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Pakistan Plant Quarantine Rules, 1967.

Country/Territory
Pakistan
Document type
Regulation
Date
1967
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant protection Quarantine Pests/diseases International trade Authorization/permit Data collection/reporting
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

Rules to restrict the importation and exportation of plants or plant material, animals or birds for purposes of preventing the spread of plant pests and diseases or the introduction of noxious weeds. Rules 3 to 28 deal with import, Rules 29 to 33 deal with the export of plants or plant materials or insecs. Import of specified material requires a special permit (Rule 4). Arrival of plant material shall be notified by an importer (Rule 6). Rule 8 deals with foreign certificates of inspection. Rule 12 provides for the importation of insects and other animals, pests, plant diseases and cultures for scientific and similar purposes. Rules 14 to 28 specify import restrictions or prohibitions for potato, rubber, sugarcane, tobacco, citrus plants, coffee plants, seeds and beans, banana, coconut, groundnut, maize, tea, alium, cocoa, soil and rooted plants, and (American) cotton. Sections 29-33 deal with permits and certificates for exports and plant material in transit.

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References - Legislation

Implements

Pakistan Plant Quarantine Act, 1976.

Legislation | Pakistan | 1976

Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Quarantine, Pests/diseases, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX