Resolution of the President of the United Arab Republic issuing Law No. 237 of 1960 on the agricultural quarantine in Syria.

This Law aims at the protection of plants in Syria. It is composed of 12 articles. Article 1 deals with terms and definitions. Plants and plant products shall be subjected to the control of quarantine officers before their introduction in Syria. Articles 3 and 4 prohibit the importation and introduction of plants and plant products afflicted by insects and diseases. Articles 5 and 6 entrust the Agricultural Quarantine Departments to carry out operations of disinfection, sterilization and disinfestations of plant consignments at importer’s expense. Article 7 charges the Minister of Agriculture to issue necessary resolutions related to diseases and quarantine. Article 8 contains offences and penalties.