Law No. 237 of 1960 on agricultural quarantine in Syria. Country/Territory Syrian Arab Republic Document type Legislation Date 1960 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Quarantine Plant protection Disinfection/disinfestation Hygiene/sanitary procedures International trade Pests/diseases Prohibited crops Institution Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 2 months after its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Law is composed of 12 articles. Prohibition to import or export plants, plant parts and plant products before subjecting them to quarantine officers (art. 2). Disinfecting, sterilisation and cleaning of agricultural consignments will be carried out by Quarantine Offices (art. 5). The Ministry of Agriculture will establish the list of plants, plant products, plant parts and epidemic prohibited as well as places of exit and entry from and into Syria (art. 7). Transgressors will be punished for imprisonment from 3 to 6 months and the payment of an amend of SL (500-1000), or one of both as well as the confiscation of the interested consignment (art. 8). Legislative Decree No. 132 of 7/10/1953 is now abrogated (art. 11). Full text Arabic References - Legislation Repealed by Law No.26 of 2007 regulating the export of plants and agricultural products. Legislation | Syrian Arab Republic | 2007 Keyword: Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Quarantine, Pests/diseases, Certification, Internal trade, International trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX