Government Decree No. 836 validating the Requirements for quality and trade of seeds of forage plants. Country/Territory Moldova, Republic of Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Animal feed/feedstuffs Inspection Internal trade Planting material/seeds Plant production Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations Abstract Requirements to the quality and trade of seeds of forage plants apply to the seeds of forage plants specified in Annex 1, which must be met in the process of production and/or trade in seeds of forage plants. The prescribed mandatory requirements do not apply to seeds produced in unauthorized individual farms, as well as to seeds in transit or temporarily stored for transit purposes, if not dangerous for human health and the environment. To determine the biological purity of varieties and hybrids of forage plants, field inspection shall be performed. Inspection in the field or approval of seed sites shall be mandatory and shall be performed by the authorized approbators / inspectors appointed annually by the central public authority in the field of agriculture. Further on, the appointed inspectors will sign declaration of personal responsibility, or a written commitment to responsibility, impartiality and objectivity of compliance with the rules governing official research. Seeds of Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb., Brassica oleracea L. convar. acephala (DC) Alef. Var. medullosa Thell. + var. viridis L., Beta vulgaris L., Dactylis glomerata L., Festuca arundinacea Schreber, Festuca pratensis Hudson, Festuca rubra L., Festulolium, Galega orientalis Lam. galega furajeră, Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L., Lolium x boucheanum Kunth, Phleum pratense L., Medicago sativa L., Medicago x varia T. Martyn, Pisum sativum L., Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers., Trifolium repens L. şi Trifolium pratense L. can be traded exclusively if certified as seeds of elite or certified seeds. Full text Russian Website lex.justice.md References - Legislation Amended by Government Decree No. 680 amending Government Decree No. 836 validating the Requirements for quality and trade of seeds of forage plants. Legislation | Moldova, Republic of | 2017 Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Planting material/seeds, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX