Resolution No. 128/1 of 2008 regulating the importation of palm trees and seedlings.

The aim of this Resolution is to prevent the spread and diffusion of palm diseases and pests such as the Rhynchophorus ferruginous and Fusarium Oxysporum. It is composed of 4 articles. Article 1 lists palm trees and seedlings prohibited to import and introduce in Lebanon. Article 2 prohibits the importation of palm trees and seedlings (Phoenix Canariensis, Phoenix Dactylifera, Phoenix Sylvestris) from Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania. Article 3 excludes from the ban, palm seedlings produced from tissue culture, on the basis of a certificate, from the competent authority, and, the age of seedlings not more than 2 years as well as the diameter of the trunk at the base not more than 5 cm.