Law on quarantine of plants.

The main goals of plant quarantine are to implement the system of state activities for domestic and external plant quarantine, which are designed for domestic and external plant quarantine, which are designed to: a): protect national territory form the penetration of quarantine and other dangerous pests, plant diseases and weeds from other countries which can seriously affect the national economy; b). timely identification, organization for confining and elimination of quarantine and other dangerous pests, plant diseases and weeds, as well as prevention of their intrusion into the regions of the Republic where they were not noticed previously; c). exercise of state control over the observance of the established rules and implementation of plant quarantine activities in the course of production, procurement, transportation, storage, processing, trade and use of agricultural and other plant products. The document consists of 8 Chapters divided into 34 Articles. Chapter I lays down general provisions. Chapter II regulates relations in the field of plant quarantine. Chapter III establishes the system of State plant quarantine service. Chapter IV establishes rights and duties of state bodies and economic entities, legal and natural persons in the field of plant quarantine. Chapter V lists plant quarantine arrangements and the procedure for application thereof. Chapter VI ensures openness of information in the field of plant quarantine. Chapter VII regards import and export of produce subject to quarantine inspection. Chapter VIII lays down final provisions. Article 1 establishes the scope of this Law. Article 2 regards legislation on plant quarantine. Article 3 defines terms and concepts. Article 4 establishes phytosanitary requirements. Article 5 establishes basic guidelines of state policy in the field of plant quarantine. Article 6 establishes competence of the Cabinet of Ministers in the field of plant quarantine. Article 7 establishes competence of state bodies in the field of plant quarantine. Article 8 determines participation of local government, nonprofit NGOs and citizens in conducting plant quarantine arrangements. Article 9 regards State Plant Quarantine Service. Article 10 regards guidance of State Plant Quarantine Service. Article 11 regards plenary powers of State Plant Quarantine Service. Article 12 regards plenary powers of the regional plant quarantine inspections. Article 13 regards Scientific center for plant quarantine. Article 14 establishes quarantine checkpoint at state border. Article 15 regards state plant quarantine inspectors. Article 16 establishes the rights of state plant quarantine inspectors. Article 17 establishes the duties of state plant quarantine inspectors. Article 18 establishes plenary powers of state management bodies, economic entities, natural and legal persons in the field of plant quarantine. Article 19 establishes the duties of state management bodies, economic entities, natural and legal persons in the field of plant quarantine. Article 20 lists plant quarantine arrangements. Article 21 establishes the procedure for application and cancellation of quarantine. Article 22 regards phytosanitary field control and its organization. Article 23 regards laboratory testing in the field of plant quarantine. Article 24 regards fumigation of produce subject to quarantine inspection. Article 25 regards monitoring in the field of plant quarantine. Article 26 regards access to information. Article 27 regards National report on phytosanitary state of the national territory. Article 28 establishes requirements for import, export and transit of produce subject to quarantine inspection. Article 29 regards import of produce subject to quarantine inspection. Article 30 regards export of produce subject to quarantine inspection. Article 31 regards international cooperation. Article 32 regards financing of the system of State Plant Quarantine Service. Article 33 regards dispute settlement. Article 34 establishes liability.