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

if'icali1111 of: fhe President of the { Y'f'V ) ~J u,.g.jl-J.14 °~1 4i~I ~;~I ~J )J ikcl A rah Repuhlic for Law No 237 \ ~,. W ':-J'v:111( to Agricultural Quarantine in the Syrian t; , ,...JI ~)'I~ ~1 ,jll ~I ~I i.:,~ •gion the n:1111l' of' Ilic 1wople, .: l'rcsidcnl ol' the Uni led /\rah Republic, scd upon the Provisional Constitution and scd upon I ,cgisblive Decree No 132 of 1953 about "' .ric11l111ral q11:ir:u1linc and ,.}11 /""'""4 .. ~I ½yr.JI ½.J~I ~J ui j...11 ; iw,.l.11 u-1c, t)lb)'I ~ , all ~I ,:;I.:;. ~ , '\ o r -:u.,.J /, r"'< / eJ , r ,.... .>.JI ..,Jc , (..r'l .;)I :i, ,.t.;1 ~ ol:i ,1 I...> J : ~"JI ..),-iull ).J ~t oJ~ ;L•d 11po11 lfiL· p;1rliamL·111ary proposals, rljf k I appfvi,,1, llit· ll'1111s ol' 11,is law. the expression ,la111s" 111L·;111s pl,111fs with all lheir par!.'> whether they t' rnols. stalks, flowers, fruils or seeds, in whichever n11 tht:y 111:iy he fo1111d whclher dead, fresh or dry. 1c L'\pressio11 "pl;,111 products" means products of a111 origin or those which arc prepared in a way that 1s nnl clwngcd their plant nature. rlidt• 2 ...:.iL..:ilull (...:.il:ik.i) ~ .i....oii · tall 1-lA ,,. 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V" .,,- . ~ . .. . . .)~ ~')II i.,-ll wL.#1 (: JI '?·,·,..11 , \+Jl..»I , wl:.i~I J~.lJ ~ ~I~ ,...~ ~y:. ~ 'ii -u.. l+:1-1~1 ~ J c.jJ.,..JI 1p11rl ing plarlls and their parts, as well as plant Hdut:ts, from the Syrian Region or exporting them to e Syrian Region, is prohibited except when they are 1h111itted 10 the Agricultural Quarantine staff to be 1rL· or their salcly and lhcir fullilment of conditions '• ilbli ~I .1.Jy.ill ~~I -' ~;J...a 0-4 .lStill lll.lj J ir-1.;jll quirl'd by the Agricultural Quarantine Departments , the al'orcmentioned Region or in the importing Hllllry rlide .1 lanls and their parts, as well as plant products, which ·L· inlt·sled hy pests and diseases that do not exist in 1e Syri:111 Region, arc prohibited from entering the illl"L'llll'lllioned Region. lie l'vli11islL'r of Agriculture has the right to exempt la111s, through legislation issued by him, if it is ussihlc 10 fully exterminate nil infestation in all its ages, and in the wny that the Ministry of Agriculture L'cides . . rfidt.• ..i l:1n1s :111d fliL·ir p;1r1s, as well as plant products, which 11· i11fi:slt·d will! PL'sls m diseases that exisl in the \'nan l\q',iu11, ;1rc prohihilcd from entering the li11\'fllL'flli1111nl l{q•.io11, 1111less it is possible to \ ln111i11:ilt' :di tkir i111L•sf;1tio11s aml in the way thal ,~· I\ li11is11y ,,1· 1\1•.rindlmt· decides. lie l'vli11i'.;(cr ol A1•.1ic1ill1ll'L' has lhL' right lo exempt !ants, thro11eli kgisl:ition issued by him, if . .i.;fo-11 .i4]1 ~) .;.,SiJI rfa-YI ~ <r'l ;j.11 y,-11 u~ .,. oJW .,I wli4 ~t....-11 ~l,ull ..::i~I , '-4Jt~l , d..:iLµll Jl;..lJ ~ . ;.,SiJI ~'JI u-lJ ($ ; ,.JI ~')II ~ oJ ,.,.. ,... .)#, u,:alyf i.J~I ~! \.)J w':lhll ~ .u,.. )fa.~ ,:) J..e-1 ,jll ..>.!.; ,l , L.A.)li ~I ¼->1,.14., .t..l.:i o.i41 lA..;l ,bl ~ ~1..-J u.o ~ I.. . J..e-1 JJ!I ; ) J.J =t oJLJl JI wU4 ,4L...:....JI ~Li.ill ul..;,,.:iWI J ~I y,.I J wl:i4,i.ll Jl:i,..l) ~ I u,.-5...l 1.)1 'JI ...1JSiJI ~'II ..)) <.j..)J , .JI l":1'~':/1 ~ '.o.l,.P.- ,.. ...,.:.,t..>-"I .J..e-1.;jll o ,lj, lA ,ii ~I t.i ,hl4 J ~L.....J 0-4 ~ I... u-k "L..aill ':I i.:.,Ll l.'.lJ w'l~I v-4"-! ~)fa.~ 01 ~l..)jll ..)d.,l .J . ~)'I :i.LI.Jj./ .Jfa ~I 4-l~JI ~ yi.faJ po, 1:il ion doe.