Seeds Act 1997. País/Territorio Austria Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1997 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part I, No. 72, 11 July 1997, pp. 941-968. Título completoFederal Act on recognition of seeds, admission of seeds and the placing on the market of seeds and the admission of plant varieties. Materia Cultivos Palabra clave Materiales de propagación/semillas Autorización/permiso Variedad vegetal Envasado/etiquetado Comercio internacional Normas Derechos/cánones Infracciones/sanciones Legislación básica Producción vegetal Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, EUROPA Y CENTRAL ASIA, Países de la Unión Europea, Europa Occidental Entry into force notes The present Act enters into force on 1 July 1997, except for article 39(4), which enters into force on 1 July 1998. Resumen An Act to regulate the authorization of seeds, planting material and new plant varieties. It contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms employed such as, inter alia, "seeds", "certified seeds", "species", "authorization of seeds", "marketing", "variety". Article 3 lists the competent federal and regional authorities. Seeds and planting material may be marketed only if authorized according to this Act. Part 2 governs the procedure for authorizing seeds and planting materials which must comply with the conditions listed in article 14. Moreover, while the packing and labelling requirements are contained in article 15, Part 3 governs importation regulations. Part 4 contains an Ordinance on new plant varieties which must be homogenous and distinguishable. Finally, the law deals with enforcement, fees, penalties, entry into force and repeal of existing provisions, and transitional and final provisions. The text consists of 80 articles divided into 4 Parts. Texto completo Alemán Página web www.ris.bka.gv.at