Seed and Variety Circulation Law (1999) Country/Territory Latvia Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Vegetables/legumes Crops/grasses Fruits/edible nuts Internal trade International trade Basic legislation Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Law determines principles for seed and variety circulation in Latvia. Its purpose is to protect consumers of seed from the use of poor quality seed for sowing; and to govern the circulation of varieties of agricultural crops, vegetables, fruit trees and berry bushes. The Law applies to the species of agricultural crops and vegetables which are referred to in the laws and regulations regarding growing and marketing of seed; and the species of fruit trees and berry bushes which are referred to Full text English Website www.likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements 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 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 Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 2010/60/EU providing for certain derogations for marketing of fodder plant seed mixtures intended for use in the preservation of the natural environment. Legislation | European Union | 2010 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Genetic resources, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed. Legislation | European Union | 1966 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Comission Directive 2009/145/EC providing for certain derogations, for acceptance of vegetable landraces and varieties which have been traditionally grown in particular localities and regions and are threatened by genetic erosion and of vegetable varieties with no intrinsic value for commercial crop production but developed for growing under particular conditions and for marketing of seed of those Legislation | European Union | 2009 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Plant production, Plant variety, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 2002/54/EC on the marketing of beet seed. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 2002/53/EC on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Cereals/grains/rice, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 2003/61/EC amending Directives 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, 68/193/EEC on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, 92/33/EEC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed, 92/34/EEC on the marketing of propagating and planting material of fruit plants, 98/56/EC on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants, 2002/54/EC on the marketing of beet seed, 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed, 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes and 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants as regards Community comparative tests and trials. Legislation | European Union | 2003 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Oleaginous plants, Textile plants/fibres, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Vegetables/legumes, Cereals/grains/rice, Floriculture, Fruits/edible nuts Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Certification, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 2004/117/EC amending Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards examinations carried out under official supervision and equivalence of seed produced in third countries. Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Vegetables/legumes, Oleaginous plants, Textile plants/fibres Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Vegetables/legumes, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Internal trade, Biotechnology Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 2008/124/EC limiting the marketing of seed of certain species of fodder plants and oil and fibre plants to seed which has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’. Legislation | European Union | 2008 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Internal trade, International trade, Oleaginous plants, Textile plants/fibres Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Plant variety, Crops/grasses, Oleaginous plants, Packaging/labelling, Textile plants/fibres, Plant production, Biotechnology, Planting material/seeds, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Cabinet Regulation No. 140 of 2011 on By-law of the Latvian Catalogue of Plant Varieties Legislation | Latvia | 2011 (2012) Keyword: Classification/declassification, Plant variety, Registration, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Cabinet Regulation No. 120 of 2007 on Regulations on Growing and Marketing of Cereal Seed Legislation | Latvia | 2007 (2013) Keyword: Cereals/grains/rice, Planting material/seeds, Procedural matters, Inspection, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Cabinet Regulation No. 518 of 2012 on Assessment of Value for Cultivation and Use of Plant Variety Legislation | Latvia | 2012 (2016) Keyword: Plant variety, Royalties/fees, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Ecological production/organic production Source: FAO, FAOLEX