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Abstract
Plant protection is very important area in the field of agriculture, regarding it
is on the beginning of the food chain. Therefore, plant protection has special
treatment in developed countries, which reflects detailed legislation of the field.
From around 4.000 EU laws on agriculture, around 500 are on plant protection,
consolidated in 34 texts. In Serbia, plant protection legislation is in the process of
harmonization with international legal standards. The Law on seed, and the Law on
propagation material of fruits, vine grape, and hop were brought in 2005, making
new rules: new categories, certification, registration, labeling… The Law on
fertilizers is in the parliament procedure, making new rules: liberalization of import
of fertilizers, registration of subjects in the field… The Law on plant health is in
the process of public review, bringing the new national system of plant health: new
lists of harmful organisms, plant passport, licensing…