Sec. 11. Cancellation of registration of paraquat
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Section 6 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136d ) (as amended by section 10) is amended by adding at the end the following: Effective on the date of enactment of this subsection— paraquat shall be deemed to generally cause unreasonable adverse effects to humans; and notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 6(b), the registration of all uses of paraquat shall be immediately and permanently canceled by operation of law and without further proceedings.
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall, in accordance with section 408(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 346a(b)(1)(B) ), revoke any tolerance or exemption that allows the presence of paraquat, or any pesticide chemical residue that results from paraquat use, in or on food. In accordance with subsection (a)(1), effective on the date of enactment of this subsection, the continued sale or use of existing stocks of paraquat shall be prohibited.
Effective on the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator may not register any paraquat pesticide under section 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pesticide canceled under this section shall not be eligible for use under section 18. .
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