This Law defines general legislative, economic, social and administrative basis of application of chemicals and crop protection with a view of protection human and animal health and avoiding pollution of environment, soil and crops. The Law establishes competences, functions and responsibility of the authorized state institutions in the sphere of application of chemicals and crop protection and, in particular, the mandate of the State Service of Chemical Application and Crop Protection including: (a) prevention of import of prohibited agrochemicals; (b) application or lifting of quarantine; (c) issuance of licences to enterprises for provision of agrochemical services; (d) production control of chemicals for farming and biological agents; (e) training programmes for agrochemists; and (f) research. The uniform system of state phytosanitary and agrochemical control comprises regional crop protection stations, prospecting research chemical station, toxicological and biological control laboratories, bioproduce factories, provincial agrochemical laboratories and state production corporations. Persons guilty of infringement of this Law shall be subject to disciplinary, administrative and criminal liability.
Law on application of chemicals and crop protection.