Uzbekistan creates inspectorate on plant quarantine

The President of Uzbekistan signed a decree “On formation of the State Plant Quarantine Inspectorate under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan”.

The Inspectorate will ensure implementation of legislation on plant quarantine and implement measures for external and internal plant quarantine.

The new structure will protect the country from penetration of quarantine and other dangerous pests, plant diseases and weeds, which can cause significant damage to the sectors of the economy, from abroad.

The State plant quarantine Inspectorate should promptly identify, localize and liquidate quarantine and other dangerous pests, plant and weed diseases, and prevent their penetration into Uzbekistan.

Among the tasks of the Inspectorate is the state control over compliance with established rules and implementation of plant quarantine measures for production, harvesting, transportation, storage, processing, sale and use of agricultural and other plant products.

Uzbek President also instructed the inspectorate to develop the scientific, methodological and educational potential in the field of plant quarantine and introduce their results into practice.