Seed Proclamation No.782/2013. Pays/Territoire Éthiopie Type du document Législation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 27, 19th year, 15 February 2013. Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Législation de base Production végétale Matériel de reproduction/semences Certification Variété végétale Institution Enregistrement Autorisation/permis Ressources génétiques Organisme génétiquement modifié (OGM) Inspection Commerce international Commerce intérieur Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs Infractions/sanctions Biotechnologie Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Aire géographique Afrique, Afrique Orientale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances, Sahel Résumé This Proclamation concerns the improvement of seed for agricultural production in Ethiopia. It shall ensure that the supply of quality seed is made available to fanners, agro-pastoralists and 'other seed users. "Seed" shall include seed, seedlings or any other plant propagating material intended for-planting. This Proclamation may not be applicable to: a) the use of farm-saved seed by any person or the exchange or sale of farm-saved seed among smallholder farmers or agro- pastoralists; b) seed to be used for research; or c) forestry seed. Any variety intended for domestic or export market shall be released by the Ministry before it is produced locally. There shall be Evaluation Committees for evaluation of seed performance and a National Variety Release Committee that shall propose varieties for release based on the reports of the evaluation committees. Released varieties shall be entered into the National Variety Register. Any person who intends to engage in commercial seed production shall have a certificate of competence and shall establish an internal seed quality control system. The production of seeds for domestic consumption shall be executed on the basis of integrated planning. The Ministry shall maintain a register of seed producers and distributers. Other provisions of this Proclamation concern, among other things: quality control and assurance, labelling of seed, import and export of seed (which requires a permit and a certificate of competence), grievance procedures and seed inspection. Any seed with genetically modified organisms may be imported if the Ministry receives prior assurance of its compliance with the applicable legislation from the Environmental Protection Authority. The Proclamation defines offences. Texte intégral Anglais Références - Législation Abroge 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