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Ethiopian Seed Council of Ministers Regulations (No. 16/1997).

Pays/Territoire
Éthiopie
Type du document
Règlement
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 31, 3th year, 10 March 1997, pp. 499-507.
Sujet
Plantes cultivées
Mot clé
Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs Certification Variété végétale Institution Enregistrement Inspection Commerce international Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets
Aire géographique
Afrique, Afrique Orientale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances, Sahel
Résumé

These Regulations shall apply to any of the prescribed seeds of any designed variety of any plant species as may be specified by the Seed Industry Council established by Proclamation 35 of 1993. They shall not apply to seed grown by a farmer and sold directly to another farmer (art. 3). A new variety shall be approved, named and registered in accordance with these Regulations only when such variety conforms terms and conditions prescribed by the National Variety Release Committee. Producers, importers, processors or distributors of prescribed seeds shall be registered by the National Seed Industry Agency in accordance with article 5 and keep records in accordance with section 6. Quality control shall be carried out by the Ethiopian Authority for Standardization in accordance with article 7. Article 8 concerns labeling requirements. Sale of prescribed seeds requires a seed seller’s work permit (art. 9). Articles 10 to 16 concern the certification, sampling testing and inspection of prescribed seed. External trade in seeds shall be carried out only by registered importers and exporters. The Agency may designate certain seed as restricted seed, i.e. seed the importation or exportation of which is prohibited or restricted. The Council may issue Directives for the proper execution of these Regulations in regard of matters specified in article 19. (21 articles)

Texte intégral
Anglais

Références - Législation

Abrogé par

Seed Proclamation No. 206 of 2000.

Législation | Éthiopie | 2000

Mot clé: Matériel de reproduction/semences, Certification, Variété végétale, Institution, Autorisation/permis, Inspection, Commerce international, Infractions/sanctions, Production végétale

Source: FAO, FAOLEX