Decree-Law No. 21/2003 approving the Regime for Quarantine and Sanitary Control on Imported and Exported Goods. Pays/Territoire Timor-Leste Type du document Législation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Bétail, Alimentation et nutrition, Plantes cultivées Mot clé Biosécurité Système d'alerte précoce Inspection Commerce international Produits de la pêche Transport/dépôt Produits alimentaires traités Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Quarantaine Santé des animaux Protection des végétaux Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Pays les moins avances, Petits états insulaires en développement, Asie du Sud-Est Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force two months after its publication. Résumé This Decree-Law, composed of 73 articles divided in seven Chapters, regulates quarantine and sanitary control on goods imported and exported. The aim is preventing and controlling the introduction, establishment and propagation of exotic plagues and diseases and other harmful organisms in the National territory; protecting the environment, agricultural production and livestock as well as aquaculture production originating from the country; controlling the already existing plagues and diseases in the country; protecting human beings and the public health from diseases transmitted by animals, plants or their derivatives, or by other organisms. The Decree-Law regulates monitoring procedures and defines competent authorities. Particular attention is devoted to import sanitary requirements and to animal products for human consumption. Finally, it defines prohibitions, contraventions and sanctions. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.eastimorlawjournal.org Références - Législation Implementé par Decree No. 1/2006 establishing the General Regulation on Quarantine. Législation | Timor-Leste | 2006 Mot clé: Quarantaine, Inspection, Santé des animaux, Transport/dépôt, Commerce intérieur, Commerce international, Protection des végétaux Source: FAO, FAOLEX