Seed Regulations, 2018

BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 392 GOVERNMENT NOTICE No. 8 SEED ACT (CAP. 67:06) SEED REGULATIONS, 2018 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS REGULATION PART I-PRELIMINARY 1. Citation 2. Interpretation 3. Purpose PART II-ADMINISTRATION 4. Controller of Seeds 5. Eligible costs of service PART III-REGISTRATION OF SEED GROWERS 6. Application for registration as a seed grower 7. Approval for registration as a seed grower PART IV-REGISTRATION OF A SEED PROCESSOR 8. Application for registration as a seed processor 9. Registration of seed processors 10. Renewal ofregistration 11. Display of certificate 12. Conditions for registered establishments 13. Suspension of registration 14. Cancellation of registration 15. Conditions against suspension or cancellation based on inter-pa1ty hearing 16. Conditions against suspension or cancellation based on prior precautionary measures 17. Duration of suspension of registration 18. Acceptance of application following cancellation PART V-SEED CERTIFICATION 19. Varieties and classes of seed for certification 20. Qualifications of a seed inspector 21. Duties of a seed inspector 22. Application for seed inspection 23 . Application for re-inspection BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 393 9th March, 2018 REGULATION PART VI-SEED PROCESSING 24. Processing of seed 25. Inspections PART VII-SEED SAMPLING 26. Qualifications and duties of a seed sampler 27. Adherence to rules of sampling 28. Sampling protocol 29. Drawing of samples 30. Seed lot reference numbers 31. Absence of automatic samplers 32. Blending and bulking seed lots 33. Determination of weight of seed lots 34. Payment of prescribed fees for seed sampling 35. Actions against contravention of sampling for certification 36. Seizures of seed and other materials PART VIII-SEED TESTING 37. Qualifications and duties ofa seed analyst 38. Testing of seed 39. Certificate of approval 40. Downgrading a seed class 41. Preservation of documentation of seed test results 42. Preservation of documentation of failed test results PART IX-PACKING, LABELING AND SEALING 43. Labelling and sealing seed lots 44. Labelling and sealing for early movement of seed 45. Details on certificate label 46. Placement of certificate label on containers 4 7. Truth in labelling 48. Reference of labels to this Act 49. Statements on the label indemnifying owner 50. Alterations to labels 51. Removal of labels 52. Labelling and sealing on containers 53. Repacking unsold or returned seed stock 54. Labelling for Quality Declared Seed 55. Units of measurement on labels 56. Payment of prescribed fees for labelling and sealing PART X-V ALIDITY CERTIFICATION AND QUALITY DECLARATION 57. Validity of certificate 58. Expiry of date of sale BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 394 9th March, 2018 REGULATION 59. Re-sampling and retesting of seed 60. Extension of validity period of certified seed 61. Preservation of documentation for validity extension PART XI-SEED SALES AND SEED SELLERS 62. Seed sale 63. Seed seller's licence PART XII-POST CONTROL PLOTS 64. Establishment of post control plots 65. Examination and assessment of control plots 66. Using the lsozyme test and molecular markers for genetic purity PART XIII-SEED IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION 67. Notice of intent to import seed 68. Documents accompanying imported seed 69. lmp01tation of restricted species and varieties 70. Exemptions on importation of seed 71. Export of seed PART XIV-DETENTIONS 72. Detention of seed 73. Alteration or removal of detention tag 74. Drawing of sample for testin g 75. Notice ofrelease of seed lot 76. Payment of costs incidental to the detention PART XV-RETURNS AND RECORDS 77. Quaiterly returns of transactions 78. Preservation of records of transactions PART XVI-APPEALS 79. Appeals PART XVII-OFFENCESAND PENALTIES 80. Offences 81. Penalty PART XVIII-PROTECTION FROM LIABILITIES 82. Declaration of conflict of interest 83. Protection of action taken in good faith BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 395 9th March, 2018 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 71 of the Seed Act, I, JOSEPH MWANAMVEKHA, Minister of Agriculture,· Irrigation and Water Development, make the following Regulation& Citation Interpretation Cap. 64:02 PART I-PRELIMINARY l. These Regulations may be cited as the Seed Regulations, 2018. 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requireS "authorized officer" means a public officer exercising powers or functions delegated to him by the Controller of Seed under section 3 (2) of the Act; "basic seed" means seed derived from areas sown with pre-basic seed and produced under the co-responsibility of the breeder and the certification authority and in compliance with regulation 19 (2) (b); "breeder seed" means seed which has been produced by a person or institution responsible for the maintenance of the variety and in compliance with regulation 19 (2) (a); "certified seed" means progeny of basic seed or certified seed of higher classes; "dressing" means a stage of seed processing where application of chemical substances on the surfaces of seeds is done for the purposes of controlling pests or diseases; ''field inspection" means an examination of a crop seed field including checking for effective isolation distance, hectarage of the seed field, off-types and diseased plants as part of the seed certification programme; "genninated seeds" means seed lots in respect of which in the course of germination tests have produced seedlings with normal growth characteristics of the shoot and root systems; "isolation" means the required distance or time between two crops of the same species or between two crops of too closely related species to prevent contamination either mechanically or by pollination; "labelling" means the process of affixing a tag or identification mark so as to ensure correct identification of any container of seed; "noxious weeds" means a plant declared to be a noxious weed under the Noxious Weeds Act; "off-type plant" means a plant which does not exhibit the recognized and prescribed growth habits and characteristics of the variety being grown; "official seed analyst" means an officer designated to be an official seed analyst by the authorized officer; "official seed sample" means a seed sample taken in accordance with these Regulations; BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 396 9th March, 2018 "parental material" means the propagating mate1ial from which the breeder's seed is raised; "post control" means the growing of plants from seed lots which have been certified to further determine and confirm variety purity and freedom from disease infection; "pre-basic" means progeny of breeder's seed; "private sample" means any sample submitted to the seed testing laboratory other than the official sample; ''purity" means the percentage by weight of pure seeds as determined by purity analysis in the seed laboratory; "pure germinating seed" means the proportion of pure seed in a seed lot capable of germinating into normal seedlings under optimal germination conditions; "records" means any records required to be kept under these Regulations; "seed grower" means a person or institution officially recognized by an authorized officer and the seed allocation panel as suitable to grow seed crops; "seed processor" means officially recognized person or entity engaged in drying, threshing, shelling, ginning or delinting (in the case of cotton), cleaning, grading, treating, packaging, or bulk storing seeds and planting materials; "sealing" means the stage in processing whereby a seed container is sealed to prevent any tampering; "seed" means that part of the crop species which is used for propagation either as a seed in botanical sense which is developed from a fertilized ovule, or a seedling, or some other parts such as a conn, cutting, bulb, root scion, set, split, tuber or stem, which is not a seed in a botanical sense and which is used for vegetative propagation; "seed analyst" means a suitably qualified person on the staff of an official testing station; "seed class" means a stage in a seed multiplication system well defined in respect of parental seed standards of cultivation and seed quality; "seed crop" means a crop that is grown for the purpose of producing seed; "seed health" means the degree of freedom from seed borne diseases and pests; "seed industry" means the entire chain linked stages that start with breeding and crop improvement through seed multiplication, processing, certification and ends with seed distribution; BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 397 9th March, 2018 "seed lot" means a specified quantity of seed which ( a) measures to prescribed maximum weight; (b) is represented by one sample in laboratory seed testing or in post control plots; and (c) is homogeneous and physically identifiable by a unique reference number; "seed processing" means all those treatments that the seed is subjected to other than testing, between harvesting and sale; "seed production" means all the operations leading up to and including final harvesting of the seed from the seed crop field; "seed quality" means seed lots that have met the minimum standards and hence are of high varieties purity, high genetic and physical purity, are free from noxious weeds, seed borne diseases and pests and have high germination capacity; "seed seller" means any person or entity licensed to sell testt:d and certified seeds only; "seed testing" means the examination of a sample of seed with a view to determining its quality for the purpose of producing a specific commercial crop; "seed testing laboratory" means a laboratory for the testing of seed declared by notice in the Gazette to be a seed testing laboratory in accordance with the provisions of the Act; "standard'' means the level of quality achieved during field inspection or a laboratory test as defined in these Regulations; "standard seed" means seed that is marketed after standards have been relaxed on account of emergency or disaster so that such seed is subjected only to laboratory tests and post control observation; "storage" means a stage of seed processing in which seed is maintained in a condition such that minimum deterioration of seed lots occur; "technical grounds" means grounds for appeal in cases of rejection in hybrid seed production where a seed inspector did not consider all the factors of the seed crop prior to rejecting the crop; "test report" means a seed testing laboratory report made on a private sample and on official ·seed sample; "tested seed" means a sample of an official seed lot in respect of which these are valid laboratory test certificates; "variety" means a subdivision of any seed species which can be distinguished from other subdivisions of that species by means of morphological, physiological, cytological and other characteristics; and BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 398 9th March, 2018 "weed" means any plant of type or species different from a crop species growing in or near a registered seed crop so as to constitute a threat to the registered seed crop or the seed produced from it. 3. The purpose of these regulations shalJ be to (a) maintain and make available to farmers in Malawi, seed of high genetic quality of registered or notified kinds and varieties of plants; (b) ensure genetic purity and identity of seed, and to achieve prescribed seed quality standards; and (c) ensure that varieties, both new and existing, are maintained as they were described and developed by the breeders. PART II-ADMINISTRATION Purpose 4. The Controller of Seeds shall be responsible for the administration of Controller of these Regulations, but he shall be responsible to the Minister. Seeds 5. No service, right, privilege or use of a facility under these Eligible costs Regulations shaU be provided or granted to a person who requests it, unless of service the person includes the applicable fee prescribed herein with the application or request, or has agreed in writing to pay the fee on receipt of an invoice from the Controller of Seeds. PART III-REGISTRATION OF SEED GROWERS 6.-(1) A seed grower, seed company or organization which intends to produce certified seed shall apply to the Controller of Seeds, in writing, in F mm SR 1 in the Fifth Schedule for registration prior to growing the seed crop, and shall furnish, together with the application, aJI information and particulars of the seed, as required by the Controller of Seeds. (2) A person who intends to produce certified seed or parental lines of a hybrid seed shall ( a) provide evidence of the seed such as tags, seals, labels, seed containers, purchase or sale records or other specified information upon demand; and (b) confirm whether the stock seed used for growing the crop has been obtained from the approved source and conforms to the required standards and conditions mentioned in Form SR2 in the Fifth Schedule hereto. (3) The Controller of Seeds shall not approve any application in respect of land in which, during the preceeding season, other varieties of the crop or closely related crops have been grown. (4) Each application shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee prescribed in the Fourth Schedule hereto, and shall be in respect of the growing of one crop only. Application for registration as a seed grower BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 399 Approval for registration as a seed grower Application for registration as a seed processor Registration of seed processors 9th March, 2018 7 .-( 1) A person whose application under regulation 6 is successful shall be eligible for registration as a seed growers on completing Form SR 2 in the Fifth Schedule hereto, and payment of a fee prescribed in the Fifth Schedule hereto. (2) Upon registration, the Controller of Seeds shall issue the applicant with a certificate ofregistration in Form SR 3 in the Fifth Schedule hereto, and by virtue of such registration, the owner of the registered crop shall be the registered seed grower but with respect only to the seed of the registered crop. (3) Registration of the seed crop under these Regulations shall be done using Form SR3 in the Fifth Schedule hereto. (4) A registered seed grower shall plant the appropriate parent seed for the production of his registered seed class and shall keep a record of such parentage including certificates, labels and invoices as the Controller of Seeds may direct. ( 5) A registered crop shall not exceed the approved hectares by more than ten per cent of the total area. (6) Save where the Controller of Seeds otherwise directs, only one or two varieties of the same species shall be permitted on any farm or field. (7) The registration of a crop shall be valid only from the date of issue of the certificate of registration of the unit to the removal of the seed crop from the unit concerned and that registration shall only apply to one growing season. (8) The registration of a crop shall be cancelled where the Controller of Seeds rejects the crop for production and the crop is not accepted for further certification. (9) The Controller of Seeds shall keep a record of all registered seed growers. PART TV-REGISTRATION OF A SEED PROCESSOR 8.-(1) An application for the registration of an approved processor, an authorized importer or exporter, a bulk storage facility, or seed seller shall be made to the Controller of Seeds, in writing. (2) When making an application under subregulation (1 ), the applicant shall pay an applicable fee as prescribed in the Fourth Schedule hereto. 9. Where an application for registration as an approved seed processor has been made in compliance with the provisions of regulation 8, the Controller of Seeds shall ( a) register the establishment, for a period ending December 31 of the year in respect of which the application is made, as an approved processor by entering the name of the establishment in !qe register of seed establishments and by assigning a registration number to the establishment; and ( b) issue the applicant with a certificate of registration in respect of the BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 400 9th March, 2018 establishment using Form SR5 in the Fifth Schedule hereto. 10. Unless the registration of a seed processor is suspended or cancelled under regulation 19 or 20, the Controller of Seeds shall renew the Renewal of registration of every establishment annually, subject to- registration (a) fulfilment of the provisions ofregulation 19; (b) a positive verification of confonnity with the Act or these Regulations; and (c) payment of a prescribed fee. 11. The operator of a registered establishment shall display the certificate of registration at a conspicuous place within the registered Display of establishment, at all times during the period within which the certificate certificate remains in force. 12.-0) An operator of a registered establishment shall keep within the premises of the registered establishment- Conditions for registered (a) up-to-date copies of the Act, these Regulations and all directives, establishment guidelines, manuals, circulars and other written material that the s Controller of Seeds delivers to the establishment from time to time; and (b) a list that identifies the (i) measures and documentation required to ensure that the establishment is in compliance with the requirements of these Regulations; (ii) persons who, where applicable, handle, store, sample, test; process, grade, label and document all seed in the establishment, and (iii) operators of the establishment. (2) An approved establishment shall have handling equipment and facilities of such construction and design which may be properly cleaned between the handling of successive seed lots so as to eliminate residues and prevent contamination. (3) A processor, bulk storage facility or an authorized importer or seed seller shall have adequate storage facilities to- · (a) enable the identification and maintenance of the identity of different seed lots; and (b) prevent cross-contamination. 13.-(1) Subject to sub-regulation (2) and regulation 16, the Controller of Seeds shall suspend the registration of a seed processor where (a) false or misleading information was submitted in support of the application for registration; (b) the establishment does not comply with a provision of the Act or these Regulations; or (c) the applicable fee as prescribed for a service provided to that Suspension of registration BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 401 9th March, 2018 establishment has not been paid. (2) The Controller of Seeds shall not suspend the registration of a seed processor where, before the registrant is heard pursuant to regulation 15 ( b ), the registrant takes corrective measures and a seed inspector verifies that those measures have been taken. 14.-(]) Subject to regulations 11 and 12, the Controller of Seeds shall Cancellation of cancel the registration of an establishment where the. registration . . (a) reg1strant does not pay the prescnbed renewal fee before January Conditions against suspension or cancellation before inter-party hearing Conditions against suspension or cancellation based on prior precautionary measures 1 of the year in respect of which the registration is to be renewed; (b) registrant maintains false or misleading records or samples in respect of any seed in the establishment; ( c) registrant falsely represents any seed to be of particular status; (d) registrant provides false or misleading information to a seed inspector; ( e) registration of a seed processor has been suspended at least three times within a 24 month period; or if) suspension of a registration has been in effect for one year and the registrant has failed to implement the required corrective measures. (2) The Controller of Seeds shall cancel the registration of a seed processor at the request of the registrant. 15. The Controller of Seeds shall not suspend or cancel the registration of a seed processor under these Regulations, unless, (a) a seed inspector or authorized officer has provided the registrant with a written report setting out the reasons for the suspension or cancellation; (b) the Controller of Seeds has given the registrant an opportunity to be heard, either by written or oral representations, in respect of the impending suspension or cancellation; and (c) the Controller of Seeds has sent a notice of suspension or cancellation of registration to the registrant, in writing. 16. The Controller of Seeds shall not cancel the registration of a seed processor for a reason set out in any ofregulations 14 (1) (a) to (d) where (a) the registrant establishes that the basis for the cancellation was the result of an error and the registrant took precautions and exercised due diligence to prevent the occurrence of the error; (b) the registrant undertakes to bring the error to the attention of the persons likely to be affected by the error by placing an announcement in such media, and within such time, not exceeding 30 days, as the Controller of Seeds indicates; and BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 402 9th March, 2018 (c) a seed inspector verifies that the announcement referred to in paragraph (b) was made within the time period indicated by the Controller of Seeds. 17. A suspension of a registration shall remain in effect until- Duration of suspension of (a) a seed inspector verifies that the registrant has taken corrective registration measures; and (b) the Controller of Seeds notifies the registrant, in writing, that the suspension is lifted. 18. The Controller of Seeds shall not, before the expiration of a period of 24 months following a cancellation of a registration, accept an application for the registration of a seed processor from a. registrant whose registration was cancelled for a reason set out in any of regulations 14 (1) (b) to (e). PART V-SEED CERTIFICATION 19 .-( 1) In accordance with this Part, the Controller of Seeds shall only certify for production approved varieties of seed. (2) The Controller of Seeds shall certify the classes of seed as set out in the Second Schedule hereto. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (2), the Controller of Seeds shall not certify a seed crop which contains noxious weeds or seed borne diseases that are difficult to eradicate. ( 4) The Controller of Seeds shall not certify seed unless, he is satisfied that the seed has been produced, inspected, sampled, tested, in accordance with these Regulations, and that the seed complies with the standards set out in the Third Schedule hereto. ( 5) A breeders shall maintain the standards of breeder and classes of the varieties approved for certification wider this Part. (6) In cases of natural disasters such as floods, drought or outbreaks of disease, the seed classes and prescribed standards shall be waived by the Minister and the resultant seed shall be classified as certified seed. Acceptance of.application following cancellation Varieties and classes of seed for certification 20. A person shall not be qualified as a seed inspector unless, he or she Qualifications has- of a seed (a) attended training as a seed inspector and has passed such examinations as the Controller of Seeds may consider appropriate; and (b) a minimum experience of one year in seed inspection. inspector 21. In addition the duties specified under the Act, a seed inspector Duties of a shall- seed inspector (a) inspect as frequently as may be required by the Controller of Seeds all places used for growing, cleaning, storage, transporting or sale of any prescribed seed; BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 403 9th March, 2018 (b) ensure that the conditions of registration of license specified under the Act are being observed; (c) procure and send for analysis if necessary samples of any prescribed seed which he has reason to believe is being produced, stocked, sold, exhibited, or transpmted for sale in contravention of the provisions of the Act or these Regulations; (d) investigate any complaint which may be made to him or her in writing in respect of any contravention of the provisions of the Act or these Regulations; (e) maintain a record of all inspections made and action taken by him or her in the performance of his or her duties, including the taking of samples and seizure of stocks and submit copies of such records to the Controller of Seeds; if) when so authorized by the Controller of Seeds, detain imported containers which he or she has reason to believe contains restricted seed, imports of which are prohibited under the Act; and (g) perform such other duties as may be entrusted to him or her by the Controller of Seeds. Application for 22.-( 1) The seed grower or his agent shall, one month after a seed crop seed inspection is planted, apply for a field inspection by completing Form SR 2 in the Fifth Schedule hereto and payment of the fee prescribed in the Fourth Schedule hereto. (2) A field inspection for the purposes of certification shall be conducted by seed inspectors and shall be confined to registered seed growers' fields and the fields of inbred lines. (3) A seed inspector shall have the power of entry into any field registered for field inspection. (4) The crop to be certified shall be inspected at appropriate growth stages as prescribed for the kind and variety of seed concerned. (5) Field inspection shall be carried out without prior notice to the seed grower or seed producer. (6) Upon completion of the field inspection, the seed inspector shall hand over a signed copy of the report to the seed grower or seed producer or his or her authorized representative. (7) A seed inspector conducting a field inspection shall not certify any crop where he is satisfied that it does not meet the standards specified in the Third Schedule hereto. (8) Where a crop fails to conform to the required standards and is not approved under this Part, the seed inspector shall submit a copy of the report to the Controller of Seeds within ten days of the inspection. (9) The Controller of Seeds shall inform the seed producer, in writing, BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 404 9th March, 2018 that his seed has failed to confo1m to the required standards and therefore has not been certified. (10) The results of each field inspection shall be issued in Fo1m SR 6 in the Fifth Schedule hereto. 23.-0) Where a crop has failed to confonn to the prescribed standards Application at any stage of· field inspection, the seed grower or seed producer, after for corrective measures have been carried out, may request the seed inspector to re-inspection re-inspect the crop. (2) The seed inspector may carry out one or more re-inspections on a field if he is satisfied that (a) removal of contaminated plants on that field will ensure confonnity of the crop to the prescribed standards; and ( b) no irreversible damage has been caused to the seed quality by the contaminants. (3) Where a registered seed grower or his agent disagrees with the results of any field inspection, he may appeal within two days to the Controller of Seeds, for re-inspection. (4) A re-inspection shall be carried out by a team comprising ( a) one senior seed inspector; (b) one breeder; and (c) a representative of the aggrieved seed grower. (5) Where upon a re-inspection a field is approved, the aggrieved grower shall be entitled to a refund of his re-inspection fee. (6) In hybrid seed production, no appeal shall be lodged on grounds of selfing, but on technical grounds only. PART VI-SEED PROCESSING 24.-(1) A person shall not process seed in Malawi without a seed Processing of processing licence issued by the Controller of Seeds under these Regulations. seed (2) During seed processing, the Controller of Seeds or a seed inspector may perfonn machine operations and lot examinations, and order re-processing if they have proved that processing was not effective. (3) When conducting seed lot examination, a seed processor shall pay to the Controller of Seeds, a prescribed lot examination fees. (4) A seed processor shall properly mark and store separately m identifiable lots all the seed processed. 25.-0) The Controller of Seeds or a seed inspector may, at any Inspections reasonable time, enter and inspect the premises of any seed processor. BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 405 Qualifications and duties of seed sampler Adherence to rulers of sampling Sampling protocol Drawing of samples Seed lot reference numbers 9th March, 2018 (2) During seed processing, the Controller of Seeds or an inspector may perform machine operations and lot examinations, and order re-processing if they have proved that the processing was not effective. (3) When conducting seed lot examination, a seed processor shall pay to the Controller of Seeds, the prescribed lot examination fees. PART VII-SEED SAMPLING 26.-( 1) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a seed sampler, unless he or she haS (a) attended training as a seed sampler and has passed such examinations as the Controller of Seeds may consider appropriate; and (b) a minimum experience of one year in seed sampling. (2) A seed sampler shall collect representative sample of seed in accordance with the Act, these Regulations and the procedures laid down by the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), as amended from time to time, and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by the Controller of Seeds. 27. The sampling of prescribed seed for laboratory tests shall be made in accordance with the Act, these Regulations and the procedures laid down, from time to time, in the rules of seed testing published by International Seed Testing Association (ISTA). 28.-(1) Whenever a seed sampler intends to take a sample of any seed or variety for analysis ( a) the client requesting the service shall fill in a seed lot sampling request Form SR7; and (b) the seed sampler shall take one representative sample, except in special cases, in the prescribed manner and mark and seal or fasten up each sample in such manner as its nature permits. (2) When samples of any seed of any notified kind or variety are taken under sub-regulation (I) (a), the seed sampler shall (a) deliver the sample in good condition to an authorized seed testing laboratory; and (b) the seed testing laboratory shall retain part of the sample, after the required tests have been completed, for one year. 29.-( 1) A seed delivery or processed lot shall be sampled. (2) The sample shall be provided free of charge for purposes of laboratory seed testing and post control planting and examination in accordance with International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) procedures. 30.-( 1) A seed samples shall bear a ltnique seed lot reference number and there shall be a set procedure for assigning lot numbers. BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 406 9th March, 2018 (2) The seed lot reference number shall be (a) a code number which has been allocated to a particular seed field for purposes of identification and which differs from the lot numbers of any other seed field; and (b) assigned to each seed lot to facilitate maintaining its identity and origin, handling in stores, transit, accounting and inventory maintenance; and referring or communicating about a certain quantity of seed. (3) A seed lot shall be created before the time of sampling and shall not exceed the maximum weight prescribed in these Regulations and the quantities in excess of the stipulated maximum limit shall be sub-divided and separate lot identification number shall be given to it. 31. Where automatic samplers have not been installed, the seed Absence of merchant shall arrange the packages in such a way as to enable the seed automatic inspector to reach all packages and draw samples. samplers 32.-0) The Controller of Seeds may grant written approval for the blending of seeds provided that (a) the seed blended lots complies with the stipulated minimum seed standards; (b) the seed belongs to the same crop, variety and class of seed; (c) the seed is produced in the same season and under similar agro-climatic conditions; (d) the seed were subjected to control by the same Controller of Seeds; and (e) the seed is adequately hbmogeneous in composition. (2) The Controller of Seed may allow crops from different fields of the same origin, species and variety which have passed field inspection to be blended and bulked to constitute one seed lot. Blending and bulking seed lots 33. The seed merchant shall provide reliable scales for ascertaining the Detennina weight of a seed lot. tion of weight of seed lots 34. The seed merchant shall pay to the Controller of Seeds a prescribed free before a seed lot is sampled. Payment of prescribed fees for seed sampling 35. Where a seed sampler takes any action in connection with the Actions contravention of the Act or these RegulationS- against contravention of sampling for certification (a) he or she shall ascertain whether or not the seed contravenes any provisions of the Act and if it is ascertained that the seed does not so contravene, {orthwith revoke the order passed or, as the case may be, take such action as may be necessary for the return of the stock of the seed seized; BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 407 Seizure of seed and other materials Qualifications and duties of a seed analyst Testing of seed Certificate of approval 9th March, 2018 (b) ifhe or she seizes the stock of the seed, he shall, as soon as may be reasonably practicable, inform the Controller of Seeds and take his order as to the custody thereof; or (c) without prejudice to the institution of any prosecution, if the alleged offence is such that the defect may be removed by the possessor of the seed, shall, on being satisfied that the defect has been so removed forthwith revoke the order passed under the said provision. 36. Where a seed sampler seizes any record, register, document or any other material object, he shall as soon as it is reasonably practicable, inform the Controller of Seeds and take his orders as to the custody thereof. PART VIII-SEED TESTING 3 7 .-( 1) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed as a seed analyst, unless he or she has ( a) attended training as a seed analyst and has passed such examinations as the Controller of Seeds may consider appropriate; and (b) a minimum experience of one year in seed testing. (2) A seed analyst shall be responsible for the (a) analysis of a representative sample of seed in accordance with the Act or these Regulations; and ( b) performance of such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Controller of Seeds. 38.-{l) An seed analyst shall test seed for the purposes of certification in accordance with these Regulations. (2) The samples to be tested in the seed laboratory shall be (a) official samples drawn by a seed sampler and submitted to a seed analyst; or (b) private samples submitted by fanners or private individuals to the seed testing laboratory. 39. A seed analyst shall (a) test seeds in accordance with the Act, these Regulations and, where applicable, the International Seed Testing Association procedure for seed testing, as may be amended from time to time; (b) record the results of the seed test on a certificate; (c) state whether the tested seeds have met the minimum standards of germination capacity, purity and health as set out in these Regulations; (d'J furnish the results of the seed testing to the seed merchant in a test certificate within 30 days from the date of receipt of the samples, wtless the seed is subjected to such test~ which require more than 30 days for completion of the test; BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 408 9th March, 2018 (e} furnish a special report where the seed lot has been tested for unique seed health; and (j) store the sample under optimal storage conditions for at least twelve months from the date the test results certificate is issued. 40.-(1) The Controller of Seeds may downgrade a seed crop or a seed lot if it is found that it does not to meet the prescribed standards for the class for which it was registered but confonns to the required standards to the immediate lower seed class. (2) A hybrid class of seed or any of their parents shall not be downgraded under these Regulations. 4 I . Unless otherwise required for a longer period ( a} the Controller of Seeds shall preserve documents relating to seed testing results for six years; and (b) a seed testing laboratory shall guard seed samples pertaining to certification of each seed lot for one year from the granting or extension of the certificate. 42. Unless otherwise required for a longer period, the Controller of S~eds shall preserve the documents in respect of rejected crops or seed lots for two years from the date of communication of rejection. PART IX-PACKAGING, LABELING AND SEALING 43. A seed lot shall be sealed, immediately after it has been sampled. 44. A certified seed lot whieh has met the prescribed mmunwn standards shall be packed in bags or containers, securely closed, sealed by a seed sampler and labelled with an appropriate certification label. 45. The certificate label referred to in regulation 44 shall specify (a) the seed class; (b) the species and variety of seed; (c) the lot number; (d) the date of testing; (e) the weight of the packet, bag or container; and (j) in cases where the seed is dressed, a warning text. 46. The particulars of a label, including the particulars specified in regulations 44 and 45 shall appear or be attached to each container in a conspicuous place, and where practicable a label containing those particulars shall also be put inside the container. Down grading a seed class Preservation of documentatio n of seed test results Preservation of documenta tion of failed test results Sealing of seed lots Labelling and sealing for early movement of seed Details on certification label Placement of certificate label on containers BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 409 Truth in labelling Reference of labels to this Act Statements on the label indemnifying owner Alterations to labels Removal of labels Labelling and sealing of containers 9th March, 2018 47. The label shall not contain any statement, design, device name abbreviation which is false or misleading, or likely to be misleading, in respect of any particulars concerning the prescribed seed contained in the container. 48. The label shall not contain any reference to the Act or these Regulations, or any comment of or explanation of any of particulars or declaration required by the Act or those Regulations which directly or indirectly contradicts, qualifies or modifies such particulars. 49. Nothing shall appear on a label or in any advertisement pertaining to any prescribed seed which denies or permits responsibility or liability for any statement or particulars required by or under the Act or these Regulations to appear or such label or advertisement. 50. A person shall not alter, obliterate or deface any mark, tag or label attached to a container of any seed. 51. A person, other than the ultimate user, shall not remove labels, seals or open mechanically sewn or closed packets of seed. 52. Any merchant who sells seed whose quality has been declared under these Regulations and whose weight is less than ten kilograms shall label each package of seed being offered for sale and such label shall state the species, variety, seed lot number, date of testing, and weight of the package. Repacking 53. Where certified seed lots are returned for re-packing, the unsold returned re-packing shall be done only with the approval of the Controller of Seeds and seed stock d th . . f d • Labelling for certified seed Units of measurements on labels Cap 48:04 Payment of prescribed fees for labelling and sealing un er e superv1s1on o a see mspector. 54. Where the Controller of Seeds requires seed to be chemically treated with recommended insecticides or fungicide before packaging, the following information about the seed treatment shall be displayed on the seed containers ( a) that the seed has been treated accordingly; (b) the commonly accepted chemical or abbreviated chemical name of the applied substance; (c) where the chemical used for seed treatment is harmful to human beings or other vertebrate animals, a caution statement such as "Do not use for food, feed or oil purposes"; and (d) in case of mercurial and similarly toxic chemical substances, the word "Poison" shall be prominently displayed in a bold type size in red colour on the seed container. 55. The units of measurement required to be shown on a label shall be the units prescribed under the Metrology Act, or in a unit of measurement recognised under the International System of Units. 56. A seed merchant shall pay to the Controller of Seeds the prescribed fee for labelling and sealing. BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 410 9th March, 2018 PART X-V ALIDITY OF CERTIFICATION AND QUALITY DECLARATION 57. Unless earlier revoked (a) the validity of certification for cereals, pulses, oil crops and fibre crops shall be twelve months from the date of sampling; (b) the validity of certification· for herbage grass, legumes, root crops, vegetables and stimulant crops shall be six months from the date of sampling; and (c) the declaration of quality for all kinds of species of seed shall be valid for twelve months from the date of sampling. Validity of certificate 58. A person or agency shall not, after the expiry date of his Expiry of certification, sell, keep for sale, offer to sell, barter or otherwise supply any date of sale certified seed of any notified kind or variety under the Act. 59. Where the validity period of certification of a seed lot has expired, Re-sampling seed merchant or agent shall invite a seed sampler to re-sample, re-test and and re-testing re-seal the seed lots. of seed 60. The validity period of certification of a seed may be further extended provided that the seed is re-tested in the authorized seed testing laboratory and is found to confonn to the required standards. Extension of validity period of certified seed 61. The Controller of Seeds shall maintain a complete record of each Preservation seed lot offered for extension of the validity period, including all the tags of issued, destroyed or retained. documentatio n for validity PART XI-SEED SALES AND SEED SELLERS extension 62.-0) A person shall not sell, or offer for sale any seed in Malawi, Seed sale unless the seed has been certified in accordance with the Act or these Regulations. (2) The Controller of Seeds shall develop and maintain a list of seed of varieties released for marketing within and outside Malawi. 63.-(1) A person shall not sell seed, unless he or she holds a valid seed Seed seller's seller's licence issued under these Regulations. licence (2) An agent, sub-agent or stockists with knowledge, ability and appropriate facilities to maintain the quality and viability of the seed offered for sale, shall apply to the Controller of Seeds for a seed seller's licence. (3) The Controller of Seeds shall (a) upon receipt of an application under subregulation (2); (b) subject to successful conformity verification; and ( c) on payment of the fee prescribed, issue to the applicant, a seed seller's licence. (4) There shall be attached to the seed seller's licence issued under this regulation, conditions relating to the maintenance of seed to be exposed for sale. BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 411 Establishment of post control plots 9th March, 2018 (5) A seed seller's licence shall be valid for twelve months from the date of issue, but the Controller of Seeds may vary the duration of validity, as he may deem necessary, and may withdraw such licence, in cases where there is a breach of a condition thereto. (6) The Controller of Seeds or his representative may enter and inspect any premises where seed is stored for sale without prior notice. (7) The Controller of Seeds shall maintain a register of all seed sellers licensed under these Regulations. (8) A seed sampler or seed analyst shall, on annual basis, conduct sampling and re-testing of all seed stored for sale by licensed sellers and shall issue an order to stop sale in respect of a seed lot whose quality capacities are below the minimum prescribed standards. (9) Where an order to stop sale under subregulation (7) is issued, the seed seller or their agents shall retrieve the affected seed lot and shall destroy all such seed in the presence of a seed inspector. PART XII-POST CONTROL PLOTS 64. A seed sampled and tested under these Regulations shall be grown in post control plots in accordance with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) scheme for variety purity standards, and such plots shall be open to examination and assessment by all interested parties. Examination 65. Upon completion of the examination and assessment of post control and assessment plots, the Controller of Seeds, an officer authorized by him or his agent shall of control plots write a report on the number of off-types, foreign varieties, diseased plants and other diversions observed in the plots, and shall attempt to detennine the sources of the diversions and possible remedies to eradicate such diversions. Using the 66. The lsozyme test using electrophoresis and molecular markers may Isozyme Test be used, if suitable facilities are available, in place or in addition to a and molecular grow-out test for rapid determination of genetic purity. markers for genetic purity Notice of Intent to import seed PART XIII-SEED IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION 67 .-(I) A person shall not import seed for sale unless.. (a) such seed complies with the minimum standards set out in these Regulations ; and (b) he or she has submitted to the Controller of Seeds a notice of intention to import such seed; and (c) has, with the approval of the Controller of Seeds or an authorized officer, been issued with a seed import permit form. (2) The notice under subregulation (l)(b) shall specify the following information on the intended importation (a) the name of the kind or species of seed; (b) the quantity of seed; BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 412 9th March, 2018 ( c) the variety name of the seed for all kinds, species and varieties subject to registration under Part III, other than non-pedigreed seed of forage crops; (d) the lot designation of the seed; (e) the name and address of the exporter or importer; and (j) the name and address of the importer. 68. Seed that has been imported into Malawi shall be accompanied by (a) a plant or seed import permit; (h) a phytosanitary certificate; and (c) where exporting country is not a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) or the Southern African Development Community (SADC), an Orange International Certificate of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA ). 69. The Minister may regulate or restrict the importation of any restricted species and variety of seeds. Documents accompanying imported seed Cap 64:01 Importation of restricted species and cultivars 70. Subject to the Act and regulation 67, the Minister may allow the Exemptions importation of seed into Malawi solely for the purpose of research. on importation of seed 71. A person who intends to export seed from Malawi may, upon Export of fulfilment of the required minimum standards, apply to the Controller of seed Seeds for an export certificate. PART XIV-DETENTIONS 72.-( 1) Any seed or package seized pursuant to the or these Regulations Detention of may be detained by a seed inspector at any place by attaching a detention tag seed to (a) in the case where seed has been seized, the package provided by the agency or in which the seed is placed; ( b) in case of a package, the package which has been seized; (c) where both the package and the seed are seized, the package; or (d) where a seed lot in packages is seized, at least one package of the seed lot. (2) On attaching a detention tag pursuant to sub-regulation ( 1 ), the seed inspector shall deliver or mail a notice of the detention to the person entitled to possession of the seed or package, at the time of seizure, , as the case may be. 73.-(1) Unless with authorisation from the Controller of Seeds or a seed Alteration or inspector, a person shall not alter or remove a detention tag attached to a removal of package, or sell any seed or package detained, pursuant to regulation 72. detention tag BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 413 Drawing of sample for testing Notice of release of seed lot Payment of costs incidental for detention Quarterly returns of transactions Preservation of records of transactions Appeals Offences 9th March, 2018 (2) A person shall not move any seed or package detained pursuant to regulation 72, except where a seed inspector issues a written authorization indicating that the seed or package must be placed in a safer or more convenient location. 74. Unless an official sample of seed has already been draw, a seed inspector shall draw an official sample of each seed lot that has been detained. 75. On release from detention of the seed or package, a seed inspector shall deliver or mail a notice of release to the person entitled to possession, at the time of seizure, of the seed or package, as the case may be. 76. Costs incidental to the detention of seed made in accordance with these Regulations, shall be payable or recoverable from the person entitled to possession of the seed or seed package, at the time of seizure, as the case may be. PART XV-RETURNS AND RECORDS 77. A registered seed producer, seed processor, seed seller or seed importer shall furnish to the Controller of Seeds quarterly returns in the prescribed form of certified seed produced cleaned, sold or imported. 78.-( 1) A person selling, keeping for sale, offering to sell or otherwise supplying any seed of notified kind or variety under the Act shall keep, over a period of three years, a complete record of each lot of seed sold. (2) A seed sample referred to in subregulation ( 1 ) (a) may be discarded one year after the entire lot represented by such sample has been disposed of; or (b) shall be kept as a part of the complete record, and shall be as large as the size prescribed in the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) rules, as amended from time to time. PART XVI-APPEALS 79-(1) A person aggrieved by a decision of a seed inspector, a seed analyst or any authorized officer under these Regulations, may appeal to the Controller of Seeds. (2) In the event that a person is dissatisfied with a decision of the Controller of Seeds, on appeal or at the first instance, that person may appeal to the Minister. PART XVII-OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 80. A person who (a) with intent to defraud, gives false information to a seed inspector or a seed analyst; (b) wilfully obstructs or interfere$ with or fails to comply with any lawful order given by any seed inspector in the execution of his powers or duties under these Regulations; BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 414 9th March, 2018 (c) produces or displays any certificate required to be produced or displayed under these Regulations which is false in any material particular; (d) sells or exposes for sale any seed which does not correspond with the description in any certificate required to be produced or displayed under these Regulations; or (e) contravenes any of the requirements of these Regulations, commits an offence. 81. A person who commits an offence under these Regulations shall be Penalty liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand Kwacha (K2,000) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both. PART XVIII-PROTECTION FROM LIABILITIES 82. In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an authorized officer shall disclose the existence of financial interest in the seed industry and be given an opportunity to disclose all material facts to the Controller of Seeds through a disclosure and attestation statement and policies and procedures provided for this purpose. Declaration of conflict of interest 83. No legal proceedings shall lie against any officer for anything done Protection of bona fide and without negligence, in the exercise of their powers, or the action taken performance of their functions or duties under these Regulations. in good fai th Cereals Finger millet Maize Pearl millet Rice Sorghwn Wheat Pulses Beans Chick peas Cowpea .. Pea Pigeon pea Oil Crops Groundnut Sesame .. Sunflower FIRST SCHEDULE PRESCRIBED SEEDS Eleusinecoracana (L.) Gaertn. Zea mays, L. Pennisetum (L.) R.B1: Oryzasativa L. Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. Triticum spp. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Cicerarietinum L. Vignaunguiculata (L.) Waip. Pisumsativum L. Cajanuscajan. Arachishypogaea L. Sesamumindicum L. Helianthus annus L. BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 415 Soya beans Fibre Crops Cotton .. Root and Tuber Crops Sweet potato Potatoes .. Cassava .. Flowers Pyrethrum Several other species Herbage Grasses Blue stem grass Buffel grass Cock's foot Coloured guinea grass Paspalum grass Rhodes grass Rye grass Setaria .. Sudan Love grass Lawn grass Bermuda grass Pasture Legumes Centro .. Clover .. Greenleaf Leucaena Silver leaf Siratro Stylo Vegetables Amaranth Artichoke Asparagus Beans Broccoli/Cauliflower Brussels sprouts .. Glycine max (L.) Merr. Gossypium spp. Jpomea batatas L. Solanum tuberosum. ManihotesculentaL. Ch,ysanthemum spp. 9th March, 2018 Mostly Liliaceae, Umbill(ferae. Andropogon spp. Cenchrusciliaris L. Dactylis glomerata. Panicum coloratum. Paspalum gayanus. Chloris gayana. Lolium spp. Setaria anceps. Sorghum sudanense. Eragrostis spp. Cynodon dactylon. Centro semapubescensBenth. Trffolium spp. Desmodiu mintorium Leucaenaleu cocephala. Desmodium uncinatum. Macroptilium atropwpureum. Stylosanthes guianensis. Ama ranthus spp. Cynarascolymus. Asparagus ojficinalis. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Brassica ole-,;acea va,: botrytis L. Brassica oleracea var. gemnifera. BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 416 9th March, 2018 Cabbage .. Canteloupe/Muskmelon Carrot .. Celery/Celeriac .. Chinese cabbage . . Collards/Kale Corriander Cucumber Egg Plants Leek Lettuce Okra Onion Parsley Pea Pepper Brassica oleracea va,: capitata L. Cucumis melo L. Daucus carota L. Apium graveolens L. Brassica chinensis L. Brassica oleracea va,: ancephala DC Coriandrum sativwn. Cucumis sativus L. Solanum melongena L. Allium porrum L. Lactuca sativa. Hibiscus escu!entus L. Allium cepa L. Petroselinum crispum (Mill) Nym. Pisumsativum L. Sensulato. Capsicum spp. Pumpkin/Squash/ Courgette Radish .. Cucurbit apepo L. Raphanus sativus L. Spinach .. Swiss chard Tomato Turnip .. Water cress Water melon Code Classes Br Breeder Seed A Pre-Basic Seed B Basic Seed C.l Certified Seed 1 st Generation C.2 Certified Seed 2nd Generation Spinacea oleracea L. Beta vulgaris. Lycopersicon esculentum P Mill. Brassica rapa L. Nasturtium ojficinaleRib1: Citrullus sp SECOND SCHEDULE SEED CLASSES (reg. 19 (2) Seed Parents and Description Colour of labels Progeny of nucleus seed White band on Violet background Progeny of breeders seed Violet band on White background Progeny of breeders seed or pre-basic seed White Progeny of certified pre basic seed or basic seed Blue Progeny of basic seed or certified 1 st generation Red BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 417 9th March, 2018 THIRD SCHEDULE FIELD AND LABORATORY STANDARDS FIELD STANDARDS Species Minimum Cropping Min. Isolation Distance Off-types andior other Minimum Number of Land History (M) varieties Inspections Maximum % of off types(based on 1000 Plants) Cereals Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Maize (Hybrid) I"* I** 400* 350* 0.1 0.2 5 5 Maize (OP\/) I** I*" 400'' 200* 0.1 0.5 4 3 Sorghum (H) I I 750 500 0.2 0.5 5 5 Sorghum (OPV) I I 400 350 0.2 0.5 4 3 Wheat 1 1 10 5 0.1 0.3 3 3 Barley I I 10 5 0.1 0.3 3 3 Rice I I 5 5 0.01 0.2 3 3 Pearl Millet I I 400 200 0.2 0.5 3 3 Finger Millet I I 10 5 0.1 0.3 3 3 * Time isolation may replace distance isolation. Rows of male plants can reduce distance isolation ** Cropping land histo1y is not required if volunteer plants are removed through irrigation or rainfall Pulses Minimum Cropping Min. Isolation Distance Maximum % of off- Minimum Number of Land History (M) types(based on I 000 Inspections Plants) Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Beans I I 10 5 0.1 0.3 3 3 Soya Beans I I 10 5 0.1 0.3 3 3 Cowpeas I I 10 5 0.1 0.3 3 3 Garden peas I I 10 5 0.1 0.3 3 3 Pigeon peas 2 I 400 200 0.1 0.3 3 3 Chick peas 2 I 10 5 0.1 0.3 3 3 BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 418 9th March, 2018 Oil Crops Minimum Cropping Min. Isolation Distance Maximum % of off- Minimum Number of Land History (M) types(based on 1000 Inspections Plants) Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Cotton seed (H) 2 2 800 800 0.2 0.3 3 3 Cotton seed (OPV) 2 2 100 100 0.2 0.3 3 3 Sunflower (H) I I 3000 1500 0.1 0.1 5 5 Sunflower (OPV) I I 1000 800 0.1 0.1 3 3 Groundnuts I I 10 5 0.1 0.2 3 3 Sesame I I 10 5 0.1 0.2 3 3 Herbage Grasses Minimum Cropping Min. Isolation Distance Maximum Number of Minimum Number of Land History (M) off types per I 0 Inspections squire metres Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Rhodes grass 200 100 l 2 Setaria grass 200 100 I 2 Congo Signal 50 25 I 2 Guinea grass 50 25 I 2 Sudan grass 400 200 I 2 Columbus grass 400 200 I 2 Pastures Basic Certified Basic Ce1tified Basic Certified Basic Certified Stylo 200 100 I 2 Desrnodium 200 100 I 2 Siratro 200 100 I 2 Glycine 300 200 I 2 Rye grass 400 200 I 2 Weeping Love grass 50 25 I 2 Clover 400 200 I 2 Lucerne 400 200 I 2 BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 419 9th March, 2018 Vegetables Minimum Cropping Min. Isolation Distance Maximum Number of Minimum Number of Land History (M) off types (Based on Inspections I 000 plants) Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Tomato 3 3 100 100 I I 3 3 Lettuce 3 3 100 100 5 10 3 3 Ginger 3 3 5 5 5 10 3 3 Tumeric 3 3 5 5 5 JO 3 3 Shallot 3 3 30 20 5 10 2 2 Garlic 3 3 5 5 I 2 2 2 Birds eye (Chillies) 3 3 400 200 I 2 2 2 Mushroom 0 0 Roots Crops Minimum Cropping Min. Isolation Distance Maximum Number of Minimum Number of Land History (M) off- types (based on Inspections I 000 Plants) Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Potato 5 3 10 5 1.0 1.0 3 3 Sweet potato 2 I 10 10 0 0 3 3 Cassava 2 2 5 5 0.5 1.0 3 3 Yam 2 2 5 5 0.05 0.01 3 3 Stimulant crops Minimum Cropping Min. Isolation Distance Maximum Number Minimum Number of Land History (M) of off- types ( based Inspections on 1000 Plants) Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Tobacco 2 2 800 400 0.2 0.5 3 3 Tea 50 50 2 2 Coffee 50 50 0 0 2 2 Tree Crops Maximum % of off-types Minimum ~umber of Inspections Min. isolation distance (M) (based on I 00 Plants) Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Mango 2 2 3 3 0 0 Citrus spp 2 2 3 3 0 0 Guavas 2 2 3 3 0 0 BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 420 9th March, 2018 Tree Crops Maximum % of off-types Minimum Number of Inspections Min. isolation distance (M) (based on I 00 Plants) Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Papaya 2 2 3 3 0 0 Apricot and Apples 2 2 3 3 0 0 Peach and Plum 2 2 3 3 0 0 Avocado 2 2 3 3 0 0 Banana 2 2 3 3 0 0 Pine apple 2 2 3 3 0 0 Cashevv 2 2 3 3 0 0 Macadamia 2 2 50 50 0 0 Mexican apple and Pears 2 2 3 3 0 0 Pomegranate and Loquat 2 2 3 3 0 0 Passion fruits 2 2 3 3 0 0 Roses 2 2 3 3 0 0 ADDITIONAL FIELD STANDARDS 1. The seed inspector may reject a crop should it be excessively weedy or severely lodged 2. Inspection shall be done for the following pests/pathogens/diseases. Crop Disease Tolerance Tolerance (Basic) (Certified) (a) Maize Maize Chlorotic Mottle 0 plants per 0 plants per "f Mottle Virus (MCMV) hectare hectare Maize Dwarf Mosaic 0 plants per 0 plants per Virus(MDMV) hectare hectare Headsmut (Sphaceiotheca 0 plants at final 0 plants at final reiliana (Kuhn) Clint) inspection inspection Loose smut (Ustilago 0 plants at final 0 plants at final maydis (DC) Corda inspection inspection Peronosclerospora 0 plants at final 0 plants at final phillipensis inspection inspection Cochliobolus 0 plants per 0 plants at final heterostrophus hectare inspection Common smut (strago zeae) 0 plants per 0 plants at final hectare inspection BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 421 9th March, 2018 Crop Disease Tolerance Tolerance (Basic) (Certified) (b) Wheat, Barley, Kernel Bunt (Tilletia barclyana) 0 head per 100 1 head per 100 sq. m sq. m t Loose smut (Ustilago spp.) I head per 100 1 head per 1 00 sq.m sq. m Covered smut ( Ustilago hordei) 1 head per 100 1 head per 100 · sq. m sq. m (c) Rice Rice blast (Magnaporthe grisea 0.1% 0.5% White tip nematode (Aphelenchoides besseyi) 0 0 Balansiaoryzea-sativae 0 0 Sclerophtora macrospora 0 0 Tilletia barclayana 0 0 Xanthomonas campestris pv. 01yzae 0 0 Xanthomonas 01yzae pv. oryzae 0 0 Xanthomonas campestris 0 0 (d) Sorghum Covered kernel smut 0.1 plant per 0.2 plant per (Sporisorium sorghi) 1,000 plants 1,000 plants Peronosclerospora sorghi 0.1 plant per 0.2 plant per 1,000 plants 1,000 plants (e) Beans Halo blight (Pseudomonas None during 0.05 during i phaseolicola final inspection final inspection Anthracnose ( Collectotricum 0.02 during 0.02 during lindemuthianum) final inspection final inspection Bean common mosaic virus None during 0.1 during (BCMV) final inspection final inspection Common blight (Xanthomonas None during 0.001 during phaseo/i) final inspection final inspection Tomato black ring virus 0 0.02 during final inspection Ditylenchus dipsaci 0.02 0.1% Bacter,ial canker (Pseudomonas 0 0.05 syringae pv. syringae Angular leaf spot 0 0.05 (Phaeoisariopsis griseola) Bacterial blight (Xanthomonas 0 0.05 phaseoli) BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 422 9th March, 2018 Crop Disease Tolerance Tolerance (Basic) (Certified) if) Cowpeas Leaf spots (Ascochyta spp) None during None during final inspection final inspection Pod spots (Mycosphaerell None during None during apinodes) final inspection final inspection Bacterial blight (Xanthomonas None during None during vignicola) final inspection final inspection Peanut stripe virns None during None during final inspection final inspection (g) Garden peas Leaf spots (Ascochyta spp) None during None during final inspection final inspection Pod spots (Mycosphaerell None during None during apinodes) final inspection final inspection Bacterial blight None during None during (Xanthomonas vignicola) final inspection final inspection Peanut stripe virus None during None during final inspection final inspection (h) Soy bean Bacterial blight None during % + (Pseudomonas spp final inspection + Bacterial pustule (Xanthomonas 0 0% phaseoli Soya bean mosaic virus 0 0.02% Purple stain ('Cercospora 25 25% kikuchii Bacterial pustule (Xanthomonas 0 0% axonopodis) Pseudomonas savastanoi 0 0% (i) Sunflower Sclerotinia wilt and Head rot 0 plants per 0 plants per § (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) 1,000 plants 1,000 plants Verticillium Wilt (Verticillium 0 plants per 0 plants per dahliae) 1,000 plants 1,000 plants Botrytis head rot or grey mould 0.5 plants per 0 plants per (Botlytis cinerea) 1,000 plants 1,000 plants Downey mildew 0 plants per 0.2 plants per (Plasmopara halstedii) 1,000 plants 1,000 plants Alternaria he/ianthi 0 plants per 0.2 plants per 1,000 plants 1,000 plants Tobacco ring spot virus 0 plants per 0 plants per 1,000 plants 1,000 plants BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 423 9th March, 2018 Crop Disease Tolerance Tolerance (Basic) (Ce1tified) (j) Potato Bacterial wilt (Ralstonia 0 during any 0 during any so/anacearum )* inspection inspection Brown rot (Pseudomonas 0 during any 0 during any so/anacearum) inspection inspection Black leg (Erwinia carotovora) 0 during any 0 during any inspection inspection Golden nematode ( Globodera 0 plant during 0 rostochiensis) any inspection Ring rot ( C/avibacter 0 plant during 0 michiganensis subsp any inspection michiganensis) Wart disease 0 plant during 0 (Synchytriumendo bioticum) any inspection Potato virus Y 0.1 plant during 1 any inspection Potato virus X 0.3 plant during 2 any inspection Fusarium wilt 0 plant during 0.002 (Fusarium oxysporum) any inspection Verticillium wilt 0 plant during 0.5 ( Vertici/iwn dahliae) any inspection (k) Nicotiana spp. Tobacco ring spot virus 0 plant during 0 plant during (tobacco) any inspection any inspection (/) Manilwtesculenta East African cassava mosaic 5 plants per 5 plants per (cassava) virus hectare during hectare during early inspections early inspections and nil at final and nil at final inspection inspection Mononychellus tanajoa 5 plants per 5 plants per hectare during hectare during early inspections early inspections and nil at final and nil at final inspection inspection Cassava brown streak virus 5 plants per 5 plants per hectare during hectare during early inspections early inspections and nil at final and nil at final inspection inspection African cassava mosaic virus 5 plants per 5 plants per hectare during hectare during early inspections early inspections and nil at final and nil at final inspection inspection BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 424 9th March, 2018 Crop Disease Tolerance Tolerance (Basic) (Certified) Ralstonia solanacearum race 5 plants per 5 plants per 3 biovar4 hectare during hectare during early inspections early inspections and nil at final arid nil at final inspection inspection (m) Sweet potato Sweet potato mild mottle virns 5 plants per 5 plants per hectare during hectare during early inspections early inspections and nil at final and nil at final inspection inspection Sweet potato feathery mottle 5 plants per 5 plants per virus hectare during hectare during early inspections early inspections and nil at final and nil at final inspection inspection Aphelenchoides besseyi 5 plants per 5 plants per hectare during hectare dming early inspections early inspections and nil at final and nil at final inspection inspection Aphelenchoidesritze mabosi 5 plants per 5 plants per hectare during hectare during early inspections early inspections and nil at final and nil at final inspection inspection Ditylenchus destructor 5 plants per 5 plants per hectare during hectare dw·ing early inspections early inspections and nil at final and nil at final inspection inspection Radopholus similis 5 plants per 5 plants per hectare during hectare during early inspections early inspections and nil at final and nil at final inspection inspection (n) Banana Banana Bunchy Top 0 plant during 0 plant during any inspection any inspection Mutation like Masada, dwarf 0.1% 0.1% Weevils 1% 1% Aphids 1% 1% KEY: t No rouging; t Roguing is notifiable; § No roguing on disease BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 425 3. Hybrid Seed Production (}) Maize: 9th March, 2018 (a) Detasselling of female plants shall be inspected at least 3 times during tasselling period. (b) If 1% or more of the female plants poses receptive silks and more than 1% of them are shedding pollen at any one inspection visit or more than 2% cumulatively during 3 inspection visits then the crop shall be rejected. (c) The neighbouring seed crop adjacent to a rejected seed shall also be rejected if (i) the female plants shedding pollen in the rejected field exceeds either 2% on any one inspection or 4%cumulatively during 3 inspection visits; (ii) the failed crop shall have more than 0.2% off-type plants in its pollen parent; and (iii) the rejected neighbouring crop has more than 4 smutted plants per hectare. (d) The neighbouring seed crop adjacent to a rejected crop shall not be rejected if isolation is in accordance with these regulations. (2) Sunflower When 2% (basic and above) and 5% ( certified) of the female plants have pollen receptive flowers, there should not be more than the number of off-type plants stated in the schedule and also not more than 0.5%of female pollen shedders (basic and above) or 0.1 % of female pollen shedders ( certified). B.-PROCESSING STANDARDS l. Maize (a) A seed lot shall not be allowed to contain more than 2.5 % of cracked, diseased, rotten, shrivelled seeds, sprouted or insect damaged seeds and not more than 5% of pips; and (b) Processing will be done per variety and the processing plant to be cleaned before a different variety can be processed. 2. Groundnuts The Controller of Seeds shall (a) reject (insect-damaged groundnuts, off-coloured seeds, kernels with cracked skin, broken kernels, too small seeds, etc.-Maximum 5% of cracked, diseased, rotten, shrivelled seeds or insect damaged allowed per seed lot for both basic and certified seed with shelling percentage of 70; (b) not all other crop seeds in basic seed while a maximum of 0.1% of seed of clearly distinguishable other seeds will be allowed for certified seed ; (c) not allow seed of other species; ( d) not allow noxious weed seed; BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 426 9th March, 2018 (e) ensure that each seed processing house processes each variety separately and shall ensure that the processing plant is cleaned before a different variety can be processed; and (j) ensure that seed without testa and damaged groundnuts seeds which are less than one half the original size shall not exceed 0.5%. 3. Sunflower The Controller of Seeds shall (a) allow a maximum of 0.2% of other varieties other than the variety applied for certification; (b) allow a maximum of 5% of seeds with cracked seed coat; and (c) not allow noxious weed seeds. 4. Beans, Garden peas and Cowpeas The Controller of Seeds shall (a) not allow a mixture with other crop seed in basic seed; (b) allow a maximum of 0.1 % of clearly distinguishable other seeds for certified seed; (c) not allow seed of other species; (d) not allow noxious weed seeds; (e) allow a maximum of0.5% of damaged beans; and (j) allow a maximum of2.5% of insect-damaged beans, off-coloured seeds, beans with cracked skin, broken beans or too small seeds. 5. Potatoes The following diseases/abnormalities shall be pennitted up to the stated toleranceS Disease abno1mality Common Scab (Streptomycesscabeie.) (Maximum scab percentage of tubers per 50 kg bag) Powdery scab (Spongospora subterrania) (Maximum scab percentage of tubers per 50 kg bag) Black scurf (Rhizoctonia solani) Pink rot (Phytophthora e,ythroseptica) Soft rot (Erwinia catarovora) Tuber moth with live tuber moth larvae Misshaped and damaged tubers Tolerance(%) Basic Certified 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 1 0 0.01 0 0 0.01 0.05 0 0.02 BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 427 9th March, 2018 C.-LABORATORY STANDARDS 1. Quality requirements with respect to analysis figures concerning purity, germination capacity, other crop seed, weed seed and moisture content. Species Minimum Purity Maximum Weed Minimum Maximum % by weight Seeds Germination Moisture (number per kg) Capacity% Content% CEREALS Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Maize (OPV) 99.0 99.0 5 15 90 90 13.0 Maize (Hybrid) 99.0 99.0 2 5 80 90 13.0 Wheat 99.0 99.0 1 5 85 85 13.0 Rice (OPV) 98.0 98.0 0 10 80 80 12.5 Rice (Hybrid) 99.0 98.0 0 1 70 80 12.5 Pearl Millet 98.0 98.0 1 5 75 80 11'.0 Sorghum (OPV) 99.0 98.0 2 5 80 80 12.0 Sorghum (Hybrid) 99.0 98.0 2 5 80 80 12.0 PULSES Pigeon peas 99.0 98.0 2 5 75 80 13.0 Soy beans 99.0 99.0 2 5 75 75 12.0 Common Beans 99.0 99.0 2 5 75 80 13.0 Pea (Garden) 99.0 98.0 2 5 80 75 10.0 Cowpeas 99.0 98.0 2 5 75 75 13.0 Chickpeas 99.0 98.0 2 5 80 75 10.0 Dolichos bean 99.0 98.0 2 5 80 75 10.0 Velvet beans 98.0 98.0 2 5 80 75 10.0 OIL SEEDS Groundnuts 98.0 98.0 2 5 75 75 9.0 Sunflower (OPV) 99.0 99.0 5 5 80 85 10.0 Sunflower (Hybrid) 99.0 99.0 5 5 80 85 10.0 Castor bean 98.0 98.0 2 5 80 75 10.0 Sesame 98.0 98.0 5 5 85 85 12.0 FIBRE CROPS Cotton ( acid delinted) (OPV) 99.0 99.0 25 50 70 75 10.0 Cotton (acid delinted) (Hybrid) 99.0 98.0 25 50 70 75 10.0 BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 428 9th March, 2018 Species Minimum Purity % Maximum Weed Minimum Maximum by weight Seeds Germination Moisture (number per kg) Capacity % Content% STIMULANTS Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Burley tobacco 99.0 99.0 - - 85 85 8.0 Flue-cured tobacco 99.0 99.0 - - 90 90 8.0 Tobacco (Hybrid) 99.0 99.0 - - 85 85 8.0 Species Minimum Maximum Maximum Minimum Maximum Purity % by Other Crops Weed Seeds% Germination Moisture weight Seed% by by weight Capacity% Content % number VEGETABLE~ Onion 98 0.5 0.5 60 11.0 Amaranthus 97 0.1 0.1 60 9.0 Celery 98 1.0 0.5 65 10.0 Swiss chard 98 0.5 1.0 70 11.0 Chinese cabbage 98 1.0 0.3 70 10.0 Mustard 98 0.1 0.5 70 10.0 Cauliflower 97 1.0 0.3 60 10.0 Cabbage 98 1.0 0.3 75 10.0 Rape 98 0.5 0.3 70 10.0 Pepper chilli 98 0.5 0.5 55 9.0 Water melon 98 0.1 0.1 75 9.0 Pumpkin 98 0.1 0.3 75 9.0 Squash 98 0.1 0.3 75 9.0 Cucumber 95 0.1 0.3 55 9.0 Carrot 98 1.0 1.0 75 9.0 Okra 95 0.1 0.5 50 11.0 Lettuce 98 0.5 0.5 75 8.0 Tomato 98 0.5 0.3 75 9.0 Radish 98 1.0 1.0 75 8.0 Eggplant 98 0.5 0.3 75 10.0 Spinach 96 0.5 1.0 60 11.0 BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 429 9th March, 2018 Species Minimum Maximum Maximum Minimum Maximum Purity% by Other Crops Weed Seeds% Germination Moisture weight Seed% by by weight Capacity% Content% number Asparagus 96 0.5 0.5 70 9.0 Brocolli 97 1.0 1.0 75 10.0 Artichokes 98 0.1 0.1 75 9.0 Brussels sprouts 97 1.0 0.3 75 10.0 FLOWERS Pyrethrum 30 - - 40 Other species 30 - - 40 Species Minimum Purity Maximum Weed Minimum Maximum % by weight Seeds% by Germination Moisture weight Capacity% Content% PASTURE LEGUMES Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified Green leaf desmodium 97.0 80 100 200 80 75 10 Silver leaf desmodium 97.0 80 80 75 Leuceana 98.0 80 100 200 80 75 10 Siratro 97.0 80 100 200 80 75 10 Stylo 95.0 80 100 200 75 70 10 Glycine 97.0 80 100 200 75 70 10 Centro 98.0 80 100 200 80 75 10 Kulu vine 97.0 80 100 200 75 70 10 Clover 97.0 80 100 200 75 70 10 PASTURE GRASSES PLSC = P XG/10( Buffel grass 75.0 70.0 500 1000 60 or PLSC 33 10 African foxtail grass 98.0 97.0 500 1000 60 or PLSC 33 10 Columbus grass 98.0 97.0 500 1000 65 or PLSC 25 10 Rhodes grass 75 .0 70.0 500 100(') 60 or PLSC 25 10 Guinea grass 75.0 70.0 500 1000 60 orPLSC 25 10 BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 430 9th March, 2018 Species Paspalum Setaria grass Weeping Love grass Rve grass Bermuda grass Sudan grass Blue stem !ITaSS Cock's foot Crop under Certification Inbred maize Hybrid maize Open pollinated maize Wheat Grasses Sorghum Potatoes Sweet potato Cassava Hybrid sunflower Minimum Purity Maximum Weed Minimum % by weight Seeds% by Germination weight Capacity% Basic Certified Basic Certified Basic Certified 75.0 70.0 500 1000 60 or PLSC 25 75.0 70.0 500 1000 70 or PLSC 36 85.0 80.0 500 1000 75 70 98.0 97.0 500 1000 90 85 97.0 96.0 500 1000 90 85 97.0 96.0 500 1000 90 85 97.0 96.0 500 1000 90 85 97.0 96.0 500 1000 90 85 FOURTH SCHEDULE FEE SCHEDULES (MK) (A)-FIELD INSPECTION FEES Maximum Moisture Content% 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Inspection fee per Re inspection on appeal hectare or less (MK) per hectare or less (MK) 6000 3000 6000 3000 6000 3000 6000 3000 6000 3000 6000 3000 6000 3000 6000 3000 6000 3000 6000 3000 Open pollinated sunflower 6000 3000 Ground nut 6000 3000 Soy bean 6000 3000 Beans 6000 3000 Peas 6000 3000 Vegetables 6000 3000 Tobacco 6000 3000 Cotton 6000 3000 BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 431 9th March, 2018 (B)-FACILITY INSPECTION FEES Registrant Facility Seed Processing facilities .. Ginning facility Ware houses Inspection per facility per inspection (MK) 50,000 50,000 50,000 (C)-SAMPLING AND SEALING FEES (MK) Crop under Seed Lot and Labeling and Re-sampling Re-sealing Replacement Certification Inspection Sealing per sampling per 50 kg of Certificate Sampling seal Seed Lots Maize (Inbred) MK500 MK 1000 MK2000 MK 1000 MK 5000 Maize (OPV) MK500 MK 1000 MK2000 MK 1000 MK 5000 Wheat MK.500 MK 1000 MK2000 MK 1000 MK.5000 Grasses MK500 MKlO00 MK2000 MK 1000 MK 5000 Sorghum MK500 MK 1000 MK2000 MK 1000 MK5000 Potatoes MK500 MK 1000 MK2000 MK 1000 MK 5000 Cassava MK500 MK 1000 MK2000 MK 1000 MK 5000 Sunflower (Hybrid) MK500 MK 1000 MK2000 MK 1000 MK5000 Sunflower (OPV) MK500 MK 1000 MK2000 MKlO00 MK5000 Grow1d nuts (shelled) MK500 MK 1000 MK2000 MK 1000 MK 5000 Ground nuts (unshelled) MK500 MK 1000 MK2000 MK 1000 MK5000 Beans MK500 MK 1000 MK2000 MK 1000 MK5000 Cotton MK500 MK 1000 MK2000 MK 1000 MK 5000 Peas MK500 MK 1000 MK2000 MK 1000 MK5000 Vegetables MK.500 MK 1000 MK2000 MK 1000 MK5000 Note: The charges in the table above include all the crops even those which are not appearing in the table (D)-LABORATORY SEED TESTING FEES PER SAMPLE PER TEST (MK) BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 432 9th March, 2018 Crops under Certification Purity, Gennination, Re-Testing per sample Moisture content, and Seed Health per sample per sample Inbred maize MK 1000 MK 1000 Maize (Hybrid) MK 1000 MK 1000 Maize (OPV) MK 1000 MK 1000 Wheat MK 1000 MK 1000 Sorghum MK 1000 MK 1000 Tobacco MK2000 MK2000 Sunflower (Hybrid) MK 1000 MK 1000 Sunflower (OPV) MK 1000 MK 1000 Ground nut*## MK 1000 MK 1000 Beans MK 1000 MK 1000 Peas MK 1000 MK 1000 Vegetables MK2000 MK2000 Pasture, Grasses, Trees & Flowers MK2000 MK2000 Note: The charges in the table above include all the crops even those which are not appearing in the table *The seed that will need breaking dormancy will attract additional cost ofMK2000 ## The seed that will need shelling will require additional cost of MK I 000 (E)-REGISTRATION FEES (MK) Registrant Annual Registration Fees (MK) Seed processors 50,000 Seed growers 2,000 per crop Seed sellers 5,000 Seed Laboratories Accreditation 200,000 (a once off payment) Seed growers Licensed Seed Inspectors (F)-TRAINING FEES (MK) Charge/participant (MK) 20,000 100,000 BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 433 Refresher courses Seed sellers Seed processors Ware house staff Auditing Charge/participant (MK) 50,000 30,000 100,000 50,000 Renewing of seed inspector's license 200,000 (every three years) 5,000 (annually) FIFTH SCHEDULE FORMS GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI 9th March, 2018 FORM SRI SEED CERTIFICATION & QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A SEED GROWER To: Controller of Seeds, Chitedze Research Station, P.O. Box 158, Lilongwe I, ............................................................................................. (Full name) of .......................................................................................................................................... . (Trade name and Address) being the owner/leassee of ................................................. . hectares of Lease Ref. No .............................. situated in the .................................. . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . ........................ Agricultural Development Division (ADD) of............................................ EPA, . . .... . . . . .............................. ... District in Traditional Authority ......................................... do hereby apply to be registered as a Seed Grower for ...................................... crop. I have/have not been a seed grower in the past and I have adequate storage facilities to handle the resultant seed. *The field where I intend to grow the seed crop was previously under ..................... . *Do you have adequate isolation? Yes/No *Do you have enough labour to detassel, rogue, grade, etc.? Yes/No *If you are a contracted grower, have you been made aware that only seed that has met the minimum standards shall be accepted by the merchant? Yes/No *If this application is successful you will be.required to furnish the details of the crop Form SR2. I enclose a non-refundable fee of ........................................................ Kwacha (MK ...... .................... ) in payment of this registration. *Delete the inapplicable. Date ........................................ Signature .................................................. . BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 434 9th March, 2018 FOR OFFICIALUSE ONLY Application Received ................................................................................................ . Decision: Approved/Rejected Reg. No ...................................... . ............... . ... . Note.-The Controller of Seeds shall notify both the unsuccessful and successful applicants. FORM SR2 GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI SEED CERTIFICATION & QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A SEED CROP To: Controller of Seeds, Chitedze Research Station, P.O. Box 158, Lilongwe 1. Full name of grower ........................................................................................... . Grower's No ........................... .. ........... . 2. Trade name ..................................................................................................................... . 3. Postal Address ...................................................................................... . 4. Tel. No ......................... E-mail. ............................................................. .. 5. Farm on which crop is being grown ............................................................ . 6. District ......................... T.A: .............................. Village ................................ . 7. L/R. No ................................................................................................ . 8. Details of crop (Every crop regardless of size must be mentioned separately) Crop Variety Class of Class of Source of Hectares Land Date species Seed to Seed to be Seed History Planted be planted produced BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 435 9th March, 2018 9. I enclose the sum of Malawi Kwacha ..... ............. ..... . . ............ .in payment of this registration and ..... .... ......................................... .. ............ as proof of origin. 10. The person who will be daily in charge of this seed crop is .. . .. . ..................... .... .. . whose contact details are ...... .... ... ..... .. ...... ..... .... ............... ... ... .. .... .. ..... .......... .. ....... . .. . 11 . Declaration: in signing this application, (a) I also declare that I am conversant with and shall observe the various clauses and conditions of the Seed Regulations. (b) In case this application is for seed maize, I also declare that I have no incidence of maize head smut (Sphacelothe careiliana) on this land for the previous three seasons. (c) In case this application is for seed potatoes, I also declare that I have· no incidence of bacterial wilt (Pseudomonas solanacearum) on this fatm for the previous six years. FARM MAP AND LOCATION BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 436 9th March, 2018 12. Indicate the situation of the different crops, stores access from the nearest public road. 13. Number each crop as 1, 2, 3, etc. Date .............................. Signature of Applicant .... .......................................... . . FORM SR3 GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI SEED CERTIFICATION & QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AS A SEED GROWER Registration No ........................................................................................................ .. To .... . .................... .. ....................................................... . ............ (Name) .................................................................................................................... (Trade name) of ...................................................................................................................... (Address) You are hereby registered as a Seed Grower to grow ............................................ .. hectares of ........................... (species) on yow- fann at ................................... .. This registration is valid from .............................. to ...................................... . Signature .................................................... Date .................................... . FORM SR4 GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI SEED CERTIFICATION & QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A SEED PROCESSOR To: Controller of Seeds, Chitedze Research Station, P.O. Box 158, Lilongwe I/We hereby apply to be registered as a Seed Processor under the Name ................................................................... Position .............................................. . Trade Name ............................................................................................................................. . Postal Address ........................................................................................... . Telephone number ................................ E-mail .............................................. . Location of the premises .............................................................................. .. The seed will be kept in a store where adequate provisions are available to separate the various seed lots and where no other articles will be kept which could have an adverse effect on the quality of the seeds. BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 437 9th March, 2018 At anytime, even without prior appointment, I/we will allow the seed inspector(s) of the entry of the seed store(s)/processing unit and thereby provide them/him/her with the facilities necessary to carry out the inspection work as laid down in Seed Regulations. In addition, I/we will send a stock list of all seed lots in our stores by 30thApriland 30th September or at such a date as can be mutually agreed upon between the Seed Quality Control Services and ourselves. I/we enclose the sum of MK .. .................. .. ........ .. .. .. .. only in payment for this registration Declaration: In signing this application, I/we also declare that I/we are conversant with and shall observe the various clauses and conditions of the Seed Regulations. Date ..... ... . ... ... .. .. . . ... .. ... ... . .. . Signature ............. .. . .. ... . .... . ..... .. ... . .... ..... .. .... . FORM SR5 GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI SEED CERTIFICATION & QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF A SEED PROCESSOR Registration No .... . ... . . . ......... ... ..... ...... ... ..... ............ ........ ... .... .. ....... ... ... . . .. . ..... . ... .. .. . . . To ........ . .. . . . .... ..... .. . ...... .... .... .. .... . . .... . . .. ..... . ...... . .. . ... .. .............. ... . .. (Name) of .. ... .. .. .... .. .. ... ... ........ ... ... ........... .. .......... ....... ..... ..... .. .. ... ... .. .......... .. ............ ... ... (Trade name) .. .. . . .. .. . .. .... ... ... . . ....... .. .. . . ... .. .. ..... .. ... . .. ......... ..... .. .... . . .. . . ... ... . .. . ..... (Address) You are hereby registered as a Seed Processor to process ............. . ..... .. ............ tonnes of .. ... ........................... (species) on your fann at .... .. .. ....... .. .. ....................... . This registration is valid from .. ...... .. .. ...... .. ...... .. ....... to .. .. . ... .. .. .... .. .... .. .. .... .... ...... .. .. . Signature . .... . . .... .. .. . .. .. . .......... ... ....... .. ... . .. . .. . ... . .. ... Date . .... . .. ..... .... ... . ..... . .. FORM SR6 GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI SEED CERTIFICATION & QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES SEED CROP INSPECTION REPORT Growers Name .. .. ... ....... ...... . .. . . .... .. ... ... ....... .. ...... ..... .. ............ .. ............................ .. ...... .. Trade Name ... .... ..... ...... ... .... ... ......... .. .. ... .. ....... ....... .. .... .. ..... ... ...... ......... ... .. .. .. ...... ...... ......... ... . . Grower No . . .. ... . .... .. ... ...... . ... .. . ..... ......................... ...... .. ............. .... ...... .. .......... .. .. ... .... .. Postal Address .. ... ....... . .... .. ... ....................................... .... . .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ... . BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 438 9th March, 2018 Crop Species .................................... Variety ........... . .......................................... . Class .. . . . .. ..... ...... . .. .. ..... .. .... ... ....... ......................... hectares . . ..... .... .. ... . ....... . . .... .. . Seed Source ................... . .................... Land history ......................................... . Isolation ............. .............. . Planting pattern ..... . . ....... .. ...... .. ....... .. .................. .. . Does the crop have proper variety characteristics ............ ... ................................... .. Counts Off-types Diseases Pests Noxious Other remarks weeds The isolation distance of ....... ... .... . .......... meters is adequate/inadequate and should be corrected. General condition of crop, e.g. drought, crop husbandry, etc .................................... . ... .. . Further remarks ... ... ... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ... .. ...... .... .. ... .. ....... . ... . .... .. . ... . ... .. ... .. ... ... . .. . . Estimated yield ................................................... bags/hectares. Signature of seed grower or representative .......................... . ... ... .. Date .................... ... . Inspector's Name....... .. .. . .. . ... . ...... .. .. ... Signature .................... , ............ Date .......... . FORM SR7 GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI SEED CERTIFICATION & QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES SEEDLOT SAMPLING REQUEST FORM To:. Controller of Seeds, Chitedze Research Station, P.O. Box 158, Lilongwe PART A-TO BE COMPLETED BY THE APPLICANT 1. Client's name: ....... .................... .... ......... .. ... ........... . ............... .... ...... ............ . 2. Trade name ........ ..... ... ..... ..... ... .. .................. ............ ................ ................. ......... ...... .. ........ . 2. Physical address: ....... . .... .... . ... ... ................................... .... Tel. No .......................... . (Exact location where seed lot is) BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 439 9th March, 2018 3. Crop species to be sampled .. .. .. ... ..... ... .... . .. .. .... . .. . ... . .. . . ... .. ...... .. .. .... .. . ..... . . . . . . 4. Variety (Write overleaf if many) .. ... .... . .. .. .... ... .... ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .... . .. . . .. ... ... ... . 4. Year of production .. . .. . . .. .. .. ............. .. . .. ... ... . . .. . . . . .. .. .. ... .. ..... . .. .. .. ... ... .... . .. .. . 5. Quantity oflot (Write overleaf if many) .. .... .. . . .. . .. . ....... ...... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. . ......... . . 6. Weight of each bag .... . .. . .. . ... ... .... .. .. ...... . .... .. .. . ... . ... . . .. . .. . ... ............. .. .. .. . . .. . . 7. Sample chemical treatment. . ................................... . .. ..... . .... . ............. . . .. . . . . 8. Type of certificate required . . .... .. . .................. . ... ......... .. ....... .. ... . ..... . ....... .... . . . 9. Signature of the applicant ..... .. . .. ... .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. .. .... . .. . . . .. . .. . .. ... ... .. .. . ..... . . .. .. . ... . 10. Date .. . . . .. .. .... ....... ... .... ... ...... . . . .. . . . ..... . . .. . .... .. . .. .. ... .. . .... ... . .. .. . . .... .. .. . .. ... . . .. . . . PART 8-TO BE COMPLETED BY THE DESIGNATED SAMPLER Name of official sampler ..... .. ... . .. ... . ... . . ...... ... .. .... ... .. .. .... . .. . . ... .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. . ... . Date sa1nple drawn ..... .. .. .. . .. ..... . .. .................. . . ... . ... . .. .. ... . ... ... .......... . . . .... .. ... . Corhtnents .......................... . ... . ........................ .... . .. . .. . . ... .. ...................• . .... . Signature . . ... . .. ..... ... .... . . ... . .. . ... . . ... .. ..... .. .. Date . ..... . .. ... .... . .. . .. . ........ ... .. .... .. .. ..... . PART C-HANDING OVER OF SEED SAMPLES Name of official sampler ..... .. .. ...... . .... . ....... ... . ........ ... ..... .... . ... . .... .......... .. . . . .... . Name ofRegistrar ............ . .. . .. ......................... .. ........ . .. . .. .. .... . ................ .... .. . Specify chemical used (if any) .... .. ... . . ............... ......... .. ... .. . .. .. .. .... .................. .. .. . Co1runents .. ..... . .... .. .. . ... . .. .. . .. .. .. . ..... . . . ......... . .... .... . . .. ... .. . .... .... .. . ..... . .. ... .. ..... . Signature .. . ... . ... .... .. .... ...... ... . .. . .. .... ... . . . ... ... ... .. Date . ..... . .. . ..... ...... . .... . . .. .. . ... .. . FORM SR8 GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI SEED CERTIFICATION AND QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES SEED TESTING CERTIFICATE Reference Number ..... ... .. .......... .......... .... ......... ... .... .. ... .... ..... ... .... ... .... ...... .... .. ..... .. ... .... ..... ... ... . Date received: ......... .. .. ..... ..... ..... ... .. ..... ..... ... ......... .. .. . Date reported: ......... ............ ........ .. ...... . Lot Number: .. .... ...... ... ... .. ... ......... ...... .. .. ...... Weight of lot: .. .... ........ .... ..... ... ...... .. ...... .... .. ..... .. . Crop species and variety: .... ... ....... .... ............ .. ... .. ............... .. .......... .......... ..................... ......... . BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 440 9th March, 2018 As stated by Seed Inspector ................................................................................................... . Country of origin: .................................................................................................................... . RESULTS OF ANALYSTS Purity Moisture Other remarks Pulity Injurious Other Other Defects Inert Shelling Pips weeds Varieties Crop matter seeds seeds seeds % % % % % % % % Gennmat1on First Count Capacity (G) Abnonnal Fresh Dead Hard Pure Gennination seed seed seed genninating seed (PxG/ 100) Days 0' lo Days '!rO % % % % % % Seed Analyst. .......................................................... Date ....................................... . Seed Testing laboratory: ......................................................................................................... . Copies to: (1) Grower (2) Controller of seeds FORM SR9 GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI SEED CERTIFICATION & QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES APPLICATION FOR A SEED SELLER'S LICENCE To: Controller of Seeds, Chitedze Research Station, P.O. Box 158, Lilongwe Nan1e of Applicant. ..................................................................................... .. Address ..................................................................................................... . I hereby apply for seed seller's license. Name and address of premises ................................................................................. . Email Address: ................................................................................................... . Physical Address .......................................................................................... . Species to be sold ............................................................................................. . BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 441 9th March, 2018 Storage. facilities ..... .. . .. ..... .. ........... · .. . ........... .. .. ......... .... .. ....... . . . . ...... ..... ...... .. . . . . Date .. .... .. ... . .... . .. ......... . Signature . . . .. . .. ...... ... ... .. .... .. ... .. . .. .... . . .. . .. .... . . . .. ... . . . . . . . . FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Application received on .... .... ...... .... ................. . .... . . . ..... . .. . . . .... ... . .. ....... .. . . . .. ... . . Premises inspected by ........ . ....................................................................................... .. . Decision Approved/Rejected .. ..... ...... ....................... . . ... . . . .. .. .. . . .. .. . . . ......... . .. . . ..... . ... . License No . ......... . .. ......... .. ... ........ .. .. Date .... .. . ........ . .. Signature ... . .......... .. . ... . Controller of Seeds FORM SRI0 GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI SEED CERTIFICATION & QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES SEED SELLER'S LICENCE License No .... . ...... .. .. .. .... .. ... . ... .. ... ... ......... . ... ... . . . . ... . ..... .. .... .. .. ... .. .... . . .... . ... .. This is to certify that: (Name) ..... .... .. . .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. .. .... ............... ..... .......... . ... . .... .. . . ... . . .... . . . . . .. ..... . . . (Address) ............ . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . ... . . ... . .. . ............ .. .. ...... .. . . ... ... .. ............... . .... . .. for trading of seeds at (Name of premises) ....................... ... . . . ...... .. .............. ...... .. is an authorized seed seller in Malawi according to the Seed Act (Cap 67:06) of the period ......... ... .. ....... . . . . .. . ... .. , 20 ... . ........ to .. ... ............... . .... .... , 20 ...... ..... . This licens~ is subject to the following conditions: 1. The Seed shall at all times meet the minimum standards 2. Sealed seed containers shall not be tampered with. 3. Seed shall always remain in a cool and dry atmosphere with no direct sunlight. 4. Seed shall be kept away from chemicals and such other substances as can be injurious to the seed. Date .. . ..... . .................................. Signatw·e ......... . ... . .... .. ........................ . Controller of Seeds BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 442 9th March, 2018 FORM SRll GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI SEED CERTIFICATION & QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES NOTICE TO IMPORT/EXPORT SEED To: Controller of Seeds, Chitedze Research Station, P.O. Box 158, Lilongwe I/We hereby apply to the import/export the seeds as described below in accordance with the terms laid down in the Seeds Act (Cap 67:06), and the Seeds Regulations, 2018 made therein. 1. Full name of applicant . . .............................. ... . . . ............................. . ......... . 2. Postal Address ... . . . .... . .. . ........... .. . . ................ . ..... . ............. .. ....... .. .. .. ...... . . . 3. Email Address ........ . ... .. ... .. . . ... .. ... . .......... ...... . .. . . .. ... ..... . ........ ... . .... . . . .. .. .. .. 4. Tel. No ....................................................................... ............................................ ... .. .. .. . 5 Seed Quality Control Services Registration Number .... .. ............................. .. . .. .. .. 6. Location of premises where the seeds will be held . ..................................... . ...... .. 7. Quantities of seed of same variety in stock ............ .. .............................................. ..... ...... . 8. Name and address of supplier. . ...... ... ... .. .... ....... .. ...... .. ......... .. .. .... ..... ......... .. ......... .. .. .. ... .. 9. Particulars of the seed import/export Crop species Variety Class Lot Number Weight (kgs) 10. Declaration from individual merchants: In signing this application, I also declare that the seeds as above will, under no circumstances, be distributed for commercial purposes unless the seed consignment shall be accompanied by: (a) Phytosanitary certificate. (b) Appropriate certificate Date ............. ....... ................. Signature ........... . .......................................... . FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 443 9th March, 2018 (1) Recommendation of the Director, Department of Agriculture Research Services (OARS) I have examined the application and I have established that: (a) The variety has/has not been tested for adaptability in Malawi (b) The source of importation is/is not reliable. (c) From the sales returns, the quantities of seed of the same variety held in stock within the country is ........................... kilograms/tons. (d) The applicant has/has not a valid registration certificate in view of the above, (e) I recommend/do not recommend the application. Name ............................................. Signature ......................................... . Note.-This is subject to approval by the Principal Secretary responsible for Agriculture FORM SR12 GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI SEED CERTIFICATION & QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES SEED IMPORT PERMIT (Seeds Act, (Cap 67:06) S/No .................................................. . PennitNo ......................................................................................................................... . Date ......................................................................................................................................... . Permission is hereby granted to .............................................................................................. . of ........................................................................ with Seed Services Registration No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to import from .......................................................................... the following seeds: subject to the following conditions: Crop species Variety Class 1. The consignment of seed shall be accompanied by (1) Phytosanitary Certificate. (2) Orange International Certificates (OIC) Lot Number Weight (kgs) 2. The consignment shall be subjected to Malawi Plant Quarantine Regulations and on arrival in your stores shall be inspected by plant inspectors. BLUE BOOK - MALAWI 444 9th March, 2018 3. The seeds shall not be distributed prior to the outcome of the results of phytosanitary inspection. Signature ... . ................... . .................. Date ............................................................ . Made this 27th day of February, 2018 (FILE. NO. 3/4/lA) JOSEPH MWANAMVEKHA Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development