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Regulation on the Quality Control of Chemical and Organic Fertilizers

Country/Territory
Afghanistan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Access-to-information Agricultural development Fertilizers/nutrients Inspection Institution Monitoring
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Southern Asia
Abstract

The Regulation sets provisions to control the quality of chemical and organic fertilizers in production, importation and exportation sectors. The Regulation, which consists of 20 articles, divided into 5 Chapters; General Provisions (I); Specifications of Permitted Fertilizers (II); Production and Importation of Chemical Fertilizers and Production of Organic Fertilizers (III); Exportation of Chemical and Organic Fertilizers (IV); Final and Miscellaneous Provisions (V). The Regulation provides list of permissible fertilizers to be used in agricultural sector. The Food Quality Control Department is responsible to publish the list of fertilizers which are allowed to be produced, imported and exported each year. This list should be accessible for related sectors and public. Production of chemical fertilizers only is permissible by approval of the Food Quality Control Department. The Department may keep any imported fertilizers samples for a period of three months to take any necessary tests.

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