Order No. 1710 on grain seeds. Country/Territory Denmark Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural development Cereals/grains/rice Certification Standards Agricultural commodities Crops/grasses Inspection International trade Registration Data collection/reporting Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes 1 January 2017. Approvals and authorizations granted by the Danish Nature Agency prior to 1 January 2017 by Order No. 453 of 24 May 2016 are considered equivalent to provisions set by the Danish CPVO-entrusted examination office Tystofte Foundation in accordance with this Order. Abstract This Order sets regulations on the commercial trade of grains and seeds. A batch of grain species as listed in Appendix 2 may only be sold for planting purposes, for commercial use and registered in the Danish CPVO-entrusted examination office TystofteFonden. Areas planted with cereals which are required to be certified shall be inspected production and in accordance with the provisions listed in Appendix 3. The TystofteFonden certifies corn seeds that meet higher Danish quality standards as included in Appendix 5, and that comply with national and international trade EU quality standards. The TystofteFonden may certify batches of internationally traded seeds and in adherence to provisions set by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which authorizes the export to non-EU Member States. Oat, wheat, barley, durum wheat, spelled wheat and corn may be produced and traded for a trial period until 31 December 2017. Full text Danish Website www.retsinformation.dk; www.tystofte.dk; www.naturstyrelsen.dk; www.oecd.org References - Legislation Implements Commission Decision 2004/842/EC concerning implementing rules whereby Member States may authorise the placing on the market of seed belonging to varieties for which an application for entry in the national catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species or vegetable species has been submitted. Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Biotechnology, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 2008/62/EC providing for certain derogations for acceptance of agricultural landraces and varieties which are naturally adapted to the local and regional conditions and threatened by genetic erosion and for marketing of seed and seed potatoes of those landraces and varieties. Legislation | European Union | 2008 Keyword: Plant protection, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Vegetables/legumes, Plant production, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed. Legislation | European Union | 1966 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Standards, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Implementing Decision 2014/150/EU on the organisation of a temporary experiment providing for certain derogations for the marketing of populations of the plant species wheat, barley, oats and maize pursuant to Council Directive 66/402/EEC. Legislation | European Union | 2014 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Standards, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Order No. 1549 on seeds. Legislation | Denmark | 2015 Keyword: Agricultural development, Crops/grasses, Cereals/grains/rice, Agricultural commodities, Vegetables/legumes, Standards, Inspection, Certification, International trade, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX