Ministry of Agriculture Cancels Registration of Over 100 Plant Varieties from Commercial Registry
03 Sep 2026Effective: 04 Sep 2026106 views
Who is affected:
Seed companies, farmers and distributors of seeds of the cancelled varieties
Summary
More than 100 varieties of crops such as strawberry, tomato, maize and pepper are removed from the Commercial Varieties Registry. These varieties can no longer be legally marketed under that registered denomination.
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Order APA/921/2026 cancels the registration of numerous plant varieties of species such as strawberry, tomato, maize, pepper, sugar beet, melon, cucumber and others in the Commercial Varieties Registry, in accordance with articles 51 and 52 of RD 170/2011. The cancellation takes effect from the day following its public…
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