Other Important Legislations Related to Biodiversity Conservation

Plant Quarantine(Regulation of Import into India) Order 2003

  • It places a prohibition on the import of commodities contaminated with weeds and/or alien species. Import of packaging material of plant origin is restricted unless the material has been treated.
  • It classifies Agricultural imports as:
    • Prohibited plant species
    • Restricted species where import is permitted only by authorized institutions
    • Restricted species permitted only with additional declarations of freedom from quarantine pests and subject to specified treatment certifications
    • Plant material imported for consumption or industrial processing permitted with normal phytosanitary certification.

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Act 2001

  • It was enacted to ....
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