Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on trade in seed of vegetable varieties (No. 113 of 2000).
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Abstract
This Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry provides rules for the production, certification, marketing and use of specified vegetable variety seeds as specified in article 1. The Inspection Centre for Plant Production can control and at discretion approve also seed lots of other horticultural crops, such as spices and herbs. Packing of seeds to which this Decree applies requires a licence under section 11 of the Seed Trade Act. Traders shall notify their activities in accordance with section 12 of the Act and this Decree, and keep a register on seed trade in accordance with section 13 of the Act. The Inspection Centre, for purposes of marketing in Finland, may certify seed lots of varieties introduced in the National Plant Variety list and seed varieties that have undergone official variety trials for at least one growing season. Other provisions of this Decree concern, among other things, packaging and labelling and placing on the market of certified seeds and certification of seeds imported from countries outside the EU. The Inspection Centre shall, for marketing in other EU Member States, certify only seed lots of varieties listed in the EC plant varieties catalogues.
The Schedules: set out quality requirements for seed stocks and seed; define minimum sample and maximum batch weights; concern quality guarantees a producer must provide.
The Schedules: set out quality requirements for seed stocks and seed; define minimum sample and maximum batch weights; concern quality guarantees a producer must provide.
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This Decree repeals the Decree on the placing on the market of seeds of vegetable varieties (No. 58 of 1994).
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Jord- och skogsbruksministeriet: Jord- och skogsbruksministeriets f rordning om handel med uts de av k ksv xter.
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