S.L. 433.30 Art. 34Conservation of plant genetic resources.        S.L. 433.25. S.L. 433.27. S.L. 433.28.

Specific conditions have been established in the interest of conserving plant genetic resources that take into account developments in relation to the conservation and the sustainable in situ use of plant genetic resources through growing and marketing of seed of landraces and varieties which are naturally adapted to the local and regional conditions and threatened by genetic erosion as in Seeds of

Agricultural Landraces and Varieties Regulations, Seeds of Vegetable

Landraces and Varieties Regulations and Fodder Plant Seed

Preservation Mixtures Regulations. These conditions include in particular the following:

(a) landraces and varieties shall be accepted in accordance with the provisions of these regulations. In the case of agricultural plants, the procedure of official acceptance shall take into account specific quality characteristics and requirements. In particular, the results of unofficial tests and knowledge gained from practical experience during cultivation, reproduction and use and the detailed descriptions of the varieties and their relevant denominations shall be taken into account and, if sufficient, shall result in exemption from the requirement of official examination. Upon acceptance of a landrace or variety, it shall be indicated as a conservation variety in the Common Catalogues; and

(b) appropriate quantitative restrictions.