Plant Protection Act 1995. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 532, 10 August 1995, pp. 6799-6890. Long titleFederal Act on forbidding the introduction of harmful organisms into plants and plant products. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Plant protection Pests/diseases Institution International trade Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract An Act to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms into plants and plant products. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to the various terms therein employed, such as "plants", "plant products", "harmful organism", "member countries", etc. Article 3 indicates the national and regional competent authorities; all of them form the Official Austrian Plant Protection Service. The definition of a "protected area" in the European Union is set out in article 4. Part 3 governs the introduction of plants affected by one of the harmful organisms as set out in Annex 2 into member countries. Import from and export to third countries are treated, respectively, in Part 4 and 5. Finally, Part 6 prescribes the penalties in case of violation, and other provisions. The Act consists of 47 articles divided into 7 Parts and 4 Annexes. Full text German