Agreement between the Government of Belarus and the Government of Turkey on cooperation in the sphere of plant quarantine and plant protection

СОГЛАШЕНИЕ МЕЖДУ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ РЕСПУБЛИКИ БЕЛАРУСЬ И ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ ТУРЕЦКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ О СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВЕ В ОБЛАСТИ КАРАНТИНА И ЗАЩИТЫ РАСТЕНИЙ

The Parties have agreed as follows: (a) to carry out the efficient arrangements to prevent the introduction of quarantine organisms from the territory of one Party to the other; (b) to exchange the lists of quarantine organisms; (c) to carry out phytosanitary inspection of the agricultural crops and forests during vegetation period, plant production in the process of transportation and storage with a view of identification of pests, quarantine and infectious organisms, and to carry out pest control arrangements; (d) to carry out phytosanitary inspection of plant production destined for export and means of transport; (f) to carry out fumigation and disinfection; and (g) to issue phytosanitary certificates with a period of validity of 20 days. The Parties, in order to prevent the introduction of quarantine and other infectious organisms, shall have the right: (a) to restrict import of plant production; (b) to prohibit import of plant products in case of a real threat; (c) to request treatment, destruction or return to the country of origin of the whole lots of plant production. The Parties shall prohibit import of soil and rooted plants with soil.