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