Seeds Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1986 (2022) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 8, 22 Februaray 2006, pp. 344-395. Long titleOrdinance on the marketing of seeds of agricultural crops and vegetables. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Vegetables/legumes Crops/grasses Internal trade Packaging/labelling Certification Offences/penalties Plant production Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract An Ordinance to regulate the marketing of seeds in agriculture. The Ordinance contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed, such as, "material", "origin", “harmful organism” etc. Part 3 regulates in particular seeds for vegetables. In the following it treats issues, such as examination, certification, packaging and sealing. Finally, the Ordinance indicates penalties in case of violation. There are also final and transitional provisions. The Ordinance consists of 49 articles divided into 8 Parts and 8 Annexes. Full text German Website www.bmj.de References - Legislation Amended by Ordinance amending Seeds Ordinances and Fertilizers Ordinances. Legislation | Germany | 2006 Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Planting material/seeds, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance amending the Seeds Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2007 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Packaging/labelling, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Second Ordinance amending Seeds and Fertilizer Ordinances. Legislation | Germany | 2008 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Classification/declassification, Fertilizers/nutrients, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Seventeenth Ordinance amending Ordinances on seeds. Legislation | Germany | 2017 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, International trade, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Twelfth Ordinance amending the Seed Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2016 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX