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The Plants (Quarantine)(Frosty Pod Rot of Cocoa, Moniliophthora Roreri) Order, no. 106 of 2016.

Country/Territory
Jamaica
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
The Jamaica Gazette Supplement, vol. CXXXIX, no. 60 of 2016.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Pests/diseases Authorization/permit Coffee/cocoa/tea Disinfection/disinfestation Governance Plant production Plant protection Quarantine
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Order, made under section 3 of the Plants (Quarantine) Act, provides for declaring the Frosty Pod Rot a plant pest of quarantine importance to the country and defines the related measures for its eradication and control. The Order prohibits any person, without specific authorisation, from removing or moving into the county any cocoa plant or part of it, including seedling, pot, products, related materials and articles. Specific measures concern the change of clothes and the disinfection of shoes in case of visiting infected lands.

Full text
English
Website
moa.gov.jm

References - Legislation

Implements

Plants (Quarantine) Act, 1993.

Legislation | Jamaica | 1994 (1996)

Keyword: Quarantine, Pests/diseases, International trade, Institution, Inspection, Plant protection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX