Law to lay down rules for the production, quality, certification and placing on the market of seed (Seed Act) (No. 51 of 2005). Pays/Territoire Suriname Type du document Législation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Production végétale Matériel de reproduction/semences Certification Institution Inspection Enregistrement Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Législation de base Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement, Amérique du Sud Résumé This Law makes provision for the control of the quality of seeds. It establishes the Seed Council to advise the Minister and regulates the production, importation and placing on the market of seed. The Law also requires the Minister to establish a Seed Inspection Service, which shall carry out quality control and certification of seed. The Minister shall publish a list of plant species that may be cultivated for the production of seed certified by the Service. Producers shall apply for a permit to produce such certified and published seed. The Service shall maintain a register of recognized seed importers. Texte intégral Néerlandais Site web www.dna.sr