Seeds Marketing Act. País/Territorio Alemania Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1985 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 43, 23 August 1985, pp. 1633-1648. Materia Cultivos Palabra clave Materiales de propagación/semillas Autorización/permiso Normas Inspección Variedad vegetal Envasado/etiquetado Institución Derechos/cánones Infracciones/sanciones Producción vegetal Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, EUROPA Y CENTRAL ASIA, Países de la Unión Europea, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Occidental Resumen An Act to regulate the authorization of seeds, planting material and new plant varieties. They must be first and foremost homogenous, distinguishable, constand and new. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein 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 Law. Part 2 governs the procedure for authorizing seeds and planting materials which must comply with the conditions listed in article 30. Moreover, while the packing and labelling requirements are contained in article 21, Part 3 indicates the tasks of the Federal Office of Seeds. Finally, the Act deals with enforcement, fees, penalties, entry into force and repeal of existing provisions, and transitional and final provisions. The Act consists of 65 articles divided into 5 Parts. Texto completo Alemán