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Bilateral Agricultural Quarantine Agreement between Lebanon and Jordan

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Oct 31, 2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-149784)
Title (Other)

اتفاقية الحجر الصحي الزراعي بين حكومة الجمهورية اللبنانية وحكومة المملكة الاردنية الهاشمية

Place of adoption
Beirut
Language
Arabic
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant protection Packaging/labelling Disinfection/disinfestation Quarantine International trade International agreement-text Plant production Certification Fertilizers/nutrients Pests/diseases
Abstract

This Agreement is composed of 15 articles. Article 1 deals with terms and definitions. The competent authorities in the two Countries shall exchange agricultural quarantine regulations and adopted lists of pests and diseases (art. 2). Article 3 prohibits the importation or exportation of plants, plant parts and plant products which are not provided with disease-free certificates. It shall also be prohibited to introduce in the two Countries the following products: (a) all soils except artificial soils on condition that they are disease free and sterilized; (b) untreated natural organic fertilizers: (c) hazardous living insects; (d) parasite culture and bacteria culture; (e) imported agricultural consignments mixed with prohibited materials; and, (f) plant materials coming from other countries not provided with sanitary certificates of the country of origin (arts. 4 and 5). The two Parts shall agree on packaging materials used for agricultural consignments, which shall be pest free and comply to international standards (art. 6). The exportation of agricultural consignments (plants, plant products, plant materials and the like) shall be enclosed with a sanitary certificate from the exporter country written in the official language or in English according to the International Convention on Plant Protection of 1951 and amendments (art. 7). The Quarantine Body and Officers can carry out the operation of disinfection and disinfestations at the importers expense (art. 9). The competent authorities in the two Countries shall cooperate in agricultural quarantine and plant protection (art. 10). The two Parts shall collaborate in exchange of legislation related to agricultural quarantine, publications and information concerning agricultural quarantine and plant protection science (art. 12). This Agreement is valid for 5 years, renewable (art. 15).

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