PVS: Seed certification - guides & registers
Main guides
The following guides to the Regulations and Seed Certification procedures are available and can also be requested from the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division. However, you must always refer to the appropriate Seed Regulations to ensure compliance with Seed Certification procedures.
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Guide to The Cereal Seed (England) Regulations 2002 (PDF 200 KB)
Guide to The Fodder Plant Seed (England) Regulations 2002 (PDF 258 KB)
Guide to The Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (England) Regulations 2002 (PDF 226 KB)
Guide to The Beet Seed (England) Regulations 2002 (PDF 153 KB)
Guide to The Vegetable Seed (England) Regulations 2002 (PDF 146 KB)
Other Guides
A brief guide to seed certification and the work of Defra, PVS Division, Cambridge (PDF 116 KB)
Procedure for the acceptance of late entered seed lots and crops without control plots of the sown seed (PDF 18 KB)
Instructions to licensed and official crop inspectors in England and Wales (PDF 171 KB)
Guide to
seed certification
application procedures (PDF 153 KB)
This guide explains the practical procedures for making seed certification applications in England under the Seed Marketing Regulations.
A guide to seed imports from other Member States and third countries (PDF 155 KB)
List of Equivalent 3rd Countries (PDF 15 KB)
Guide to applying for authorisation to market seed for tests and trials (PDF 136 KB) - revised October 2006
Procedure for moisture testing in England (PDF 11 KB)
Guidance on previous cropping procedure (PDF 34 KB) (supersedes NR 9/03) - by which the Certifying Authority will assess compatibility of previous cropping and provides guidance on good practice as well as minimum compatibility.
Tetrazolium testing for certification in England - procedures effective from 1 April 2008 (PDF 36 KB)
Recognition of seed analysts qualified outside the UK (PDF 8 KB)
Instructions to licensed and official seed samplers in England and Wales (amended August 2008) (PDF 500 KB)
Defra procedure document - Examinations conduct and arrangements for appeal in England and Wales (PDF 393 KB)
Withdrawal of certification - Regulation 14 (PDF 24 KB)
Procedure for early multiplication of seed (PDF 25 KB)
Guide to applying for authorisation to market preservation mixtures (PDF 115 KB).
Registers
List of companies registered for seed industry activities in England and Wales (PDF 516 KB)
Licensed seed testing stations in England and Wales (PDF 52 KB)
Statistics
Seed Certification Statistics 2007-2008 (England And Wales) (PDF 700 KB)
Page last modified: 1 December 2008