Convention between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Cuba on cooperation in the sphere of plant quarantine and plant protection.

The Parties have agreed to consider quarantine and other infectious organisms , plant diseases and weeds contained in the Annexes 1 and 2 (art. 1). They shall undertake the necessary arrangements to prevent the introduction and propagation of quarantine and other infectious organisms from one country to the other as regards import, export and transit of seeds, planting materials, plants and plant products. The competent authorities shall exchange information on the use of pesticides and shall also exchange a delegation of experts (art. 2). The competent authorities shall issue phytosanitary certificates for cargo subject to phytosanitary inspection (art. 6). Only materials that cannot be carriers of pests and other hazardous infectious organisms can be used as packaging material which must be free of soil. Hay, straw, chaff, seeds and other materials of plant origin cannot be used as packaging materials. Means or transport used for the transportation of cargo subject to phytosanitary inspection must be cleaned up and, in case of necessity, disinfected (art. 9).