Plant Protection Act Supplemented
- Estonia
- 09/01/2008
- Raidla Lejins & Norcous
On 21 May 2008, the Riigikogu adopted the Plant Protection Act and Associated Acts Amendment Act. The amendments resolve certain issues that had arisen with respect to the implementation of the act, and harmonize the act with EU law. The amendments change the system of compensating costs incurred as a result of the application of control measures against harmful organisms. Compensation shall be paid from the state budget and shall include up to 100 % of the cost of plants and plant products destroyed and income forgone from destroyed crops. Compensation of these costs to the producer is aimed at ensuring more effective application of the control measures provided by the Plant Protection Act. Other amendments include more detailed provisions regulating the conveyance of goods from third countries to Estonia and the conditions and procedure for certification of the conformity of the goods, requirements addressed to persons using highly toxic plant protection products and for the use of such products. Other minor changes are made as well. The amendments entered into force on 1 July 2008.
