The abbreviation CIPAC stands for Collaborative International Pesticides Analytical Council. 
We are an international, non-profit-oriented and non-governmental organization (see Contact) devoted to: 

- promote the international agreement on methods for the analysis of pesticides and physico-chemical test methods for formulations; 
- promote inter-Iaboratory programmes for the evaluation of test methods. 

The methods are proposed by companies and are tested by laboratories all over the world. After evaluation of the results and adoption, the methods are published in the CIPAC Handbooks (see "CIPAC Methods" and "CIPAC Publication").
About us


General enquiries about CIPAC and CIPAC work

Email: cipac@agroscope.admin.ch

Your emails are processed and forwarded to the respective CIPAC officers.
They wil answer you directly. Please, allow certain
time to answer your enquiries.

For the CIPAC officers go to Contact.

Presentation of our Chairman about CIPAC at Open Meeting 07 (Umhlanga Rocks) (pdf)

Latest news


Please find attached the information sheet for a full scale collaborative trial on:

  • Solvents in chlorantraniliprole formulations

Please note that the trial is limited to the maximum 15 participating laboratories because of the availability of samples. The selection is based on “first come, first served".

Information Sheets


Draft CIPAC Guidelines and table for comments 

The document is intended to be a "living document" and existing guidelines shall be replaced step-by-step. 
This is the reason why not all sections of the document are filled. 
Following amendments can be then adopted at CIPAC meetings.

CIPAC would kindly ask you to make your comments, remarks by the end of 2023 in the attached table for comments” and send it to our secretary Laszlo Bura.

New CIPAC guidelines

Comments to the new guidelines


Please find attached the information sheet for a full scale collaborative trial on:

  • 494 tebuconazole

Please note that the trial is limited to the maximum 15 participating laboratories because of the availability of samples. The selection is based on “first come, first served".

Information Sheets

Bruno Patrian
Bruno PatrianCommunications OfficerInfo@agroscope.admin.ch