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Law No.11 of 2005 amending some provisions of Agricultural Law No.2 of 2003.

Country/Territory
Palestine
Document type
Legislation
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Agricultural development Collecting/harvesting Offences/penalties Genetically modified organism (GMO) Quarantine Fruits/edible nuts Court/tribunal Pesticides Packaging/labelling Biotechnology Plant protection
Geographical area
Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
The Law enters into force 30 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

The amendments of this Law give the Ministry of Agriculture the power of : 1) creating agricultural councils or taking any other necessary measures to ensure the development of the agricultural wealth (art.3); 2) putting special rules governing the cultivation of genetically modified crops and regulating the trade of their products (art.28); 3) preparing the regulation of trading systems and agricultural pesticides production, that will be issued by a decision of the Council of Ministers (art.51); issuing instructions for the cultivation of fruit trees and harvesting their products, organization of work of olive presses and any conditions for olives pressing, orange packaging, agricultural production factories and plants of sorting and packaging (art.43); preparing a special system of quarantine that will be issued by a decision of the Council of Ministers (art.53).

Full text
Arabic
Website
www.plc.gov.ps

References - Legislation

Amends

Agricultural Law No. 2 of 2003

Legislation | Palestine | 2003

Keyword: Framework law, Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Basic legislation, Farming, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Offences/penalties, Poultry, Quarantine, Slaughtering, Crops/grasses, Fruits/edible nuts, Genetic resources, Freshwater resources management, Irrigation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX