The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the safety and promotion of agriculture and forestry production and to protect natural environment by prescribing the necessary matters pertaining to the quarantine of import and export plants, and domestic plants and to control pests and diseases inflicting harms on plants.
Any person intending to import plants or associated container and packaging for the plants should accompany a phytosanitary certificate which conforms to the phytosanitary certificate form as prescribed by International Plant Protection Convention and issued by a government authority of the exporting country. Nevertheless, this shall not be applicable to cases that fall under the following subparagraph in case of importing from a country that has no government authority responsible for plant quarantine in case of importing through hand luggage or mail or in other cases where it is difficult to accompany a phytosanitary certificate, of which are stipulated by the Ordinance of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
