliser and Pesticide Authority, and the registration has not been suspended or cancelled;
- The label has a registration mark with particulars as prescribed by the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority;
- The container should be impervious to the pesticide and sufficiently strong to prevent leakage from ordinary risks of handling.
Activity on eBay is required to follow this policy, the eBay User Agreement and all applicable laws, as well as respect the rights of third parties. If it doesn’t, eBay may take action consistent with applicable laws and the eBay User Agreement, and may even be legally required to do so. Such actions may include, as an example only: Removing the listing or other content, issuing a warning, restricting activity or account suspension.
Why does eBay have this policy?
eBay urges its sellers and buyers to comply with all governmental laws and regulations. Since the sale of pesticides is prohibited by law, regulated, or may cause harm to eBay or its members, sellers may not list them on eBay.