Law No. 13/NA on Plant Protection and Quarantine. Country/Territory Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Plant variety Plant protection Certification Agricultural development Business/industry/corporations Hygiene/sanitary procedures Offences/penalties Plant production Policy/planning Prohibited crops Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Quarantine Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Law enter into force on the date of the Promulgating Decree of the President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette . Abstract The Law, consisting of 89 articles divided into eleven Chapters, establishes Plant Protection and Quarantine. It establishes the principles, regulations and measures on management, monitoring, inspection of plant protection and quarantine activities with the aims of preventing pest out breaks within country, preventing the introduction and spread of pests and diseases from abroad into Lao PDR and from Lao PDR to other countries, securing the health of plants, protecting the environment, ensuring food security and commercial production, increasing quantitatively and qualitatively in line with direction on clean agriculture, green growth and sustainable development , and contributing to trade, security and development of the country. Full text English/Lao Website www.laotradeportal.gov.la References - Legislation Repeals Law No. 06/NA on Plant Protection. Legislation | Lao, People's Dem. Rep. | 2008 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant variety, Plant protection, Certification, Agricultural development, Business/industry/corporations, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Offences/penalties, Plant production, Policy/planning, Prohibited crops, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree no.238/GOV on Plant Variety. Legislation | Lao, People's Dem. Rep. | 2020 Keyword: Food security, Business/industry/corporations, Certification, Classification/declassification, Crops/grasses, Fertilizers/nutrients, Genetic resources, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Liability/compensation, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Packaging/labelling, Pesticides, Pests/diseases, Plant protection, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Protection of environment, Public health, Research, Royalties/fees, Subsidy/incentive, Tax/levy, Transport/storage, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree no. 374 of 2023 concerning the management and use of pesticides in the Oudomxay Province. Legislation | Lao, People's Dem. Rep. | 2023 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Authorization/permit, Business/industry/corporations, Liability/compensation, Resource/damage valuation, Inspection, International trade, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Protection of environment, Registration, Royalties/fees, Standards, Transport/storage, Use restrictions, Waste management, Plant protection, Pesticides Source: FAO, FAOLEX