-; not cause any harm to agriculture in .' lfrgion . . ·tick S ·1t·par1mcnls of Agricultural Quarantine in the Region :1w to complete the procedures of fumigation, isi1t1ec1io11, purging or other processes to exterminate ,11;,:siations in the agricultural consignment and make 1 rullil the conditions of entry to the Syrian Region or ti the importing country. 11 all cases, Agriculturnl Quarantine Departments have o lake the necessary precautions to prevent the release ,r pests or diseast·s from the ngricultural consignments ,r to inspccl these consignments to ensure that they are li•;i·asl' aud 1w~;f.fn·l·. Th<'y are 1.·nlitlcd to control 111p11rt a11d export w:rrd1011st·s for this purpose. ~ ,.~ idrJ, ~ . :. · 1• • , .. .. • ; • ... • , ~ .,;.,Ji 'hl· cos! ol all prol'l•dml's 1111dt.·rl,1ken rcl.itivc to this I\\' and its l'Xec11liw kgislatio11s are lo he pnid hy the nnn•rnt·tl pl·rso11. /\s a rcsull, lhc Quarantine kparl111L·111s ;trl' 1101 responsihlc for the cost of roccdurcs whl'lher i111plellll'llfetl al the request of the 1111ccrnl•d p.irly or whether carried out by the onccrncd dcparlment for the sake of public safety. d"fide 7 'he Minister of Agriculture issues legislation for the .,llowing mailers: ~ a..J~I ..::.ilb41:,r.':ll Jl ,:..':ll ~ c ,9 "i;.1, ,:) ~I ->--=,l ,ll.J ~-~JC- JI ~1..,JI u4L,}jl LJA ifaal.JA"JI , ~li':/1 '-:-1~. ~l.,;jJ---'JI ulc.) Ji...-.- WI .JA-! J,-:i.:i L.....s 41,.,. ~ L. ~; . • "-:!WI tJA J;..t u.a .J:l.i...oj)t , ~ i.lli.JI ul) ;.11 J u ,.ilill 14) ~~ii"' d,-1>,'jl ~ ,J .J.l J-.-:i:i ul 0 ~ J L.i)WI t.:,,a:t-1....o (.)ill:. u-1c, ~1.w ufo ~ ,.4, IA \,i;i 0 y;. ,,1.,....., ~ ,-l p.. i:;.. ~J;..... !..JI ~I ~ ,. Lili 0-- ~I yl J.l "4 u..li Jt ~"")I..JI ~t...a ~ .~,~~., ~ -u~ ..iJ L. .,I ~4lll <.::J~I J ~-►-l J u\l\#1 ~-l ct...-11 ~ ~I ,l b4 la.i.A !JJ ,..JI e-fo'YI i)l l,-1~ t.,i....11 . Specification of' plm1ts nnd their parts as well as the !ant products and those that are absolutely prohibited ·om entry to the Syrian Region or those that can enter pun a licence from the Ministry of Agriculture. " : Specification of agricultural pests prohibited from . ~1Jjll i)jJ LJA u4fa. ~,a.~ ....,,el..,JI u~}:/1 ~ p..l t.,. ....1a.J! di~I ,l:!..u.l-y .... 11lt·ring lhl' ~yrian Region, us well as consignments mt may be allowed to enter after their infestations ave been c:limim1ted according to the methods defined 1 the aforementioned legislation. . Prohihiling import or export of special kinds of I.mis and their parts as well as plant products if the roductivc lidds or nurseries are infected with gricultural pests that are internationally recognized as angc..:rous. fdenlilying ports of entry and exit for the 011sig11111c111s as well as identifying specific ports of 11/ry :111d co11s111nplion of particular agricultural I IIISi?llllll'IIIS. ldc111ifyi1w. which wrnlitions agricultural :1nsig11111L·11ts 11111st comply wilh, whether they are 11portl"d. exported, or lr:111sited. as well as identifying ll' prot·l·d1m·., 1f1;11 shnuld lie follll\wtl in applying the rovisiu11s of this law. 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Posis, and Railways ,vc tht· j,ulici;,1 :1111liorit y to uphold these regulations. rf.idt· to ltl' Mi11i'.;l1·r 11( /\1•.rinrlt11rl' ~•.islalio11s liir this law. ISSIIL'S lhc cxcculivc •A oJ~ l.i...A ,.1.5.:,."J U)l:.. ~1.J)I w4ll...]:II JG.JJ JJ:i.) ~.l1 u-- JS ~) • .:.ijirj ri..J r ,...J.Jl ~-'4-:' .U~ r..:i.i.WI d.;l ,ill ,I w ,;liJI ..\.......:!Y 'l' J ~1 ~~ 0C Jo ~ o.i.. ~4 ~la; ~ , ~ , r t1 / t .LJ ;:; 'J 4..1 o -·' ~~ • · 1=~ 'i :.....1 · •I ~ · ..,... .., .).,,.... j!' UC. 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