Ratification of
the Constitution will guarantee a full-fledged membership of Ukraine in
the International Seed
Testing Association, give a possibility to issue international
seed quality certificates, and
alleviate restrictions for the transnational
seed movement, as seed certificates of the International
Seed Testing Association are recognized in all
the member states of this
international association.
Under the Constitution, the primary purpose of the Association is to develop, adopt and publish standard procedures for sampling and testing seeds, and to promote uniform application of these procedures for evaluation of seeds moving in international trade.
The secondary purposes of the Association are actively to promote research in all areas of seed science and technology, including sampling, testing, storing, processing, and distributing seeds, to encourage variety (cultivar) certification, to participate in conferences and training courses aimed at furthering these objectives, and to establish and maintain liaison with other organisations having common or related interests in seed.
The draft is registered under Reg. No. 0189.