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