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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 Plant production
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, 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 in the laws and regulations regarding circulation of propagating material of fruit trees and berry bushes. Only Chapter V.1 of this Law applies to the species of fruit trees and berry bushes.

Full text
English
Website
www.likumi.lv

References - Legislation

Implements

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, Plant production

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, Plant production, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

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, Plant production, Crops/grasses

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

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, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

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, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

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, Plant production, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed.

Legislation | European Union | 2002 (2020)

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Vegetables/legumes, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Internal trade, Biotechnology

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, Plant production

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, Plant production

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, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

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

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

Implemented by

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, Plant production, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 900 of 2007 on Procedures for the Issuance of a Temporary Permit to Market Seeds which do not Conform to the Minimum Germination Requirements

Legislation | Latvia | 2007

Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Internal trade, Procedural matters, Authorization/permit, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 12 of 2016 on Seed Growing of Potatoes and Marketing of Seed Potatoes

Legislation | Latvia | 2016 (2017)

Keyword: Crops/grasses, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Internal trade, International trade, Quarantine, Inspection, Packaging/labelling, Royalties/fees, Registration, Business/industry/corporations, Classification/declassification, Processing/handling, Agricultural commodities, Genetic resources, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Plant production, Plant protection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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. 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, Intellectual property rights/patents

Source: FAO, FAOLEX