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Directive No. Z/47 of 2003 licensing offices and shops for pesticides sprinkling services.

Country/Territory
Jordan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Authorization/permit Certification Crops/grasses Hygiene/sanitary procedures Institution Offences/penalties Packaging/labelling Pesticides Plant protection
Geographical area
Asia, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Directive enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Directive is composed of 15 articles. Article 1 deal with terms and definitions. Article 2 defines requirements, documents and certificates necessary for the issuance of licences for offices and shops of pesticides sprinkling services. Applications shall be submitted to the Plant Protection Department at the Ministry of Agriculture provided with Agrarian Certificates, licences for practicing the agrarian engineering, experience certificates, identity documents and photocopies of contracts (art. 3). Articles 4-7 specify licence-holders obligations. Articles 8-10 decrees the use of pesticides registered at the Minister of Agriculture. Licence-holders shall get rid of empty pesticide packages according to the directives of the Ministry of Environment (art. 12). Article 13 decrees the placing of red marks on the sprinkled zones indicating the risk, dangerous and marks of pesticides. Article 15 deals with offences and penalties.

Full text
Arabic
Website
www.moa.gov.jo