Ministerial Decision No. 184/2001 approving the Regulation on seed production, trade, quality control and certification. Country/Territory Mozambique Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim da República, I Série, No. 51. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Standards International trade Certification Classification/declassification Plant production Plant variety Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries Entry into force notes This Ministerial Decision enters into force 60 days after its publication. Abstract This Ministerial Decision approves the Regulation on seed production, trade, quality control and certification. The Regulation, consisting of 8 Chapters and 1 Annex, specifies the requirements to be satisfied in order to perform the above mentioned activities related to the planting material sector. It aims at regulating all aspects related to the quality control of seeds and establishes the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is the competent authority to allow new variety introduction within the National territory. The Regulation is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Production (Chap. II); Quality control and certification (Chap. III); Trade (Chap. IV); Controls (Chap. V); Offences and penalties (Chap. VI). The Annex specifies all the allowed planting material varieties and requirements. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Decision No. 51/2012 authorizing the temporary Register of new Plant Seed Varieties. Legislation | Mozambique | 2012 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Standards, International trade, Plant production, Plant variety, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Order No. 116/2011 authorizing the temporary register for new seed varieties. Legislation | Mozambique | 2011 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Classification/declassification, Plant variety, Registration, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ministerial Decision No. 116/2011 amending Ministerial Decision No. 184/2001 regulating seed production, trade, quality control and certification. Legislation | Mozambique | 2011 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Standards, International trade, Certification, Classification/declassification, Plant production, Plant variety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Decree No. 12/2013 approving the Regulation on Seeds. Legislation | Mozambique | 2013 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Standards, Classification/declassification, Certification, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Internal trade, International trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX