Seeds Regulations — 2
that crop by the Association, and (ii) the seed meets the standards for varietal purity established by the Association for seed of that kind or species, or (b) where the crop from which the seed is derived was not grown in Canada, (i) the crop meets the standards established by an official certifying agency and approved by the Association, and (ii) the seed meets the standards for varietal purity established by the official certifying agency for seed of that kind or species and approved by the Association; ( qualité Fondation ) grade , with respect to seed, means to determine, establish or assign a grade name to seed based on the analysis of a representative sample of the seed lot and the seed standards prescribed by sections 6 and 7; ( classer ) inter-agency certification tag means an official tag in respect of seed that is certified by an official certifying agency and graded with a Canada pedigreed grade name; ( étiquette de certification inter-agences ) licensed sampler means an individual licensed under subsection 13.1(2.1) to sample seed; ( échantillonneur agréé ) lot designation means a number, mark, symbol or test number that identifies a seed lot; ( désignation de lot ) lot number , in the case of seed graded with one of the Canada Registered or Canada Foundation grade names, includes the pedigreed seed declaration number; ( numéro de lot ) official certifying agency means an organization in a foreign state that is empowered by the government of that state to certify seed crops and seed as to the varietal purity thereof where that state is (a) a participating member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s schemes for the varietal certification of seed moving in international trade for that kind or species, or (b) a member of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies; ( agence officielle de certification ) official sample means a sample of seed that has been drawn by an inspector; ( échantillon officiel ) official tag means a label that is issued or approved by the Agency in respect of seed having pedigreed status. ( étiquette officielle ) officially recognized laboratory means a seed testing laboratory that is designated by the Minister as an accredited laboratory under section 2.1 of the Act; ( laboratoire reconnu officiellement ) officially-recognized laboratory [Repealed, SOR/2007-223, s. 1] officially recognized sample means a sample of seed that has been (a) drawn by or under the supervision of a licensed sampler and prepared by a licensed sampler according to recognized standard methods; or (b) drawn and prepared according to recognized standard methods by an individual accredited to do so by (i) a government body, or an officially recognized body, that has the authority to regulate the import, export or marketing of seed, (ii) an official certifying agency, or (iii) a seed testing laboratory accredited by the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) to issue international seed lot certificates, if the sample is to be tested by the accrediting laboratory or by another laboratory accredited by ISTA. ( échantillon reconnu officiellement ) officially-recognized sample [Repealed, SOR/2007-223, s. 1] officially recognized test means a test that is performed according to recognized standard methods on an officially recognized sample in an officially recognized laboratory or, in the case of determinations of impurities in the kinds or species set out in Tables I to VI of Schedule I or seeds of similar size, an accredited grader. ( essai reconnu officiellement ) officially-recognized test [Repealed, SOR/2007-223, s. 1] pedigreed seed declaration means the form supplied by the Agency relating to the declaration of processing of seed of pedigreed status; ( déclaration de semence généalogique ) pedigreed seed declaration number means the number on the pedigreed seed declaration; ( numéro de la déclaration de semence généalogique ) pedigreed status , with respect to seed, means that t