Directive No. Z/46 of 2003 fighting agricultural pests and epidemics. Pays/Territoire Jordanie Type du document Règlement Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Cultures/pâtures Désinfection Institution Infractions/sanctions Pesticides Parasites/maladies Protection des végétaux Aire géographique Asie, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden, Asie Occidentale Entry into force notes This Directive enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Résumé This Directive is composed of 9 articles. Article 1 deals with terms and definitions. Farmers shall inform within 3 days the Agriculture Department about pests or epidemics in their farms (art. 2). The Ministry of Agriculture shall define measures to be taken and pesticides to be used against pests or epidemics (art. 3). Fighting operations in farms shall be carried out at the expenses of farmers (art. 4). In case of the spread of particular epidemics such as locusts the Ministry of Agriculture shall carry out the combating operations at own expenses (art. 7). Article 9 deals with offences and penalties. Texte intégral Arabe Site web www.moa.gov.jo