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Law No. 9,605: Environmental Crimes of Brazil

Establishes criminal and administrative sanctions applicable to harmful conduct and activities against the environment in Brazil, defining crimes against fauna, flora, urban planning, cultural heritag...

Uruguay’s Seed Law N° 16811

Uruguay's Seed Law N° 16811 regulates the use, commercialization, and certification of seeds to ensure their quality and protect breeders' rights. It establishes standards for the registration of var...

CONAMA Resolution No. 237 of December 19, 1997, which establishes the procedures and criteria for environmental licensin...

CONAMA Resolution No. 237 of 1997 establishes the procedures and criteria for environmental licensing in Brazil. It defines the types of environmental licenses (Preliminary, Installation, and Operatio...

Law No. 26834: Law on Protected Natural Areas

The Natural Protected Areas Law (Law N° 26834) establishes the regulatory framework for the management, conservation, and administration of Natural Protected Areas in Peru. It defines these areas as ...

Plant protection law in Costa Rica

The Plant Protection Law No. 7664, declared of public interest and mandatory application, is established in order to protect plants from damage caused by pests, prevent their introduction and spread, ...

Agricultural Marketing Programs Act

The Agricultural Marketing Programs Act (S.C. 1997, c. 20, assented to April 25, 1997 and current to 2025 with last amendment February 5, 2016) is federal legislation establishing programs for the mar...

Law No. 16,811 Declares of national interest the obtaining, production, circulation and internal and external marketing ...

The Law declares of national interest the obtaining, production, circulation and marketing, both internally and externally, of seeds and phytogenetic creations. As part of this initiative, the Nationa...

Law No. 217: General Law on the Environment and Natural Resources Nicaragua

Law 217 establishes the fundamental norms for the conservation, protection, improvement, and restoration of the environment and natural resources in Nicaragua. This framework law defines the instrumen...

Standards on Environmental Assessment of Activities Susceptible to Degrade the Environment

Decree No. 1.257 establishes procedures for the environmental assessment of activities that may degrade the environment in Venezuela, incorporating the environmental variable in decision-making. It co...

Animal and Plant Health Law Decree No. 157-94

The purpose of this Law is to ensure the protection and health of plants and animals, and the conservation of their products and by-products against the harmful action of pests and diseases of economi...

Phytozoosanitary Law

Decree No. 157-94.- The purpose of this law is to ensure the protection and health of plants and animals and the conservation of their products and by-products against the harmful action of pests and ...

Agreement No. 1618-97 Agricultural Quarantine Regulations

The purpose of these Regulations is to establish the technical, administrative and legal provisions to preserve the agricultural health of the country through actions to prevent the introduction, esta...