COMESA Seed Trade Harmonization Regulations, 2014. Pays/Territoire Type du document Règlement Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine ANNEX VII to COMESA Gazette Volume 19 No. 1. Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Renforcement des capacités Certification Collecte de données/déclarations Parasites/maladies Ressources génétiques Organisme génétiquement modifié (OGM) Institution Commerce intérieur Commerce international Emballage/étiquetage Production végétale Variété végétale Matériel de reproduction/semences Quarantaine Enregistrement Royalties/redevances Normes Biotechnologie Protection des végétaux Entry into force notes These Regulations enter into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette of the Common Market in accordance with Article 12 of the Treaty. Résumé These Regulations consisting of 31 articles aim at (i) harmonizing phytosanitary measures for seed in the region in order to facilitate the safe movement of seed within Member States, in a transparent manner and without dissemination of any pest of quarantine importance; (ii) ensuring that varieties listed in the COMESA Variety Catalogue and traded among Member States are of high and known quality and that movement of seed is more efficient; (iii) encouraging investment in seed business in the Member States; (iv) increasing access to existing varieties in the Member States; and (v) stimulating the breeding and availability of improved seed varieties resulting in increased variety choices for all farmers. Texte intégral Anglais Site web varietycatalogue.comesa.int