Act to amend section 7a of the Forest Insect and Fungi Damage Prevention Act. Country/Territory Finland Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Cultivated plants Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Pests/diseases Biosecurity Pesticides Biological control agents Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act amends the Forest Insect and Fungi Damage Prevention Act in section 7 concerning the release of biological pesticides from the air. If the Ministry doesn't take a decision on appropriate measures in accordance with section 6 of the principal Act, it shall grant to landowners the faculty to combat diseases affecting plants by spraying biological agents from the air in such manners as approved by the Ministry and at own expense. Full text Swedish Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Amends Forest Insect and Fungi Damage Prevention Act (Act No. 263/1991). Legislation | Finland | 1991 (2003) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Pests/diseases, Private forest, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX