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Seed Proclamation No.1288/2023.

Country/Territory
Ethiopia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Smallholders/peasants Internal trade Planting material/seeds Basic legislation Classification/declassification Inventory Certification Genetic resources Genetically modified organism (GMO) Intellectual property rights/patents Registration International trade Quarantine Biotechnology Plant production Plant protection
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel
Abstract

This Proclamation shall be applicable to any seed. Without prejudice to this provision the Proclamation shall not be applicable to: a) the use, by any person, of farm-saved seed; b) the exchange of farm-saved seed among smallholder farmers or pastoralists or any seed sale conducted among themselves on a non-registered for variety protection right; c) seed intended for research and education purpose. The Authority shall employ the following variety release and registration systems: a) conducts candidate variety performance trial and variety examination by itself, hosts evaluation by National Variety Evaluation Committee and get final approval by National Variety Release Committee; or b) enable the applicant of the candidate variety to conduct variety performance or adaptation trials or variety description trial or both; and evaluation by National Variety Evaluation Committee; and final approval by National Variety Release Committee; or c) accepts a DUS report of an authorized foreign regulatory body and locally conducted adaptation trial report of the applicant.

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