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Relevant Laws, Decrees, Regulations and Administrative Rulings of General Application

Relating to Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures


Submission from Estonia

The Estonian Government would like to take this opportunity to inform the other members of WTO about its relevant acts, decrees, regulations and administrative rulings of general application relating to sanitary and phytosanitary measures, including product coverage and relevant international standards, guidelines and recommendations passed during the period of 1999-2003. Hereby Estonia presents a short annotation describing the scope of application of all acts relevant in the SPS context passed during the mentioned period and a list of all by-laws relevant in the SPS context mandated by the mentioned acts. The full English texts are available upon request in the respective Estonian authorities. Additional information and details of respective contacts are available on the web site of the Estonian Ministry of Agriculture (www.agri.ee) and the Estonian Enquiry Point (enquiry@evs.ee). 

 

Annex:

  • Annotations of acts
  • List of respective by-laws

 
Annex

LIST OF LEGISLATIVE ACTS

 

1. Food Act (entered into force 1 of January 2000, RT I 1999, 30, 415; 2002, 13, 81; 61, 375; 63, 387; 102, 603)

§ 1. Scope of application of Act

(1) This Act provides the bases for the handling of food and raw material for food for marketing purposes, the self-checking of a food business operator, and state supervision in order to ensure food safety and the conformity of food to other requirements.

(2) This Act does not apply to narcotic substances, tobacco and tobacco products, and medicinal products governed by the Medicinal Products Act (RT I 1996, 3, 56; 49, 954; 1997, 93, 1564; 1998, 36/37, 554; 1999, 58, 608; 2001, 53, 308; 2002, 18, 97; 53, 336; 62, 377; 63, 387; 82, 480; 2003, 26, 156).

(3) This Act applies to the handling of alcohol in so far as other Acts does not regulate the handling of alcohol.

By-laws under Food Act

  1. Regulation of the Government No. 142 of 4 May 1999 “The composition, quality and labelling requirements for juice, concentrated juice, dried juice, nectar and juice drink" (RT I 1999, 45, 513);

    2.  

  2. Regulation of the Government No. 149 of 12 May 1999 “The composition, quality and labelling requirements for honey" (RT I 1999, 45, 520; 2000, 21, 124);

    3.  

  3. Regulation of the Government No. 156 of 17 May 1999 “Approval of requirements for materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, special requirements for the groups of thereof and methods of testing the safety of such materials and articles" (RT I 1999, 50, 549; 2001, 27, 152);

    4.  

  4. Regulation of the Government No. 192 of 10 June 1999 “Approval of purity requirements for food additives and methods of analysis for official control" (RT I 1999, 63, 639; 2001, 30, 167; 2002, 65, 394);

    5.  

  5. Regulation of the Government No. 220 of 15 July 1999 "The composition, quality and labelling requirements for jams, jellies, marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree" (RT I 1999, 61, 626);

    6.  
  6. Regulation of the Government No. 292 of 6 October 1999 “Approval of list and permitted limits of flavourings by food groups, the requirements set for flavourings, and the conditions and methods of the use and preparation of such substances and special requirements for the labelling” (RT I 1999, 74, 702);

    7.  

  7. Regulation of the Government No. 329 of 2 November 1999 “Approval of food hygiene requirements” (RT I 1999, 84, 766; 2000, 97, 625; 2003, 55, 376);

    8.  

  8. Regulation of Government No. 330 of 2 November 1999 “Rules for the sampling and laboratory analysis of food samples taken in course of official food control” (RT I 1999, 84, 767);

    9.  
  9. Regulation of the Government No. 354 of 16 November 1999 “Requirements for extraction solvents, conditions and methods of the use of extraction solvents and permitted limits of residue content in food” (RT I 1999, 87, 797);

    10.  

  10. Regulation of the Government No. 390 of 21 December 1999 “Approval of requirements for labelling of food and procedure for labelling and presentation of information in any other manner and procedure for informing of origin of raw material” (RT I 1999, 98, 866; 2002, 74, 444);

    11.  

  11. Regulation of the Government No. 435 of 29 December 1999 “Rules and criteria for the authorisation of laboratories to operate as official laboratory or as reference laboratory” (RT I 2000, 2, 5; 41, 264);

    12.  

  12. Regulation of the Government No. 436 of 29 December 1999 “Approval of composition and quality requirements for food for particular nutritional uses, requirements for substances used in manufacture of such food and requirements for handling of such food, and special requirements and procedure for labelling of and presentation of information in any other manner concerning such food” (RT I 2000, 2, 6; 2002, 18, 101; 2003, 1, 4);

    13.  

  13. Regulation of the Government No. 444 of 30 December 1999 “The procedure for the proceedings of approval of food businesses engaged in different spheres of handling” (RT I 2000, 2, 14; 2002, 28, 164; 103, 607);

    14.  

  14. Regulation of the Government No. 445 of 30 December 1999 “The procedure for conducting shelf life test" (RT I 2000, 3, 17);

    15.  

  15. Regulation of the Government No. 446 of 30 December 1999 “The methods for assessment of the conformity of novel foods to the requirements and the procedure for the application for and issue of handling permits” (RT I 2000, 3, 18);

    16.  

  16. Regulation of the Government No. 14 of 12 January 2000 “Approval of list and permitted limits of permitted contaminants by food group” (RT I 2000, 6, 38; 105, 687; 2003, 43, 296);

    17.  

  17. Regulation of the Government No. 26 of 31 January 2000 “Approval of procedure for the application for and issue of permits for the handling of food for particular nutritional uses” (RT I 2000, 8, 50);

    18.  

  18. Regulation of the Government No. 81 of 7 March 2000 “List and limits of food additives by food groups, the conditions and methods of the use of food additives and special requirements for the labelling and presentation of information in any other manner” (RT I 2000, 23, 131; 66, 428; 2002, 40, 248);
  19. Regulation of the Government No. 83 of 14 March 2000 “The procedure for supervision of the slaughter of animals in slaughterhouses, the initial processing of raw material for food and the handling of food” (RT I 2000, 21, 123);

    20.  

  20. Regulation of the Government No. 106 of 28 March 2000 “Special requirements for handling and labelling of frozen food” (RT I 2000, 27, 162);

    21.  

  21. Regulation of the Government No. 166 of 25 May 2000 “Microbiological requirements for food groups” (RT I 2000, 42, 266; 2002, 7, 37; 65, 396; 2003, 14, 77);

    22.  
  22. Regulation of the Government No. 176 of 30 May 2000 “Special requirements for labelling of food produced from genetically modified soy beans and from genetically modified maize and presentation of information in any other manner” (RT I 2000, 43, 275);

    23.  

  23. Regulation of the Government No. 177 of 31 May 2000 “List and limits of pesticide residues in and on food of plant origin and methods of sampling and analyses for the control of pesticide residues in and on food of plant origin” (RT I 2000, 46, 285; 2001, 62, 365);
  24. Regulation of the Government No. 198 of 20 June 2000 “The composition and quality requirements for food for special medical purposes, requirements for substances used to prepare food for special medical purposes and requirements for handling of food for special medical purposes and special requirements and procedure for labelling and presentation of information in any other manner” (RT I 2000, 49, 314; 2002, 51, 319);

    25.  

  25. Regulation of the Government No. 228 of 11 July 2000 "The composition, quality and labelling requirements for coffee extracts and chicory extracts and the methods for taking and analysis of samples" (RT I 2000, 59, 387);

    26.  

  26. Regulation of the Government No. 451 of 19 December 2000 “The composition, quality and labelling requirements for cacao and chocolate products” (RT I 2000, 101, 664; 2001, 7, 744);

    27.  

  27. Regulation of the Government No. 175 of 22 May 2001 “Method of sampling and analysis for the control of the temperatures of frozen food” (RT I 2001, 49, 272);
  28. Regulation of the Government No. 114 of 26 March 2002 "The composition, quality and labelling requirements for caseins and caseinates and the methods for taking and analysis of samples" (RT I 2002, 31, 185);

    29.  

  29. Regulation of the Government No 244 of 31 July 2002 “The composition requirement relating to content of erucic acid in oils and fats and in foodstuffs containing oils or fats and the method of analysis for determining the erucic acid content” (RT I 2002, 68, 412; 82, 486);

    30.  

  30. Regulation of the Government No 275 of 27 August 2002 “Special Requirements for the Treatment of Raw Materials for Food and Foods with Ionising Radiation and Special Requirements for the Labelling and for the Presentation of Information in Any Other Manner of Raw Materials for Food and Foods Treated in Such Manner” (RT I 2002, 74, 443);

    31.  

  31. Regulation of the Government No 369 of 3 December 2002 “The composition, quality and labelling requirements for sugar products and the methods of analysis” (RT I 2002, 100, 587);

    32.  

  32. Regulation of the Government No 430 of 23 December 2002 “The quality and labelling requirements for clupeoids and gadoids” (RT I 2003, 1, 16);

    33.  

  33. Regulation of the Government No 69 of 4 March 2003 “Methods of sampling and analysis for testing of raw milk and heat-treated milk” (RT I 2003, 28, 167);

    34.  

  34. Regulation of the Government No 123 of 22 April 2003 “Special requirements to labelling of foodstuffs and food ingredients containing additives and flavourings that have been genetically modified” (RT I 2003, 37, 247);

    35.  
  35. Regulation oh the Government No 136 of 6 May 2003 “Special requirements and procedure for marking of beef” (RT I 2003, 39, 271);

    36.  

  36. Regulation of the Government No 153 of 14 May 2003 “Requirements for the border inspection posts authorised for the import and export of animals and animal products, food and raw materials, feedingstuffs and rules for the making of list BIPs” (RT I 2003, 42, 295; 62, 415);

    37.  

  37. Regulation of the Government No. 159 of 20 May 2003 “List of and maximum levels for pesticide residues in foodstuffs and raw material of foodstuffs” (RT I 2003, 43, 296; 66, 452);

    38.  

  38. Regulation of the Government No. 172 of 10 June 2003 “Composition and quality requirements, special requirements for labelling and methods of sampling and analyses of partly or wholly dehydrated milk” (RT I 2003, 46, 327);

    39.  
  39. Regulation of the Government No. 263 of 20 October 2003 “The methods of sampling and analysis for determination of contaminants in raw material for food and foodstuffs” (RT I 2003, 66, 452);

    40.  
  40. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 24 of 21 October 1999 “Hygiene requirements for fresh meat, terms and order for keeping record and veterinary requirements for animal products and their handling” (RTL 1999, 151, 2145; 2000, 138, 2198; 2001, 130, 1871; 2002, 138, 2028; 2003, 108, 1703);

    41.  

  41. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 25 of 21 October 1999 “Hygiene requirements for egg products” (RTL 1999, 150, 2132; 2000, 138, 2198);

    42.  

  42. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 27 of 21 October 1999 “Hygiene requirements for live bivalve molluscs” (RTL 1999, 150, 2134);

    43.  

  43. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 28 of 21 October 1999 “Hygiene requirements for milk and milk-based products” (RTL 1999, 150, 2135; 2000, 138, 2198; 2003, 107, 1662);

    44.  

  44. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 29 of 21 October 1999 “Hygiene requirements for processing fish and fishery products on factory and fish vessels” (RTL 1999, 152, 2148; 2000, 138, 2198);

    45.  

  45. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 30 of 21 October 1999 “Hygiene requirements for producing raw milk in a dairy farm” (RTL 1999, 150, 2136; 2000, 61, 966; 138, 2198);

    46.  

  46. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 31 of 21 October 1999 “Hygiene requirements for fish and fishery products” (RTL 1999, 150, 2137; 2000, 138, 2198; 2001, 112, 1557; 2002, 74, 1129);

    47.  

  47. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 44 of 21 June 2000 “Hygiene requirements for minced meat and meat preparation, terms and order for keeping record” (RTL 2000, 79, 1185; 105, 1635; 138, 2198; 2002, 74, 1131; 138, 2028);

    48.  

  48. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 45 of 21 June 2000 “Hygiene requirements for meat products, terms and order for keeping record” (RTL 2000, 76, 1148; 138, 2198);

    49.  

  49. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 70 of 18 December 2001 “Hygiene requirements for poultry meat, rabbit meat, small farm game and small wild game meat, terms and order for keeping record and veterinary requirements for handling animal products” (RTL 2001, 137, 2016; 2002, 138, 2028; 2003, 108, 1703);

    50.  

  50. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 71 of 20 December 2000 “Approval of hygiene requirements for transport by sea of bulk liquid oils and fats and bulk raw sugar” (RTL 2000, 138, 2197);

    51.  

  51. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 3 of 9 January 2002 “The procedure for issuing an activity licence for the import of food and raw material for food” (RTL 2002, 13, 166; 2003, 25, 364);

    52.  

  52. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 5 of 16 January 2002 “The list of goods which are subject to supervision upon the importation and exportation, requirements of a special permit and procedure of application for and issuing of this, procedure for exercise of supervision over animals and animal products, food and raw material for food” (RTL 2002, 17, 211; 79, 1120; 107, 1587);

    53.  

  53. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 56 of 20 June 2002 “Requirements for laboratory analysing samples taken with the purpose of self-checking” (RTL 2002, 74, 1130);
  54. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 66 of 5 August 2002 “The storage requirements for food” (RTL 2002, 92, 1418);

 

Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 1 of 6 January 2003 “Requirements of the monitoring of contaminants in food of animal origin and methods of sampling and analysis” (RTL 2003, 11, 123).

 

 

 

 

2. Infectious Animal Disease Control Act (entered into force 1 January 2000, RT I 1999, 57, 598; 2002, 13, 80; 61, 375; 63, 387)

 

Scope of Application

This Act provides measures for infectious animal disease control and regulates the application of such measures and payment of compensation for damage caused by infectious animal diseases.

(2) The purpose of measures for infectious animal disease control is to prevent and eradicate infectious diseases of animals and protect humans against diseases, which are common to both animals, and humans or which animals spread.

 

By-laws under act
  1. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 34, 25 November 1999, “The establishing of list of animal infectious diseases, subject to notification or registration” (RTL 1999, 163, 2360; 2000, 86, 1280);

    2.  

  2. Regulation of the Government No 393, 21. December 1999 ”The establishing of list of especially dangerous infectious animal diseases” (RT I 1999, 97, 864);

    3.  

  3. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 43, 24. December 1999 “The conditions for the prophylactic quarantine of animals and requirements for quarantine stations” (RTL 2000, 10, 97; 2002, 30, 444);

    4.  

  4. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 44, 24. December 1999 “Veterinary requirements for the import of animals and products of animal origin” (RTL 2000, 10, 98; 2001, 19, 257; 2002, 30, 444);

    5.  

  5. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 5, 18. February 2000 “The requirements for the content and format of the notice to be submitted by the laboratories and procedure for submission of the notice on suspicion or diagnosis of an infectious animal disease subject to notification” (RTL 2000, 19, 254; 79, 1220; 2002, 107, 1587);

    6.  

  6. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 8, 29. February 2000” The prevention and eradication of the bovine enzootic leucosis” (RTL 2000, 32, 430);

    7.  

  7. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 10, 13. March 2000” The prevention and eradication of Trichinoses” (RTL 2000, 39, 552);

    8.  

  8. Regulation of the Government No 260, 13. March 2000 ”The conditions and procedure for payment of compensation for costs related to the list of especially dangerous infectious animal diseases” (RT I 2000, 65, 420);

    9.  

  9. Regulation of the Government No 184, 6. June 2000 “The establishing of the register of farm animals” (RT I 2000, 45, 284);

    10.  

  10. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 65 of 10. November 2000 “The classification of animal waste, veterinary requirements for the processing of animal waste and the procedure for approval of establishments which process animal waste.” (RTL 2000, 120, 1874; 2001, 77, 1037; 2001, 106, 1471; 2001, 137, 2015);

    11.  

  11. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 67 of 20. November 2000 “The prevention and eradication of Rabies.” (RTL 2000, 120, 1876);

    12.  

