Law No. 54-IV “On plant quarantine”. Country/Territory Turkmenistan Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Quarantine Weeds Pests/diseases Inspection Plant protection Geographical area 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 on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law establishes legal grounds and principles of carrying out state arrangements aimed at the protection of the national territory against introduction of quarantine plant diseases, pests and weeds that could damage the national economy. The scope of the Law shall be protection of the national territory against introduction of pests, diseases and weeds from abroad, timely identification, localization and liquidation of the outbreaks of diseases, hotbeds of pests and weeds, ensuring plant quarantine control and enforcement of the national legislation in the sphere of plant quarantine. The Act consists of 7 Sections divided into 27 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) state regulation in the sphere of plant quarantine; (3) provision of plant quarantine; (4) state supervision in the sphere of plant quarantine; (5) financing of the activity of the authorized state institution in the sphere of plant quarantine; (6) dispute settlement in the sphere of plant quarantine; and (7) international cooperation. Import to Turkmenistan of products subject to plant quarantine inspection shall be authorized if it is complying with the provisions of international agreements concluded by Turkmenistan related to plant quarantine. All the products subject to quarantine inspection shall pass mandatory phytosanitary control at the border crossing points. Full text Russian Website www.turkmenistan.gov.tm References - Legislation Amended by Law amending Law No. 54-IV “On plant quarantine”. Legislation | Turkmenistan | 2016 Keyword: Institution, Policy/planning, Quarantine, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law amending Law No. 54-IV “On plant quarantine”. Legislation | Turkmenistan | 2022 Keyword: Institution, Certification, Plant protection, Quarantine, Disinfection/disinfestation, Planting material/seeds, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Registration, International trade, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX