China: Seed Variety Registration Open for Comment

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CH2023-0041

On March 9, 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) published a Decision on Amending and Repealing Some Regulations (Draft for Comments) for seed variety registration. The Draft is open for public comment and includes amendments to the Administrative Measures for Non-Major Crop Variety Record. The deadline for comment submissions is April 9, 2023. Interested parties should submit comments by email to fgslfc@163.com or to the mailing address contained in this report.

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