THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
53/2006/QD-BNN
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Hanoi, June 26, 2006
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DECISION
PROMULGATING THE REGULATION ON MANAGEMENT OF
PRODUCTION, TRADING AND USE OF RICE VARIETIES OF SUPER-PROTOTYPAL, PROTOTYPAL
AND CERTIFIED GRADES AND F1 HYBRID SEEDS
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No.
86/2003/ND-CP of July 18, 2003, defining the functions, tasks, powers and
organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;
Pursuant to the National Assembly Standing Committee's Ordinance No.
15/2004/PL-UBTVQH11 of March 24, 2004, on Plant Varieties;
At the proposal of the director of the Cultivation Department and the director
of the Science and Technology Department,
DECIDES:
Article
1.- To promulgate together with this Decision the Regulation on
management of production, trading and use of rice varieties of
super-prototypal, prototypal and certified grades and F1 hybrid seeds.
Article 2.- This Decision takes effect 15 days after its
publication in "CONG BAO."
Article 3.- The directors of the Ministry Office, the
Cultivation Department, the Science and Technology Department and
provincial/municipal Agriculture and Rural Development Services, heads of
concerned units and organizations and concerned individuals shall have to
implement this Decision.
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FOR THE MINISTER OF
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
VICE MINISTER
Bui
Ba Bong
REGULATION
ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCTION, TRADING AND
USE OF RICE VARIETIES OF SUPER-PROTOTYPAL, PROTOTYPAL AND CERTIFIED GRADES AND
F1 HYBRID SEEDS
(Issued together with the Agriculture and Rural Development
Minister's Decision No. 53/2006/QD-BNN of June 26, 2006)
Article 1.- Governing scope and application subjects
1. Governing scope
This Regulation provides for the management of
production, trading and use of rice varieties of super-prototypal, prototypal
and certified grades and F1 hybrid seeds (hereinafter referred collectively to
as rice varieties).
2. Application subjects
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Article 2.- Interpretation of terms
1. Authored seeds mean pure seeds selected and
created by an author.
2. Super-prototypal rice seeds mean rice seeds
propagated from authored seeds or restored from seeds produced according to the
super-prototypal seed-restoring process and satisfying the prescribed quality standards.
3. Prototypal rice seeds mean rice seeds
propagated from super-prototypal seeds and satisfying the prescribed quality
standards.
4. Certified rice seeds mean rice seeds
propagated from prototypal seeds and satisfying the prescribed quality standards.
5. F1 hybrid rice seeds are rice seeds generated
by crossing a male parent line (a fertility restoring line) and a
male-sterility line (CMS, EGMS). The cultivation of F1 hybrid seeds shall
create a homogenous population with hybrid vigor.
6. Plant variety quality-certifying
organizations are units meeting all conditions on material foundations and
personnel and having plant variety testing laboratories accredited by competent
agencies.
Article 3.- Conditions for rice variety production and
trading
Organizations and individuals that produce
and/or trade in rice varieties shall satisfy the following conditions:
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a/ Having the certificate of plant variety
business registration;
b/ Having locations for production and business
meeting the requirements of producing and/or trading in certified rice seeds.
c/ Having suitable material foundations and
technical equipment in service of production, processing and preservation
processes.
d/ Having or hiring technicians who have an
intermediate or higher degree in cultivation or plant protection or have a
certificate of training in rice seed production techniques.
e/ Producing rice varieties which are on the
list of plant varieties permitted for production and trading.
f/ Observing the process of producing certified
rice seeds, promulgated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
2. For super-prototypal and prototypal seeds and
F1 hybrid seeds, apart from the conditions specified in Clause 1 of this
Article, the following requirements shall be satisfied:
a/ Having registered for certification of plant
variety-quality standard conformity at a plant variety quality-certifying
organization before producing seeds.
b/ Technicians mentioned at Point d, Clause 1 of
this Article shall have a university or higher degree in cultivation or plant
protection.
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- If the initial materials are authored seeds or
super-prototypal seeds, super-prototypal seeds and prototypal seeds can be
produced only after two and three crops, respectively.
- If the initial materials are seeds yet
conforming to the quality standards set for super-prototypal seeds,
super-prototypal seeds and prototypal seeds can be produced only after three
and four crops, respectively.
d/ The production of super-prototypal seeds by
the method of monoclonal selection and propagation is strictly prohibited.
Article 4.- Expertise, test and certification of the quality
of rice varieties
1. Rice seeds shall have their quality
expertised and tested.
2. Super-prototypal and prototypal rice seeds
and F1 hybrid seeds shall have their quality expertised, tested and certified
as being conformable with standards.
3. Organizations and individuals wishing to
produce rice seeds of grades stated in Clause 2 of this Article shall register
for certification of quality standard conformity before commencing production.
4. The field inspection, sampling, test and
certification of the quality of rice seeds of grades stated in Clause 2 of this
Article shall comply with the Regulation on certification of quality standard
conformity of plant varieties, promulgated by the Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development.
5. People who expertise and sample rice
varieties shall have an expert's or sample taker's certificate, which is
granted by the director of the Cultivation Department.
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Super-prototypal rice seeds and F1 hybrid seeds,
after harvest, shall be subject to post-inspection according to the process
promulgated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Post-inspection-conducting units are defined in Clause 2, Article 7 of this
Regulation.
Article 6.- Use of rice seeds
1. Super-prototypal rice seeds shall be used
only for production of prototypal seeds.
2. Prototypal seeds shall be used primarily for
production of certified seeds.
3. Certified seeds and F1 hybrid seeds shall be
used for production of commodity rice.
Article 7.- Assignment of responsibilities
1. The Cultivation Department, which performs
the state management of rice variety production, trading and use throughout the
country, shall have the following responsibilities:
a/ To formulate and submit to the Ministry for
promulgation plannings, plans and policies on rive variety production, trading
and use and direct the implementation thereof.
b/ To submit to the Ministry for promulgation or
promulgate according to its competence legal documents, processes, criteria and
econo-technical norms on rice variety production and trading, and direct the
implementation thereof.
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d/ To accredit rice variety sample-takers and
experts.
e/ To receive dossiers of rice variety quality
of 100% foreign-owned establishments that are engaged in rice variety
production and trading.
f/ To supervise production and business
conditions of 100% foreign-owned establishments that are engaged in rice
variety production and trading; to supervise activities of certifying rice
variety quality.
h/ To conduct examination and inspection, settle
complaints and denunciations and handle violations in rice variety production
and trading.
2. The Central Center for Plant Variety Assay
and Test shall have the following responsibilities:
a/ To act as the principal body assisting the
Cultivation Department in providing professional guidance on and supervision of
the expertise, test and post-inspection of rice varieties by quality-certifying
organizations throughout the country;
b/ To organize professional training and
re-training for expertising, sampling and testing staff of quality-certifying
organizations and technicians of units producing and/or trading in rice
varieties;
c/ To certify the quality of super-prototypal
rice seeds and participate in the certification of the quality of rice seeds of
other grades.
d/ To conduct post-inspection of parental
strains of hybrid varieties. To participate in the post-inspection of
super-prototypal seeds, F1 hybrid seeds and rice seeds of other grades in case
of necessity.
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a/ To receive applications for certification of
plant variety-quality standard conformity filed by organizations and
individuals that produce and/or trade in rice varieties.
b/ To conduct field inspection, expertise and
certify the quality of prototypal and certified rice seeds and F1 hybrid seeds.
4. Provincial/municipal Agriculture and Rural
Development Services, which perform the state management of rice variety
production, trading and use in localities, shall have the following
responsibilities:
a/ To receive quality publication dossiers of
organizations and individuals that produce and/or trade in rice varieties,
except for enterprises with 100% foreign capital.
b/ To supervise conditions of rice variety
production and trading of organizations and individuals that produce and/or
trade in rice varieties, except for enterprises with 100% foreign capital.
c/ To conduct examination and inspection, settle
complaints and denunciations and handle violations related to rice variety
production and trading according to their competence.
Article 8.- Implementation provisions
Vietnamese as well as foreign organizations and
individuals that are engaged in rice variety production, trading and use in
Vietnam shall have to implement this Decision.
Organizations and individuals are requested to
report in writing any difficulty or problem arising in the course of
implementation to the Cultivation Department ' the Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development for prompt amendment and supplementation.