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Act on harmful organisms to plants (Act No. 687 of 1996).

Country/Territory
Denmark
Document type
Legislation
Date
1984 (1996)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant production Plant protection Pests/diseases Post-harvest treatment
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act defines regulation-making powers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries for fighting of living organisms, except vertebrates, that may harm plant species. The rules to be issued shall also implement EC legislation. They shall regulate the storage, importation, exportation, sale of cultures that may be harmful to plants, the prohibition of planting of specified plant species, the treatment of cultivated land, plants, plant products, soil and growing agents with specified pesticides, the compulsory cutting down and destruction of vegetation, etc.

Full text
Danish
Website
www.retsinfo.dk

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Order No. 859 on Corn Root beetle.

Legislation | Denmark | 2004

Keyword: Pests/diseases, International trade, Quarantine, Inspection, Cereals/grains/rice, Internal trade, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Plant protection, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Act amending legal provisions on delegation to other governmental authorities under the Ministry of Food and Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs (No. 404 of 2005).

Legislation | Denmark | 2005

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Subsidy/incentive, Farming, Ecological production/organic production, Agricultural development, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Apiculture/sericulture, Animal production, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Pests/diseases, Planting material/seeds, Plant protection, Fertilizers/nutrients, Crops/grasses, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Biotechnology, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX