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Law No. 5/21 approving the Plant Health Act and repealing Legislative Decree No. 3001/59 of 12 August.

Country/Territory
Angola
Document type
Legislation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 23.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Forestry, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Pesticides Protection of environment International trade Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Basic legislation Certification Plant protection Monitoring Inspection Research Offences/penalties Classification/declassification Quarantine Hygiene/sanitary procedures Planting material/seeds Plant production Trade in species Wild flora
Geographical area
Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Law approves the Plant Health Act. This Law, consisting of 30 articles divided into four Chapters, establishes the norms that aim to guarantee the phytosanitary protection of agricultural and forestry production and exploitation, as well as the transit, trade, import and export of plants, parts of plants intended for commercialization and consumption. This Law applies to vegetables, products of plant origin, and forestry articles. This Law also applies to natural and legal persons, public and private, engaged in agricultural and forestry activities, scientific studies, handling, production, transport, marketing, import and export of vegetables, storage, plant packaging, forestry and other products.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org