based Gulf Cooperation Council, which has been passed by the 22nd GCC summit held in Muscat, Oman. The new law aims at preventing the entrance and spread of agricultural pesticides, protecting the environment and plant resources and facilitating trade among the GCC member states. The Cabinet also ratified the penalties to be imposed on violators of the law which goes into effect after 90 days from its publishing in the official gazette. The new law nullifies the current agricultural quarantine regulations. --More 2129 Local Time 1829 GMT
