Ministerial Decree No. 249 on use of agricultural aviation for soil treatment with agrochemicals. Country/Territory Moldova, Republic of Document type Regulation Date 1990 (1994) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Pesticides Fertilizers/nutrients Offences/penalties Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations Abstract The purpose of this Ministerial Decree shall be to prevent negative impact of pesticides and mineral fertilizers in the process of soil treatment with agrochemicals by agricultural aviation. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry shall authorize the use of aircraft for soil treatment with pesticides, mineral fertilizers and biological preparations under supervision of plant protection, sanitary control, water supervision and environmental protection bodies. The aforesaid bodies shall apply penalties to the officials of agricultural enterprises for the infringement of legislation regulating use of agrochemicals. Full text Russian Website www.docs.md