"Pesticides" in this Act includes plant protection substances and pesticides not used for agricultural purposes. The Act also regulates the placing on the market and use of "active substances". "Active substances" are micro-organisms, including viruses, which can act as plant protection substance or other pesticide. Articles 1A to 9A provide for the admitting on the market of pesticides. Act No. 689 of 1998 amends the principal Act by making provision for a Commission for the admission of pestic