Law amending Law No. 54-IV “On plant quarantine”. Country/Territory Turkmenistan Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Institution Policy/planning Quarantine Plant protection Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 5 shall be amended to add the following wording: “State regulation in the field of plant quarantine shall be performed by the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Turkmenistan, the authorized state body on plant quarantine, bodies of local executive authority and local government in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Turkmenistan.” Article 6 (1) shall be amended to add the following wording: “Competence of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Turkmenistan. The competence of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Turkmenistan in the field of plant quarantine includes: (a) implementation of the state policy in the field of plant quarantine and phytosanitary control; (b) approval of the Regulation on external plant quarantine in Turkmenistan and the List of quarantine objects; (c) approval of Regulation on symbols of the authorized state body on plant quarantine and special uniform of their employees in coordination with the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan; (d) establishment of an authorized state body on plant quarantine in the quarantine zone with the introduction or cancellation of quarantine of two or more regions; (e) approval of draft regulatory legal acts and methodological guidelines on issues falling within their competence, in agreement with the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan; (f) representation of interests on behalf of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan on plant quarantine in international organizations; and (g) exercise of other powers according to the present Law and others legislative acts of Turkmenistan in the field of plant quarantine.” Article 15 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Decision to establish a quarantine zone with the introduction or cancellation of quarantine upon the recommendation of the authorized state body on plant quarantine on the territory of two or more regions shall be taken the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Turkmenistan.” Full text Russian Website www.turkmenistan.gov.tm References - Legislation Amends Law No. 54-IV “On plant quarantine”. Legislation | Turkmenistan | 2009 Keyword: Basic legislation, Quarantine, Weeds, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX