Decree-Law No. 42/2017 regulating the production, control, certification and marketing of seed of agricultural and horticultural species. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, Série I, No. 69, 6 April 2017. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Plant production Packaging/labelling Planting material/seeds Certification Plant variety Inspection Internal trade International trade Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Decree-Law, consisting of 61 articles divided into four Chapters and nine Annexes, regulates the production, control, certification and marketing of seed of agricultural and horticultural species, transposing EU Directives No. 2015/1168, 2015/1955, 2016/11 and 2016/317. This Decree-Law regulates in particular the following issues: a) General regime of the National Catalog of Varieties of Agricultural and Horticultural Species; b) Production, control, certification and marketing of seeds of agricultural and horticultural species other than used for ornamental purposes (mixtures of seeds for non-fodder use, mixtures intended for any vegetation cover which is used as soil protection shall not be considered for ornamental purposes). This Decree-Law transposes into national legislation: a) EU Commission Directive No. 2015/1168 of 15 July 2015 amending EU Commission Directives No. 2003/90 and No. 2003/91 of 6 October 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of art. 7 of EU Council Directives No. 2002/53 of 13 June 2002, b) EU Commission Directive No. 2015/1955 of 29 October 2015 on the marketing of cereal seed; c) EU Commission Directive No. 2016/11 of 5 January 2016 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibrous plants; d) EU Commission Directive No. 2016/317 of 3 March 2016 for the official label on seed packages. This Decree-law also consolidates the transposition into national legislation of: a) EEC Council Directive No. 66/401 of 14 June 1966, and much more related EU legislation. Full text Portuguese Website www.dre.pt References - Legislation Repeals Decree-Law No. 120/2006 laying down minimum requirements for the analysis of cultivated plants. Legislation | Portugal | 2006 Keyword: Standards, Plant protection, Research, Residues Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 154/2004 regulating the National catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | Portugal | 2004 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Residues, Certification, Classification/declassification, Biotechnology, Cereals/grains/rice, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 93/2013 amending the National catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | Portugal | 2013 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Certification, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 100/2012 amending the National Catalogue of Varieties (CNV) of agricultural plant species. Legislation | Portugal | 2012 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Vegetables/legumes, Certification, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 120/2014 amending the National catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | Portugal | 2014 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Residues, Certification, Classification/declassification, Biotechnology Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 144/2015 amending the National catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | Portugal | 2015 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Residues, Certification, Classification/declassification, Cereals/grains/rice, Biotechnology, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Order No. 42/2017 establishing the requirements under which non-profit private entities may carry out, under the supervision of the General Directorate of Food and Veterinary, tests with agronomic and utilization value for the purpose of the registration of varieties in the National Catalog of Varieties of Agricultural and Horticultural Species. Legislation | Portugal | 2017 Keyword: Plant production, Packaging/labelling, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Plant variety, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree-Law No. 116/2017 amending the National Catalog of Varieties of Agricultural and Horticultural Species, transposing the Implementing Directives (EU) No. 2016/1914 and No. 2016/2109. Legislation | Portugal | 2017 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Plant variety, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX