Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on cooperation of plant quarantine and plant protection.

This Agreement, consisting of 12 articles, aims to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in the field of plant protection and plant quarantine, prevent spreading dangerous diseases and pests from the territory of a Party to the other Party’s territory, and promote bilateral plant and plant product trade and technology exchanges.
Article 1 deals with terms and definitions. “Regulated article” mentioned in the Agreement means any plant, plant product, storage place, packaging, conveyance, container, soil and any other organism, object or material capable of harbouring or spreading pests, deemed to require phytosanitary measures, particularly where international transportation is involved. Regulated articles to be exported from one contracting Party to the other Party must be in accordance with the laws, regulations and provisions on plant quarantine of the importing country. Regulated articles to be exported from one contracting Party to the other Party shall be quarantined strictly and accompanied with the official plant quarantine certificate of the exporting country, which proves the regulated articles do not contain quarantine pests of which the importing country is concerned. Soil should not be exported or carried with goods from one Party to the other Party. In order to promote the development of trade, plant quarantine may be implemented by both sides in the export country when necessary. The Agreement further provides for: requirements on the packing materials and transportation tools, exchanges of regulations and provisions relevant to plant protection and quarantine, competent authorities in charge of implementation of the Agreement, dispute settlement, etc. The validity of this Agreement is 5 years, renewable.