Seed and Plant Propagating Act

Sisukord 5 Seemne ja taimse paljundusmaterjali seadus Vastu voetud 13. mail 1998. a., (RT I 1998, 52/53, 771 ), joustunud 1. juulil 1998 a. 7 1. peatukk Uldsatted 17 2. peatukk Tegevusloa valjastamine 21 3. peatukk Seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveerimismaterjali tootmine 25 4. peatukk Seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveerimismaterjali sertifitseerimine ja kontroll 29 5. peatukk Seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveeri mismaterjali pakendamine 33 6. peatukk Seemne, paljundus- ja kultivee rimismaterjali import ja eksport 37 7. peatukk Seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveerimismaterjali turustamine 39 8. peatukk Riiklik jarelevalve 15 9. pec1tukk Vastutus 19 10. peati.ikk Muudatused varasemates oigus aktides ja seaduse rakendamine Contents 5 Seed and Plant Propagating Material Act Passed on 13 May 1998 (RT' I 1998, 52/ 53, 771), entered into force 1 July 1998. 7 Chapter 1 General Provisions 17 Chapter 2 Issue of Activity Licences 21 Chapter 3 Production of Seed and Propagating and Cultivating Material 25 Chapter 4 Certification and Inspection of Seed and Propagating and Cultivating Material 29 Chapter 5 Packaging of Seed and Propagating or Cultivating Material 33 Chaptei 6 Import and Export of Seed and Propagating or Cultivating Material 37 Chapter 7 Marketing of Seed and Propagating or Cultivating Material 39 Chapter 8 State Supervision 45 Chapter 9 Liability 49 Chapter 10 Amendments to Other Legislation and Implementation of Act RT= Riigi Teatap = State Cazcttr 51 Toiduseadus Vastu voetud 25. veebruaril 1999. a, (RT I J 999, 30,415), joustub 1. jaanuaril 2000. a., muudctud jargmise seadusega: lb.06.99 jousUH.01.00 - RT I 1999, 58, 6Cls+ 53 1. peati.ikk Uldsatted 57 2. peattikk Kaitlemisettevotte tunnustamine b 1 3. peatukk Toidu suhtes esitatavad nouded 67 -t peati.ikk Kaitlemise iildnouded 75 5. peati.ikk Kaitleja enesekontroll '79 6. peatukk Teabe esitamine 81 7. peati.ikk Import ja eksport ning jarelevalve selle iile S7 8. peatUkk J iirelevalve iildine korraldus ,;:; 0. peatukk Laboratooriumid '(i 10. peatukk Vas tutus L 1 l 11. peati.ikk Rakendussatted Scaduse muutmise korrc1l on miirgitud rnuudatuse kehtestanud seaduse vastuv6tmise, j,\ustumise ja Riigi Teatajas av,lldamise acg. Tcrvikuna v6i osaliselt rnuudl'tud paragralwi uue ,c'inastuse kehtestanud seadu,c viide on ,ulgudcs muudetud osa jarel. 51 Food Act Passed on 25 February 1999 (RT I 1999, 30,415), enters into force 1 January 2000, amended by the following Act: 16.06.99 entered into force 01.01.00 - RT I 1999, 58, 6081. 53 Chapter 1 General Provisions 57 Chapter 2 Approval of Food Business 61 Chapter 3 Requirements for Food 67 Chapter 4 General Requirements for Handling 75 Chapter 5 Self-Checking of Food Business Operator 79 Chapter 6 Presentation of Information 81 Chapter 7 Import, Export and Supervision 87 Chapter 8 General Organisation of Supervision 93 Chapter 9 Laboratories 95 Chapter 10 Liability 101 Chapter 11 Implementing Provisions 1 Any amendment to the Act contained herein is noted with the date of passage, date of entry into force and Riigi TcataJa cita hon. If a whole or a part of a section has been amended, reference to the amending Act appears in brackets immediately after the amended whole or part. Seemne ja taimse paljundus ntaterjali seadus Seed and Plant Propagating Material Act Seemne JU taimse paljundusmaterjali seadus Seed and Plant Propagating Material Act 1. peatukk lJidsatted § 1. Seaduse reguleerimisala (1) Kaesolev seadus reguleerib taime sortide kasutamist, pollu- ja aiakultuu ride liikide seemne ja paljundus materjali ning metsataimede kultiveerimismaterjali turustamisotstar belist tootmist ja pakendamist, samuti selle turustamist, importi ja eksporti ning riiklikku jarelevalvet ja vastutust kaesoleva seaduse ja selle alusel kehtestatud oigusaktide rikkumise eest. (2) Kaesolev seadus kehtib tootmises kasutatava kiilviseemne ja istutus materjali kohta. (3) Eestis kaitse alla voetud sortide seemne ja paljundusmaterjali kasuta misel kehtivad erinouded satestatakse sordikaitseseaduses (RT I 1998, 36/37, 553) ja selle alusel kehtestatud 6igusaktides. § 2. Seeme (1) Kaesolevas seaduses kasitletakse seemet kui taime osa, mis on v6imeline andma samaseid jarglasi. (2) Mis tahes kategooria seeme peab vastama selle kategooria seemnele esitatavatele nouetele. Seemne kategooriad on: 1) supereliitseeme - sordi sailitamiseks ettenahtud meetodite kohaselt sordi omaniku poolt voi vastutusel Chapter 1 General Provisions § 1. Scope of application of Act (1) This Act regulates the use of plant varieties, the production and packaging of the seed and propagating material of species of agricultural and horticultural plants and the cultivating material of forestry plants for marketing purposes; the marketing, import and export thereof; and state supervision and liabil ity for violation of this Act or legislation established on the basis thereof. (2) This Act applies to seed intended for sowing and to planting material which are used for production. (3) Special requirements for the use of the seed and propagating material of varieties protected in Estonia shall be provided for in the Plant Variety Rights Act (RT I 1998, 36/37, 553) and legislation established on the basis thereof. § 2. Seed (1) In this Act, "seed" means the part of a plant which is capable of producing identical descendants. (2) The seed of any category shall con form to the requirements set for the given category. The categories of seed are the following: 1) "pre-basic seed" means the seed which has been produced by or under the responsibility of the owner Eesti ()ig1"'1olke Kcskus Lsto11ia11 Tra11slatio11 a11d Lc:,;i~!ati1. 1c Support Centre 7 Seemne ja taimse paljundusmaterjali seadus Seed and Plant Propagating Material Act toodetud seeme, mis on ette nahtud jargnevate kategooriate seemne tootmiseks; 2) eliitseeme - sordi sailitamiseks ettenahtud meetodite kohaselt toodetud seeme, mis on ette nahtud jargnevate polvkondade eliit- voi sertifitseeritud seemne tootmiseks. Eliitseeme peab olema sertifitsee ritud. Eliitseemne kategooriaid voib olla mitu; 3) sertifitseeritud seeme - otse eliit seemnest polvnev voi eliitseemnele eelneva ja eliitseemnele kehtestatud noudmistele vastava polvkonna voi eelmise polvkonna sertifitseeritud seemnest toodetud seeme, mis on ette nahtud jargnevate polvkon dade sertifitsecritud seemne tootmiseks voi kasutamiseks kulviseemnena Iopptoodangu saamiseks. Sertifitseeritud seemne l<.ategooriaid voib olla mitu; 4) standardseeme - piisavalt liigi- ja sordiehtne ning liigi- ja sordipuhas koogiviljakultuuride seeme, mis on ette nahtud lopptoodangu tootmiseks. Standardseeme kuulub sordiehtsuse ja -puhtuse tuvasta miseks pistelisele jarelkontrollile ametlikes poldkatsetes; 5) tarbeseeme - piisavalt liigi- ja sordiehtne seeme, mis on ette nahtud kasutamiseks kiilviseem nena lcipptoodangu saamiseks. (1) Seemne kategooriad ning neile , :citatavad n6uded pollu- ja aiakul uuride liigi \Oi liikide grupi kohta :,.c htestatakse pollumajandusministri :1<ic1rusega. of the variety according to the meth ods prescribed for the maintenance of the variety and which is intended for the production of seed of subse quent categories; 2) "basic seed" means the seed which has been produced according to the methods prescribed for the mainte nance of the variety and which is intended for the production of basic or certified seed of subsequent gen erations. Basic seed must be certi fied. There may be several categories of basic seed; 3) "certified seed" means the seed which is of direct descent from basic seed, or produced from the seed of the generation prior to basic seed in conformity with the requirements set for basic seed or from the certi fied seed of the previous generation, and which is intended for the pro duction of certified seed of subse quent generations or used for sowing for the production of final products. There may be several cat egories of certified seed; 4) "standard seed" means the veg etable seed of sufficient identity and purity of species and variety which is intended for the production of final products. The varietal identity and purity of standard seed shall be ascertained by random post-control in official field trials; 5) "commercial seed" means the seed of sufficient identity of species and variety which is intended for sowing for the production of final products. (3) The categories of seed and require ments therefor with regard to species or groups of species of agricultural or horti cultural plants shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of Agriculture. l.1 -./: ( )15;.11:,;ttHkt' Kcskr,.-. ,:('1/llli' 'Jr,1·-.{.,·:11 11: a11tf I c;,:.1-.!atn·1· S111·; 1ort Cnitrc 8 Sec11111e 1a laimse palju11dusmatcr111!1 smdus Sm/ 11i1d P/allf Propagating Material Act § 3. Paljundusmaterjal (1) K,iesolev as sead uses kasitletakse pc1liundusmaterjalina pollu- ja aia 1-.ultuuride ta1mset materjali (puuvilja i,1 m:iaratud dekoratiivkultuuride puhul kJ seemneid), mida kasutatakse taimeliigi paljundamiseks ja istutus materj,di tootmiseks, ning istutamiseks Yoi timlwristutc1miseks ettenii.htud L1imi. (2) M1~ tahes katl'gooria paljundusmaterjal peab vastama selle katcgooria paljundusmaterjalile esiULl\'atele n6uetele. Pal1undusmaterjali kategooriad on: 1) supereliitpaljundusmaterjal - sordi s,iilitamiseks ja selle samasuse, puuvilja- ja marjakultuuride puhul ka pomoloogiliste omaduste s;iili misc tagc1111iseks ettenahtud mei.:'t(ldite kohaselt ja taimehaigusi v,iltides toodetud paljundus materjal, mis on ette n:ihtud L·liitpaljund usmaterjali tootmiseks. Supereliilpaljundusmaterjal peab olt·mc1 sertifitseeritud; 2) eliitpaljundusmaterjal - super eliitpaljundusmaterjalist kas otsc vc'ii m:iiiratud MVU vegetc1tiivse paljundc1mise etappide tulemusena sordi sailitamiseks ja sclle samasuse, ruuvilja- ja marjakultuuride puhul ka pomoloogiliste omaduste sailimise tagamiseks ja taimehaigusi \'iiltides tuodetud paljundus materj,1!, mis on ette nahtud scrtifitsec'nlud paljundusmaterjc1li toDtmisd:s. Eliit1-~aljundusmc1terjali § 3. Propagating material (1) In this Act, "propagating material" means the plant material of agricultural or horticultural plan ts (in the case of fruit species and certain ornamental plants, also the seeds) used for the . propagation of plant species and the ! production of planting material, and plants intended for planting or replant ' ing. (2) Propagating material of any cat egory shall conform to the requirements set for the given category. The categories , of propagating material are the i following: 1) "pre-basic propagating material" means the propagating material which has been produced according to the methods prescribed for the maintenance of the variety and for the guarantee of the maintenance of its identity, and in the case of fruit species and berries, also for the guarantee of the maintenance of the characteristics of their pomological value, and with a viPw to preventing plant disease, and which is intended for the production of basic propa gating material. Pre-basic propagat ing material must he certified; 2) "basic propagating material" mcano the propagating material which has been produced from pre-basic propagating material either directly or in a known number of stages in a vegetative way in order to maintain the varit'ty and to guc1rantee the maintenance of its identity, and in the case of fruit species and berries, also to guarantee the maintenance of the characteristics of their pomo logical value, and with a view to preventing plant disease, and which is intended for the production of Lt':-,{/ CJ1s11.•,f(1[kc KL,.;ku:-, L-;f(11111111 Tra11-;/at1011 ill/if Leg1:-.laf1I't' Sup;iorf Cc11tn· 9 Seemne ja taimse paljundusmaterjali seadus Seed and Plant Propagating Material Act kategooriaid v6ib olla mitu. Eliitpaljundusmaterjal peab olema sertifitseeritud; 3) sertifitseeritud paljundusmaterjal eliitpaljundusmaterjalist v6i eelmise p6lvkonna sertifitseeritud paljun dusmaterjalist kas otse v6i maaratud arvu vegetatiivse paljundamise etappide tulemusena taimehaigusi valtides toodetud paljundusmaterjal. Sertifitseeritud paljundusmaterjali kategooriaid v6ib olla mitu; 4) viirusvaba paljundusmaterjal puuvilja- ja marjakultuuride paljundusmaterjal, mis kasvuaegsel kontrollimisel on tunnistatud vabaks selle liigi puhul ohtlikest ja paljundusmaterjali kasutusvaartust vahendavatest mis tahes viiruste v6i viirusetaoliste haigustekitajate siimptomitest ning mida on sailitatud infektsiooni valtimist tagavates tingimustes; 5) kontrollitud paljundusmaterjal Taimetoodangu Inspektsiooni kontrollitud ja kehtestatud n6uetele vastav paljundusmaterjal. (3) Paljundusmaterjali kategooriad ja neile esitatavad n6uded p6llu- ja aiakultuuride liigi v6i liikide gruppide kohta kehtestatakse p6llumajandus ministri maarusega. § 4. Kultiveerimismaterjal (1) Kaesolevas seaduses kasitletakse kultiveerimismaterjalina taimeliigi paljundamiseks ning istutusmaterjali tootmiseks ettenahtud metsataimede seemneid ja taimset materjali ning certified propagating material. There may be several categories of basic propagating material. Basic propa gating material must be certified; 3) "certified propagating material" means the propagating material which has been produced from pre-basic propagating material or from the cer tified propagating material of prior generation directly or in a known number of stages in a vegetative way with a view to preventing plant dis ease. There may be several categories of certified propagating material; 4) "virus-free propagating material" means the propagating material of fruit species and berries which, by growing-season inspection, has been found free from symptoms of any vi rus or virus-like pathogen dangerous to the species concerned and capable of reducing the usefulness of the propagating material, and which has been maintained under conditions ensuring freedom from infection; 5) "con trolled propagating material" means the propagating material which has been inspected by the Plant Pro duction Inspectorate and is in confor mity to the established requirements. (3) The categories of propagating mate rial and requirements therefor with regard to species or groups of species of agricultural or horticultural plants shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of Agriculture. § 4. Cultivating material (1) In this Act, "cultivating material" means the seed or plant material of for estry plants intended for the propagation of plant species and for the production of planting material, and Eesti 6igust6lke Keskus Esto11ia11 Translation and Legislative Support Centre 10 Seemne ja taimse pal1undusmaterjali seadus Seed and Plant Propagating Material Act istutamiseks voi umberistutamiseks ettenahtud metsataimi. (2) Metsataimede kultiveerimis materjali kategooriad ja neile esitatavad nouded kehtestatakse keskkonna ministri maarusega. § 5. Sordi esindaja ja sordi sailitaja (1) Sardi esindaja kaesoleva seaduse moistes on isik, kes sordi omanikuga solmitud lepingu alusel ja tingimustel on omandanud sordi kasutamise c1iguse. Esindajaks voib olla Eesti kodanik, Eestis alalist elamisluba omav 1sik voi registreeritud juriidiline isik. (2) Sordi sailitaja kaesoleva seaduse mc)isks on surdi omanik voi isik. :<LS vastutab pdljundamiseks vajaliku [i;g, ic1 sordiehtsa algmaterjali tootmise eesi:. (3) Sordi esindaja voi sordi sailitaj,, registreeritahl' TJimetoodangu l nspektsioonis. ~ 6. Sordileht (1) Sordileht on pollumajandusministri mciarusega kinnitatud Eestis turustamisotstarbel paljundamiseks ja muugiks lubatud sortide nimekiri. (2\ Sort \'6etakse sordilehte, kui see: l i un cristatav, iihtlik ja pi.isiv; 2) omab ki.illaldast majanduslikku vii j e lu sv aci rtust; 1) sobib kasv atamiseks Eesti mullastiku ja kliimatmgimustes ,·(,i soltuvalt taimeliigist tehistingi muste, j, forestry plants intended for planting or replanting. (2) The categories of cultivating mate rial of forestry plants and requirements therefor shall be established by a regula tion of the Minister of the Environment. § 5. Representative and maintainer of variety (1) For the purposes of this Act, "repre sentative of a variety" means a person who, on the basis and under the condi tions of a contract entered into with the owner of the variety, has obtained the righ: to use the variety. Estonian citi ',''1 persons who hold a permanent ,- ,sdence permit in Estonia and lq;al !1, ,rs, ,ns regisl<'red in Estonia may be i-cnn·sentativcs of varieties. 1'2.'i For the purposes of this Act. "rr1c1.in '.,.::1?;· of a varietv" rncans the owner of .1-, · varietv or a person who is respon ~ibl·· for the productic,n uf parent material with idcntitv nf ~pecies and variety necessary for propagation. (3) Representatives and maintainerc. d varit'ties shall be registered with the Plant Production Inspectoratt·. § 6. Variety List ' (ll The Variety Listi~ .i list of varieltt·s permitted to be propagated for market ing purposes and sold in Estonia. whi,h has been approved by c1 regulation ~,f the Minister of Agriculture. (2) A variety is entered in the VMiety '..1s, if the varietv: '. \ i:, distinct, uniform dnd otable; ) i, of satisfactory value for cultiva tion and use; i~ suitable for growing in the soil and climate conditions of Estonia or. depending on the plant specie~, in artificial conditions ilnd; /.c-.!1 ()1su•,tolkl J...c.;k,(.', L::;to11,·an Tra11.-./atio,1 a1,d r ,.\·1~'afn1c ~1111pnrt Cn1tri 11 Scrn111e ja taimsc paljundusniaterjali seadus S<'l'd and Plant Propagating Material 1\cf 4) bnnab nouetekohasi registreeritud sordinime. (3) Sordi sordilehte votmist voib taotleda sordi omanik, sordi esindaja \ l"ii sordi s:1ilitaja (edaspidi taotleja). Taotleja esitab Taimetoodangu lnspektsioonile vormikohase taotluse. (4) Sort voetakse sordilehte, kui see on labinud riiklikud registreerimis- ja majanduskatsed ning vastab kaesoleva paragrahvi loikes 2 satestatud nouetele. Riiklike registreerimis- ja majandus L,tsek liibiviimise korraldab •~iirnt'toodangu Inspektsioon. Riiklike ··,-p,streerimis- ja majanduskatsete '., >1 v iirni~ega si:otuJ otsesed kulud 'd,ub taotleja ldle esitatud arve alusei. 5urdici, mis nn vt'"ietud Euroopa , liliu ,.()rlid,: L..,1Liloogi vCii Majandus 4) bears a registered denomination in conformity with the requirements. (3) The owner of a variety and a repre sentative or maintainer of a variety (hereinafter applicant) may apply for entry of the variety in the Variety List. An applicant shall submit a standard application to the Pla11t Protection In spectorate. (4) A variety is entered in the Variety List if it has passed the official registra tion trials and the official trials for the agricultural value of cultivation and use , and conforms to the requirements pro vided for in subsection (2) of this section. Official registration trials and official trials for the agricultural value of culti vation and use are organised by the ·11s,u Koo•,tcih ja Arengu Organisatsioorn , :r :f:l 'D\ ,111·tide kata!t1ogi, v6etahe · .,,r,1iiL·hk '-.ui on tiiideiud kiie~olcva Plant Production Inspectorate. Direct costs related to the conduct of officiai registration trials dnd official trials for the agricultural value of cultivation and use ;·,,r.1gr;;h\·i :Cllkl' 2 ;iunktides 2 j;1 3 .,ic•;i;.tu,.i trngimtbl'U . . t,, T.,.,;t!t'ld on ~ohust,1tud kindlust.,m,i "''' ';(Jj(.'Vd ?Mdf,ri!tWi IC1ikf'S 4 · •:·,·talud K,,tst·ie l;ibiviimiseks vajdliku : .. , -;;u~c ,,,e,·mnt· . .,,"!1 pi1ljunJusmaterjali ,c:i i-.:ulul kohcill'loinwiamist' selleks :,,d,tud kuhta ja LihL1jaks. "1:Hlti::1a l1n kolrnstatud tagamd ,c!i!,,htv \"0elud sordi sailitamise kogu ,,, c, 1 rdikhes lwidmi,.1' aja valtel sh,1!1 be paid by the applicant on the basis of an invoice submitted to the applicant. (5) Varieties which have been entered in the EU Common Catalogue of Variet ies or the List of Cultivars for Certification of the Organization for ! Ecunomic Cooperation and Develop ment (OECD) are entered in the Variety List if they conform to the requirements provided for in clauses (2) 2) and 3) of this section. (6) An applicant is required to ensure the delivery of the amount of seed or propagating material necessary for the conduct of the trials specified in subsec tion (4) of this section to the designated pl11ce and by the designated date, at the :1 ;•plicant' s 1°xpense. (7) An applicant is required to guaran h ,, tlw maintenance of a variety entered i,1 the Variety List during its entire regis tration period. , !1-,: 11..,fr,,,-.. Kcsku:, f: 111,; ,ind l c;,:t.,fafit.1/' S11r 11"1:·t L 'cntrc 12 Seem11e ja taimse palju11dusmater;ali seadus Seed and Pla11t Propagati11g Material Act (8) Sordilehte muudetakse vastavalt vajadusele parast katsetulemuste selgumist hiljemalt jargneva aasta veebruarikuu jooksul. (9) Sordilehte voetavate taimeliikide loetelu ja sortide sordilehte votmise kord ning taotluse vorm kehtestatakse pollumajandusministri maarusega. § 7. Soovitatud sortide nimekiri (1) Aiakultuuride kohta, mille sordid ei kuulu kaesoleva seaduse §-s 6 satestatud korras sordilehte votmisele, voib koostada soovitatud sortide nimekirju. (2) Soovitatud sortide nimekirja voetav sort peab vastama kaesoleva seaduse § 6 loikes 2 satestatud tingimustele. (3} Tingimused, mis on toodud kaes oleva seaduse § 6 loike 2 punktis 1, loetakse taidetuks, kui sort on amctli kult registreeritud kas Eestis voi manes valisriigis v(Ji kui see on voetud mane valisriigi analoogilisse sortide loetellu, Euroopa Liidu sortide kataloogi v(Ji OECD sortide kataloogi. Kaesoleva seaduse § 6 loike 2 punktide 2 ja 3 rakendamisel on aluseks soovitatud sortide nimekirja koostaja korraldatud voi labiviidud majanduskatsete voi sordi viljelusvaartust toendavate katsete tulemused ja sordi viljelemisel saadud praktilised kogemused. (4) Soovitatud sortide nimekirju voivad koostada p(Jllumajandusministri sellekohast volitust omavad erialaliidud ja -organisatsioonid ning seemne voi paljundusmaterjali tootmise voi I (8) The Variety List is amended as re l quired after the results of trials have · been obtained but not later than during the month of February of the following year. ! (9) The list of plant species to be en . tered in the Variety List, the procedure ! for entry of varieties therein and the application form shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of Agriculture. § 7. List of recommended varieties (1) Lists of recommended varieties may ' be compiled of horticultural plants the varieties of which are not subject to entry in the Variety List pursuant to the procedure provided for in§ 6 of this Act. (2) A variety entered in a list of recom mended varieties shall conform to the requirements provided for in subsection 1 6 (2) of this Act. (3) The requirements specified in clause 6 (2) 1) of this Act are deemed to be met if a variety has been officially registered in Estonia or in a foreign country or if it has been entered in a similar list of vari eties of a foreign country, the EU Common Catalogue of Varieties or the OECD List of Cultivars for Certification. The results of trials for the agricultural value of cultivation and use or of exami nations for the value for cultivation of a variety organised or conducted by the person compiling a list of recommended varieties, and practical experience gained upon cultivation of a variety are the basis for application of clauses 6 (2) 2) and 3) of this Act. (4) Lists of recommended varieties may be compiled by professional associations anci organisations having the authorisation of the Minister of Agricul ture, or by persons engaged in the Fc~ti ()1gust6lke Keskus rst()11it111 Translatio11 and Lcgislafit•c Support Centre 13 Scc11111c 111 t11i111,c p11l1u11d11,111all'rjal1 ,eadu, Scrd ai1d 1'/1111t l'rop11g11ti11g Material Act turustamisega tegelevad isikud. Sordi vC1ib vCitta soovitatud sortide nimekirja sordi omaniku, esindaja voi sailitaja Joa!. (5) Soovitatud sortide nimekirja koostaja on kohustatud tagama nimckirja voetud sordi sailitamise kogu sellc nimckirjas hoidmise aja valtel. (6) Soovitatud sortide nimekirjad tuleb esitada Taimetoodangu Inspektsioonile. § 8. Sortide registreerimine (1) Andmeid sortide kohta, mille sordilehte votmist taotletakse voi mis on sordilehte voi soovitatud sortidc nimekirja Vl)etud, registreerib ja sailitab Taimetoodangu Inspektsioon vastavalt andmekogude seaduse (RT I 1997, 28, 423; 1998, 36/37, 552) §-le 38. (2) Andmete kogumine, sailitamine ja va.ljastamine toimub vastavalt kaesolevale seadusele ja andmekogudc seaduselc. § 9. Registreerimisele kuuluvad andmed (1) Sordilehte v6tmiseks taotletud sordi puhul kuuluvad registreerimisele jargmised andmed: 1) taotlus ja selle esitamise kuupaev; 2) sordi omaniku ja sordi esindaja v6i sordi sailitaja nimi ja aadress; 3) liigi nimetus ladina ja eesti keeles; 4) sordi nimi ja aretusnumber; 5) sordi li.ihikirjeldus; production or marketing of seed or propagating material. A variety may be entered in a list of recommended variet ies with the permission of the owner of the variety, or the representative or maintainer of the variety. (5) A person compiling a list of recom mended varieties is required to ensure the maintenance of a variety entered in the list during its entire registration period. (6) Lists of recommended varieties shall be submitted to the Plant Production Inspectorate. § 8. Registration of varieties (1) Data on varieties whose entry in the Variety List is applied for or which have 1 been entered in the Variety List or a list of recommended varieties shall be regis tered and preserved by the Plant Production Inspectorate pursuant to§ 38 of the Databases Act (RT' I 1997, 28,423; 1998, 36/37, 552). (2) Data are collected, preserved and released pursuant to this Act and the Databases Act. § 9. Data subject to registration (1) The following data are subject to registration in the case of an application for entry of a variety in the Variety List: 1) the application and the date of sub mission thereof; ! 2) the names and addresses of the owner of the variety and of the representa tive or maintainer of the variety; 3) the Latin and common names of the species; 4) the variety denomination and the breeder's reference; 5) the technical description of the variety; RT = Riigi Teataja = State Gazette Ecsti (Jigust6lke Kt'skus Esto111a11 Tra11slatio11 and Lef{1slative Support Centre 14 Scrnrnc ;a taimse pal;undusmatcrja/1 seadus Seed and Plant Propagating Material Act 6) riiklike registreerimiskatsete tulemused; 7) riiklike majanduskatsete tulemused. (2) Kaesoleva paragrahvi loike 1 punktides I kuni 6 satestatud andmed 1'.uuluvad registreerimisele ka uute ,,,1rt1de esmakordse registreerimise tc1,-1tlemisel, kui sordi omanik ei taotle sonlikaitset. (3) Sordilehte voi soovitatud sortide nimekirja voetud sordi puhul kuuluvad registreerimisele jargmised andmed: I) taotlus voi soovitatud sortide nimekiri ja selle esitamise kuupaev; 2) sordi omaniku ja sordi esindaja voi sordi sailitaja nimi ja aadress; 3) liigi nimetus ladina ja eesti keeles; 4) sordi nimi; 5) sordi ametlik kirjeldus; 6) riiklike registreerimiskatsete tulemused; 7) sordilehte votmisele kuuluvate taimeliikide puhul riiklike majan duskatsete tulemused; 8) sordi puhul, mille seemne voi paljundusmaterjali tootmiseks tuleb pidevalt kasutada teisi sorte selle koostisosadena, nende koostisosade loetelu; 9) sordi sordilehte voi soovitatud sortide nimekirja votmise aasta ja seal hoidmise kestus; 10) andmed sordi esindaja voi sordi sailitaja volituste kohta koos viitega nimetatud volitusi toendavale dokumendile; 11) muud sorti ja selle kasutusomadusi iseloomustavad andmed. 6) the results of official registration trials; 7) the results of official trials for the ag 1 ricultural value of cultivation and use. , (2) The data provided for in clauses (1) 1)-6) of this section are also subject to registration in the case of an application for the registration of a new variety for the first time unless the owner of the , variety applies for plant variety rights. (3) The following data are subject to registration with regard to a variety 1 entered in the Variety List or a list of recommended varieties: 1) the application or the list of recom 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 10) mended varieties, and the date of submission thereof; the names and addresses of the owner of the variety, and of the representa tive or maintainer of the variety; the Latin and common names of the species; the variety denomination; the official description of the variety; the results of official registration trials; in the case of plant species subject to entry in the Variety List, the re sults of official trials for the agricul tural value of cultivation and use; if the production of seed or propagat ing material of the variety requires continuous exploitation of other va rieties as the components of the vari ety, the list of such components; the year of entry of the variety in the Variety List or in a list of recom mended varieties and the duration of registration of the variety; information concerning the authorisation of the representative or maintainer of the variety, with a reference to the document certifying such authorisation; other data describing the variety and its characteristics for use. Eesti ()ig11;/ci/ke Kcsk11s Esto11w11 Tra11.,,;latw11 and Legislative Support Centre 15 Seemne ;a taimsc pal;1111d11smaterjali seadus Seed 1111d l'/a11t Propagating Material Act § 10. Andmete avaldamine (1) Taimetoodangu Inspektsiooni ametlikus valjaandes Taimetoodangu lnspektsiooni Teataja avaldatakse: 1) sordilehte voetud sortide loetelu; 2) soovitatud sortide nimekirja voetud sortide loetelu; 3) registreeritud sortide omanike ja esindajate voi sailitajate nimed ja aadressid; 4) otsused sordi sordilehest voi soovitatud sortide nimekirjast kustutamise ja vastavates loeteludes tehtud muudatuste kohta; 5) muud ametlikud teadaanded. (2) Kaesoleva paragrahvi loikes 1 nimetatud valjaannet avaldatakse regulaarselt vastavalt avaldamisele kuuluva teabe laekumisele, kuid mitte harvem kui i.iks kord nelja kuu jooksul. § 11. Andmete sailitamine Koik registreeritud andmed ja nende registreerimise aluseks olnud dokumendid kuuluvad sailitamisele viie aasta jooksul, arvates sordi sordilehte v6tmisest keeldumise kohta otsuse tegemise voi sordi sordilehest voi soovitatud sortide nimekirjast kustuta mise paevast. § 10. Publication of data (1) The following is published in the Plant Production Inspectorate Official Gazette, the official publication of the Plant Production Inspectorate: 1) the list of varieties entered in the Variety List; 2) the list of varietie~ entered in a list of recommended varieties; 3) the names and addresses of owners of varieties and of representatives or maintainers of registered varieties; 4) decisions concerning the deletion of varieties from the Variety List or a list of recommended varieties, and amendments made to the corre sponding lists; 5) other official notices. (2) The publication specified in subsec tion (1) of this section is published regularly according to the receipt of data to be published but not less frequently than once in four months. § 11. Preservation of data All registered data and the documents which were the basis for the registration thereof shall be preserved for five years from the date of making the decision on refusal to enter a variety in the Variety List or from the date of deletion of a variety from the Variety List or a list of recommended varieties. Eesti 6,gustolke Keskus Esto11ia11 Tra11slatio11 a11d Legislative Support Ce11tre 16 Seemne 1a taimse pal1u11dus111all'rjali seadus Serd and Plant Propagating Material Act 2. peatukk Tegevusloa valjastamine § 12. Tegevusloa taotlemine ja valjastamise tingimused (1) Isikud, kes soovivad tegelda seemne voi paljundusmaterjali turus tarnisotstarbelise tootrnise voi pakenda misega, peavad esitama Taimetoodangu Inspektsioonile vormikohase taotluse tegevusloa saarniseks. Isikud, kes soovivad tegelda kultiveerirnisrnaterjali turustamisotstarbelise tootrnise voi pakendamisega, peavad esitama Metsaametile vormikohase taotluse tegevusloa saarniseks. (2) Tegevusluba tootrniseks valjas tatakse, kui taotleja kasutuses on: 1) rnaavaldus, mis on vaba ohtlikest taimehaigustest ja -kahjuritest ning raskestitorjutavatest umbrohtudest ning mille vahetus laheduses ei esine nimetatud haigusi, kahjureid ega umbrohte; 2) nouetekohast maaharimist voimal davad pollutoornasinad ning saagi koristamiseks vajalik tehnika ja kvalifitseeritud personal. (3) Tegevusluba pakendamiseks valjastatakse, kui taotleja kasutuses on: 1) hooned, mis orna tehniliselt ja sanitaar hi.igieeniliselt seisundilt sobivad seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjali tbbtlerniseks, pakendamiseks ja ladustamiseks; Chapter 2 Issue of Activity Licences § 12. Application for activity licence and conditions for issue thereof (1) Persons who wish to produce or package seed or propagating material for marketing purposes shall submit a 1 standard application for an activity li cence to the Plant Production Inspectorate. Persons who wish to pro duce or package cultivating material for marketing purposes shall submit a stan dard application for an activity licence to the Forestry Board. (2) An activity licence for production is issued if the following are at the dis posal of the applicant: 1) land which is free from dangerous plant diseases, pests and hard-to control weeds and in the close prox imity of which no such diseases, I pests or weeds exist; i 2) agricultural machinery necessary for the proper cultivation of land and equipment and qualified staff neces sary for harvesting. • (3) An activity licence for packaging is ! issued if the following are at the dis I posal of the applicant: 1) buildings if their technical and sani tary conditions are suitable for the processing, packaging and storage of seed or propagating or cultivating material; Lesli ()igustMke Kcskus Lsto11ia11 Tra11slatio11 and Legislative Support Centre 17 Scnnnc ja taimsc pal1undusmaterjali seadus Seed and Plant Propagating Material Act 2) nouetekohast pakendamist voimal dav tehnika ja kvalifitseeritud personal. (4) !gale tootmiseks tegevusloa saanud isikule kinnistatakse tootja number ja pakendamiseks tegevusloa saanud isikule kinnistatakse pakendaja number. (5) P6llumajandusministri voi kesk konnaministri maarusega kinnitatakse tegevusloa taotlemise vorm ja iga taimeliigi voi taimeliikide grupi kohta ohtlikuks loetavad taimehaigused ja kahjurid ning raskestitorjutavatena kasitletavad umbrohud. (6) Taimetoodangu Inspektsioon voi Metsaamet vaJjastab tegevusJoa voi teatab taotlejale tegevusloa valjaandmisest keeldumisest i.ihe kuu jooksul, alates taotluse laekumisest. (7) Andmeid valjastatud tegevuslubade ja nende valjastamise aluseks olnud informatsiooni kohta registreerib Taimetoodangu Inspektsioon voi Metsaamet vastavalt andmekogude seaduse §-le 38. Taimetoodangu Inspektsioon ja Metsaamet sailitavad koiki tegevusloa saamiseks esitatud dokumente viie aasta jooksul, arvates taotluse esitamise paevast. § 13. Tegevusloa taotlemiseks esitatavad andmed (1) Seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveeri mismaterjali tootmiseks valjastatava tegevusloa taotleja peab esitama jargmi sed andmed: 1) 2) taotleja nimi, aadress ja kon taktandmed; taotleja kasutuses oleva pollu v6i 2) equipment and qualified staff neces sary for proper packaging. (4) A person to whom an activity li cence for production has been issued shall be registered under the producer's identification number, and a person to whom an activity licence for packaging 1 has been issued shall he registered un ' der the packager's identification number. j (5) The application form for an activity i licence, and the plant diseases and pests ' deemed to be dangerous and weeds deemed to be hard to control with re gard to each plant species or group of plant species shall be approved by a regulation of the Mini· ter of Agriculture or the Minister of the Environment. (6) The Plant Production Inspectorate or Forestry Board shall issue an activity licence or shall notify the applicant of refusal to issue an activity licence, within one month after the receipt of the application. (7) Data concerning issued activity li cences and information which was the basis for issue thereof shall be registered by the Plant Production Inspectorate or Forestry Board pursuant to§ 38 of the Databases Act. The Plant Production Inspectorate and Forestry Board shall preserve all documents submitted for application for an activity licence, for five years after the date of submission of the application. § 13. Data to be submitted for application for activity licence (1) An applicant for an activity licence for the production of seed or propagat ing or cultivating material shall submit the following data: 1) the name, address and details of the applicant; 2) the location and size of the field or Eesti Oigustcilke Keskus Esto11ia11 Tra11slatio11 a11d Legislative Support Ce11tre 18 Seemne ja taimse paljundusmater1ali seadus Seed and Plant Propagating Material Act taimede kasvatamiseks sobiva maa- , ala asukoht ja suurus; 3) taotleja kasutuses olevate polluti:ii:i masinate ja seadmete loetelu ja tehniline iseloomustus; 4) taotleja kasutuses oleva toodetud seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveeri mismaterjali hoiustamis- ja tcicitlemiskoha asukoht ning hihiise loomustus; 5) tlii:itajate arv ja nende ameti nimetused; D) ta1mcliikidc, tcgcvusloa valjadndja noudel ka sortide loetelu, milk sccmnc, paljundus- voi kultivceri mismaterjali tootmisega soovitai,5:' tegelda. (2) Seemne, paljundus- voi kuitiveerimismaterjali pakendamiseks ,·ciljastatav,1 tcgcvusloa taotleja peat, esitama j,1rgmised ,rndmed. l, tciotleja mmi, aadrcss ja kontaktandmed; 21 pakendamiskoha aadrcss; :\, L10llcja kasutuses olcvate seemnc, paljuncius- voi kul tivccri misma terjali tiicitle mi seks ja pakcndamiseks ning lc1dusta miscks v ,1jc1likC' hoonetc li.ihiise loomustus; l: Lwtleja kasutuses olcvate secrnne, paljundus- voi kultiveerirnis materjali mi.ii.i.gikonditsiooni viimisek~ vajalike masinate jc1 seadrnctc loetelu ning nende tchniline iseloomustus; ~l tocitajate arv ning nende ameti nimetuscd; b) tairneliikide, tegevusloa valjaandja noudel ka ~ortide loetelu, mil!e seemne, paljundus- voi kultivee rimismaterjali pakendamisegci ,.;,·1(,\vitak·-:c ~l~bc!d~1 land at the disposal of the applicant that is suitable for plant production; 3) the list and technical specifications of agricultural machinery and equip ment at the disposal of the applicant; 4) the location and short description of the site at the disposal of the appli cant designated for the storage and processing of produced seed or propagating or cultivating material; 5) the number of employees and their official titles; 6) the list of plant spl'cics and, at the r•.'quest of the issuer of the c1ctivity licence, also the list of varictie~, the ~eed or propagating or cultivating material of which the ilpplicant wishes to produce {21 t applicant for an activity licence 1-:ir the packaging of ',ced or propagating c'r :·ultivating matenc1l shall submit th,· rnllcnving data: the name·, address and ddaib ot tl1, ,1pplicant; r)•; ! he address of the packaging premi5cs· :r a short dcscri1Jtion of the building:., ;it the disposal uf the ap1,licc1nt nec essary for the processing, packaging ;md storage of seed or propagating or cultivating material; 4) the list and lcchnic,,l specificc1tions of machinPry and t'quipment at th,, disposal of tht> applicant nccess,irv for conditioning seed or propagzit ing or cultivating makrial for rnM keting purposes; 5) the number of employees and their official titles; 6J the list of plant spt>cies and, at tlw request of the issuer of the activity licence, also the list of varieties, the seed or propagating or cultivating material of which the applicant wishes to package. Fe~ti (l1x11 ,tt1U...t' Kc.~/\11 -. : ,t~•lllll/1 Trru: ,!::fi,111 c?l.',1 l.i·,:Jc,/ ;t;~i S11n1c1rt l-, ntr, 19 Scc11111c ja ta1111sc p11/1u11dus11111tcr111h srndus Smi and Plant Pror•agatrng Matrria/ Act 3. peatukk Seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveerimis materjali tootmine § 14. Tootmise nouded (1) Turustamisotstarbel voib seemet, paljundus- ja kultiveerimismaterjali toota isik, kellele on kaesoleva seaduse § 12 kohaselt valjastatud tegevusluba tootmiseks. Kaitsealuse sordi seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveerimismaterjali toot1al peab olema ka sordi omaniku voi esindaja Taimetoodangu Inspektsioonis registreeritud luba. (2) K!..ii tootmiseks valjastatud tegevusloa omanik socvib tegelda teiste taimeliikide seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjali tootmisega, kui need, mille tootmiseks tal on tegevus luba, tuleb taotleda uus tegevusluba. (3) Toodetud seemnepartiid, samuti paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjali partiid, mis voivad pohjustada ohtlike taimehaiguste v6i -kahjurite voi raskestitorjutavate umbrohtude levikut voi tekitada muul moel kahju umbritse vale keskkonnale voi inimeste voi i : Chapter 3 I I Production of · Seed and Propagating and 1 Cultivating I Material i § 14. Requirements for production (1) Persons to whom an activity licence for production has been issued pursuant to§ 12 of this Act may produce seed and propagating or cultivating material for marketing purposes. A producer of the seed or propagating or cultivating mate rial of a protected variety must also have the permission of the holder of the plant variety rights or the representative of the variety, registered in the Plant Pro duction Inspectorate. 1 (2) If the holder of an activity licence for production wishes to produce the seed or propagating or cultivating mate rial of plant species other than those for the production of which the activity licence has been issued, a new activity licence shall be applied for. i (3) Produced seed lots and lots of ' propagating or cultivating material which may cause the spread of dangerous 2lant diseases, pests or hard-to-control weeds, or any other harm to the sur rounding environment or human or animal health shall be destroyed at the Ersti C)ig1,st6lkc Kcskus [:.fo11ia11 Translat1011 and I.eg1slative Si~pport Centre 21 Scc11111c 111 tai111sc palj1111d11smatcr;ail scadus Seed 1111d I'/1111I I'ropagating Material Ile/ loomade tervisele, kuuluvad jarelevalveasutuse otsusel tootja kulul havitamisele. (4) Seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveeri mismaterjali tootmisega tegelevad isikud peavad pidama oma tegevuse kohta tapset arvestust. Seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveerimismaterjali tootmise, sertifitseerimise ja turustamisega seonduvaid dokumente tuleb sailitada vahemalt kuus aastat. (5) Seemne voi paljundusmaterjali tootmist on oigu~ korraldada sordi omanikul, esindajal voi sailitajal. (6) Sordilehte votmisele kuuluvate taimeliikide puhul on lubatud turus tamisotstarbel toota ainult sordilehte voetud sortide seemet voi paljundus materjali. (7) Kui taimeliigi paljundamisel kasutatakse mikropaljundamise tehnoloogiaid, voib turustamisotstarbel paljund usmaterjali toot a akrediteeritud laboratoorium sordi omaniku, esindaja voi sailitajaga solmitud lepingu alusel ja neilt saadud algmaterjalist. Kui sordi sailitajaks on akrediteeritud labora toorium, voib paljundusmaterjali tootmisel kasutada laboratooriumi enda sailitatud algmaterjali. Toodetud paljundusmaterjal peab vastama kehtestatud kvaliteedinouetele, olema liigi- ja sordiehtne ning liigi- ja sordi puhas. Paljundusmaterjali tootmisega tegelevate laboratooriumide akreditee rimise tingimused ja korra kehtestab pollumajandusminister, kultiveerimis materjali tootmisega tegelevate laboratooriumide akrediteerimise expense of the producer, on the basis of a decision of the supervisory authority. (4) Persons engaged in the production of seed or propagating or cultivating , material shall keep detailed records of ' their activities. Documents concerning . the production, certification or market ' ing of seed or propagc1ting or cultivating material shall be preserved for at least i six years. , (5) Owners of varieties and representa tives or maintainers of varieties have the right to organise the production of seed or propagating material. (6) In the case of plant species subject to entry in the Variety List, it is only permitted to produce for marketing purposes the seed or propagating mate rial of the varieties entered in the Variety List. (7) If methods of micropropagation are used for the propagation of plant spe cies, accredited laboratories may produce propagating material for mar keting purposes on the basis of a contract entered into with, and from parent material received from, the owner of the variety or the representa tive or maintainer of the variety. If the maintainer of a variety is an accredited laboratory, the parent material main tained by the laboratory may be used for the production of propagating material. Produced propagating material shall conform to the established quality re quirements, and have identity and purity of species and variety. The condi tions and procedure for the accreditation of laboratories which pro duce propagating material shall be established by the Minister of Agricul ture and the conditions and procedure for the accreditation of laboratories which produce cultivating material shall Eesti Oigustolke Keskus Esto11ia11 Tra11slatio11 a11d Legislative Support Ce11tre 22 Seemne ja taimse paljundusmaterjali seadus Seed and Plant Propagating Material Act tingimused ja korra kehtestab keskkonnaminister. (8) Hi.ibriidsortide ja pookealuste puhul kehtivad kaesolevas paragrahvis satestatud nouded koigi seemne voi paljundusmaterjali tootmiseks kasutatavate ristlusvanemate ja sordi koostisosade tootmisel. (9) Metsapuude seemne tootmiseks tuleb kasutada plusspuude registrisse kantud puude kultiveerimismaterjali. be established by the Minister of the Environment. (8) In the case of hybrids and rootstocks, the requirements provided for in this section apply to the produc tion of all parents and components of a i variety used for the production of seed or propagating material. (9) The cultivating material from trees 1 entered in the register of plus-trees shall · be used for the production of the seed of forest trees. Lt:,fi Oigu~t6!kl' Kr::.kus f sf(1111a11 Tra11s!at10,·1 a11d I : ,gi:-,lafit•c Support Cc11tn· 23 Seemne 1a taimsc palj1rndusmatcrp1/i scad us Smt and Plant Propagating Mafrrial Act 4. peatiikk Seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveerimis materjali sertifitseerimine ja kontroll § 15. Seeme, paljundus- ja kultiveeri mismaterjali sertifitseerimine (1) Seemne ja paljundusmaterjali sertifitseerimisena kasitletakse selle polvnemise, liigi- ja sordiehtsuse ning liigi- ja sordipuhtuse tuvastamist Taimetoodangu Inspektsiooni poolt, selle laboratoorset analuusimist Taimse Materjali Kontrolli Keskuse akreditee ritud laboratooriumi poolt ning sertifitseeritud seemne ja paljundus materjali muugipakendi sulgemist Taimetoodangu Inspektsiooni jarele v alve all. Kultiveerimismaterjali sertifitseerimisena kasitletakse kehtes tatud kvaliteedinouetele vastavuse kontrollimist akrediteeritud laboratoo riumi poolt ning sertifitseeritud kultiveerimismaterjali muugipakendi sulgemist Metsaameti jarelevalve all. (2) Sertifitseeritud seemne- voi paljundusmaterjalipartiile valjastab Taimetoodangu Inspektsioon ja sertifitseeritud ! Chapter 4 Certification and Inspection of Seed and Propagating and Cultivating Material § 15. Certification of seed and propagating or cultivating material (1) "Certification of seed or propagating material" means ascertaining the de scent, and the identity and purity of the species and variety of the seed or propa gating material by the Plant Production Inspectorate, a laboratory analysis thereof by an accredited laboratory of the Plant Material Control Centre, and the sealing of the sales packaging of certified seed or propagating material under the supervision of the Plant Pro duction Inspectorate. "Certification of cultivating material" means the verifica tion of conformity to the established quality requirements by an accredited , laboratory and the sealing of the sales packaging of certified cultivating mate rial under the supervision of the Forestry Board. (2) A document attesting certification is issued for lots of certified seed or propa gating material by the Plant Production Lest1 01g11stillke Kcskus l:sto1111rn Tra11.-.latum and Lcsislativt: Support Centrl' 25 Sern111e ja taimse paiJUllliusmaterjafi s.:adus Seed and !'/ant Propagating Mate,ia/ Act kul ti veerimisma terj ali partiile Metsaamet sertifitseerimist toendava dokumendi. (3) Sertifitseerimisele kuulub ainult sertifitseeritavate tairneliikide Joetellu ja sordilehte voi soovitatud sortide nimekirja voetud pollu- ja aiakultuuride sortide seeme ja paljundusrnaterjal ning sertifitseeritavate taimeliikide loetellu voetud metsataimede kultiveerimis materjal. (4) Sertifitseerimisele kuuluva hubriidsordi puhul peavad koik seemne voi paljundusmaterjali tootmiseks kasutatavad ristlusvanemad ja sordi koostisosad olema sertifitseeritud. (5) Seemne ja paljundusmaterjali sertifitseerirnist korraldab sordi omc1niku, esindaja voi sailitaja taotluse alusel Taimetoodangu Inspektsioon. Kultiveerimismaterjali sertifitseerimist korraldc1b kultiveerimisrnaterjali tootmise voi turustamisega tegeleva isiku taotluse alusel Metsaamet. (6) Sertifitseerimisele kuuluvate pollu ja aiakultuuride taimeliikide loetelu ke h testatakse polluma jand usministri maarusega ja sertifitseerimisele kuuluvate metsataimede liikide loetelu kehtestatakse keskkonnaministri maarusega. § 16. Muu seeme, paljundus- ja kultiveerimismaterjal (1) Turustatava sertifitseerimisele mittekuuluvate taimeliikide ja sortide seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveerimis materjali vastavust kehtivatele nouetele kontrollib tootja voi turustaja. Inspectorate and for lots of certified cultivating material by the Forestry Board. (3) Only the seed and propagating ma terial of the varieties of agricultural or horticultural plants entered in the list of plant species subject to certification, the Variety List or a list of recommended varieties, and the cultivating material of forestry plants entered in the list of plant species subject to certification are subject to certification. (4) In the case of certification of hy brids, all parents and components of a variety used for the production of seed or propagating material must be certi fied. (5) The certification of seed and propa gating material is organised by the Plant Production Inspectorate on the basis of an application by the owner of the vari ety or the representative or maintainer of the variety. The certificati~n of culti vating material is organised by the Forestry Board on the basis of an appli cation by a person producing or marketing the cultivating material. (6) The list of species of agricultural and horticultural plants subject to certifica tion shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of Agriculture and the list of species of forestry plants subject to certification shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of the Envi ronment. § 16. Other seed and propagating or cultivating material (1) The conformity to the established requirements of the seed or propagating or cultivating material of plant species and varieties not subject to certification that are to be marketed is verified by the producer or supplier. Eesti Oigustolke Keskus Esta11ia11 Tra11slatio11 a11d Legislative Support Centre 26 Scc11111c 111 /111111,c pal1u11dusmaterp1/i scad us Seed and l'ianl l'ropagaling Malaia/ Act (2) Hubriidsordi puhul kehtivad kaesolevc1s paragrahvis satestatud nciuded koigi seemne voi paljundus mJ.terjali tootmiseks kasu tatavate ristlusvJ.nemate ja sordi koostisosade suhtes. (3) Muule seemnele voi paljundus materjalilc esitatavad kvalitecdinouded taimeliigi voi taimeliikide grupi kohta ke htcsta takse pc)ll uma jand usministri maarusega, muule kultiveerimis materjalilc esitatavad kvaliteedinouded kehtcstatakse keskkonnaministri maarusega. (2) In the case of hybrids, the require ments provided for in this section apply to all parents and components of a vari ety used for the production of seed or propagating material. , (3) For other seed and propagating material, the quality requirements for plant species or groups of plant species shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of Agriculture and the qual ity requirements for other cultivating material shall be established by a regula ' tion of the Minister of the Environment. Lcsti 6isust6lkc Keskw; Fsto1111m Tra11slatio11 a11d Legislative Support Cc11tre 27 Sre11111c ;a taimse paljundusmaterjali scadus Seed and Plant Propagating Material Act 5. peatukk Seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveerimis materjali pakendamine § 17. Pakendamise nouded (1) Turustamisotstarbel voib seemet, paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjali pakendada ainult kaesoleva seaduse §-s 12 satestatud tegevusloa omanik. Kaitsealuse sordi seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveerimismaterjali pakendajal peab olema ka sordi omaniku voi esindaja Taimetoodangu Inspektsioonis registreeritud luba. (2) Kui tegevusloa omanik soovib tegelda muude taimeliikide voi sortide seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveerimis materjali pakendamisega, kui need, mille pakendamiseks talle on valjas tatud Juba, tuleb taotleda uus tegevusluba. (3) Seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveeri mismaterjali pakendamisega tegelevad isikud peavad pidama oma tegevuse kohta tapset arvestust ja sailitama pakendamist kasitlevaid dokumente vahemalt kolm aastat. (4) Sertifitseeritud seemne ja paljundusmaterjali pakendamine, mi.ii.igipakendite sulgemine ja ! Chapter 5 I ! Packaging of Seed and Propagating or Cultivating Material § 17. Packaging requirements (1) Only holders of the activity licence provided for in § 12 of this Act may package seed or propagating or cultivat ing material for marketing purposes. Packagers of seed or propagating or cultivating material of protected variet ies shall also have the permission of the owner of the variety or the representa tive of the variety, registered in the Plant Production Inspectorate. (2) If the holder of an activity licence wishes to package seed or propagating or cultivating material of plant species ' or varieties other than those for the packaging of which the activity licence has been issued, a new activity licence shall be applied for. (3) Persons who are engaged in the packaging of seed or propagating or cultivating material shall keep detailed records of their activities and preserve documents concerning packaging for at least three years. (4) Certified seed and propagating ma terial shall be packaged and the sales Ecsti Oig1,stdlkc Kcskus Lsto11ia11 Tra11slati011 and Lcs1slativc Support Centre 29 Sce111ne ;a taim,;e paljund11smatcrjali seadus Seed and /'/ant Propasatins Material Act markeerimine peab toimuma Taime toodangu Inspektsiooni jarelevalve all. Sertifi tseeritud kultiveerimisma terjali pakendite sulgemine ja markeerimine peab toimuma Metsaameti jarelevalve all. (5) Seemnepartii, samuti paljundus v6i kultiveerimismaterjalipartii v astavuse eest selle kv aliteeti t(-iendavates dokumentides naidatule ja mi.ii.igipakendi sisu vastavuse eest etiketil margitule vastutab pakendaja. (6) Vastava taotluse alusel on Taimetoodangu Inspektsioonil oigus v,iljastada Juba pakendamata sertifit secritud seemne mi.ii.igiks selle !Cipptarbijale. Nii mi.ii.ija kui lopptarbija pt'avad esitama Taimetoodangu lnspektsioonile andmed tehingu ubjektiks olnud seemne koguste ja k,,tegooriatc kohta, oma nime ja aadressi. § 18. Pakendi margistamine ja kvaliteeti toendavad dokumendid (1) Sertifitseeritud seemne, paljundus v6i kultiveerimismaterjali mi.ii.igipakend peab olema varustatud nouetekohase • etiketiga. P6llu- ja aiakultuuride puhul vfob etiketil noutava informatsiooni tri.i kkida etiketi vormi kohaselt pakendile Taimetoodangu Inspektsiooni jarelevalve all. Geneetiliselt muundatud sordi seemne voi paljundusmaterjali mtii.igipakendi etiketil peavad olema tahed GMO. Geneetiliselt muundatud organismide kasutamist reguleeritakse eriseadusega. (2) Sertifitseeritud seemnepartii, samuti paljundus- voi kultiveerimis materjalipartii peab olema varustatud packaging shall be sealed and labelled under the supervision of the Plant Pro duction Inspectorate. Packages of certified cultivating material shall be , sealed and labelled under the supervi , sion of the Forestry Board. (5) The packager is responsible for the conformity of seed lo~s and lots of propagating or cultivating material to the particulars indicated in the docu ments attesting the quality thereof, and for the conformity of the contents of the sales packaging to the information indi cated on the label. , (6) On the basis of an application, the Plant Production Inspectorate has the right to authorise the sale of certified seed in bulk to the final consumer. Both the seller and final consumer shall submit in 1 formation concerning the quantity and categories of the seed which is the object of the transaction, and the name and ad dress of the seller and final consumer to the Plant Production Inspectorate. § 18. Labelling of packaging and documents attesting quality (1) The sales packaging of certified seed or propagating or cultivating material shall be supplied with an official label. In the case of agricultural and horticul tural plants, the information required to be indicated on the label may, under the supervision of the Plant Production Inspectorate, be printed on the packag ing, according to the format of the label. The labels of the sales packaging of the seed or propagating material of geneti cally modified varieties shall bear the letters GMO. The use of genetically modified organisms is regulated by a specific Act. (2) Certified seed lots and lots of propa gating or cultivating material shall be Eesti Oigustiilke Keskus Esto11ia11 Translatio11 and Legislative Support Centre 30 Scc11111r ;a taimsr pal;undusmalt'rJali scad us St'i'd and Plant l'ropagating Material Act kehtiva sertifitseerimist toendava dokumendiga. (3) Muu seemne- voi paljundusmater jalipartii peab olema varustatud nouetekohase etiketi voi tootekirjel dusega. Pollumajandusministri maarusega kehtestatakse taimeliikide loetelu, mille seemne- voi paljundus materjalipartii peab olema varustatud etiketiga, ja taimeliikide loetelu, mille seemne- voi paljundusmaterjalipartii peab olema varustatud toote kirjeldusega. Keskkonnaministri maarusega kehtestatakse taimeliikide loetelu, mille kultiveerimismaterjali partii peab olema varustatud etiketiga. (4) Muu seemnepartii, samuti paljund us- voi kultiveerimismaterjali partii peab olema varustatud selle paritolu, liigilisust voi sordilisust, satcstatud juhtudel nii liigilisust kui sordilisust, ja kvaliteeti toendava dokumendiga. (5) Kui seemet voi paljundusmaterjali on toodeldud mingi kemikaaliga voi on seda soovitatud tc1odelda, peab sellekohane teave olema ara toodud etiketil kas pakendi peal voi selle sees. (6) Seemne voi paljundusmaterjali pakendamisel, mi.ii.igipakendite sulgemisel ja markeerimisel esitatavad nouded ja tingimused ning pakenda mata seemne mi.ii.igiloa valjaandmise kord ja noutavate sertifitseerimist voi kontrollimist kinnitavate dokumentide ja etikettide vorm ja sisu taimeliigi voi taimeliikide grupi kohta kehtestatakse pollumajandusministri maarusega. Kultiveerimismaterjali pakendamisel, mi.ii.igipakendite sulgemisel ja markeerimisel esitatavad nouded ja accompanied by a valid document at testing certification. (3) Other lots of seed or propagating material shall be supplied with a proper label or product information. The list of plant species, the lots of seed or propa gating material of which must be supplied with a label, and the list of plant species, the lots of seed or propa gating material of which must be supplied with product information shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of Agriculture. The list of plant species, the lots of cultivating material of which must be supplied with a label shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of the Environment. (4) Other seed lots and lots of propagat ing or cultivating material shall be supplied with a document attesting the origin and identity of the species or variety and, in the cases provided, the identity of both the species and variety, and the quality of the seed or propagat ing or cultivating material. (5) If seed or propagating material has been chemically treated or treatment thereof is recommended, the corre sponding information shall be indicated on the label or inside the packaging. (6) The requirements and conditions for the packaging of seed or propagating material, and for the sealing and label ling thereof, the procedure for authorisation of the sale of seed in bulk, the format and content of required documents and labels attesting certifica tion or inspection with regard to plant species or groups of plant species shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of Agriculture. The require ments and conditions for the packaging of cultivating material and for the seal ing and labelling of the sales packaging l-:t'.-.ti C)igustnlke Kt'skus t.:sto11ia11 Tra11slat1011 and Lt:,xislatir,c SuppcJrf Centre 31 S,·,·11111<' ia t,11111s1' pa 1; u 11d us1nn I c r,nl I scad us Sel'!i 11nd 1'/1111/ l'r1•p11g11li11s M11il'ri11I 1lrt tingimused ning m'iutavate sertifit seerimist vfo kontrollimist kinnitavate dokumentide jc1 etikettide vorm ja sisu keh testa takse keskkonnaministri ma;irusega. ' thereof, and the format and content of required documents and labels attesting certification or inspection shall be estab lished by a regulation of the Minister of the Environment. T:cs/1 (!igus/6/kc Kcskus Esto11ia11 Tra11slatio11 and Legislative Support Centre 32 Scnnnc ;a taim,e pal;undus,natcrjali seadu, Seed and Plant Propagating Material Act 6. peatiikk Seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveerimis materjali import ja eksport § 19. Importimise nouded (1) Enne seemnepartii, samuti paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjali partii importimist tuleb importijal taotleda pollu- ja aiakultuuride puhul Taimetoodangu Inspektsioonilt, metsataimede puhul Metsaametilt impordiluba selle partii importimiseks. Impordiloa saamise aluseks on kaesoleva paragrahvi loikes 4 nimeta tud sertifitseerimist voi kvaliteeti toendav dokument ja eksportivas riigis riiklikku jarelevalvet teostava asutuse valjastatud futosanitaarne sertifikaat, taimepass voi nende koopia. (2) Sordilehte votmisele kuuluvate liikide puhul on lubatud importida ainult sordilehte voetud sortide seemet ja paljundusmaterjali. See piirang ei kehti seemne ja paljundusmaterjali importimisel sordiaretuse, teadusliku uurimisti:ii:i voi riiklike katsete labivii mise eesmargil. (3) Kui seemne voi paljundusmaterjali importija ei ole sordi esindaja, on ta kohustatud kaks nadalat enne I i Chapter 6 Import and Export of Seed and Propagating or Cultivating Material § 19. Import requirements (1) Before the import of a seed lot or a lot of propagating or cultivating mate rial, the importer shall apply for an import permit for the import of the lot from the Plant Production Inspectorate in the case of agricultural and horticul tural plants, and from the Forestry Board in the case of forestry plants. An import permit is issued on the basis of the document attesting certification or quality specified in subsection ( 4) of this section, and the plant health certificate, plant passport or a copy thereof issued by the authority exercising state supervi sion in the exporting country. (2) In the case of species subject to entry in the Variety List, it is only permitted to import the seed and propagating material of the varieties entered in the Variety List. Such restriction does not apply to the im port of seed or propagating material for the purposes of plant breeding, scientific I research or official trials. 1 (3) If the importer of seed or propagat 1 ing material is not the representative of Ecsti Oig11st6/kc Kcsk11s Estonian Tnrnslatton irnd Lr,~islafi11r Support Centre 33 Sl'l'11111,' 111 t11i111-,c 1111/;1111dus11wt,,,-,11/1 ,rndus Seed 1111d 1'/1111t l'rop11g11ti11s /'vfotni11/ Act kavanJc1tavat importi teatama sordi esinJajale, missuguse taimeliigi ja sordi seemet v(ii paljundusmaterjali ning kui suures koguses ta! on plaanis importidc1. (4) Turustamiseks ettenahtud impordi tud seeme, paljundus- ja kultiveerimis materjal peavad olema pakitud. Pakend peab olema varustatud kaesoleva seaduse § 18 loikes 1 voi 3 satestatud etiketi voi tootekirjeldusega. Impordi tud seemnepartii, samuti paljundus- vcii kultiveerimismaterjalipartii peab sertifitseerimisele kuuluvate taime liikide korral olema varustatud kas Rahvusv ahelise Seemnekontrolli Assotsiatsiooni (ISTA) sertifikaadiga, OECD sertifikaadiga voi eksportivas riigis riiklikku jarelevalvet teostava asutuse valjastatud sertifitseerimist toendava dokumendiga, muude taimeliikide korral eksportivas riigis riiklikku jarelevalvet teostava asutuse valjastatud kvaliteeti toendava doku mendiga, ja vastama Eestis kehtestatud nouetele. (5) Seemne, paljundus- voi kultivee rimismaterjali impordiga tegelevad isikud peavad pidama oma tegevuse kohta tapset arvestust ja sailitama importimisega seotud dokumente vahemalt kolm aastat. § 20. Impordijiirelevalve (1) Jarelevalvet seemne voi paljundusmaterjali impordi iile teostab Taimetoodangu Inspektsioon koosti:ii:is Tolliametiga. Jarelevalvet kultiveeri mismaterjali impordi tile teostab Metsa amet koosti:ii:is Tolliametiga. Tolliamet kontrollib kaesoleva seaduse § 19 loikes 1 satestatud impordiloa olemasolu. the variety, the importer is required to notify the representative of the variety of the plant species, and of the variety and quantity of the seed or propagating material which the importer intends to import, within two weeks before the intended import. (4) The seed and propagating or culti vating material imported for marketing purpo~es shall be packaged. The packag ing shall be supplied with a label or product information provided for in subsection 18 (1) or (3) of this Act. In thL' case of plant species subject to certifica tion, the imported seed lots and lots of propagating or cultivating material shall be supplied with a certificate of the In ternational Seed Testing Association (ISTA), an OECD certificate or a docu ment attesting certification issued by the authority exercising state supervision in the exporting country, and in the case of other plant species, with a document attesting quality issued by the authority exercising state supervision in the ex porting country, and conform to the requirements established in Estonia. (5) Persons engaged in the import of seed or propagating or cultivating mate rial shall keep detailed records of their activities and preserve documents con cerning imports for at least three years. § 20. Supervision over import (1) Supervision over the import of seed or propagating material is exercised by the Plant Production Inspectorate in co operation with the Customs Board. Supervision over the import of cultivat ing material is exercised by the Forestry Board in co-operation with the Customs Board. The Customs Board shall verify the existence of an import permit pro vided for in subsection 19 (1) of this Act. Eesli Oigustolke Keskus Estonian Translation and Legislative Support Centre 34 Se,,111111' 1a /aims,, pa!.Ju111/us11/lllcrp1/1 smdus See,/ and I'/anl l'ropagaflns ,\111/cria/ /1c/ (2) Imporditud seemnepartiist, samu ti paljundus- v6i kultivcerimismaterjali partiist voidakse jiirelevalveasutuse otsusel votta kontrollproov, mille anali.ii.isimisel kontrollitakse seemne partii, samuti paljundus- vfo kultiveerimismaterjalipartii vastavust Eestis kehtestc1tud kvaliteedinouetele. (3) Eestis kehtestatud nouetele mittevastc1v imporditud seemnepartii, sc1muti paljundus- voi kultiveerimis matcrjalipartii, mis on jarelevalve asutuse otsusel maaratud tagasisaat misele, kuulub tagasisaatmisele importija kulul, kui importija ja eksportija vahelises lepingus ei ole satestatud teisiti. (4) Imporditud seemnepartii, samuti paljundus- vfo kultiveerimismaterjalip artii, mis vC1ib p6hjustada ohtlike taimehaigustc \'oi -kahjurite voi rc1skestitorjutavate umbrohtude levikut v6i tckitada muul moel kahju i.imbritse vale keskkonnale vCii inimeste voi loomade tervisele, kuulub jarelevalve asutuse otsusel tagasisaatmisele voi havitamisele importija kulul. (5) Seemne ja paljundusmaterjali importimisele esitatavc1d nouded keh testatakse pCillumajandusministri maarusega. Kultiveerimismaterjali importimisele esitatavad nouded keh testatakse keskkonnaministri maarusega. § 21, Eksportimise nouded (1) Eestis kaitse alla voetud sortide seemct ja paljundusmaterjali tohib eksportida ainult sordi omaniku loal. Eksportija pe,1b i.iks nadal enne eksportimise alustamist esitama Tc1imetoodangu Inspektsioonile sordi omanikult saadud loa ja teatise, milles (2) On the basis of a decision of the supervisory authority, control samples for an analysis may be taken from im ported seed lots or lots of propagating or cultivating material in order to verify the conformity of the seed lots or lots of , propagating or cultivating material to , the quality requirements established in Estonia. (3) An imported seed lot or a lot of propagating or cultivating material which fails to conform to the requirements established in Estonia and is subject to return on the basis of a decision of the , supervisory authority shall be returned at the expense of the importer unless otherwise provided for in a contract between the importer and the exporter. (4) Imported seed lots and lots of propagating or cultivating material which may cause the spread of danger : ous plant diseases, pests or hard-to-control weeds, or any other harm to the surrounding environment or human or animal health are subject to return or destruction at the expense of the importer, on the basis of a decision of the supervisory authority. (5) The requirements for the import of . seed and propagating material shall be 1 established by a regulation of the Minis ter of Agriculture. The requirements for the import of cultivating material shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of the Environment. § 21. Export requirements (1) The seed or propagating material of varieties protected in Estonia may be exported only with the authorisation of the holder of the plant variety rights. One week before the commencement of export, the exporter shall submit to the Plant Production Inspectorate the Lesli C)1g11-,t6/kc Kcsku-. J:-.,t(111uu1 Tnrn~latw11 a11d I.cg1.-.lati1. 1c Support Centre 35 S1·cm111· 111 1111111.,c 1111/J111ul11.,11wt1·n11!1 ,c11,lu, Si'i'd !Ind l'lin1/ l'rnp11x11!111x :V111ll'nal i\d on mjrgitud ekspurtija nirni, c1adress, kontaktandmed ning eksporditava sordi nimetus ja eksporditav seemne vi')i paljundusmaterjali kogus. (2) Kultiveerimismaterjali eksportijc1 pe<1b i.i.ks kuu enne eksportimise alustamist esitama Metsaamctile tcatise, milles on mjrgitud eksportija nimi, c1adress, kontaktandmed ning ekspor ditava taimeliigi nimetus ja eksporditav kogus. (3) Eestis haruldaste taimeliikide kulti veerimismaterjali eksport on keelatud. Haruldaste taimeliikide loetelu, mille kultiveerimismaterjali eksport on keelatud, kehtestatakse keskkonna ministri maarusega. authorisation ubtaim·J from the hold,-,r of the plant variety rights and a notice which sets out the name, address ,md details of the exporter, the denomination of the variety to be exported and the quantity of the seed or propagating ma terial to be exported. (2) One month before the commence ment of export, the exporter of cultivating material shall ~ubmit to the Forestry Board a notice which sets out the name, address and details of the exporter, and the name and quantity of the plant species to be exported. (3) The export of cultivating material of plant species which are rare in Estonia is 1 prohibited. The list of rare plant species, the export of cultivating material of which is prohibited shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of the Environment. Eesti Oigustalkt' Keskus Estonian Translation and Legislative Support Centre 36 Srem11e ja taimse pal11rnd11.,1n11/crJal1 srndus Seed and Plant l'ropagating Material Act 7. peatukk Seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveerimis materjali turustamine § 22. Turustamise nouded (1) Kaesolevas seaduses kasitletakse seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveerimismaterjali turustamisena selle miiugiks pakkumist, mis tahes muul viisil ostjale kattesaadavaks tegemist, miiiimist voi muul viisil iileandmist. (2) Sordilehte votmisele kuuluvate taimeliikide puhul on lubatud turustada ainult sordilehte voetud sortide seemet ja paljundusmaterjali. (3) Sertifitseerimisele kuuluvate taimeliikide ja sortide turustatav seemnepartii, samuti paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjalipartii peab olema sertifitseeritud ja varustatud sertifitsee rimist toendava dokumendiga. (4) Turustatav muu seemnepartii, samuti paljundus- voi kultiveerimis materjalipartii peab olema varustatud selle paritolu, liigilisust, kui noutud, ka sordilisust, ja kvaliteeti toendava dokumendiga. (5) Seemne kiiremini kattesaadavaks muutmiseks voib kaesoleva seaduse i i Chapter 7 I I I Marketing of 1 Seed and I Propagating or , Cultivating Material § 22. Marketing requirements (1) In this Act, "marketing of seed or propagating or cultivating material" means the offer for sale, making avail ' able to the purchaser in any other manner, or the sale or transfer in any other manner of the seed or propagating or cultivating material. (2) In the case of plant species subject to entry in the Variety List, it is only permitted to market the seed and propa gating material of varieties entered in the Variety List. (3) Marketed seed lots and lots of propa gating or cultivating material of plant species and varieties subject to certifica tion must be certified and supplied with a document attesting certification. (4) Other marketed seed lots and lots of propagating or cultivating material must be supplied with a document attesting , the origin, identity of species and, if required, also the identity of variety, and quality thereof. (5) In order to make seed rapidly avail able, the document attesting [esfi Oigust6lke Kcskus t-sto11ia11 Tra11slatw11 and LcgislatiI 1c Support Centre 37 Scc111ne ;u tuun,e 11a/;u11durnu1terp1!1 srndu> Seed and i'/1111/ l'n1p11xat1ns ,\1ntcrrnl Art § 18 loikes 2 margitud sertifitseerimist toend,1va dokumendi asendada seemne kvalitecti kinnitava analuusiteatega tingimusel, et tegemist on seemne l{ipptarbijaga ja et parast loplikku kvaliteedi maaramist edastatakse kauba saajale noutav sertifitseerimist toendav dokument. (6) Turustatav seeme, paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjal peab olema nouetekohaselt pakitud, pakend peab olema varustatud kaesoleva seaduse § 18 loikes 1 voi 3 satestatud nouete kohase etiketi voi tootekirjeldusega. (7) Kui turustatav seemnepartii, samuti paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjali partii voib pohjustada ohtlike taime haiguste voi -kahjurite voi raskestitorju tavate umbrohtude levikut voi tekitada muul moel kahju umbritsevale keskkonnale voi inimeste voi loomade tervisele, kuulub partii jarelevalve asutuse otsusel havitamisele partii omaniku kulul. (8) Seemne, paljundus- ja kultiveeri mismaterjali turustamisega tegelevad isikud peavad pidama oma tegevuse kohta tapset arvestust. Turustatud seemet, paljundus- voi kultiveerimis materjali kasitlevaid dokumente tuleb sailitada vahemalt kolm aastat. (9) Seemne v6i paljundusmaterjali turustarnisel kehtivad kvaliteedinouded taimeliigi voi taime!iikide grupi kohta kehtestatakse pollumajandusministri maarusega. Kultiveerimismaterjali turustamisel kehtivad kvaliteedinouded kehtestatakse keskkonnaministri maarusega. certification specified in subsection 18 (2) of this Act may be substituted by an analytical report attesting the quality of the seed, on the condition that it is is sued to the final consumer of the seed and that the required document attest ing certification is sent to the recipient , of the goods after the final determina tion of quality. (6) Marketed seed and propagating and cultivating material must be properly i packaged, and the packaging must be supplied with a proper label or product information provided for in subsection 18 (1) or (3) of this Act. (7) If a marketed seed lot or lot of propagating or cultivating material may cause the spread of dangerous plant diseases, pests or hard-to-control weeds, or any other harm to the surrounding 1 environment or human or animal health, : the lot is subject to destruction at the expense of its owner on the basis of a ' decision of the supervisory authority. (8) Persons engaged in the marketing of seed or propagating or cultivating mate rial shall keep detailed records of their activities. Documents concerning mar keted seed or propagating or cultivating material shall be preserved for at least , three years. (9) For the marketing of seed or propa gating material, the quality requirements for plant species or groups of plant spe cies shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of Agriculture. The qual ity requirements for the marketing of cultivating material shall be established by a regulation of the Minister of the Environment. Eesti Oigustolke Keskus Estonian Tra11s/atio11 and Legislative Support Centre 38 Secm11c 1a taimsc pal11111dusmater1al1 ,radus Seed a11d Pla11I l'ropagali11g Material Act 8. peatiikk 1 Chapter 8 Riiklik jarelevalve § 23. Riiklik jarelevalve ja selle korraldamine (1) Jarelevalvet kaesoleva seaduse ja selle alusel kehtestatud oigusaktide nouetest kinnipidamise i.ile teostab seemne ja paljundusmaterjali osas Pollumajandusministeerium Taime toodangu Inspektsiooni ning kultiveeri mismaterjali osas Keskkonnaministee rium Metsaameti kaudu. (2) Taimetoodangu lnspektsiooni inspektoril voi Metsaameti kohaliku asutuse juhil voi inspektoril on oigus kontrollida: 1) seemnepoldudele voi paljundus voi kultiveerimismaterjali kasvu kohtadele kehtestatud nouetest kinnipidamist ja nende vahetus laheduses asuvaid maavaldusi ohtlike taimehaiguste ja -kahjurite voi raskestitorjutavate umbrohtude esinemise tuvastamiseks; 2) seemnepollu rajamiseks kasutatavat ' seemet voi paljundamise algmater jaliks kasutatavat paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjali ning selle kvaliteeti toendavaid dokumente; 3) seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveeri mismaterjali mi.ii.igikohti, State Supervision § 23. State supervision and organisation thereof (1) Supervision over conformity to the requirements of this Act and legislation established on the basis thereof shall be exercised by the Ministry of Agriculture through the Plant Production Inspec torate in the case of seed and propagating material and by the Minis try of the Environment through the Forestry Board in the case of cultivating material. (2) Inspectors of the Plant Production Inspectorate and heads or inspectors of the regional offices of the Forestry Board have the right to: 1) verify conformity to the require ments established for the seed fields or growing sites of propagating or cultivating material and inspect the land in the close proximity thereof in order to ascertain the existence of dangerous plant diseases or pests or hard-to-control weeds; 2) inspect the seed used for the estab lishment of a seed field, and the propagating or cultivating material used as parent material for propaga tion, and to verify documents attest ing the quality thereof; 3) inspect the sales premises of seed or propagating or cultivating material, Lc~ti ()igust6lkc Kcskus Esto11ia11 Tra11slatio11 and Lcsislatiz1c Support Cn1trc 39 Sn'11111c 111 l1rn11sc p11!1u1u/u,111utcrp1/1 sc1u!u, Seed and l'/1111/ l'ropa:,:11ti11:,; Malcri11/ Art turustatavat seemet, paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjali ning selle saatedokumente; 4) seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveeri mismaterjali tootmis-, ti:ii:itlemis-, pakendamis- ja ladustamiskohti; 5) andmeid seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveerimisma terjali tootmise kohta ning dokumente ja arvestust pakendamise, turustamise ja impordi i.ile. (3) Taimetoodangu Inspektsiooni inspektoril voi Metsaameti kohaliku asutuse juhil voi inspektoril on oigus: 1) votta tasuta kontrollproove seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjali kvaliteedi maaramiseks voi sordi sailitamise kontrollimiseks; 2) kaesoleva seaduse ja selle alusel kehtestatud oigusaktide voi muude seda valdkonda reguleerivate oigusaktide rikkumise avastamisel teha kohustuslik ettekirjutus ja keelata seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjali turustamine, naidates ara sellise seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveerimismater jali edasise kasutamise voimalused; 3) kui ametlikult voetud kontroll proovi anahiiisimise tulemusena selgub, et seemnepartii, samuti paljundus- voi kultiveerimismater jalipartii ei vasta turustatavale seemnele, paljundus- voi kultivee rimismaterjalile kehtestatud kvaliteedin6uetele, teha kohustuslik ettekirjutus ja keelata seemne, paljundus- v6i kultiveeri mismaterjali turustamine, naidates ara sellise seemnepartii, samuti paljundus- voi kultiveerimis materjalipartii edasise kasutamise voimalused; and marketed seed or propagating or cultivating material, and to verify the accompanying documents thereof; 1 4) inspect the production, processing, packaging and storage premises of seed or propagating or cultivating material; 5) verify data concerning the produc tion of seed or propagating or culti vating material, and documents and records concerning packaging, mar keting and import. (3) Inspectors of the Plant Production Inspectorate and heads or inspectors of the regional offices of the Forestry Board have the right to: 1) take control samples without charge in order to determine the quality of seed or propagating or cultivating material or verify the maintenance of a variety; 2) if a violation of this Act or legislation established on the basis thereof or other legislation regulating this area is discovered, issue a mandatory pre cept and prohibit the marketing of the seed or propagating or cultivating material, indicating the possibilities for further use of such seed or propa gating or cultivating material; 3) if the results of the analysis of an officially taken control sample show that a seed lot or a lot of propagat ing or cultivating material fails to conform to the quality requirements established for marketed seed or propagating or cultivating material, issue a mandatory precept and pro hibit the marketing of the seed or propagating or cultivating material, indicating the possibilities for fur ther use of such seed lot or lot of propagating or cultivating material; Eesti Oigus/6/k,· Keskus Esto111a11 Tra11siatio11 and Legislative Support Crntrc 40 Scc11111c ;a t11i111se pal;1111d11'111atcr ,a/1 ,cadu, St'Cd 1111d !'/ant l'ropagatins Malena/ Ad 4) kui imporditud seemnepartiist, samuti paljundus- voi kultiveeri mismaterjalipartiist ametlikult voetud kontrollproovi anali.ii.isimise tulemusena selgub, et see ei vasta turustatavale seemnele voi paljundus- voi kultiveerimismater jalile kehtestatud nouetele, teha kohustuslik ettekirjutus ja nouda partii tagasisaatmist voi naidata ara selle edasise kasutarnise voimalused; 5) teha kohustuslik ettekirjutus ja nouda seemnepartii, samuti paljundus- voi kultiveerimismater jalipartii havitamist vastavalt keskkonnakaitse eeskirjadele, kui selle kasutamine voib soodustada ohtlike taimehaiguste voi -kahjurite vc)i raskestitorjutavate umbrohtude levikut v6i tekitada muul moel kahju i.imbritsevale keskkonnale. (4) Ettekirjutuse tegemisel tuleb ara naidata ettekirjutuse teinud inspektori voi volitatud isiku nimi ja ametikoha tapne nimctus, ettekirjutuse tegemisc tinginud asjaolud koos viitega vastava seaduse voi selle alusel vastuvoetud oigusakti sattcle ning ettekirjutuse taitmisc tahtaeg. § 24. Avastatud puuduste korvaldamine (1) Kui jarelevalve kaigus avastatud puudusi seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjali turustamisel saab korvaldada, on Taimetoodangu Inspekt siooni inspektorid ja Metsaameti kohalike asutuste juhid ja inspektorid kohustatud ettekirjutuses kehtestama puuduste korvaldamise tahtaja. (2) Kaesoleva paragrahvi loikes 1 satestatud seemnepartiid, samuti paljundus- voi 4) if the resulb of the analysis of a control sample officially taken from an imported seed lot or lot of propa gating or cultivating material shmv that the lot does not conform to the requirements established for mar keted seed or propagating or culti vating material, issue a mandatory precept and demand the return of such lot or indicate the possibilities for further use thereof; 5) issue a mandatory precept and de mand the destruction of a seed lot or a lot of propagating or cultivating material pursuant to the environmen tal regulations if the use thereof may promote the spread of dangerous plant diseases or pests or hard-to-con trol weeds, or cause any other harm to the surrounding environment. (4) Upon the issue of a precept, the name and the exact official title of the inspector or authorised person issuing the precept, the circumstances due to which the precept is issued together with a reference to a provision of the corresponding Act or legislation passed on the basis thereof, and the term for compliance with the precept shall be indicated. § 24. Elimination of discovered deficiencies (1) If deficiencies in the marketing of seed or propagating or cultivating mate rial discovered in the course of supervision can be eliminated, inspec tors of the Plant Production Inspectorate 1 and heads or inspectors of the regional offices of the Forestry Board are re ' quired to establish, in a precept, a term for elimination of the deficiencies. (2) Seed lots and lots of propagating or cultivating material provided for in Lc::.ti ()1g11.-:tn/kc Kc::;ku-, L:itonilln Tnrn-;fotion 1111d Lesi:-ilatil'c S11pp11rt Centre 41 S1't'lll11t' 111 /111111,I' J'llfiu11du,'l111111'r;11!1 ,cw/u., 51't'd 1111,/ 1'/1111/ !'rop11s11t111x Mllll'l'llli ;I(/ kul tivecrimismaterjalipartiid ku ul u v ad eraldi Uihistamisele, (3) Mi.i.iigikecld ti.i.histatakse, kui puudused on tahtaegselt korvaldatud, § 25. Taimetoodangu Inspektsiooni ja Metsaameti oigused ja kohustused (1) Taimetoodangu Inspektsiooni peadirektoril ja Metsaameti peadirek turil on oigus: 1) tiihistada kaesoleva scaduse §-s 12 satestatud tegevusluba tootmiscks voi pakendamiseks, kui selgub, et esitatud nouded ei ole taidetud; 2) avalikustada teostatud kontrolli tulemusi ning informcerida kaitse aluse sordi omanikku, esindajat voi sailitajat toodetud seemne voi paljundusmaterjali kasvupinna ja sertifitseeritud seemne voi paljund usmaterjali koguse kohta; 3) viia sertifitseeritud seemnepartii, samuti paljundus- voi kultiveeri mismaterjalipartii tile madalamasse kategooriasse, kui kontrollimisel selgub, et partii ei vasta kaesolevas seaduses ja selle alusel kehtestatud oigusaktides satestatud nouetele vc)i kaesolevas seaduses noutud dokumentides margitule; 4) keelata seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjali tootmine ja turustamine, kui sertifitseeritavate taimeliikide sortide seemne voi paljundusmaterjali puhul on kindlaks tehtud, et sort ei ole eristatav, i.i.htlik ja piisiv voi kui kultiveerimismaterjali paljundamise 1 algmaterjal ei vasta kehtestatud nouetele; subsection \ 1) of this section shall bL' specially marked, (3) A sales prohibition is re\'l1ked if thl' deficiencies have been eliminated by the due date. § 25. Rights and duties of Plant Production Inspectorate and Forestry Board (1) The Director General of the Plant Production Inspectorate and the Direc tor General of the Forestry Board haVL' the right to: 1) revoke activity licences for produc tion or packaging provided for in § 12 of this Act if non-conformity to the established requirements be comes evident; 2) disclose the results of inspections and notify holders of plant variety rights, or representatives or maintainers of protected varieties of the growing arc,1 of produced seed or propagating ma terial and of the quantity of certified seed or propagating material; 3) lower the category of a certified seed lot or lot of propagating or cultivat ing material if, during an inspection, it becomes evident that the lot doc~ not conform to the requirements pro vided for in this Act or legislation es tablished on the basis thereof, or documents required in this Act; 4) prohibit the production and market ing of seed or propagating or culti vating material if, in the case of seed or propagating material of the vari eties of plant species subject to certi fication, it has been ascertained that the variety is not distinct, uniform and stable, or if the parent material for the propagation of cultivating material does not conform to the established requirements; Ecsti (J1gust6/kc Kc,ku, Esto111a11 Tra11slatio11 and Leg1slativr Support Centre 42 S,·n1111c Jll /a1111,c pal11111d11,11111/cr,11!1 ,c,u/u, St't'd ,md 1'/a11/ !'rnp11ga/111s i\111/erial ;\d 5) teha kaesoleva seaduse ja selle alusel kehtestatud 1:iigusaktide nouetest kinnipidamise iile jarelevalve teostamisel koostood teiste ametkondade esindajatega. (2) Taimetoodangu Inspektsiooni inspektoritel ja Taimetoodangu Inspektsiooni peadirektori volitatud isikutel ning Metsaameti ametnikel, Metsaameti kohalike asutuste juhtidel ja inspektoritel ning Metsaameti pea direktori voJitatud isikute] on kee]atud avaldada neile ametikohuste taitmisel teatavaks saanud konfidentsiaalset informatsiooni seemne, paljundus- voi kultiveerimismaterjali tootjate, paken dajate voi turustajate majandusliku seisundi kohta voi nende arisaladusi. (3) Kaesoleva paragrahvi loige 2 ei laiene andmete avaldamisele riigiasu tustele seadustes ettenahtud juhtudel ning tingimustel, 5) co-operate with representatives of other agencies in supervising con formity to the requirements of this Act and legislation established on the basis thereof. (2) Inspectors of the Plant Production Inspectorate, persons authorised by the Director General of the Plant Production Inspectorate, officials of the Forestry Board, heads or inspectors of the re gional offices of the Forestry Board and persons authorised by the Director Gen eral of the Forestry Board are prohibited from disclosing confidential information on the financial status of producer,, packagers or suppliers of seed or propa gating or cultivating material, or business secrets thereof which have become known to them in the perfor mance of their official duties. (3) Subsection (2) of this section does not extend to the communication of information to state agencies in the cases and under the conditions pre scribed by law, Ei:st1 ()igu::.t(Hkc Kc::.kii::; Lstonzan Tmnslatum al//f I.cs1slattz 1c S111iport Crnfrf' 43 Scrn111c Ja t11i111se p11!1u11d11sinater1al1 .,i•ad;is Seed and 1'/1111/ l'ropagati11s Material Act 9. peatukk Vastutus § 26. Vastutuse alused (1) Kaesolevast seadusest ja selle alusel kehtestatud oigusaktidest tulenevate nouete rikkumise eest kannavad fiiusilised isikud distsiplinaar-, haldus-, tsiviil- ja kriminaalvastutust seaduses ettenahtud korras. (2) Juriidilised isikud kannavad vastutust kaesoleva seaduse alusel. § 27. Juriidilise isiku haldusoiguse rikkumise protokolli koostamine (1) Juriidilise isiku haldusoiguserikkumise asjas on oigus protokolli koostada Taimetoodangu Inspektsiooni peadirektoril, tema asetaitjal ning riiklikul inspektoril voi Metsaameti peadirektoril, tema asetaitjal voi Metsaameti kohaliku asutuse juhil voi inspektoril. (2) Haldusoiguserikkumise protokollis naidatakse: 1) koostamise aeg ja koht; 2) asutuse nimi ja aadress, kelle nimel protokoll koostatakse; 3) protokolli koostanud ametniku ees ja perekonnanimi, ametinimetus; 4) haldusoiguserikkujaks olnud juriidilise isiku nimi ja aadress ning Chapter 9 Liability § 26. Bases for liability (1) Natural persons bear disciplinary, administrative, civil or criminal liability for violation of the requirements arising from this Act and legislation established on the basis thereof, pursuant to the procedure prescribed by law. (2) Legal persons bear liability on the basis of this Act. § 27. Preparation of report on administrative offence committed by legal person (1) The Director General, his or her deputy and state inspectors of the Plant Production Inspectorate and the Direc , tor General of the Forestry Board, his or 1 her deputy, and heads or inspectors of the regional offices of the Forestry Board have the right to prepare reports on administrative offences committed by legal persons. (2) A report on an administrative of fence shall set out: 1) ! 2) 3) 4) the time and place of preparation thereof; the name and address of the agency in whose name the report is prepared; the given name, surname and offi cial title of the official who prepared the report; the name and address of the legal person who committed the adminis trative offence and the title, given fu;t1 ()1gustil/kt' Kc -.k11::, Esto11w11 Tra11~latw11 and Lcgislat1Z 1e Support Centre 45 Sc,·11111<' /ll /11111Ls<' pal111111/11.s111al<'rfi1/1 w,11/u, Seed 1111d l'/1111I l'ropag11l111g !v111/cn11/ 1\ct tcma piideva esindaja amctikoht, ees- ja perekonnanimi; 5) haldusciiguserikkumisc koht, aeg ja kirjeldus; 6) viide paragrahvile, mis naeb ette vastutuse selle haldusoiguserikkumise eest; 7) haldusoiguserikkumist toendavad materjalid, nagu tunnistajate seletused, ckspertiisid, analuusid voi teised asja lahendamiseks vajalikud materjalid; 8) haldusoiguserikkuja esindaja seletus ja marge, et hald usoiguse rikkuja esindajale on tutvustatud tema oigust kasutada oigusabi. (3) Protokollile kirjutavad alla selle koostanud ametnik ja oiguserikkuja esindaja. Kui oiguserikkuja esindaja keeldub protokollile alla kirjutamast, teeb protokolli koostaja sellesse kande protokollile allakirjutamisest keeldu mise kohta. Protokollile lisatakse oiguserikkuja esindaja kirjalikud markused protokolli kohta. (4) Kaesoleva paragrahvi loikes 1 nimetatud ametnikud voivad maarata rahatrahvi kuni 25 000 krooni. Haldus kohtunik voib maarata rahatrahvi kuni 50 000 krooni. (5) Menetlus juriidilise isiku haldus oiguserikkumiste asjades toimub haldusoiguserikkumiste seadustikus satestatud korras. § 28. Juriidiliste isikute suhtes kohaldatavad rahatrahvid Juriidilise isiku poolt: 1) kaesoleva seaduse §-s 18, § 19 name and surname of the compe tent representative of the person; 5) the place, time and description of the administrative offence; 6) a reference to the section which prescribes liability for the adminis trative offence; 7) materials which substantiate the commission of the administrative offence, such as statements of wit nesses, expert opinions, analyses and other material necessary for the resolution of the matter; 8) an explanation from the representa tive of the administrative offender and a notation that the representa tive of the administrative offender has been advised of his or her right to obtain legal assistance. . (3) The official who prepared the report 1 and the representative of the offender shall sign the report. If the representa tive of the offender refuses to sign the report, the person who prepared the report shall make a note in the report regarding such refusal. Written com ' ments made by the representative of the ~ offender in respect of the report shall be 1 annexed to the report. ! (4) The officials specified in subsection I (1) of this section may impose a fine of i up to 25 000 kroons. Administrative · court judges may impose a fine of up to 50 000 kroons. (5) Proceedings in matters regarding administrative offences which involve legal persons shall be conducted pursu ant to the procedure provided for in the Code of Administrative Offences. § 28. Fines imposed on legal persons If a legal person: 1) fails to conform or inadequately conforms to the requirements Eesti Oigus/6/ke Keskus Estonian Translation and Legislative Support Centre 46 See11111c )II taim,e p11ln111du,matcr;ali seaduc, Seed and T'/an/ T'ropagatrng Material 11ct loigctes 4 ja 5, § 20 loigetes 3 ja 4 ning § 21 loikes 3 toodud nouete taitmata jatmise voi mittenouete kohase taitmise eest - maaratakse rahatrahv kuni 25 000 krooni; 2) kaesoleva seaduse § 14 loigetes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 ja 8, § 17 loikes 1, § 19 loigetes 1 ja 2, § 21 loikes 1 ning § 22 loigetes 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 ja 8 toodud nouete taitmata jatmise voi mittenouete kohase taitmise eest - maaratakse rahatrahv kuni 50 000 krooni. I 2) I I specified in§ 18, subsections 19 (4) and (5), 20 (3) and (4), and 21 (3) of this Act, a fine of up to 25 000 kroons is imposed; fails to conform or inadequately conforms to the requirements speci fied in subsections 14 (1), (3), (5), (6), (7) and (8), 17 (1), 19 (1) and (2), 21 (1), and 22 (2), (3), (4), (6), (7) and (8) of this Act, a fine of up to 50 000 kroons is imposed. Lcsti ()1su-;t6lkr Ke:-.kt1:, Fsto11ia11 Trn11slatio11 a11d I.cg1slat11 1c Support Cc11frc 47 Sn·1111w 1a taimsc pal1u11dus111alerJali ,rndu, Seed and 1'/a11t l'ropagat111g Mait'nal Act 10. peatiikk Muudatused varasemates oigusaktides ja seaduse rakendamine [§§ 29-30 valja jaetud]t § 31. Seaduse joustumine (1) Kaesolev seadus joustub 1998. aasta 1. juulil. (2) Kaesoleva seaduse § 12 loikeid 1 ja 4, § 14 loikeid 1, 4 ja 7, § 16 loiget 1 ja § 17 loiget 1 ei rakendata 1998. aastal ja varem toodetud seemnepartiide, samuti paljundus- ja kultiveerimismaterja]i partiide suhtes. (3) Korreliste heintaimede liikide ja sortide osas, mida imporditakse ja turusta takse seemnesegudena ja tingi musel, et nende sortidega on rajatud Eestis p61dkatsed, rakendatakse kaesolevat seadust alates 2000. aasta 1. jaanuarist. (4) Kaesoleva seaduse § 15 loigetes 2 ja 6, § 17 loikes 4, § 18 loigetes 2 ja 3 ning § 22 loigetes 3 ja 6 satestatud n6udeid rakendatakse alates 1999. aasta 1. juulist. V ,i1Ja1aetud paragrahvidega muudetakse varasemaid iiigusakte. Chapter 10 Amendments to Other Legislation and , Implementation of Act [§§ 29-30 omitted]i § 31. Entry into force of Act ' (1) This Act enters into force on l July 1998. (2) Subsections 12 (1) and (4), 14 (1), (4) i and (7), 16 (1), and 17 (1) of this Act do · not apply to seed lots and lots of propa i gating or cultivating material produced : in 1998 and earlier. (3) This Act appliPs to species and vari eties of grasses imported and marketed · as seed blends as of] January 2000 on ' the condition that field trials· of these varieties have been carried out in · Estonia. (4) The requirements provided for in subsections 15 (2) and (6), 17 (4), 18 (2) and (3), and 22 (3) and (6) of this Act are ! applied as of 1 July 1999. The omitted sections amend other legislation. Lc..;f1 ()ixusttilkr Ke.-:kus [stouia11 Translntion a11d J,csislatiz,c Sup11ort Ct'nflT 49