Seeds Marketing Act. Pays/Territoire Allemagne Type du document Législation Date 1985 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 43, 23 August 1985, pp. 1633-1648. Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Matériel de reproduction/semences Autorisation/permis Normes Inspection Variété végétale Emballage/étiquetage Institution Royalties/redevances Infractions/sanctions Production végétale Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, EUROPE ET ASIE CENTRALE, Pays de l'union européenne, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du nord-est, Europe du ouest Résumé An Act to regulate the authorization of seeds, planting material and new plant varieties. They must be first and foremost homogenous, distinguishable, constand and new. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed such as, inter alia, "seeds", "certified seeds", "species", "authorization of seeds", "marketing", "variety". Article 3 lists the competent federal and regional authorities. Seeds and planting material may be marketed only if authorized according to this Law. Part 2 governs the procedure for authorizing seeds and planting materials which must comply with the conditions listed in article 30. Moreover, while the packing and labelling requirements are contained in article 21, Part 3 indicates the tasks of the Federal Office of Seeds. Finally, the Act deals with enforcement, fees, penalties, entry into force and repeal of existing provisions, and transitional and final provisions. The Act consists of 65 articles divided into 5 Parts. Texte intégral Allemand