Plant Protection Act (Act No. 151 of 1950). Country/Territory Japan Document type Legislation Date 1950 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection International trade Pests/diseases Quarantine Certification Packaging/labelling Offences/penalties Basic legislation Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Act aims at inspecting the export or import of plants and domestic plants, and to control pests and diseases in order to prevent them from spreading and from threatening the stabilization and development of agricultural production. Full text English Website www.cas.go.jp References - Legislation Implemented by Ordinance for the Enforcement of Plant Protection Act No. 73 of 1951. Legislation | Japan | 1951 Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Quarantine, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Early warning system, Public health, Plant protection, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Basic Principles to Deal with Detection of a Quarantine Pest (Notice of the Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of No. 650, Shouan 24 of 17 May 2012). Legislation | Japan | 2012 (2017) Keyword: Quarantine, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Enforcement/compliance, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Early warning system, Public health, Plant protection, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Cabinet Order for the Enforcement of Plant Protection Act No. 146 of 1951. Legislation | Japan | 1951 Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Quarantine, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Early warning system, Public health, Plant protection, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX