Seeds Ordinance 1997. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 299, 9 October 1997, pp. 2391-2412. Long titleOrdinance implementing the Seeds Act 1997. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Plant variety Authorization/permit Plant production Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract This Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry implements the Federal Seeds Act (BGBl. I No. 72/1997). It deals, above all, with article 2 listing the competent authorities to which requests for authorization to plant certain kinds of seeds are to be addressed. The Ordinance consists of 8 articles and 1 Annex. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Implements Seeds Act 1997. Legislation | Austria | 1997 (2015) Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Authorization/permit, Plant variety, Packaging/labelling, International trade, Standards, Royalties/fees, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Seeds Ordinance 2006. Legislation | Austria | 2006 (2018) Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Authorization/permit, Plant variety, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Biotechnology, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX