Order No. 221 of the Minister of Agriculture validating the Regulation on the Committee on state inspection in the agro-industrial complex. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2017 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Institution Policy/planning International relations/cooperation Crops/grasses Cereals/grains/rice Inspection Agricultural commodities Animal production Registration Enforcement/compliance Certification Plant protection Quarantine Pests/diseases Pesticides Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Order enters into force from the date of signature. Abstract This Order establishes that the Committee on state inspection in the agro-industrial complex shall be state body and institution subordinated to the Ministry of Agriculture performing regulatory, implementation and control functions in the field agro-industrial complex, in relation to plant protection and quarantine, grain market regulation, livestock breeding, crop production, and participation in strategic functions in the field of plant protection and quarantine. The Committee shall perform the following tasks: (a) implementation of state policy in the field of plant quarantine; (b) establishes qualification requirements for the appointment of Chief state plant quarantine inspector and state plant quarantine inspectors; (c) establishes the conditions for transit of produce subject to quarantine inspection; (d) ensures compliance with international standards and requirements in accordance with concluded agreements in the field of plant quarantine; (e) distributes pesticides (toxic chemicals) across the national territory, purchased with budgetary funds to carry out plant quarantine activities; (f) creates database on the presence and spreading of pests and diseases; (g) performs state purchase of pesticides; (h) organizes stocks of pesticides; (i) issues phytosanitary and quarantine certificates; (j) performs state quarantine phytosanitary supervision; and (k) performs constant inspection of produce subject to quarantine inspection. In the field of pedigree stockbreeding the Committee shall perform the following functions: (a) implementation of state policy; (b) keeps state register of selection achievements; (c) testing and approval of selection achievement; and (d) enforcement of legislation of pedigree stockbreeding. Full text Russian Website adilet.zan.kz