Cooperation Agreement on plant protection between Syria and Iran ratified by Decree No. 387 of 16 September 2007

This Agreement is composed of 16 articles. Article 1 gives terms and definitions. Articles 2 to 7 define fields of cooperation between the two Parties which are the following: exchange information concerning plant epidemics and diseases and fighting methods; exchange of recent legislations and lists of quarantine epidemics and diseases in two Countries; reinforcement and development of the bilateral cooperation in researches and studies related to plant protection; organization of periodic meetings on plant protection in the two Countries; and, making and spending all efforts to carry out necessary examinations, cleaning, control and inspection on plant consignments and means of transportations in order to prevent the diffusion and spreading of diseases. Article 8 defines conditions and requirements for the importation of plants. Article 9 prohibits the importation of soil, straw, rush, bran, alga and the like to be used for wrapping and enveloping pf plant consignments. Article 10 deals with the issuance of sanitary certificates necessary for the exportation of plant consignments. Article 15 pertains to dispute settlements.