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Article 6Reproduction and multiplication of planting stock described in letter “c” and “d” of article 2 of this law, may be undertaken by creators of the new planting stock, as well as by any other physical or legal entity, national or foreign, alone or in any cooperative manner, provided that: a) A permit is obtained for reproduction and multiplication of seeds or the production of saplings in accordance with Article 4 of this Law. b) The planting stock subject to reproduction or multiplication is duly registered in the Fundamental Registry of Cultivars and Hybrids of the Type of Cultivated Crops. c) Agro-technical conditions essential to reproduction and multiplication of the planting stock are ensured. Article 7Reproduction and multiplication of unregistered planting material on account of foreign physical and legal entities may be undertaken subject to permission by the official structure recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. CHAPTER IIISALE OF PLANTING STOCK Article 8The sale of planting stock may be carried out by any physical or legal entity who have obtained the right to creation of planting stock in accordance with Article 3 and to its reproduction and multiplication in accordance with Article 6 of this Law as well as by any other physical or legal entity that has obtained a license to engage in trading business based on relevant effective laws and regulations. Article 9Planting stock may be traded when: a) It belongs to a cultivar, hybrid or clone registered in the Fundamental Registry of Cultivars and Hybrids of the Type of Cultivated Plants and is within the time limits prescribed for trading and sowing; b) It is accompanied by seed quality control certificates and by the phyto-sanitary certificate; c) It is in accordance with the Albanian quality standards and phyto-sanitary requirements for seeds. In cases when certain contingents have been exposed to unusual conditions, upon proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Food and with authorization from the standardization authority, the planting stock may be traded and sown at quality levels under those fixed by the Albanian standards. Article 10Planting stock is banned from sale and sowing when infected with diseases and pests forming part of quarantine and stock that belongs to plants used for narcotics and poison production prescribed in the regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Article 11Education and research institutions, the State Entity of Seeds and Saplings and any other subject engaging in the creation and preservation of planting stock in accordance with Article 3 of this law only upon decree from the head of the institutions may exchange planting stock in small quantities for research and experimental purposes with counterparts within and outside the country, or with foreign physical and legal entities without being subjected to licensing and relevant customs regulations. This rule does not apply to planting stock of special genetic value. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food sets quantity limits for seeds that may be exchanged for research purposes and lists those that may not be exchanged. CHAPTER IV QUALITY CONTROL OF PLANTING STOCK AND PRESERVATION OF GENETIC STOCK Article 12The State Entity of Seeds and Saplings is created at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food for purposes of quality control over planting stock and conservation of genetic stock. Article 13By setting up regional networks to conduct comparative tests of planting stock and by using laboratory methods, this entity controls the genuineness of quantity and quality indicators of production and genetic indicators of any new stock created in Albania in accordance with letter “b” of Article 2 of this Law and any other new planting stock introduced from abroad for reproduction and multiplication. Article 14The Commission for Certification of Seeds and Saplings established to operate at this entity by decision of the Minister of Agriculture and Food, following evaluation of the new planting stock in accordance with Article 13 above makes a decision concerning registration in the Fundamental Registry of Seeds and Saplings. Based on the Commission’s decision, the State Entity of Seeds and Saplings effectuates registration of the new planting stock and grants permissions for its reproduction, multiplication and trading. Article 15 The Central Laboratory of Seeds and Saplings conducts analysis of the planting stock. This laboratory and its affiliates at region level, on the basis of test results, issue quality and phyto-sanitary certificates in which they explicitly state whether or not the planting is fit for sowing. Quantities per contingent of kind and quality indicators are established by special regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Article 16The importation of planting stock for purposes of reproduction, multiplication and trading by any physical or legal entity, foreign or national, is lawful only if duly licensed, except in cases prescribed in article 11 of this law. The State Entity of Seeds and Saplings is the only governmental body authorized to license the importation or exportation of any kind of planting stock. Article 17The State Entity of Seeds and Saplings upon approval of the Minister of Agriculture and Food, institutes relations, integration and membership in international bodies that engage in treatment of planting stock, with genetic banks and counterpart institutions in foreign countries. Article 18The state system of preservation, protection and processing of genetic planting stock, subject to Article 2 of this law, is instituted by the State Entity of Seeds and Saplings through the Genetic Bank. |