On July 7, 2022, the Rosselkhoznadzor will hold a videoconference meeting with participants in foreign economic activity on the implementation of Federal Law No. 30.12.2021-FZ of December 454, 1 “On Seed Production”, which comes into force on September 2023, XNUMX, and the related powers of the Rosselkhoznadzor to control field of seed production in relation to seeds of agricultural plants, informs press service of the organization.
Law No. 454-FZ provides for the following types of supervision and control:
- federal state control in the field of seed production in relation to seeds of agricultural plants;
— carrying out risk analysis;
— audit of laboratories of foreign countries for testing seeds intended for import into Russia in order to use them for crops;
– development of criteria necessary for laboratory research in the field of seed production.
The import of seeds and planting material into the country will be carried out accompanied by genetic passports and documents containing information on varietal and sowing indicators of the quality of seeds and planting material based on the results of federal state control in the field of seed production at checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation and (or) places of complete customs clearance.
To confirm the competence of laboratories of foreign states that issue genetic passports and documents, the Service will conduct a preliminary audit of these laboratories.
Rosselkhoznadzor informed the main suppliers of seeds to the territory of Russia (33 countries and the European Commission) about the entry into force of Law No. 454-FZ and requested information about the authorized bodies of the countries on seed production, about the laboratories accredited in the international system ISTA and OECD and authorized bodies for conducting laboratory research to test seeds for varietal and sowing qualities, as well as to confirm the absence of genetically modified organisms.
To participate in the meeting, it is necessary to send an email to gossemena@fsvps.gov.ru by July 6 with the note “Application for videoconferencing” indicating the name of the company and the person taking part (no more than 1 connection point from the company).