Resolution No. 39/1 of 2009 subjecting the imported potatoes for edible use to laboratory analysis before its introduction in Lebanon. Country/Territory Lebanon Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 6, 5 February 2009, 2 pp Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Vegetables/legumes Authorization/permit Hygiene/sanitary procedures International trade Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force on 28 January 2009. Abstract This Resolution is composed of 4 articles. Article 1 subjects the imported potatoes destined for the human consumption to laboratory analysis and tests by the Agricultural Scientific Research Department to make sure that are free from Brown Rot. Article 2 prohibits the introduction in Lebanon of potatoes destined to the human consumption before results of laboratory analysis and tests. Full text Arabic