Resolution No. 891 of 1999 authorizing the cultivation of tobacco and Persian tobacco in Syria. Country/Territory Syrian Arab Republic Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Authorization/permit Tobacco Post-harvest treatment Geographical area Western Asia Abstract This Resolution is composed of 17 articles. The cultivation of tobacco and tinbac (Persian tobacco) shall be carried out only in the authorized areas by the General Administration of Tobacco (arts. 1 and 2). Cultivate of tobacco and Persian tobacco in the coastal and internal areas up to the altitude of 150m after 15 May and in the mountains after 15 June is prohibited (art. 10). Extirpation of tobacco roots shall be carried out before 1 November (art. 11). Cultivation of tobacco will be allowed Full text Arabic