Law No. 76 on the sanitary control of plants. Country/Territory Libya Document type Legislation Date 1958 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Institution Disinfection/disinfestation Inspection Pests/diseases International trade Offences/penalties Geographical area Africa, Mediterranean, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Law is composed of 20 articles. Terms and definitions are given in article 1. Article 2 provides for the establishment of the Plant Sanitary Control Department with the objective to inspect on plants and to define the geographic distribution of diseases and epidemics. Article 3 deals with matters related to the inspection on farms, and agricultural instruments and equipment. It is obligatory to inform the Department about diseases and epidemics (art. 4). Article 5 defines the measures for the protection of plants, for the prevention and fight against pests and diseases and for quarantine actions. Article 6 defines dangerous diseases and epidemics (art. 6). Control and inspection of imported plants and plant products are addressed in article 7. Imported plants and plant products shall be accompanied by a sanitary certificate from the country of origin (art. 10). Article 13 deals with the control and inspection on exported plants and plant products. Offences and penalties are contained in articles 16 and 17. The provisions of this Law are not valid for locust fighting (art. 18). Full text Arabic References - Legislation Amended by Law amending Law No. 76 on the sanitary control on plant. Legislation | Libya | 1965 Keyword: Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Law No. 27 of 1968 on the protection of plants. Legislation | Libya | 1968 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Research, Pesticides, Offences/penalties, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX