OECD Seed Schemes 2009: Rules and Directions

• This document updates the OECD Seed Schemes.  It replaces the previous version, the “2008 OECD Seed Schemes” (February 2008) and incorporates the technical amendments agreed by the 2008 Annual Meeting, as adopted by the Committee for Agriculture and the OECD Council in November 2008.

• The « 2009 » edition reflects the admission of India and Moldova to the OECD Seed Schemes, as approved by the OECD Council in October 2008.

• This edition also includes the Council Notification for the extension of participation for the Netherlands to the Vegetable Scheme and for Kyrgyzstan to the Grass and Legume Scheme. Moreover, it includes the Council Notification of admission of three new species to the Seed Schemes: Nicotiana tabaccum (as requested by Bulgaria), Trifolium spumosumm and Trifolium dasyurum (as requested by Australia). 

• In July 2008, the OECD Council decided to Delegate to the Committee for Agriculture the Authority to approve the technical amendments in annexes to the OECD Codes and Schemes [C(2008)120].

• Following this decision, the Committee for Agriculture has approved the following amendments to the Seed Schemes: Adoption of the increases in seed lots sizes [TAD/CA(2008)17], Revision of the isolation distances for cotton seed [TAD/CA(2008)28], Addition of the Definitions of Varietal Purity and Identity [TAD/CA(2008)29] and Amendment of two provisions of the post-control Rules [TAD/CA(2008)30].

Complete document:

OECD Seed Schemes 2009 Edition - Complete (PDF 1.1 MB)


Document by section:

Part I
LEGAL AND GENERAL TEXTS COMMON TO ALL SCHEMES

Council Decision C(2000)146/Final Annexes I to V (PDF 71 Kb)

Part II
RULES AND DIRECTIONS BY SEED SCHEME
(Annexes VI to XII to the Decision)

• Grasses and Legumes (PDF 188 Kb)
• Crucifers and Other Oil or Fibre Species (PDF 181 Kb)
• Cereals (PDF 161 Kb)
• Fodder Beet and Sugar Beet (PDF 111 Kb)
• Subterranean Clover and similar species (pdf, 108 Kb)
• Maize and Sorghum (pdf, 137 Kb)
• Vegetables (PDF 111 Kb)