Resolution No. 499/1 of 2007 establishing the Unit for Exchange of Information on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. Country/Territory Lebanon Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 2, 10 January 2007, 2 pp. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Institution Inspection Plant protection Quarantine Geographical area Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force on 18 December 2007. Abstract This Resolution is composed of 4 articles. Article 1 decrees the establishment of the Unit for Exchange of Information on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and specifies its formation. Article 2 defines competencies and duties of the Unit, in particular: procedures and measures related to the sanitary and phytosanitary; laying down a mechanism for quarantine monitoring, inspection, production and treatment as well as for pesticide tolerance and food additives; mechanisms for risk assessment and appropriate level for the protection of health and phytosanitary; and, participation in and international conferences and meetings on health and phytosanitary. Full text Arabic References - Legislation Amended by Resolution No. 451/1 of 2008 amending Resolution No. 499/1 of 2007 on the establishment of the Unit for Exchange of Information on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Legislation | Lebanon | 2008 Keyword: Institution, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX