Agriculture & Food

According to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on the 8th, in order to increase the reform of "decentralization, management and service" in the seed industry, and help the seed industry turn around, recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has optimized the approval process for the import and export of crop seeds and cancelled the provincial review. The examination and approval hall will directly accept and approve uniformly, and the competent authority will approve and approve at one time, further reducing the burden on the applicant.

On July 1, the newly revised guidelines for import and export approval of crop seeds were released and implemented, and the optimized import and export approval system was officially launched. It is understood that the guidelines have also released a signal to encourage the introduction of germplasm resources, relax the subject of the introduction of germplasm resources from legal persons to scientific researchers and breeders, clarify that crop germplasm resources can be introduced as natural persons, and require applicants to be honest and trustworthy and comply with Obey the law, and follow the guidelines to legally and compliantly engage in seed import and export related matters.

In the next step, in order to ensure the smooth and orderly import and export of crop seeds, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will strengthen pre-review, strengthen supervision during and after the event, organize agricultural and rural departments at all levels to increase supervision and inspection, and crack down on violations of laws and regulations to ensure that my country’s crop seed internationally The healthy development of trade.