Seeds Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1400)

Regulations are current to 2012-05-14 and last amended on 2012-02-09. Previous Versions

Fees

  •  (1) The fee that a grower shall pay for an inspection under this Part is the applicable fee provided for in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice.

  • (2) The fee shall be submitted with the form referred to in subsection 49(1).

  • (3) No portion of a fee referred to in subsection (1) is refundable after an inspector has begun an inspection of a crop in respect of which the fee was paid.

  • (4) A crop certificate will not be issued for any fields under cultivation by that grower until all applicable fees have been paid.

  • SOR/85-903, s. 7;
  • SOR/91-526, s. 3;
  • SOR/93-331, s. 3;
  • SOR/2000-183, s. 42;
  • SOR/2002-198, s. 21.

 No fees set out in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice are payable by a grower in the Province of Newfoundland with respect to crops grown in Newfoundland.

  • SOR/93-331, s. 4;
  • SOR/95-215, s. 3;
  • SOR/2000-183, s. 42.

PART III

VARIETY REGISTRATION

Interpretation

 In this Part,

“applicant”

“applicant” means any person who

  • (a) resides permanently in Canada,

  • (b) applies to the Registrar for the registration of a variety, and

  • (c) to whom any notice or correspondence under the Act and these Regulations may be sent; (demandeur)

“Certificate of Registration”

“Certificate of Registration” means a certificate issued by the Registrar certifying that the variety named therein is registered under these Regulations; (certificat d’enregistrement)

“list of experts”

“list of experts” means a list established pursuant to section 71; (liste d’experts)

“merit”

“merit” means, with respect to a variety, that the variety is equal or superior to appropriate reference varieties with regard to any single characteristic or combination of characteristics that renders the variety beneficial for a particular use in a specific area of Canada; (valeur)

“recommending committee”

“recommending committee” means a committee that is approved by the Minister under section 65.1; (comité de recommandation)

“region”

“region” means a province, a group of provinces, the Canadian Wheat Board Area or that part of Canada outside the Canadian Wheat Board Area; (région)

“registrant”

“registrant” means the person to whom a Certificate of Registration is issued; (titulaire)

“Registrar”

“Registrar” means the person designated by the President to register varieties; (registraire)

“representative reference sample”

“representative reference sample” means a sample of seed that is submitted in support of registration of a variety and guaranteed by the owner or breeder of the variety as truly representing the variety. (échantillon de référence représentatif)

  • SOR/86-849, s. 8;
  • SOR/96-252, s. 3;
  • SOR/2000-184, s. 86;
  • SOR/2009-186, s. 1.