Act to amend the Plant Health Act (No. 948 of 2012). Country/Territory Finland Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Cultivated plants Keyword Forestry protection measures Forest management/forest conservation Plant protection Plant production Pests/diseases Pesticides Liability/compensation Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act amends the Plant Health Act: in section 3 by adding definitions of "consignment" and "Macro-organisms for biological control and pollination"; by adding section 8a on duty of care and sections 9a and 9b on trade in, placing on the market and use of macro-organisms for biological control and pollination; in sections 11 and 30 on (compensation for) combating plant pests; by adding section 14a which empowers the Food Safety Authority to engage the Finnish Forestry Centre in specified duties of for compensation of combating of pests that affect trees. Full text Swedish Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Amends Plant Health Act (No. 702 of 2003). Legislation | Finland | 2003 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Plant production, Inspection, Authorization/permit, Pests/diseases, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Certification, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX