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Table 2 Adoption of legal measures regarding DDT

From: Global trends in the production and use of DDT for control of malaria and other vector-borne diseases

Legal measures on DDT

Total Parties

Parties, by year

Number

%

Before 2001

2001–2004

2005–2008

2009–2012

Year not indicated

Production prohibition

69

(64)

30

20

3

8

8

Import prohibition

80

(74)

28

23

6

8

15

Export prohibition

63

(58)

24

24

4

5

6

Prohibition on agriculture use

89

(82)

37

20

6

7

19

Prohibition on public health use

73

(68)

34

15

5

7

12

Restriction on production and/or use

44

(41)

8

17

8

1

10

  1. Number (and %) of Parties that have adopted legal measures to control the production, import, export and use of DDT (out of 108 responding Parties). A sub-division is given to indicate the number of Parties according to the year of adoption or amendment of the legal measures