Order No. 454 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation on plant variety and seed control.

This Order establishes the modalities for carrying out plant variety and seed control of agricultural crops regarding seed growing enterprises, including: (a) controlling the processing, storage, trade and use of seeds; (b) testing the plant variety and sowing quality of seeds; and (c) controlling the compliance of seed growing enterprises with state standards. Plant variety and seed controls shall be carried out by state seed-growing inspectors authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture, who shall be charged with: (a) inspection of fields prepared for sowing; (b) inspection of high quality crops during vegetation period; (c) control of the approbation and field inspection of elite and hybrid areas under cultivation; (d) control of harvest, transport, processing, cleaning and storage of seeds, and readiness of seed storage facilities; and (e) control of compliance with the seed growing technology.