  12. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 69 of 23. November 2000 “The conditions and procedure for payment of compensation for costs related to the list of other infectious animal diseases” (RTL 2000, 122, 1927);

    13.  

  13. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 18 of 1. April 2001 “The procedure for calculation of the value of farm animals and for payment of compensation for damage caused by an infectious animal disease” (RTL 2001, 39, 536);

    14.  

  14. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 24 of 3. April 2001 “The prevention and eradication of Foot and Mouth disease.” (RTL 2001, 47, 658);

    15.  

  15. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 40 of 15 June 2001 “Veterinary rules for separation and elimination of specific risk material (SRM)” (RTL 2001, 77, 1036; 2002, 74, 1132);

    16.  

  16. Regulation of the Government No 221, 3 July 2001 “Establishment of the list of the border inspection posts for import and export of live animals, and products of animal origin, food and raw food material, feeds and goods, which are under CITES and requirements for the BIP-s for import and export of live animals and animal products” (RTI, 11.07.2001, 64, 370; 99, 627; 2002, 36, 226);

    17.  

  17. Regulation of the Government No 290, of 10 September 2001 “Rules for processing of food waste and procedure for using them as animal feed” (RT I 2001, 76, 455);

    18.  

  18. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of 7 January 2002 No 1 “Procedure for eradication of salmonellosis of farm animals” (RTL 2002, 10, 98);

    19.  

  19. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of 22 March 2002 No 26 “Requirements on persons marketing animals, veterinary requirements on animal production building, construction or surrounded area used for marketing and requirements on temporary keeping of animals in such building, construction or area, and approval of his/her enterprise” (RTL 2002, 46, 641);

    20.  

  20. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of 22 May 2002 No 37 “Veterinary requirements on animal production building or construction used for collection and storing of pig or bovine sperm, and keeping of pig or bovine in such building or construction, including those on collection, processing, storing and issuing of pig or bovine sperm” (RTL 2002, 46, 641);

    21.  

  21. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of 22 May 2002 No 38 “Rules on moving of animals from one herd to another and to the slaughterhouse and veterinary requirements for animals to be moved” (RTL 2002, 70, 1103);

    22.  

  22. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of 3 October 2002 No 73 “Veterinary requirements on animal production building or construction used for keeping of breeding poultry and for production of hatching eggs and day- old chicks and veterinary requirements on keeping of poultry and production of hatching eggs and day-old chicks” (RTL, 2002, 116, 1679);

    23.  

  23. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture of 18 December 2002 No 88 “List of facilities, establishments and areas for keeping of animals to be registered or approved and procedures for registering and approving “ (RTL 2002, 146, 2134);

    24.  

  24. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture of 18 December 2002 No 89 “The prevention and eradication of the transmissive spongiform encephalopaties” (RTL 2002, 4, 44);

    25.  

  25. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture of 11 April 2003 No 41 “The prevention and eradication of the Avian Influenza” (RTL 2003, 51, 754);

    26.  

  26. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture of 14 April 2003 “Requirements for the Persons Engaged in the Handling of Embryos, for Embryo Collection Teams and for the Maintenance of Records concerning the Handling of Embryos and Procedure for the Approval of Embryo Collection Teams” (RTL 2003, 52, 765);

    27.  

  27. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture of 5 June 2003 “List of the establishments, which handle animal products subject to registration and, in some cases, approval, and the procedure for registration and approval thereof “ (RTL 2003, 71, 1037);

    28.  

  28. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of 5 June 2003 “Veterinary requirements for the handling of pet food and for the pet food establishments” (RTL 2003, 71, 1038);

    29.  

  29. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 77 of 5 August 2003 “The list of species of farm animals which are subject to identification, the method and procedure for the identification and registration of such animals, the procedure for the issue of registration certificates and the rules for the preparation of farm animal descriptions and the procedure for maintenance of records concerning farm animals” (RTL 2003, 93, 1390; 2003, 110, 1740);

    30.  

  30. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 78 of 5 August 2003 “The prevention and eradication of the Aujeszky disease” (RTL 2003, 93, 1391);

    31.  

  31. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 79 of 5 August 2003 “The prevention and eradication of the Newcastle disease” (RTL 2003, 93, 1392).

 

3. Plant Protection Act (entered into force 15 of March 2000, RT I 2000, 29, 169; 2001, 88, 531; 2002, 53, 336; 2002, 61, 375; 53, 336; 88, 531)

Scope of Application – This Act provides the bases for the plant health requirements. This law stipulates the bases for the use of pesticides under the condition to guarantee the safety of the environment and the health of the humans and animals. It also regulates the organization of the plant protection.

 

  1. Regulation of the Government No 300 of 13 Sept. 2000 “List of harmful organisms” (RT I 2000, 74, 465; 2001, 50, 294, 2003, 19, 111);

    2.  

  2. Regulation of the Government No 318 of 29 Sept. 2000 “Special requirements for plant health” (RT I 2000, 77, 488);

    3.  

  3. Regulation of the Government No 286 of 30 Aug. 2000 “Use of harmful organisms and their host plants for importation and plant breeding, testing and other research” (RT I 2000, 72, 450);

    4.  

  4. Regulation of the Government No 249 of 25 July 2000 “The prohibition on importation on such plants, plant products and other objects of a foreign state or a region thereof together with which harmful organisms may spread” (RT I 2000, 64, 409);

    5.  

  5. Regulation of the Government No 314 of 29 Sept. 2000 “The list of border customs posts prescribed for the importation of plants, plant products and other objects, and the requirements for the border customs posts” (RT I 2000, 77, 484; 2001, 69, 423; 2002, 37, 231);

    6.  

  6. Regulation of the Government No 315 of 29 Sept. 2000 “The list of plants, plant products and other objects which are inspected in border customs posts” (RT I 2000, 77, 485);

    7.  

  7. Regulation of the Government No 316 of 29 Sept. 2000 “The procedure for the importation of plants, plant products and other objects, and the list and permitted quantities of plants, plant products and other objects permitted to be imported pursuant to a simplified procedure, and the simplified procedure” (RT I 2000, 77, 486; 2003, 29, 178);

    8.  

  8. Regulation of the Government No 317 of 29 Sept. 2000 “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, the formal and substantive requirements for plant passports and phytosanitary certificates and the procedure for the issue, replacement and preservation of the specified documents” (RT I 2000, 77, 487);

    9.  

  9. Regulation of the Government No 302 of 20 Sept. 2000 “Plant health register “ (RT I 2000, 75, 470);

    10.  

  10. Regulation of the Government No 26 of 17 Jan. 2001 “Control measures which are appropriate to the species of harmful organisms that occur on plants, plant products and other objects which are contaminated, in danger of contamination or suspected of contamination with harmful organisms” (RT I 2001, 10, 45);

    11.  

  11. Regulation of the Government No 25 of 17 Jan. 2001 “The quantities of control samples taken from plants, plant products, other objects and plant protection products and the procedure for the taking thereof” (RT I 2001, 10, 44; 2003, 19, 112);

    12.  

  12. Regulation of the Government No 43 of 30 Jan. 2001 “The procedure for application of control measures and for financing of the application of control measures in the cases specified in §§ 28, 30 and 32 of Plant Protection Act” (RT I 2001, 14, 65);

    13.  

  13. Regulation of the Government No 62 of 14 Feb. 2001 “The procedure for the partial compensation for control costs of plant quarantine” (RT I 2001, 18, 97);

    14.  

  14. Regulation of the Government No 285 of 30 Aug. 2000 “The list of prohibited active substances in plant protection products “ (RT I 2000, 71, 448);

    15.  

  15. Regulation of the Government No 290 of 31 Aug. 2000 “The procedure and methods for the classification of plant protection products” (RT I 2000, 72, 454);

    16.  

  16. Regulation of the Government No 319 of 29 Sept. 2000 “The requirements for the packaging and labelling (label) of plant protection products” (RT I 2000, 77, 489);

    17.  

  17. Regulation of the Government No 248 of 25 July 2000 “The training programs of plant protection and the requirements for the issue of plant protection certificates and the procedure for the issue of the certificates” (RT I 2000, 64, 408);

    18.  

  18. Regulation of the Government No 227 of 11 Sept. 2000 “The procedure for maintaining records of plant protection products marketed on the basis of plant protection certificates” (RT I 2000, 59, 386);

    19.  

  19. Regulation of the Government No 324 of 5 Oct. 2000 “The rules for the safe use of plant protection products” (RT I 2000, 77, 493);

    20.  

  20. Regulation of the Government No 271 of 16 Aug. 2000 “Safety requirements for the use, storage and cleaning of plant protection equipment” (RT I 2000, 67, 430);

    21.  

  21. Regulation of the Government No 258 of 1 Jan. 2000 “Amending the regulation of the Government Of the Republic 12. March 1999. No 91” (RT I 2000, 65, 418);

    22.  

  22. Regulation of the Government No 347 of 24 Oct. 2000 “The formal and substantive requirements for the registration applications and the appendices thereof, the procedure for entry in the register and the principles for the evaluation of the submitted data of plant protection products” (RT I 2000, 81, 524);

    23.  

  23. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 58 of 11 Sept. 2000 “The procedure for the testing, inspection and technical control of plant protection equipment and the agencies which perform testing, inspection and technical control determining” (RT L, 2000, 110, 1706);

    24.  

  24. The Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 54 of 4 Sept. 2000 “The testing of plant protection products shall be performed by an authorized research and development institution” (RT L 2000, 101, 1580);

    25.  

  25. The Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 64 of 2 Nov. 2000 “The procedure for the testing, inspection and technical control of plant protection equipment and the agencies which perform testing, inspection and technical control” (RT L 2000, 117, 1830);

    26.  

  26. The Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No 14 of 16 Feb. 2001 “Description of the uniform of supervisory officials of Plant Production Inspectorate” (RT L 2001, 29, 366).

 

 

 

4. Horticultural Products Act (entered into force 8 of November 2000, RT I 2000, 89, 579; 2001, 88, 531; 61, 375; 63, 387)

Scope of application

This Act provides the requirements for the quality and marketing of horticultural products, and regulates the joint activity of horticultural producers and handlers of horticultural products, the implementation of measures for market organisation and the payment of horticultural aid.

 

  1. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 19 of 15 March 2001 “Quality requirements for horticultural products” (RT L 2001, 39, 537; 68, 930);

    2.  

  2. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 20 of 15 March 2001 “Requirements of contents and forms for quality and processing certificates” (RT L 2001, 39, 538);

    3.  

  3. Regulation of the Government No 20 of 16 July 2002 “List of fruit and vegetables of great importance” (R T I 2002, 65, 397);

    4.  

  4. Regulation of the Government No 107 of 23 March 2001“Procedure of sampling, amounts of samples, and procedure of inspection” (RT I 2001, 32, 177; 2002, 18, 100).

 

 

5. Feedingstuffs Act (entered into force 23 of January 2002, RT I 2002, 18, 97; 63, 387)

Scope of application

This Act provides the requirements for feedingstuffs, and for the manufacture and intermediation of feedingstuffs in order to ensure the harmlessness thereof in terms of human and animal health and to the environment, and the favourable effect thereof on animals and livestock products (hereinafter livestock products).

  1. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 54 of 17 June 2002 " List of undesirable substances and the maximum allowed quantities for the content thereof in feedingstuffs, and the procedure for the use of feed materials containing undesirable substances in quantities which exceed the maximum allowed quantities for the manufacture of feedingstuffs" (Publication: State Gazette RTL 28.06.2002, 70, 1116);

    2.  

  2. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 45 of 13 June 2002 "List of feed materials, and the requirements for the information presented in their labelling" (Publication: State Gazette RTL 28.06.2002, 70, 1107);

    3.  

  3. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 48 of June 13 2002 "Requirements for compound feedingstuffs, their use and the information presented in their labelling" (Publication: State Gazette RTL 28.06.2002, 70, 1110);

    4.  

  4. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 46 of 13 June 2002 "List of certain products used in animal nutrition, and the requirements for the use of the products used in animal nutrition and for the information presented in their labelling" (Publication: State Gazette RTL 28.06.2002, 70, 1108);

    5.  
  5. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 47 of 13 June 2002 "List of additives in feedingstuffs, and the requirements for their use in compound feedingstuffs and premixtures, and also for the information presented in the labelling of additives in feedingstuffs and premixtures" (Publication: State Gazette RTL 28.06.2002, 70, 1109);

    6.  
  6. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 49 of 13 June 2002 "List of purposes for feedingstuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes and of methods needed for fulfilling such purposes, and the requirements for the information presented in the labelling of feedingstuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes" (Publication: State Gazette RTL 28.06.2002, 70, 1111);

    7.  
  7. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No "Requirements for the import and use of certain products used in animal nutrition, additives, premixtures and compound feedingstuffs containing them for research, including for the performance of tests" - Will be in April 2003;

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  8. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 51 of 13 June 2002 "Requirements for transport of feedingstuffs" (Publication: State Gazette RTL 28.06.2002, 70, 1113);

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  9. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 75 of 15 October 2002 "Requirements for enterprises engaged in the manufacture or intermediation of medicated feedingstuffs" (Publication: State Gazette RTL 24.10.2002, 120, 1784);

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  10. Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No 55 of 19 June 2002 "Formal and substantive requirements for the information presented for notification of the import of feedingstuffs" (Publication: State Gazette RTL 28.06.2002, 70, 1118)

 



6. Seed and Plant Propagating Material Act (entered into force 3.12.1997, RT I 1997, 93, 1563; 1999, 95, 843; 2001, 50, 283; 2000, 29, 169; 2002, 61, 375; 63, 387)

Scope of application

This Act regulates the use of plant varieties, the production and packaging of the seed and propagating material of species of agricultural and horticultural plants and the cultivating material of forestry plants for marketing purposes; the marketing, import and export thereof; and state supervision and liability for violation of this Act or legislation established on the basis thereof.

 

1. Regulation of the Minister 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” (RTL 1999, 51, 640; 2001, 17, 232);

2. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of 30 April 1999 No 18 “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” (RTL 1999, 100, 1254; 2003, 36, 527);

3. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of 20 April 1999 No 14 “Endorsement of categories of seed potato, and procedures for accreditation of laboratories producing seed potatoes, and packaging, marketing and importation of seed potatoes” (RTL 1999, 93, 1154);

4. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture from 3 June 1999 No 20 “Endorsement of categories of vegetable seed, and procedures for packaging, marketing and importation of vegetable seed” (RTL 1999, 101, 1256);

5. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of 20 April 1999 No 12 “Endorsement of categories of cereal seed, and procedures for packaging, marketing and importation of cereal seed” (RTL 1999, 93, 1153);

6. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of 20 April 1999 No 17 “Endorsement packaging, marketing and importation of propagating material of vegetable” (RTL 1999, 100, 1153);

7. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of 20 April 1999 No 16 “Endorsement of categories of seed oil and fibre plants, and procedures for accreditation of laboratories producing seed potatoes, and packaging, marketing and importation of seed potatoes” (RTL 1999, 100, 1252);

8. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of 20 April 1999 No 15 “Endorsement packaging, marketing and importation of propagating material of ornamental plants” (RTL 1999, 93, 1155)

 


7. Fertilizers Act (entered into force 3.12.1997, RT I 1997, 93, 1563; 2001, 50, 283)

Scope of application

This Act provides the requirements for content of fertilizers to ensure the harmlessness thereof in terms of human and animal health and to the environment, producing and import for marketing of fertilizers.

 

  1. Regulation of Government no 223 of 8 October 1998 "The list of border checkpoints through which fertilizers may be imported" (RT I 1998, 86/87, 1420);

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  2. Regulation of Government no 225 of 15 October 1998 "Regulation of the manufacture, processing, importation, marketing and use of flammable and detonable fertilizers" (RT I 1998, 88, 1437);

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  3. Regulation of Government no 234 of 13 October 1998 "Statutes of the register of fertilizers" (RT I 1998, 94, 1505; 2001, 91, 547).

 

 


Last modification 31. July 2002.