Law on application of chemicals and crop protection. Country/Territory Kyrgyzstan Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Crops/grasses Fertilizers/nutrients Plant production Geographical area Asia, 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 defines general legislative, economic, social and administrative basis of application of chemicals and crop protection with a view of protection human and animal health and avoiding pollution of environment, soil and crops. The Law establishes competences, functions and responsibility of the authorized state institutions in the sphere of application of chemicals and crop protection and, in particular, the mandate of the State Service of Chemical Application and Crop Protection including: (a) prevention of import of prohibited agrochemicals; (b) application or lifting of quarantine; (c) issuance of licences to enterprises for provision of agrochemical services; (d) production control of chemicals for farming and biological agents; (e) training programmes for agrochemists; and (f) research. The uniform system of state phytosanitary and agrochemical control comprises regional crop protection stations, prospecting research chemical station, toxicological and biological control laboratories, bioproduce factories, provincial agrochemical laboratories and state production corporations. Persons guilty of infringement of this Law shall be subject to disciplinary, administrative and criminal liability. Full text English