Plant Health Act (No. 702 of 2003). Country/Territory Finland Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Plant protection Plant production Inspection Authorization/permit Pests/diseases Registration Data collection/reporting Certification Offences/penalties Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act provides rules relative to the enhancement of plant health and the control of diseases affecting plants. The purpose of this Act is to maintain good plant health conditions and thus promote agriculture, forestry, horticulture and food production business conditions and food safety and product quality. Plants, plant products and other materials that may convey easily pests can be marketed, produced for marketing, stored and imported only by operators that are registered by the Inspection Centre for Plant Production. Full text Swedish Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Repeals Plant Protection Act (No. 1203 of 1994). Legislation | Finland | 1994 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Plant production, Inspection, Authorization/permit, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on Plant Health (No. 17 of 2008). Legislation | Finland | 2008 Keyword: Plant protection, Plant production, Inspection, Authorization/permit, Pests/diseases, Certification, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Institution, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on the control of potato cyst nematodes (No. 7 of 2010). Legislation | Finland | 2010 Keyword: Plant protection, Plant production, Vegetables/legumes, Inspection, Planting material/seeds, Pests/diseases, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Act to amend the Plant Health Act (No. 948 of 2012). Legislation | Finland | 2012 Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Plant protection, Plant production, Pests/diseases, Pesticides, Liability/compensation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Plant Health Act (No. 1110 of 2019). Legislation | Finland | 2019 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Plant production, Pests/diseases, Biological control agents, Inspection, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Certification, Institution, International trade, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX