Law No. 721 concerning the authorization and control of agricultural chemicals and arranging related issues. Country/Territory Greece Document type Legislation Date 1977 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 298, Part I, 7 October 1977, pp. 2731-2740. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Authorization/permit Fertilizers/nutrients Pesticides Plant production Plant protection Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes The law shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette except for the provisions of articles Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29 and 30 which shall enter into force six months after the publication. Abstract The law sets forth the general conditions necessary for the approval and placement on the market of agricultural chemicals. According to the law holding, storing, manufacturing, importing, placing pesticides on the market is prohibited unless the products are previously approved for usage. Approval is normally granted only in relation to individual products and only for specified uses, and remain subject to immediate revocation, suspension or amendment at any time if safety considerations so demand. The law prescribes the legal and administrative procedures which must be observed for granting the approval. Also the competent bodies for control and issuance of the approval are stated. Full text Greek Website www.et.gr References - Legislation Amended by Law No. 1845/1989. Development and utilization of the agriculture research and technology – Protection of forests and other provisions. Legislation | Greece | 1989 Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural development, Institution, Non-governmental entity, Policy/planning, Research, Aquaculture, Fishery management and conservation, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 2538 amending the current legislation on the agricultural and veterinary pharmaceuticals, regulating debts of cooperative organisations and other provisions. Legislation | Greece | 1997 Keyword: Agricultural land, Inheritance, Cooperative/producer organization, Drugs, Animal health, Pesticides Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law no. 3147 of 2003. Regulation of rural land issues, resolution of issues of rehabilitated and restored livestock farmers and other provisions. Legislation | Greece | 2003 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Fertilizers/nutrients, Financial agricultural measures, Oleaginous plants, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest management/forest conservation, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Concession, Contract/agreement, Cooperative/producer organization, Expropriation, Financing, Cadastre/land registration, Subdivision of land, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Lease, Non-governmental entity, Ownership, Property rights, Public land, Pastoralism, Zoning, Animal health, Animal production, Poultry, Drugs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Law No. 1845/1989. Development and utilization of the agriculture research and technology – Protection of forests and other provisions. Legislation | Greece | 1989 Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural development, Institution, Non-governmental entity, Policy/planning, Research, Aquaculture, Fishery management and conservation, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX