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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 title
Ordinance 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