Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on cooperation in the sphere of quarantine and plant protection.

The Contracting Parties shall take the necessary measures for inspecting commodities subject to quarantine inspection in the process of import and transit through the checkpoints on the border of the Contracting Parties, in accordance with the list of quarantine pests (quarantine objects) and regulated non-quarantine pests in accordance with the national legislation of the Contracting Parties that the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties exchange within one month period through diplomatic channels after signing this Agreement. The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall implement inspection of regulated products in the course of its production, processing, transport and storage in order to identify the presence or absence of quarantine pests and regulated non-quarantine pests, which could cause damage to plants and commodities of plant origin. The Contracting Parties shall exchange information on spreading of plant pests and diseases, scientific research in the sphere of plant quarantine and notification of non-compliance with phytosanitary measures.