Intellectual Property Rights

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• Intellectual Property Rights
• in the Tri-Border Area of South America
• A Private Sector Initiative Promoted by the
  Transatlantic Business
• Dialogue IPR Working Group
• A business government dialogue
• 18 19 September 2008
• Puerto Iguazu, Misiones Province, Argentina

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The Campaign started in 2001 and currently counts
on the participation of 11 companiesassociated
to the Comission Against Illegal Agrochemicals.
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Export Routes

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Communication Campaign
From 2001 to 2004, there was an educative
campaign, mainly intended to farmers. The
campaign reached a total of 33 hours on TV and
49 thousand cm2 on printed, with
spontaneous
exposure equivalent to US 9 million in savings.
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Communication Campaign

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Educational Campaign
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Seizures carried out by the Federal Police, IBAMA
andother inspection organs

• Since the campaign beginning, 340 tons of
  illegal
• agrochemicals have already been collected, with
  
• the help of IBAMA, of Federal and Road Polices
  
• and the Brazilian Internal Revenue Service.
• Yet, 245 tons of illegal products have been
• incinerated, and SINDAG pay the bill.

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Seizures carried in Brazil
Ace-Max (Acetamiprid) Acetamiprid 70
(Acetamiprid) Mosprid (Acetamiprid) Agri-Met 60
(Metsulfuron) Agruron PM (Metsulfuron) Ballad 60
WP (Metsulfuron) Caiman (Metsulfuron) Dimet
(Metsulfuron) Flash (Metsulfuron) Herbex
(Metsulfuron) Herbimet 50 (Metsulfuron) Kombat
(Metsulfuron) Metnova (Metsulfuron) Metsulfuron
Agrotec (Metsulfuron) Meturon 60 WP (Metsulfuron)
Methhyl 60 WP (Metsulfuron) Muron
(Metsulfuron) Naok (Metsulfuron) Terriz
(Metsulfuron) Trimethyl (Metsulfuron) Admiral
75 (Clorimuron) Callimuron (Clorimuron) Chloryl
(Clorimuron) Clorymex (Clorimuron) Clorimuron 25
(Clorimuron) Clorinor (Clorimuron) Cloromethyl
(Clorimuron) Clotyl (Clorimuron) Corona
(Clorimuron) Herbimax 25 (Clorimuron)
Huron (Clorimuron) Koan (Clorimuron) Maxi 50
(Clorimuron) Maxi 75 (Clorimuron) Orsal
(Clorimuron) Poker (Clorimuron) Agrizim Flow
(Carbendazim) Carben (Carbendazim) Carben Plus
(Carbendazim) Cibencarb Flow 500
(Carbendazim) Cyperfertil (Cipermetrina) Accion
Plus (Imidacloprid) Eclipse (Imidacloprid) Guapo
70 (Imidacloprid) Imidacloprid Calister
(Imidacloprid)
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Imidasol 70 WP (Imidacloprid) Imimaster
(Imidacloprid) Imiseed 70 WS (Imidacloprid) Imyl
70 WS (Imidacloprid) K-cique (Imidacloprid) Midaf
ur (Imidacloprid) Pegasus (Imidacloprid) Baron 80
WP (Tebuconazole) Galecur 80 WP (Tebuconazole)
Quazar 80 WP (Tebuconazole) Tebuzole 43
(Tebuconazole) Tricur 80 WG (Tebuconazole) Haloxin
ova (Haloxyfop Metil) Lancer Gold 500 WP
(Flutriafol) Fipronyl 80 WP (Fipronil)
Imidasol 70 WP (Imidacloprid) Imimaster
(Imidacloprid) Imiseed 70 WS (Imidacloprid) Imyl
70 WS (Imidacloprid) K-cique (Imidacloprid) Midaf
ur (Imidacloprid) Pegasus (Imidacloprid) Baron 80
WP (Tebuconazole) Galecur 80 WP (Tebuconazole)
Quazar 80 WP (Tebuconazole) Tebuzole 43
(Tebuconazole) Tricur 80 WG (Tebuconazole) Haloxin
ova (Haloxyfop Metil) Lancer Gold 500 WP
(Flutriafol) Fipronyl 80 WP (Fipronil)
Imidasol 70 WP (Imidacloprid) Imimaster
(Imidacloprid) Imiseed 70 WS (Imidacloprid) Imyl
70 WS (Imidacloprid) K-cique (Imidacloprid) Midaf
ur (Imidacloprid) Pegasus (Imidacloprid) Baron 80
WP (Tebuconazole) Galecur 80 WP (Tebuconazole)
Quazar 80 WP (Tebuconazole) Tebuzole 43
(Tebuconazole) Tricur 80 WG (Tebuconazole) Haloxin
ova (Haloxyfop Metil) Lancer Gold 500 WP
(Flutriafol) Fipronyl 80 WP (Fipronil)
Imidasol 70 WP (Imidacloprid) Imimaster
(Imidacloprid) Imiseed 70 WS (Imidacloprid) Imyl
70 WS (Imidacloprid) K-cique (Imidacloprid) Midaf
ur (Imidacloprid) Pegasus (Imidacloprid) Baron 80
WP (Tebuconazole) Galecur 80 WP (Tebuconazole)
Quazar 80 WP (Tebuconazole) Tebuzole 43
(Tebuconazole) Tricur 80 WG (Tebuconazole) Haloxin
ova (Haloxyfop Metil) Lancer Gold 500 WP
(Flutriafol) Fipronyl 80 WP (Fipronil)
Imidasol 70 WP (Imidacloprid) Imimaster
(Imidacloprid) Imiseed 70 WS (Imidacloprid) Imyl
70 WS (Imidacloprid) K-cique (Imidacloprid) Midaf
ur (Imidacloprid) Pegasus (Imidacloprid) Baron 80
WP (Tebuconazole) Galecur 80 WP (Tebuconazole)
Quazar 80 WP (Tebuconazole) Tebuzole 43
(Tebuconazole) Tricur 80 WG (Tebuconazole) Haloxin
ova (Haloxyfop Metil) Lancer Gold 500 WP
(Flutriafol) Fipronyl 80 WP (Fipronil)
Fiproon 20 (Fipronil) Maestro (Fipronil)
Mustang 10 SL (Imazetapir) Super Novapir 80
(Imazetapir) Beluga (Diflubenzuron) Diflulim PM
25 (Diflubenzuron) Clethogen (Cletodin) Todyn
(Cletodin) Etheflor (Ethefon) Agribac-S 20 PM
(Bispiribac) Bypex 40 (Bispiribac) Cyperex
(Pirazosulfuron) Clomanex (Clomazone) Libertador
48 FE (Clomazone) Capinex 290 SC
(Quinclorac) Quinclotec 290 SC (Quinclorac)
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Imports of Agricultural Pesticides in Paraguay
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Imports of Agricultural Pesticides in Uruguay
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Action at the Judiciary Branch
Since 2001, fourteen indicted persons were
convicted based on the Agrochemical Act and on
Environmental Crimes, with more severe penalties.
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International Area (Paraguay and Uruguay)

• An international consultance company was
  contracted to carry out survey about the
  agricultural pesticides market in Paraguay and in
  Uruguay.
• It was determined that the import of those
  products ends up being 90, 109 and up to 137
  times higher than local demand.

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International Area (Paraguay and Uruguay)

• The Dossiers displayed results of agrochemicals
  re-exportable excesses in the amount of US 360
  million (US 300 million in Paraguay and US 60
  million in Uruguay).

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Partnerships
The SINDAG counts on the support of the campaign
against illegal agrochemicals from
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