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Guidance No. 1085/DOA on Phytosanitary Measure for Importing Cassava Planting Material from Foreign Country.

Country/Territory
Lao, People's Dem. Rep.
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Pesticides Plant protection Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Planting material/seeds Internal trade International trade Vegetables/legumes Plant production
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

This Guidance, consisting of three sections, in order to facilitate the supply of cassava planting material, particularly the importation from foreign country, meets the designed quality and free from pest. It requires a mechanism, base on the Plant Protection Law, which is the transparency system to control the import and supply of cassava planting material with the aim to prevent infestation of pest in planting material and widely spreading out within the country. This will cause severe damage on the major economic crop and plan variety resource of the country. The Department of Agriculture establishes phytosanitary measures for importation of planting material as follows: Application for permission to import cassava planting material (Manihot esculenta Crantz): The Importer shall set out the import plan in advance to prepare for submiting designed information and applying for import permit base on the condition and procedures as follows: Condition for application and importation; Inspection of Plant Protection Border Check Point; Detection for pest infestation, etc.

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Website
www.laotradeportal.gov.la