Ministerial Decree No. 829 of 2011 about the terms and procedures Of adoption,circulation, import and export, preparation, storage and trading of seed crops.

This Regulation addresses mainly the conditions and procedures of the adoption, circulation, import, export, preparation, storage and trade of seed crops; it is composed of three Sections, and 25 Annexes and forms. Section I sets forth the general provisions , it is composed of 4 chapters that provide for the conditions of production of certified seeds for all grades of propagation, the procedures of the adoption of seed crops, grading and breeding generations, and the conditions to be met when sampling for adoption. Section II is divided into 6 chapters that are focused on the trading of seeds. It provides information about the import and export of seed crops, and covers all the licensing issues. Chapters 5 and 6 of this section are concerned with cotton seeds and oil presses.