Act on the Promotion of Plant Breeding (No. 896 of 1997)

No. 8~6 Act OD the promotion of plant breeding Promulgated in Helsinki, 8th December, 1977. I . h b d d · - . h h - . . the/I ·t 1S ere y ecree , ln accoraance Wlt t e aeC1Slon of Par lament: § 1 The measures decreed in this act shall be undertaken in order to promote plaDt breeding. § 2 for The plant breeding fee must be p a i.d to the Stater the seed of t he plant species mentioned below~used for arable farming and lawns, whic1 can be sold or transferred for sowing purposes after it has been inspected in accordance with the seed trade act (669/75). The plant breeding fee by plant species group for each full one huncri kilos, including the weight of the packaging, is as follows: cereals and legumes herbage and lawn grasses . oil and fibre plants . potato ...................................... - . marks marks 1977 1983 1~-:-7-0 . 3 :,-00 12,00 20,00 30,00 50,00 0,35 1,20 The State Seed Testing Station is responsible for setting, debiting and collecting the plant breeding fee for each seed lot. § 4 Obligation to pay the plant breeding fee begins on the day of issue of the first certificate conferring the right to the sale, issued Page 2. on the basis of inspection. l~ instDncr~ Jnvo)vlng imported s~ed. whict the State Seed Testing S:etion approves 11; accordance with § 11 of the seed trade Bet on the basis of A foreign lnspection, the obligation to pay the fee begins on the da~ that the State Seed Testing Station approves the foreign inspect i on c e r t 1 r i cate. Whoever requests performance of inspection is obllged to pay the plani breeding fee or, if the obligation to make payment begins when the seed is imported, the importer of the seed is responsible for paying the plant breeding fee. § 5 A decision of the State Seed Testing Station)concerning determination of the plant breeding fee. can be appealed to the Board of Agriculture in accordance with the procedure on appeal set forth in the acts on administrative matters. A decision of the Board of Agriculture cann~ be appealed. § E Ea-ch ye-a-r the- State budget mUST include an appropr'"i-a-t-ion for- the promotion of plant breeding corresponding to the plant breeding fees estimated: to accrue during the year in question urid e r- this "act frot:: seed varieties not bred by the Agricultural Research Centre. § 7 A plant breeding subsidy corresponding to the amount of the payments levied on the varieties developed by the breeder is paid out of the appropriation referred to in § 6 above) to plant breeders other than the Agricultural Research Centre. A plant breeding subsidy can also be paid to a foreign plant breeder, providing that a Finnish plant breeder has the reciprocal right to receive a si~ilar subsidy in the country of the foreign breeder. That part of the funds collected in the rorr. of plant breeding fees for the seed of varieties not developed by the Agricultural Researc~ Centre, which is not used in accordance with paragraph 1, shall be used for the promotion of domestic prant oreed~ng and the relatec research. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry distributes the appropriatJ § 8 An unpaid plant breeding fee is collected by distraint, in accorca~c with the decreed procedure ·for distrai.nt of taxes. § 9 Deliberate provision of false information or notification about quantity or variety of the seed under inspec~ion referred to in paragraph 1, is punishable by fine unless a more severe punishIDeI:~l laid down elsewhere in the law. Notification to t he au t hc r-i ties of a violation referred to in paragra l,with a view to possible prosecution is mane by the State Seen 1~ Station on behalf o~ the State. In the even~ tha~ the violation CE~ be considered minor, ~he State Seed Testing Station shall determine whether notificatior: of the violation is to be made to the authorit5 with a view to possible prosecution. § 10 More precise regulations on the implementation of this act will be issued by statute, if necessary. § 11 This act will take effect on 1st July, 1978. President of the Republic URHO KEKXONEl~ Minister of Agriculture and Forest~ Johannes Virolainen