Decree No. 15 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating Veterinary and Sanitary Regulation on combating rodents. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 2006 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Rodents Disinfection/disinfestation Pests/diseases Animal health Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract This Decree establishes mandatory requirements for deratization, including disinfestation, as part of mandatory veterinary and sanitary arrangements aimed at prevention and liquidation of infectious diseases. Organizations carrying out manufacturing, processing, storage, transportation and trade of foodstuffs of animal origin shall undertake arrangements preventing migration of rodents and shall use packaging materials resistant to rodents. Deratization shall include environmentally safe chemical and physical means. Full text Russian Website mshp.minsk.by