There is no clear, standalone fertiliser act or explicit law governing biostimulants available in public legal databases for Suriname, unlike in jurisdictions such as Chile or European Union countries.

Suriname does not appear to have a specialised legal regime dedicated specifically to fertiliser and biostimulant regulation published in FAOLEX or other major legislative databases.

If fertiliser regulation exists, it may instead form part of internal regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture that are not publicly available online, or it may be covered under broader agricultural product quality or safety legislation, phytosanitary rules, or general import control procedures.

It is also possible that oversight is linked to customs procedures or plant quarantine approvals applicable to fertiliser imports.

Although a specific fertiliser or biostimulant law is not publicly identifiable, several government authorities would logically be involved in oversight. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (MAAHF), historically referred to as the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (LVV), appears to play a central role in agricultural policy, including matters relating to fertilisers, crop inputs, and plant health programmes, such as the distribution of subsidised fertilisers.

In the case of imported fertilisers or biostimulants, standard customs import documentation and trade permits are likely required through the Ministry of Trade and Industry, typically in coordination with plant quarantine authorities.

At present, no official reference text available online establishes a formal product registration requirement for fertilisers in Suriname, nor is there a publicly accessible procedure outlining applicable fees, data requirements, or processing timelines.

Government communications do refer to the “registration” of farmers in the context of programmes that distribute subsidised fertilisers, but this registration relates to farmer eligibility for government support and should not be confused with a product authorisation or market approval process.

Consequently, there is currently no publicly available schedule of fees, processing times, or data requirements for the registration of fertiliser or biostimulant products in Suriname.

This lack of information likely reflects the absence of a clearly published legislative framework or regulatory guideline in commonly used legal databases.

Moreover, fertiliser distribution in Suriname frequently occurs through government programmes involving farmer registration, which concerns the allocation of inputs to end users rather than the approval of commercial products for market placement.

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