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Convention between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Cuba on cooperation in the sphere of plant quarantine and plant protection

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Mar 17, 1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-150252)
Title (Other)

Конвенция между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Куба о сотрудничестве в области карантина и защиты растений

Place of adoption
Moscow
Language
Russian
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Transport/storage Packaging/labelling Quarantine International trade International agreement-text Certification Inspection Pests/diseases
Abstract

The Parties have agreed to consider quarantine and other infectious organisms , plant diseases and weeds contained in the Annexes 1 and 2 (art. 1). They shall undertake the necessary arrangements to prevent the introduction and propagation of quarantine and other infectious organisms from one country to the other as regards import, export and transit of seeds, planting materials, plants and plant products. The competent authorities shall exchange information on the use of pesticides and shall also exchange a delegation of experts (art. 2). The competent authorities shall issue phytosanitary certificates for cargo subject to phytosanitary inspection (art. 6). Only materials that cannot be carriers of pests and other hazardous infectious organisms can be used as packaging material which must be free of soil. Hay, straw, chaff, seeds and other materials of plant origin cannot be used as packaging materials. Means or transport used for the transportation of cargo subject to phytosanitary inspection must be cleaned up and, in case of necessity, disinfected (art. 9).

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Website
www.government.ru

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