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Ministerial Decision No. 223 of 2002 Regarding the import of honeybees

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

https://

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries,

- Having examined Federal Decree-Law No. 1 of 1972 on the Competencies of the Ministries and Powers of the Ministers, and its amending laws,

- and Federal Decree-Law No. 5 of 1979 on agricultural quarantine and the laws amending it, With a view to developing and promoting local honeybee breeds and protecting them from pests and diseases, and to tighten controls and regulate imports.

- In accordance with the requirements of the public interest.

 It has been decided:

Article 1

The following terms shall have the meanings set out opposite each one, unless the context of the text indicates otherwise:

 

Achievement: Honeybees, which belong to the order Hymenoptera, lead a social life and consist of worker bees, drones and the queen.

 

Al-Haddah: The incomplete life stages of bees, comprising eggs, larvae and pupae.

 

The Expulsion of the Bees: A bee transport box containing a mated queen and bees covering at least five wax combs, and containing brood, pollen and honey.

 

The Stuffed Bees: A hive for a mated queen in a queen cage, containing bees and food but no wax foundation.