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Prohibition of Importation of Plants Order (Cap. 44.30.1).

Country/Territory
Tuvalu
Document type
Regulation
Date
1977 (2008)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Tuvalu Revised Edition 2008.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
International trade Plant production Post-harvest treatment
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Order prohibits the importation of certain plants and of all plants and off all plants from certain countries. The prohibition of the importation of plants shall not apply to any foodstuffs specified in article 3. Any plant which any quarantine officer believes capable of carrying plant pest or disease may be seized at the port of importation by a quarantine officer and retained by him until the Agricultural Officer has determined that the said plant shall be fumigated, destroyed or returned to the person to whom it is consigned or by whom it is imported.

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Website
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References - Legislation

Implements

Plants Act (Cap. 44.30).

Legislation | Tuvalu | 1977 (2008)

Keyword: Plant production, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Authorization/permit, Quarantine, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX