Order No. 140 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy validating the Regulation on the State Pomological and Ampelographic Inspection. Country/Territory Ukraine Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Institution Planting material/seeds Fruits/edible nuts Viticulture/oenological practices Standards Inspection Plant production Geographical area Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract The State Pomological and Ampelographic Inspection is the state control body in the sphere of fruit seeds and planting material. The main tasks of the State Inspection shall be: 1) to carry out the state control and supervision over quality of fruit and edible nuts seeds, planting material of fruit, berry, edible nuts’ species and vine at all stages of the production thereof, observance of plant growing technology, graded zoning, observance of standards by the producers of seeds and planting material; 2) control of documentation regarding quality of seeds and planting material; 3) quality control of planting material after excavation at the moment of trade for compliance with state and branch standards; 4) control over the compliance of graded zoning in the process of growing of matrix planting material of fruit, edible nuts and vine; 5) quality control of the approbation of matrix planting material and seeds and the validation of the results thereof; 6) control over cloned and phytosanitary selection. The State Inspection shall have the right to: 1) carry out within its sphere of competence state control in the sphere of seed-growing and plant production of fruits, edible nuts and vine; 2) inspect documentation regarding the origin, growing methods and use of seeds and planting material; 3) control quality, phytosanitary conditions and grade composition of seeds and matrix planting material; 4) carry out approbation and issue documentation attesting quality of seeds, matrix planting material, berries and vine; 5) carry out laboratory testing of seeds and planting material issue documentation attesting quality thereof. Full text Ukrainian Website www.rada.kiev.ua References - Legislation Implements Law No. 411-IV on seeds and planting material. Legislation | Ukraine | 2002 (2012) Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Basic legislation, Plant production, Plant variety, Floriculture, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX