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Act on Seed Trade (No. 669 of 1975).

Country
Type of law
Legislation
Source


Abstract
This Act regulates the trade of field and horticultural plant seed, applies only to the public sale of seed by individual growers (para. 1). Its main provisions concern registration of seed trade activity with the State Seed Testing Station (para. 3); retail sale permits released by the National Board of Agriculture (NBA) (para. 4); quarantine and marking of imported seed (para. 6); seed trade restrictions conditions (para. 7); classification of plant species and varieties, appointment of a Plant Varieties Committee (para. 8); seed quality requirements to be set by the NBA (para. 10); labelling requirements (para. 11); monitoring compliance with the Act and its regulations, including the prohibition for control authorities to divulge professional secrets (para. 14); liabilities of seed processors, packers and sellers (para. 16); repeal of Act No. 148 of 9 April 1937 on imports and sales of seed and relative regulations and orders.
Date of text
Repealed
Yes
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Repealed by