GN 1.2.3111-13 PDF

Full title and description

GN 1.2.3111-13 — "Hygienic norms for the content of pesticides in environmental objects (list)" (Russian: ГН 1.2.3111-13. Гигиенические нормативы содержания пестицидов в объектах окружающей среды (перечень)). The document sets maximum allowable residue levels (MRLs) for active substances of pesticides and their hazardous metabolites in environmental media and in products of plant and animal origin for the purposes of monitoring and sanitary regulation.

Abstract

GN 1.2.3111-13 is a sanitary/hygienic regulation issued by the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation that lists hygiene norms (including MRLs, permissible concentrations in soil, water, air and foodstuffs) for numerous pesticide active ingredients and their metabolites. It was created to provide a nationwide basis for analytical control, risk assessment and regulatory limits for pesticide residues in environmental objects and imported products.

General information

• Status: Superseded (withdrawn by a later hygienic norms act in 2018; subsequently the topic continued to be updated by later sanitary documents).
• Publication date: Approved by Order of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor No. 55 of 21 October 2013; registered in the Ministry of Justice on 12 November 2013 (Reg. No. 30362); entered into force in late 2013.
• Publisher: Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation / Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well‑being (Rospotrebnadzor).
• ICS / categories: Environmental protection; Public health / sanitary regulation; Pesticides and agrochemicals (examples: 13.020 — environmental protection; 65.100 — pesticides).
• Edition / version: Original approval: Order No. 55 (21 Oct 2013). Several amendments were issued (notably in 2015 and 2016) before a consolidated replacement act was published in 2018.
• Number of pages: Approximately 133–135 pages (document and commercial transcriptions list the annexed tables and normative tables across ~133–135 pages).

Scope

GN 1.2.3111-13 establishes maximum allowable levels of pesticide residues and certain metabolites in environmental compartments (soil, surface waters, ambient and workplace air) and in food/raw materials of plant and animal origin. It applies to products produced in the Russian Federation and to imports, and is intended for use in sanitary control, monitoring programs and risk-based assessments related to human exposure to pesticide residues. The document also provides table formats, abbreviations and general provisions for analytical control.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of hygienic norms (MRLs) for a wide list of pesticide active substances and selected metabolites.
• Permissible concentrations in environmental matrices: soil PDCs, water PDCs, air (ambient and workplace) PDCs.
• Maximum permissible levels in foodstuffs and agricultural products (MRLs for different commodity groups).
• Principles of combined (aggregate) hygienic standardization — ensuring intake from different sources does not exceed acceptable daily dose (ADD).
• Requirements that analytical monitoring use validated/approved methods and that product documentation include pesticide-use information where relevant.
• Procedures for amendments and updates (including transitional provisions and references to related methodological documents used for measurement and control).

Typical use and users

Primary users are public health and sanitary authorities, environmental and food safety laboratories, regulatory compliance officers, import control officials, agricultural and food producers, and risk assessors. Typical uses include setting monitoring targets, designing sampling and laboratory methods, verifying compliance of food and environmental samples with MRLs, and supporting import control and public‑health risk assessments.

Related standards

Key related/regulating instruments and follow-ups include earlier GN documents referenced by the act and subsequent consolidated documents: GN 1.2.2701-10 (earlier list-type norms), GN 1.2.3539-18 (a consolidated replacement approved in May 2018), and later sanitary regulations that have updated pesticide residue requirements (for example, consolidated Sanitary Rules/Norms published after 2018). The act also cross-references Federal Law No. 52‑FZ on sanitary‑epidemiological wellbeing and numerous measurement method documents used by control laboratories.

Keywords

pesticides, MRL, hygienic norms, residue limits, environmental monitoring, Rospotrebnadzor, sanitary regulation, GN 1.2.3111-13, food safety, soil PDC, water PDC, acceptable daily dose (ADD)

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GN 1.2.3111-13 is a Russian hygienic normative act that listed maximum allowable levels for pesticide residues in environmental objects and in food/raw materials; it was approved by the Chief State Sanitary Doctor in October 2013 for use in sanitary control and monitoring.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers MRLs and permissible concentrations of active pesticide substances and selected metabolites in soil, surface water, air (ambient and workplace) and in a wide range of agricultural and food products, together with general provisions on intake assessment and analytical control.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: National and regional sanitary authorities, environmental and food-testing laboratories, import control and customs authorities, food and agricultural producers, and public‑health risk assessors use it for monitoring, compliance and regulatory decision‑making.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: GN 1.2.3111-13 was superseded by a consolidated hygienic norms act GN 1.2.3539-18 approved by Order No. 33 of 10 May 2018; that 2018 act reorganized and replaced GN 1.2.3111-13 and associated amendments. GN 1.2.3539-18 itself was later updated by subsequent sanitary instruments (documents show changes in the regulatory framework after 2018). Users should consult the latest sanitary rules or consolidated GN/SanPiN documents to determine the currently binding limits.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it belongs to the series of Russian hygienic normative (ГН) documents and to the broader family of sanitary rules and norms (SanPiN/GN) that set permissible concentrations and MRLs for environmental and food safety; related GN documents include earlier and later lists (for example GN 1.2.2701-10 and GN 1.2.3539-18) and numerous methodological guides for analytical measurement.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Pesticide residues; MRL; hygienic norms; environmental objects; soil PDC; water PDC; ADD (acceptable daily dose); Rospotrebnadzor; GN 1.2.3111-13; sanitary regulation.