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). Full text Portuguese 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