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Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products for 2013-2017
policy · Made 2013-02-28
Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products for 2019-2023
policy · Made 2019-05-13
Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products 2024–2029
policy · Made 2024-06-17
Biocidal Products Act (2009)
Act · Made 2009-05-14
Circular Bioeconomy Roadmap (2023)
policy · Made 2023
Climate Change Adaptation Development Plan until 2030
policy · Made 2017-03-02
Criminal Code (full text)
Act · Made 2001-06-06
Estonia’s European Union Policy for 2015-2019
policy · Made 2015-12-10
Estonian Agricultural, Food and Fisheries Science and Knowledge Transfer Development Plan for 2015-2021
policy · Made 2015-12-16
Estonian National Development Plan for Implementation of EU Structural Funds 2004-2006
policy · Made 2004
Fertilisers Act (2003)
Act · Made 2003-06-11
Fertilisers Act (No. 1563 of 1997)
Act · Made 1997-12-03
Repealed
Government Regulation no. 69 of 2005 on the procedure and rates of compensation for environmental damage caused by the destruction or damage of a protected natural object or a specimen of an unprotected animal species and the release of a specimen of a foreign species into the wild
Regulation · Made 2005-04-08
Governmental Regulation no. 213 of 2004. Customs points and customs authorities designated for the import and export of specimens of endangered animal and plant species
Regulation · Made 2004-06-10
Governmental Regulation No. 326 validating the Statutes of Plant Health Register
Regulation · Made 2004-11-11
Repealed
Governmental Regulation No. 339 validating the List of agricultural products in the case of which imposing production quota may prove to be necessary
Regulation · Made 2002-11-12
Implementation Plan of Permanent Organic Pollutants Stockholm Convention
policy · Made 2011
Implementation Plan of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Pollutants - Amendments under Conference Decisions IV, V and VI
policy · Made 2018
Minister of Agriculture regulation No. 53 establishing Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Categories, and Requirements for Production and Marketing of Seed of Oil and Fibre Plants
Regulation · Made 2006-04-24
Organic Agriculture Act
Act · Made 1997-06-11
Repealed
Patents Act (1994)
Act · Made 1994-03-16
Plant Propagation and Plant Variety Rights Act (2005)
Act · Made 2005-12-08
Plant Protection Act
Act · Made 2000-03-15
Repealed
Plant Protection Act (2004)
Act · Made 2004-04-21
Plant Variety Rights Act
Act · Made 1998-03-25
Repealed
Principles of Legal Regulation of Industrial Property Act (2003)
Act · Made 2003-01-28
Programme for Collection and Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in 2014-2020
policy · Made 2014
Regulation №111 of 2006 on requirements for the drying of wood and the manufacture of kiln-dried wood products and the format requirements for the mark of conformity
Regulation · Made 2006-12-08
Regulation №112 of 2007 on procedure for the examination of plants, plant products and other objects when they are moved from a non-community countries to Estonia
Regulation · Made 2007-07-10
Regulation №116 of 2004 on the list of dangerous pests
Regulation · Made 2004-07-07
Regulation №118 of 2004 on requirements concerning the origin, characteristics and treatment of a plant, plant product or other object during the production, storage, movement from a non-EU country to Estonia and marketing or at another stage
Regulation · Made 2004-07-07
Regulation №121 of 2014 on the rate of hourly fee charged for plant health supervision and the rate of the transport cost of the official vehicle used for the performance of plant health supervision in 2015
Regulation · Made 2014-12-19
Regulation №132 of 2005 on the rates of the plant health surveillance fee for consignments from a non-Community country to Estonia comply with the European Union standard rates
Regulation · Made 2005-12-23
Regulation №17 of 2013 on the rates for the assessment of the conformity of applications for the approval of active substances, plant protection products, and synergists, as well as the assessment of active substances, plant protection products, and synergists
Regulation · Made 2013-03-05
Regulation №21 of 2006 on the format of the plant health consignment note and procedure for its use
Regulation · Made 2006-02-16
Regulation №26 of 2019 on the statute of the register of plant protection products
Regulation · Made 2019-03-08
Regulation №49 of 2006 on safety requirements for the use, cleaning, maintenance and storage of the plant protection device
Regulation · Made 2006-04-20
Regulation №50 of 2005 on phytosanitary requirements of the protected areas
Regulation · Made 2005-04-29
Regulation №63 of 2008 on requirements for the use of a very toxic plant protection product and for the plan and protocol for the use of a very toxic plant protection product
Regulation · Made 2008-06-19
Regulation №90 of 2011 on specific requirements for the use and storage of the plant protection product
Regulation · Made 2011-11-29
Regulation №94 of 2004 on prohibition of movement of plants, plant products and other objects from a country outside the Community or a region thereof to Estonia
Regulation · Made 2004-05-24
Regulation №96 of 2004 on the list of plants, plant products, and other objects subject to inspection at the place of production, as well as the requirement for a plant passport, the particulars to be included therein, and the procedures for its issuance and replacement
Regulation · Made 2004-05-24
Regulation №97 of 2004 on the list of plants, plant products and other objects which must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and which must undergo plant health checks at border inspection posts
Regulation · Made 2004-05-24
Regulation №98 from 2004 on content and formalities of the phytosanitary certificate and procedures for issuing, replacing and maintaining the phytosanitary certificate
Regulation · Made 2004-05-24
Regulation N.327 of 2004 on plant protection product registry regulation
Regulation · Made 2004-11-11
Repealed
Regulation No. 1 of 2012 on detailed requirements for the application for recognition of the test facility, the content and formalities of the application and the procedure for processing the application
Regulation · Made 2012-01-06
Regulation No. 101 of 2014 of Minister of Agriculture on fertilizer composition requirements by type of fertilizer
Regulation · Made 2014-11-17
Regulation No. 102 of 2014 on the Statutes of the Plant Health Register
Regulation · Made 2014-06-26
Regulation No. 103 of the Minister of Agriculture setting the Requirements for Effectiveness Testing of Plant Protection Products and for Testing Entities, and Procedure for Application for Recognition and for Processing of Applications
Regulation · Made 2008-11-04
Regulation No. 108 of the Minister of Agriculture validating the Requirements for Production and Manufacture of Agricultural Produce and Products Labelled or Intended to be Labelled with Reference to Organic Production Methods
Regulation · Made 2006-12-08
Regulation No 109 of the Minister of Agriculture validating the Requirements for Obtaining Permission for Conveyance to Estonia of Plant Protection Products for Research and Development Purposes, and Procedure for Application for Permission and Processing of Applications
Regulation · Made 2006-12-08
Regulation No. 11 of 2012 of Minister of Agriculture on specified requirements for notification and handling of genetically modified crop cultivation
Regulation · Made 2012-01-26
Regulation No. 110 of 2006 on the procedures for applying for, and processing an application for approval of an establishment for the drying wood or manufacturing wooden products
Regulation · Made 2006-12-08
Regulation No. 112 of the Minister of Agriculture validating the Procedure for inspecting plants, plant products and other objects upon their conveyance from third countries to Estonia
Regulation · Made 2007-07-10
Regulation No. 115 of the Minister of Agriculture establishing the Requirements for Packaging and Labelling of Plant Protection Products
Regulation · Made 2004-07-07
Regulation No. 176 validating Special Requirements for Labelling of Food Produced from Genetically Modified Soya Beans or from Genetically Modified Maize and for Presentation of Information in Any Other Manner
Regulation · Made 2000-05-30
Regulation No. 177 of the Minister of Agriculture validating the List of Active Substances the Use of Which Is Prohibited in Plant Protection Products
Regulation · Made 2004-07-07
Regulation No. 177 validating the List of and Maximum Levels for Pesticide Residues in and on Certain Products of Plant Origin, and Methods of Sampling and Analyzing Pesticide Residues in and on Products of Plant Origin
Regulation · Made 2000-05-31
Regulation No. 25 of 2019 of Minister of Rural Affairs on the Statutes of the Fertilizer Register
Regulation · Made 2019-03-08
Regulation No. 25 of 2020 of Minister of the Environment on species and groups of species for which an unfavorable change is considered to be damage caused to water quality, specimens of animal or plant species or parts thereof within the meaning of subsection 144 (1) of the Water Act
Regulation · Made 2020-05-21
Regulation No. 25 of the Minister of Agriculture establishing the Requirements for Organic Production
Regulation · Made 2009-02-20
Regulation No. 271 of the Government of the Republic validating Safety requirements at the use, keeping and cleaning of plant protection devices
Regulation · Made 2000-08-16
Regulation No. 3 of 2006 on the list of border inspection posts for the introduction of plants, plant products, and other objects into Estonia from a third country, and the requirements and procedures for the approval of border inspection posts and approved destinations at the border
Regulation · Made 2006-01-06
Regulation No. 32 of 2014 on quantities and procedures for taking samples of plants, plant products and other objects and plant protection products
Regulation · Made 2014-06-12
Regulation No 38 of the Minister of Agriculture approving the Procedure for Entry of Varieties in Variety List and List of Plant Varieties Subject to Entry in Variety List, Minimum Requirements for Characteristics of Agricultural Plant and Vegetable Species and Requirements for Maintenance Checks of Varieties Performed in the Course of Supervision
Regulation · Made 2006-03-24
Regulation No 48 of the Minister of Agriculture validating Maximum Quantities of Seed and Seed Potato Permitted for Performance of Production Trials
Regulation · Made 2006-04-20
Regulation No. 50 of the Minister of Agriculture establishing the Requirements for use of plant protection products
Regulation · Made 2006-04-20
Regulation No. 51 of 2005 on procedure for regular technical inspection of the plant protection device
Regulation · Made 2005-04-29
Regulation No 55 of the Minister of Agriculture validating Categories of Cereal Seed and Requirements for Production and Marketing of Cereal Seed
Regulation · Made 2006-04-24
Regulation No. 56 of the Minister of Agriculture validating Categories of Fodder Plant Seed and Requirements for Production and Marketing of Fodder Plant Seed
Regulation · Made 2006-04-24
Regulation No 58 of the Minister of Agriculture establishing the Categories of seed potatoes and requirements for production and marketing of seed potatoes
Regulation · Made 2006-05-03
Regulation No. 59 of 2019 of Minister of the Environment on List of Data to be Submitted in a Liquid Manure Spreading Plan and Procedure for Submission and Processing of a Spreading Plan and List of Data to be Submitted in a Fertilization Plan and Procedure for Maintaining a Fertilization Plan
Regulation · Made 2019-10-24
Repealed
Regulation No. 59 of the Minister of Agriculture regarding Formal and Substantive Requirements for Applications Submitted for Inclusion of Active Substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC
Regulation · Made 2005-06-01
Regulation No. 60 of the Minister of Agriculture approving the Categories of Vegetable Seed and Requirements for Production and Marketing of Vegetable Seed
Regulation · Made 2006-05-05
Regulation No. 60 of the Minister of Agriculture regarding Procedure for Evaluation of Information Submitted Concerning Plant Protection Products and Active Substances and Uniform Principles for Making Decisions on Evaluation of Plant Protection Products and Placing thereof on Market Pursuant to Pursuant to Annex VI to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and Procedure for Processing Applications
Regulation · Made 2005-06-01
Regulation No. 62 of 2013 on conditions and manner of implementation of the principles of integrated pest management
Regulation · Made 2007-03-30
Regulation No. 63 of the Minister of Agriculture establishing the Requirements for Use of Highly Toxic Plant Protection Products and for Plan of and Report on Use of Highly Toxic Plant Protection Products
Regulation · Made 2008-06-19
Regulation No. 66 of 2009 of Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia on specified requirements for pest control, planning and reporting
Regulation · Made 2009-07-03
Regulation No. 66 of 2014 of Minister of Agriculture on fertilizer sampling procedures and sampling methods
Regulation · Made 2014-06-30
Regulation No. 66 of the Ministry of the Environment regarding approval of legal acts established pursuant to the Seed and Plant Propagation Material Act and the Forest Act
Regulation · Made 1999-07-07
Regulation No. 67 of 2013 on the requirements for the plant protection training programme, including the topics covered and the duration of the training
Regulation · Made 2013-11-18
Regulation No. 74 of 2007 on control measures for harmful organisms found on plants, plant products, or other contaminated, threatened, or suspected objects
Regulation · Made 2007-05-16
Regulation No. 77 of 2009 of Minister of Agriculture on requirements for fertilizer, packaging and labeling information sheet
Regulation · Made 2009-07-15
Regulation No. 78 of 2014 of Minister of Agriculture on the fertilizer nomenclature
Regulation · Made 2014-08-06
Regulation No 82 of the Minister of Agriculture establishing the Requirements for Authorization of Plant Protection Products Pursuant to Simplified Procedure, and Substantial and Formal Requirements for Applications, and Procedure for Processing of Applications
Regulation · Made 2006-07-06
Regulation No. 83 of 2003 of Minister of Agriculture on the form of application for authorization to import fertilizer not registered in the register of fertilizers used in research, list of documents to be submitted and procedure for processing the application
Regulation · Made 2003-08-14
Regulation No. 86 of 2007 on requirements for the movement and domestic transport of dangerous pests and their host plants, and for their use in plant breeding, trials, and other scientific research, and the procedure for issuing a special permit
Regulation · Made 2007-03-30
Regulation No. 87 of 2005 on requirements for applying for a no-damage zone, the procedure for submitting and processing an application, the requirements for a no-damage zone and the procedures and requirements for maintaining a no-damage zone
Regulation · Made 2005-08-12
Regulation No. 9 of 2012 of Minister of Agriculture of Estonia on the training program for the handling of genetically modified crops, requirements for obtaining a certificate, procedure for issuing a certificate and frequency of in-service training
Regulation · Made 2012-01-26
Regulation No. 93 of the Minister of Agriculture establishing Specific Procedure for Application for and Processing of Import Licences for Hemp
Regulation · Made 2004-05-17
Regulation no. 94 of 2023 concerning the amounts permitted for the marketing of seed and seed potatoes of the variety intended for the conservation of crop genetic resources by 2024
Regulation · Made 2023-12-15
Regulation No. 95 of 2005 of Minister of Agriculture on List of Plants, Plant Products and Other Objects Which May Be Conveyed from Third Countries to Estonia Pursuant to Simplified Procedure, Quantities in which their Transport is Permitted, and Simplified Procedure for Transport Thereof from Third Countries to Estonia
Regulation · Made 2005-09-20
Regulation No. 95 of 2005 on list of plants, plant products and other objects to be delivered to Estonia from a non-Community country, authorised quantities and simplified procedure for delivery from a non-EU countries to Estonia
Regulation · Made 2005-09-20
Regulation No. 96 of the Minister of Agriculture validating the List of plants, plant products and other objects which are inspected at the place of manufacture and with regard to which plant passports are issued, list of information to be entered on plant passport and procedure for issuing and replacement of plant passports
Regulation · Made 2004-05-24
Regulation No. 97 of the Minister of Agriculture validating the List of plants, plant products and other objects with regard to which phytosanitary certificates are issued and which are subject to phytosanitary inspection at border inspection post
Regulation · Made 2004-05-24
Regulation No. 98 of the Minister of Agriculture validating Formal and substantive requirements for phytosanitary certificates and procedure for issue, replacement and preservation of phytosanitary certificates
Regulation · Made 2004-05-24
Regulation of 2015 of Minister of Rural Affairs of Estonia on Direct Payment for Growing Fruit and Vegetables
Regulation · Made 2015-04-20
Regulation of 2017 of Minister of Rural Affairs of Estonia on Transitional National Aid for Crop and Hayseed
Regulation · Made 2017-04-17
Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture no. 17 of 2006 concerning the form of the application for variety registration, the information to be submitted in the application, the list of documents to be attached to the application and the procedure for applying for registration of the variety
Regulation · Made 2006-02-07
Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture no. 19 of 2012 concerning procedures for applying and processing the application for a marketing permit for the preservative mixture
Regulation · Made 2012-02-20
Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 37 of 2006 validating the List of Plant Species the Seed and Propagating Material of Protected Varieties of which May Be Grown in Small Quantities
Regulation · Made 2006-03-24
Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture no. 46 of 2006 concerning requirements for the content of a variety certificate and a protected variety certificate
Regulation · Made 2006-04-17
Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture, no. 47 of 2006 concerning requirements for the production and marketing of propagating material of decorative crops
Regulation · Made 2006-04-18
Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture no. 49 of 2012 concerning requirements for the production and marketing of propagating material of vegetable crops
Regulation · Made 2012-05-16
Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture, no. 52 of 2006 concerning Beet seed categories and beet seed production and marketing requirements
Regulation · Made 2006-04-24
Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture, no. 80 of 2006 concerning micropropagation and laboratory requirements of propagating material
Regulation · Made 2006-07-03
Regulation of the Minister of Environment no. 50 of 2021 concerning the list of data to be presented in the fertilisation plan and the procedure for maintaining the fertilisation plan
Regulation · Made 2021-11-17
Regulation of the Minister of Rural Affairs no. 22 of 2019 on the Statute of the Plant Variety Register
Regulation · Made 2019-03-08
Regulation of the Minister of Rural Affairs no. 76 of 2016 concerning requirements for the production and marketing of propagating material of fruit and berry crops
Regulation · Made 2016-12-27
Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture No 12 of 1999 regarding endorsement of categories of cereal seed, and procedures for packaging, marketing and importation of cereal seed
Regulation · Made 1999-04-20
Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture No 14 of 1999 regarding endorsement of categories of seed potato, and procedures for accreditation of laboratories producing seed potatoes, and packaging, marketing and importation of seed potatoes
Regulation · Made 1999-04-20
Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture No 18 of 1999 regarding endorsement of categories of propagating material of fruit and berry plants, and procedures for accreditation of laboratories producing propagating material of fruit and berry plants, and packaging, marketing and importation of propagating material of fruit and berry plants
Regulation · Made 1999-04-30
Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture No 20 of 1999 regarding endorsement of categories of vegetable seed, and procedures for packaging, marketing and importation of vegetable seed
Regulation · Made 1999-06-03
Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture No 8 of 1999 regarding endorsement of list of plant species subject to Official Variety Listing and certification, and procedure of Official Variety Listing
Regulation · Made 1999-03-12
Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture No 8 of 2001 regarding amendment of the Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture of 12 March 1999 No 8 “Endorsement of list of plant species subject to Official Variety Listing and certification, and procedure of Official Variety Listing”
Regulation · Made 2001-01-29
Release into Environment of Genetically Modified Organisms Act (2004)
Act · Made 2004-04-14
Rural Development and Agricultural Market Regulation Act (2008)
Act · Made 2008-06-19
Seed and Plant Propagating Act
Act · Made 1998-05-13
Repealed
State Fees Act (2014)
Act · Made 2014-12-10
Tobacco Act
Act · Made 2000-06-19
Repealed
Tobacco Act (2005)
Act · Made 2005-05-04
Variety Protection Act, 1994
Act · Made 1994-04-10
Repealed