Plant Protection Ordinance. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 253, Part I, 11 June 1996, pp. 2193-2216. Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on forbidding the introduction of harmful organisms into plants and plant products. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Pests/diseases International trade Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Certification Royalties/fees Packaging/labelling Registration Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract An Ordinance to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms into plants and plant products. In particular, it deals with registration of plants and requirements for a phytosanitary certificate. The official recognition of an area without harmful organisms is specified in Part 3. Furthermore, issues such as importation from and exportation to third countries are treated, as well as exceptions and fees. The Ordinance consists of 18 articles divided into 5 Parts. Five Annexes are joined. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at