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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SVN/16
26 April 2002
(02-2408)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SLOVENIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Seeds, plants, parts of plants and all plant material, intended for the
propagation and production of agricultural and horticultural plant species (falling in CN
codes 0601.10, 0602, 0701.10, 0712.90.11, 0714, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006,
1008, 1201, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1209)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Seeds and Propagative Material
Act
5. Description of content:  The Act regulates the production, processing, import and placing
on the market of seed and propagating material of agricultural and horticultural plantspecies, prescribes conditions for carrying out activities of a supplier, responsibilities of a
supplier, quality requirements and other conditions, which seeds and propagating materials
shall meet, official checking of suppliers and official certification of seeds and propagating
material, entering the varieties in the national catalogue of varieties, maintenance of
varieties, supervision over carrying out the Act, prescribes official tasks and authorizations
of responsible official bodies, prescribes measures that shall be taken by responsible official
bodies, establishes an information system and regulates the exchange of data andinformation in the field seeds and propagating materials, regulates infringements ant
penalties, transitional an final provisions.
6. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
- EU Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC , 66/402/EEC, 66/403 /EEC, 68/193/EEC,
69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC, 70/458/EEC, 92/33/EEC , 92/34/EEC, 98/56/EC
regulating the marketing of seeds or reproducing and planting materials of certain
species of agricultural and horticultural plants
- OECD schemes for seed certifica tion, EPPO certification schemes
ISTA rules for seed testing.G/SPS/N/SVN/16
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Text of the Seeds
and Propagative Materials Act is available in Slovene language.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  July 2002
11. Final date for comments:  30 May 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: