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Order No. 255 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation for organizing the procurement, processing, storage and use of seeds of agricultural plants.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Certification Plant production Crops/grasses Cereals/grains/rice Oleaginous plants Transport/storage Agricultural commodities Planting material/seeds Vegetables/legumes Floriculture Fruits/edible nuts Viticulture/oenological practices Textile plants/fibres
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force 10 calendar days after the date of its first official publication.
Abstract

This Regulation establishes the procedure for organizing the procurement, processing, storage and use of seeds of agricultural plants. Agricultural plants shall be intended grains, legumes, cereals, fodder, oilseeds, essential oils, industrial, vegetable, medicinal, flower, fruit, berry crops, potatoes, grapes. Procurement of seeds is carried out in order to meet the needs of agricultural producers with seeds of agricultural plants for sowing, as well as for the formation of insurance and transfer funds of seeds of agricultural plants. The permissible shelf life of first-class seeds without a significant reduction in germination when deposited in seed insurance funds depends on the crop, initial quality, conditions and methods of storage and is for seeds: (a) spring wheat, spring barley, oats, buckwheat up to 3.5 years; (b) winter wheat, winter rye, winter barley up to 3 years; (c) rice, millet up to 2.5 years; (d) sunflower up to 1.5 years; and (e) soybeans up to 1 year. Certified producers of original seeds form insurance funds seeds in the following amounts: (a) for laying primary seeds - 100 percent; and (b) for laying super elite seeds – 50 percent. Carry-over seed funds are stocks of winter crop seeds of agricultural plants and are formed by agricultural producers independently in the amount of up to 100% of the need for seeds. Renewal of carry-over seed funds are performed annually.

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