Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on trade in seed of vegetable varieties (No. 113 of 2000). Country/Territory Finland Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Planting material/seeds Certification International trade Authorization/permit Packaging/labelling Data collection/reporting Standards Vegetables/legumes Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe 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. Full text Swedish Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Implements Seed Trade Act (No. 728 of 2000). Legislation | Finland | 2000 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, International trade, Certification, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Authorization/permit, Registration, Biotechnology Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 98/96/EC amending, inter alia, as regards unofficial field inspections under Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | European Union | 1998 Keyword: Plant production, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 98/95/EC amending, in respect of the consolidation of the internal market, genetically modified plant varieties and plant genetic resources, Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | European Union | 1998 Keyword: Plant production, Biotechnology, Planting material/seeds, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 70/458/EEC on the marketing of vegetable seed. Legislation | European Union | 1970 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Packaging/labelling, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to amend the Decree on trade in seed of vegetable varieties (No. 40 of 2007). Legislation | Finland | 2006 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Standards, Vegetables/legumes, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to amend the Decree on trade in seed of vegetable varieties (No. 15 of 2010). Legislation | Finland | 2010 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Packaging/labelling, Standards, Vegetables/legumes Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to amend the Decree on trade in seed of vegetable varieties (No. 27 of 2003). Legislation | Finland | 2003 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Authorization/permit, Standards, Vegetables/legumes Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to amend the Decree on trade in seed of vegetable varieties (No. 58 of 2006). Legislation | Finland | 2006 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Standards, Vegetables/legumes Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to amend the Decree on trade in seed of vegetable varieties (No. 48 of 2007). Legislation | Finland | 2007 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Authorization/permit, Vegetables/legumes Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to amend the Decree on trade in seed of vegetable varieties (No. 16 of 2011). Legislation | Finland | 2011 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Packaging/labelling, Vegetables/legumes Source: FAO, FAOLEX