Government Ordinance establishing requirements on the marketing of beet seed. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Laws No. 166 of 2004. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Plant variety Packaging/labelling Certification Sugar cane/sugar beet Internal trade International trade Plant production Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes The Ordinance enters into force on 31 March 2004. Abstract The Government Ordinance, which is composed of 22 articles and four Annexes, establishes provisions concerning: groups of beet which must be registered and the seed of which must fulfill conditions and requirements established by the Act on varieties and seeds as regards production and marketing; quality requirements applicable to beet; requirements for the production of beet seed; conditions of marketing of beet seed; conditions of control of imported beet seed; details on packaging and labelling of beet seed; way and scope of control of the quality of beet seed placed on the market. Full text Slovak Website www.b4b.sk References - Legislation Implements Act no. 291/1996 on varieties and seeds. Legislation | Slovakia | 1996 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Internal trade, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings 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 2002/54/EC on the marketing of beet seed. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX