This study was prepared by the OECD Public Governance Directorate (GOV) under the leadership of Elsa Pilichowski, Director, and Nick Malyshev, Head of the Regulatory Policy Division; and the OECD Environment Directorate (ENV) under the leadership of Rodolfo Lacy, Director, and Bob Diderich, Head of the Environment, Health and Safety Division. This report was co-ordinated by Manuel Gerardo Flores Romero from GOV, as well as Sylvie Poret and Richard Sigman from ENV, and prepared by Alberto Morales (GOV), and Rafal Brykowski (former ENV). Inputs were provided by Erik Pérez (GOV). The report was prepared for publication by Jennifer Stein.
International peers with unique experience in pesticide regulation and regulatory policy provided instrumental advice to this review. The OECD Secretariat is very grateful for the invaluable inputs provided by Peter Brander, Executive Director, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Health Canada; John Dale, Active Substances and Operational Policy Team Leader, Chemical Regulation Division, Health Safety Executive of the United Kingdom; Monika Ollig, Better Regulation Unit, Federal Chancellery of Germany. We also want to thank Eva Bennet, former vice chair of the OECD Working Party on Pesticides and former CEO of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, who acted as an independent expert for this report. The Environmental Protection Agency from the United States provided valuable insights for Chapter 3 and valuable commentary on a preliminary draft.
Special thanks go to the National Service of Agri-food Health, Safety and Quality of Mexico (SENASICA) and its staff; in particular to Javier Trujillo, Executive Director; Amada Velez, General Director of Agricultural, Aquaculture and Fisheries Safety; María Eugenia Villanueva, Technical Advisor for the Executive Director; and David Soriano, Director for Genetic Modified Organisms Biosecurity.
We also express our gratitude to the officials from the National Agricultural Council of Mexico (CNA) who provided inputs, including (but not limited to): Luis Fernando Haro, Executive Director, Marco Galindo, Head of Economic Studies, and associated members including Cristian García Paz, Cesar Ocaña, Laura Tovar, and Rodrigo de Santiago.
Critical insights were also received from Mexican authorities, as well as other stakeholders that helped inform the preparation of this review, particularly from: Federal Commission for Sanitary Risks of Mexico (COFEPRIS); National Water Commission of Mexico (CONAGUA); National Commission of Regulatory Improvement (CONAMER) of Mexico; the General Direction for Technical Regulation and the General Direction for Trade Facilitation of the Ministry of Economy of Mexico; Mexican Association of Bio Inputs Producers (AMPBIO); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Environmental Protection Agency of the United States (EPA); Carlos Santos-Burgoa, Professor of Global Health at George Washington University; Martha Farkas, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Canada.