Resolution No. 553 of 2017 of Georgian Government on Control Procedures for Potato Ring Rot

The Resolution lays down technical regulations for control procedures for potato ring rot in Georgia. It consists of five chapters: Purpose and definition of terms (I); Obligations of a business operator; Authority and obligations of the National Food Agency (II); Diagnosis, detection and identification of a harmful organism (III); Sample preparation (IV); and Waste disposal (V). The purposes of the regulation are to locate the harmful organism, to prevent its occurrence and spread, and to control it with the aim of eradication.