Plant Protection Law.

Subject

Cultivated plants

Keyword

Basic legislation Plant protection Quarantine Certification Institution Authorization/permit Inspection Registration Access-to-information

Geographical area

Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe

Entry into force notes

The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.

Abstract

The purpose of this Law is to regulate the activities of natural persons and legal persons in the field of plant protection in order to prevent the import, introduction and spread of harmful organisms in the territory of the State and the European Union, as well as to ensure that the plant protection measures and plant protection products do not leave an adverse effect on human health, those species of animals, which people raise or utilise for food, and the environment, and to prevent the accum

Full text

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Website

www.ttc.lv

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Cabinet Regulation No. 218 of 2004 on Plant Quarantine

Legislation | Latvia | 2004 (2005)

Keyword: Quarantine, Business/industry/corporations, Internal trade, International trade, Plant production, Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Procedural matters, Pests/diseases, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 949 of 2011 on Placing of Plant Protection Products on the Market

Legislation | Latvia | 2011

Keyword: Plant protection, Internal trade, Transport/storage, Processing/handling, Access-to-information, Pesticides

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 147 of 2013 on Training of Professional Users of Plant Protection Products, Operators of Application of Plant Protection Products, Distributors of Plant Protection Products and Plant Protection Advisors and Procedures for Issuing Certificates

Legislation | Latvia | 2013 (2014)

Keyword: Plant protection, Pesticides, Procedural matters, Authorization/permit, Education, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 132 of 2009 on Phytosanitary Measures and the Procedures for Application Thereof for Plant and Plant Product Protection against Phytophthora ramorum

Legislation | Latvia | 2009

Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 575 of 2008 on Procedures for the Control of Bacterial Disease (Fire Blight) and Limiting its Distribution

Legislation | Latvia | 2008 (2017)

Keyword: Quarantine, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Fruits/edible nuts, Hygiene/sanitary procedures

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 509 of 2012 on Placing on the Market of Plant Protection Products According to Regulation No. 1107/2009.

Legislation | Latvia | 2012

Keyword: Registration, Plant protection, Procedural matters, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 950 of 2011 on Use of Plant Protection Products

Legislation | Latvia | 2011

Keyword: Plant production, Transport/storage, Risk assessment/management, Authorization/permit, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Pesticides

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 1064 of 2004 on Procedures for Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Plant Protection Products

Legislation | Latvia | 2004

Keyword: Plant protection, Pesticides, Fertilizers/nutrients, Packaging/labelling, Biological agents, Internal trade, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 365 of 2007 on Procedures for the Combating and Limiting of the Spread of Potato Ring Rot

Legislation | Latvia | 2007

Keyword: Pests/diseases, Vegetables/legumes, Crops/grasses, Quarantine, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Disinfection/disinfestation, Plant protection, Planting material/seeds

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 145 of 2012 on Phytosanitary Measures and the Procedures for the Application Thereof to Wood Packaging Material

Legislation | Latvia | 2012

Keyword: Plant protection, Packaging/labelling, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Registration, Certification, Procedural matters, Transport/storage, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 91 of 2003 on Regulations on Material for Propagation of the Vine

Legislation | Latvia | 2003

Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Planting material/seeds, Plant production, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 568 of 2004 on Registration Procedures for Live Organisms

Legislation | Latvia | 2004

Keyword: Registration, Plant protection, Insects, Wild fauna, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Coral

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 559 of 2008 on Restricting the Spread of the Invasive Alien Plant Species – Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden

Legislation | Latvia | 2008 (2014)

Keyword: Alien species, Plant protection, Weeds, Access-to-information, Hygiene/sanitary procedures

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 491 of 2012 on Plant Protection Product Application Equipment

Legislation | Latvia | 2012

Keyword: Plant protection, Inspection, Certification, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 54 of 2009 on Conformity Criteria and Procedures for the Circulation of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material

Legislation | Latvia | 2009

Keyword: Genetic resources, Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX