1.Appointment of Committee chairperson and deputy chairperson. Hoarafushi constituency MP Ahmed Saleem was elected as committee chairperson by consensus of the committee members present at the meeting. Alifushi constituency MP Mohamed Rasheed Hussain was elected as deputy chairperson by consensus of the committee members present at the meeting. 2.In this meeting based on the draft submitted to committee with the following changes the standing order of committee was finalized. The quorum for a meeting is presence of minimum of 08 members (1/3 of 24) and voting quorum is presence of minimum of 12 members. 3. Deadline to finish committee works of the bill is 20th October 2019. 4. Committee decided to meet related stakeholders for further information. Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Defense, EPA, HPA, Maldives Customs Service, Food and Drug Authority, Pesticide Sale companies, Farmers