Article 111. Powers of the Agency for Plant Quarantine and Protection under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of protection and use of flora
On introducing amendment and additions to the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the protection and use of flora” (LRU-409-son) · Date: 21.09.2016 · In force
The Agency for Plant Quarantine and Protection under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:
participate in the development and implementation of state programs and other programs in the field of protection and use of flora;
participate in the development of normative legal acts in the field of protection and use of flora;
implement the system of state measures on external and internal quarantine of plants;
establish measures for combating quarantine pests in flora and exercise control over their implementation;
conduct monitoring in order to prevent the spread of quarantine pests in flora;
jointly with authorized bodies in the field of protection and use of flora ensure application of effective and advanced methods of combating plant quarantine objects and exercise control over their use;
protect the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan from penetration from foreign countries of quarantine and other dangerous pests, plant diseases and weeds that may cause serious damage to sectors of the economy;
exercise state control over compliance with the established rules in the production, procurement, transportation, storage, processing, sale and use of agricultural and other products of plant origin, and establish plant quarantine;
establish specialized fumigation units to combat plant quarantine objects, provide services to household plots, farms and dehkan farms, forestry enterprises, as well as other legal entities and individuals in combating plant quarantine objects;
carry out quarantine inspection and laboratory expertise of products under plant quarantine and carriers of plant quarantine objects exported and imported into the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Agency for Plant Quarantine and Protection under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan may also exercise other powers in accordance with legislation.