Decree on details on the marketing of seeds and seedlings of cultivated plants. Country/Territory Czechia Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Laws No. 129/2012 Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant variety Packaging/labelling Plant production Planting material/seeds Internal trade Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on 18 April 2012. Abstract This Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, which is composed of 31 articles and 21 Annexes, establishes, in accordance with the legislation of the European Community, details on the marketing of seeds and seedlings of cultivated plants: requirements for marketing of propagating material (art. 2); marketing of officially unregistered seed varieties (art. 3); marketing of seed of conservation varieties (art. 4); marketing of seed varieties cultivated for growing under particular conditions (art. 5); procedures of seed recognition (art. 6); recognition of seed harvested in another member state or a third country which has been granted equivalence yo the species (art. 7); recognition of seed crops (art. 8); recognition of propagating material (art. 9); seed with unfinished certification (art. 10); egalization of seed (art. 11); marketing of seed before the end of official germination tests (art. 12); standard seed (art. 13); commercial seed (art. 14); seed mixture (art. 15); authorization and marketing of seed mixtures intended for the protection of the natural environment (art. 16); planting material in organic farming (art. 17); planting material of genetically modified varieties (art. 18); seedlings of vegetables (art. 19, 20); registration and reporting obligations of suppliers (art. 21); accreditation of persons (art. 22); import of planting material and seedlings of vegetables from third countries (art. 23); labeling and packaging of propagating material (art. 24, 25, 26, 27); control of the quality of seed (art. 28). Full text Czech Website www.zakonyprolidi.cz References - Legislation Implements Act on the marketing of seeds and seedlings and amending some other acts. Legislation | Czechia | 2003 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Internal trade, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Registration, Offences/penalties, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 2007/72/EC amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of the species Galega orientalis Lam. Legislation | European Union | 2007 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 2004/55/EC amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed. Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Internal trade 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 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed. Legislation | European Union | 1966 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities 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 2004/117/EC amending Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards examinations carried out under official supervision and equivalence of seed produced in third countries. Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Vegetables/legumes, Oleaginous plants, Textile plants/fibres, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 2003/61/EC amending Directives 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, 68/193/EEC on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, 92/33/EEC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed, 92/34/EEC on the marketing of propagating and planting material of fruit plants, 98/56/EC on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants, 2002/54/EC on the marketing of beet seed, 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed, 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes and 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants as regards Community comparative tests and trials. Legislation | European Union | 2003 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Oleaginous plants, Textile plants/fibres, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Vegetables/legumes, Cereals/grains/rice, Floriculture, Fruits/edible nuts, Plant production, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 78/55/EEC amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/458/EEC and 70/457/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, seed of oil and fibre plants, vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | European Union | 1977 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Certification, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 78/692/EEC amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed. Legislation | European Union | 1978 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 2001/64/EC amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed. Legislation | European Union | 2001 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Decree on details on the marketing of seeds and seedlings of cultivated plants. Legislation | Czechia | 2009 Keyword: Plant variety, Packaging/labelling, Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree amending Decree on details on the marketing of seeds and seedlings of cultivated plants. Legislation | Czechia | 2017 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree amending Decree on details on the marketing of seeds and seedlings of cultivated plants. Legislation | Czechia | 2015 Keyword: Vegetables/legumes, Internal trade, Plant variety, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX