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