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Law on Plant Nutrition Products and Soil Enhancers.

Country
Serbia
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Law regulates the classification, quality and labelling, phytosanitary control, sampling in circulation, imports, application and the testing of plant nutrition products and soil enhancers.
The Law sets out procedures and requirements for entities engaged in the production, circulation and importation of plant nutrition products to enter the Registry of Distributors and Importers.
In addition, the Law provides for the establishment of a Directorate for National Reference Laboratory to perform tasks of laboratory testing and related tasks in the area of plant nutrition products and soil enhancers.
Plant nutrition products may be placed in circulation only if they are of prescribed class, type, and quality, if they are labelled in the prescribed manner, and if their proper use does not adversely affect the health of humans, animals, and plants, soil fertility, and the environment. Plant nutrition products must be entered in the Register of Plant Nutrition Products and Soil Enhancers.
The Law further provides for: quality, packaging and labelling of plant nutrition products; use and advertising of plant nutrition products; phytosanitary control; testing of plant nutrition products; circulation of ammonium nitrate fertilizers of high nitrogen content; rights and duties of phytosanitary inspectors; offences and penalties; etc.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/srb100433.pdf
Web site
http://www.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the eighth day from the day of its publication in the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”.
Notes
Consolidated version
Repealed
No
Publication reference
Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia 41/2009-17/2019
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Закон о средствима за исхрану биља и оплемењивачима земљишта.
Amends
Plant Protection Law.
Amended by
Law amending the Law on plant nutrition products and soil enhancers.
Implemented by
Regulation on test methods for plant nutrition products and soil enhancers.
Regulation on remuneration in the field of plant nutrition products and soil enhancers.
Regulation on conditions and manner of carrying out the sampling of consignments on importation, the method of announcing of the arrival of the shipment, the form and content of the application for inspection of the consignment and the conditions which the importer must provide for the performance of phytosanitary inspection, as well as the mode of delivery of samples, and on handling of confiscated shipment.
Regulation on conditions and manner of carrying out the inspection over the plant nutrition products and soil enhancers, the method of sampling and submission of samples and the number and size of samples for testing in trade and applications.
Regulation on test methods for plant nutrition products and soil enhancers.
Regulation on the characteristics of ammonium nitrate fertilizers with a high nitrogen content, limit values of nitrogen in ammonium nitrate fertilizers with a high nitrogen content and methods of test for resistance to explosive to be met by ammonium nitrate fertilizers with a high nitrogen content.
Regulation on how to provide the data on plant nutrition products that are produced and placed on the market.
Regulation on the method of packaging of plant nutrition products.
Regulation on methods of placement of plant nutrition products in bulk format.
Regulation on the form and content of the application for registration of plant nutrition products and soil enhancers, and on keeping of the register, the contents of requests and documentation submitted with the request for the use of plant nutrition products and soil enhancers used in scientific research purposes, and on the placing on the market for certain time and quantities (limited time).
Regulation on the conditions for classification and identifying of the quality of plant nutrition products, deviations regarding the content of nutrients and the minimum and maximum values of tolerance of nutrient content and on the declaration and labelling of plant nutrition products.
Regulation on the conditions in terms of facilities for the storage of plant nutrition products and a sales and accommodation of plant nutrition products.
Regulation on the form and content of the application for registration of distributors and importers of plant nutrition products and on the Register keeping.