Ministerial Decree No. 805 validating the Regulation on testing of plant varieties and of seed sowing quality. País/Territorio Kazajstán Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 2003 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Cultivos Palabra clave Materiales de propagación/semillas Variedad vegetal Productos agrícolas Plagas/enfermedades Producción vegetal Protección vegetal Área geográphica Mar Aral, Asia, Mar Caspio, Asia Central, CEI (Comunidad de Estados Independientes), Europa y Central Asia, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral, Asia del Norte Resumen This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities for testing plant varieties and the quality of seeds to be sown by state-financed producers of agricultural commodities. Service providers for such testing shall selected in accordance with national legislation on the procurement of products and services for public needs. Seed quality testing shall be mandatory for national producers of agricultural commodities, producers of original and elite seeds (first, second and third generations), state seed testing laboratories and state seed reserves. Testing shall be carried out official seed quality testing laboratories in accordance with relevant standards (complete analysis) and one or several indices (incomplete analysis) such as germinating capacity, humidity, mass of 1 000 seeds, infection rate and pest colonization. Texto completo Ruso Página web www.government.kz