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Law No. 189-IV amending some legislative acts related to phytosanitary security.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Quarantine Plant protection Pesticides Registration
Geographical area
Aral Sea, 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 21 calendar days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

Article 4 of the Law No.344-I of 1999 on plant quarantine shall be amended to add a new wording: “State regulation, state control in the sphere of plant quarantine and liability for the infringement of the national legislation on plant quarantine”. Article 14-6 of the Law No. 331-2 on plant protection shall be amended to add the following wording: “Article 14-6. State registration of pesticides (toxic chemicals). State registration of pesticides (toxic chemicals) shall be carried out after the outcome of registration performance test established by the competent authority by agreement with the authorized state institution in the sphere of environmental protection and public health. Pesticides (toxic chemicals) that have passed state registration shall be authorized for use and shall be inserted in the list of pesticides (toxic chemicals) by the competent authority. Manufacturing, import, storage, transportation, trade and application of pesticides (toxic chemicals) that have not passed state registration, and also components on unregistered pesticides (toxic chemicals), except for testing samples imported for registration, performance testing and research, shall be prohibited. Competent authority shall establish the amount of pesticides imported for registration, performance testing and scientific research”.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.government.kz

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 331-2 on plant protection.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2002

Keyword: Food security, Plant protection, Crops/grasses, Pests/diseases, Weeds, Pesticides, Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No.344-I of 1999 on plant quarantine.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 1999 (2002)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Quarantine, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Dispute settlement, Plant protection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX