Law No. 20 of 1998 on seeds and agricultural fertilizers. Country/Territory Yemen Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 14, 31 July 1998, 12 pp. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Classification/declassification Fertilizers/nutrients Inspection Internal trade International trade Offences/penalties Plant protection Planting material/seeds Research Basic legislation Plant production Geographical area Asia, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 25 July 1998. Abstract This Law is composed of 8 Sections divided into 47 articles. Terms and definitions are given in Section I. Section II defines objectives of this Law which shall be: improvement and increasing of agricultural production; regulating, production, marketing and classification of adopted seeds; protection of ownership rights; regulating the commerce and circulation of fertilizers; encouragement of the private sector to practice all activities related to this field; and regulating the importation and exportation of seeds, fertilizers an nurseries. Regulating the production of adopted seeds and nurseries is given in Section III. Patent ownership protection is provided for in Section IV. Regulating the trade and circulation of fertilizers is dealt with in Section V. The technical control and inspection is provided for in Section VI. Offences, penalties and concluding provisions are contained in Sections VII and VIII. Full text Arabic References - Legislation Implemented by Resolution No. 50 of 2001 issuing the Implementing Regulation of Law No. 20 of 1998 on seeds and fertilizers. Legislation | Yemen | 2001 Keyword: Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Fertilizers/nutrients, Inspection, Internal trade, Registration, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX