Fertilizers Law, 1999 (Law No. 124(I) of 1999). Pays/Territoire Chypre Type du document Législation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Efimerida tis Dimokratias No. 3360, Supplement I, Part I, 1 November 1999, pp. 385-391. Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Législation de base Engrais/nutriments Autorisation/permis Certification Inspection Infractions/sanctions Emballage/étiquetage Pesticides Transport/dépôt Production végétale Aire géographique Asie, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Asie Occidentale Entry into force notes The text enters into force as from the date of publication in the Official Gazette ecxept article 3, paragraph 1, which shall enter in force thirty days after the official pubblication. Résumé A Law to abrogate and replace the Fertilizers Law of 1987. With this Law, the Council of fertilizers control is instituted. A written authorisation, issued by the Council, must be obtained before importation, preparation or packaging of any type of fertilizer. The marking of fertilizer packages must comply with prescriptions issued by this Law. The Council may appoint inspectors for controlling the implementation of the present Law and pertinent Regulations. Each inspector can in any time enter in any place where fertilizers are stored or exposed with the aim of verifying the observation of the provisions of the present law. For this reason, is also eligible for fertilizer sampling in order to conduct chemical qualitative controls. The process of sampling as well as the method of analysis shall be determined with Regulations. The Law also provides for a temporary prohibition of disposal onto the market of fertilizers and for the penal prosecution of offenders. Texte intégral Grec