International Cooperation Division
Department of Planning and Cooperations
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
P.O.Box 811 Vientiane, Lao PDR

Tel: +856 21 415358
Email: [email protected]

►Requirements for the import and the transit of cassava and its products in Thailand

► Indonesia notifies Fresh Food Import Requirements

► Republic of Turkey will utilize Veterinary Health Certificate for Importation of Fish Oil and for Importation of Processed Animal Protein

► Notification on Pest Risk Analysis for Plants and Plant Products before exporting to Vietnam

► Order to Increase Strictness on Administration and Inspection of Phytosanitary Certification for Plants and Plant Products to the European Union

► Order to Increase Strictness on Administration and Inspection of Phytosanitary Certification and Plant Products to Socialist Republic of Vietnam

► The Protocol on Plant Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for Exporting Rice from Lao PDR to Republic of China

►Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Watermelon, Banana and Cassava from Laos to China

► The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has issued an instruction on condition of exporting maize from Laos to Thailand

► The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has issued an instuction regarding the origin on the import and export of vegetable, vegetal product and food product to EU countries

►The Ministry of Health has issued a notification on the ban on distribution and consumption of Dumex instant milk power after receiving a notice recalling dairy products suspected to be contaminated with bacteria distributed by the company 

► Laos temporary bans the import of poultry from China

► The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry issues new Phytosanitary Certificate

► The Department of Plantations, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has issued an instruction on sanitary requirement for importing reformed cassava plants from overseas.

► Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Instructed on strengthen addressing, protection and prevention on pest outbreak in cassava powder

► Technicality Instruction of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on the prevention measure and eradicate of pest in cassava

► Meeting of SPS/TBT Enquiry Points and Notification Unit to discuss lessons
learned from Study Visit to Vietnam

► Lao PDR establishes SPS and TBT Enquiry Points

The Lao PDR SPS Enquiry Point has been established, under Decree No. 363/PM, in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Division of International Cooperation. 

The Lao SPS Enquiry Point has been established to provide information about:

• sanitary or phytosanitary regulations adopted or proposed in Lao PDR
   
• control and inspection procedures, production and quarantine treatment, pesticide tolerance and food additive approval procedures in Lao PDR
   
• requirements for food safety and animal and plant health related to exports to other WTO member countries
   
• membership and participation of Lao PDR in international and regional sanitary and phytosanitary organizations
   
• Lao PDR’s bilateral and multilateral agreements and arrangements within the scope of the SPS Agreement

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