Saxony Plant Protection Act Implementation Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Sachsen Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance by the Saxon State government and the Saxon State Ministry of the Environment and Agriculture implementing the Plant Protection Act. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Pesticides Plant protection Registration Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements article 9 of the Plant Protection Act of 14 May 1998 (BGBl. I p. 971, 1527, 3512). Article 1 establishes that the resort to plant protection products must be reported in writing to the competent authority. Article 2 lists the details which such a notification has to contain. The text consists of 13 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: Duty to notify (1); Certificate of competence (2); Control laboratories for testing plant protection equipment (3); Application of pesticides from the air (4); Penalties (5). Full text German Website www.sachsen.de References - Legislation Implements Plant Protection Act. Legislation | Germany | 1986 (2011) Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Plant protection, Pesticides, Pests/diseases, Authorization/permit, Institution, Research, Internal trade, International trade, Subsidy/incentive, Data collection/reporting, Residues, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX