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Order No. 863/2001 approving the Regulation on the certification of forestry seeds.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 173 (I-B), 27 July 2001, pp. 4591-4594.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
International trade Classification/declassification Transport/storage Planting material/seeds
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Order approves the Regulation on the certification of forestry seeds. This Regulation consists of 14 articles and 1 annex regulating the control and certification of forestry planting materials (called MFR). The General Directorate of Forests (DGF) is responsible for the implementation and enforcement of this sector, establishing forestry seed category in order to be produced and traded. This Order establishes: seed packaging and labelling requirements, purety standards, controls to be carried out (including samples), trade, etc. The Annex specifies the origin of the said forestry seed and the requirements to be met in order to obtain a seed certification (a model form is attached to the text).

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References - Legislation

Repeals

Order No. 135/94 approving the Regulation on the certification of forestry seeds.

Legislation | Portugal | 1994

Keyword: International trade, Classification/declassification, Transport/storage, Planting material/seeds

Source: FAO, FAOLEX