Regional Law No. 6-ZS “On seed growing of agricultural crops”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Altai Document type Legislation Date 1996 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Plant variety Crops/grasses Plant production Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates relations between natural and legal persons as regards creation of a new plant variety of agricultural crops or producing and using seeds of agricultural crops. Seed growing of agricultural crops shall be regulated by the authorized state federal institution in the sphere of agriculture and by the authorized state regional institution in the sphere of agriculture. Original seeds shall be produced by agricultural crop variety originator, while elite and reproduction seeds can be produced and traded by any natural and legal person concerned. Regional seed reserve shall contain seeds of crop varieties inserted in the State register of selection achievements. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 61-ZS amending Regional Law No. 6-ZS “On seed growing of agricultural crops”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Crops/grasses, Research, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX