Presidential Decree No. 166 regarding measures to protect medicinal plants and natural resources of natural determinants of treatment. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Regulation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Condiments/herbs/spices International trade Inspection Plant protection Toxicity/poisoning Transport/storage Plant production Processing/handling Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Abstract This Decree aims at conservation of medicinal plants and reserves of raw materials in nature. This Decree shall determine that the Ministry of Health shall set measures to export of herbs, zootoxins, natural determinants of treatment and products made from these (Article 1). All production issues regarding storage and capture of poisonous snakes, acquisition and processing of zootoxins and implementation of research studies on snakes shall be managed by the Ministry of Health (Article 2). The Council of Ministers shall take measures to implement the rules on the collection of medicinal plants and maintenance and capture of poisonous snakes (Article 3). Full text Azerbaijani Website www.e-qanun.az