Plants, Fruits and Vegetables (Importation) Regulations. Country/Territory Belize Document type Regulation Date 1984 (1999) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source The Subsidiary Laws of Belize Revised Edition 2003, CAP. 211. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Pests/diseases International trade Inspection Authorization/permit Post-harvest treatment Geographical area Americas, Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract These Regulations shall not apply to the plants, fruits and vegetables specified in the Schedule hereto. No plants, fruits or vegetables shall be imported into Belize except in accordance with the terms of a permit granted by the Chief Agricultural Officer. Regulation 3 places restrictions on the importation of vegetables and fruits, insofar as it allows only importation directly from specified areas and under specified conditions. The officer issuing any certificate of introduction or license under these Regulations may attach thereto such conditions as to disinfection as he may consider necessary. Regulation specifies powers and duties of enforcement and control of designated officers of the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, including the power to order fumigation, disinfecting of goods and buildings, etc. The Belize Agricultural Health Authority may amend the list of countries from which fruits and vegetables, plant products and planting material may be imported, amend the list of plant species and products which may be imported, and may amend the list of prohibited plant diseases and pests. Full text English Website www.belizelaw.org References - Legislation Implements Belize Agricultural Health Authority Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of 1999). Legislation | Belize | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Fraud, Basic legislation, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Plant protection, Fertilizers/nutrients, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX