date:Jun 06, 2014
nts will continue. An application to register a new plant variety is only permitted after these safety assessments are complete and the variety is deemed safe for commercial production.
To reduce duplication, the amended regulations have removed the option to suspend a variety registration. Historically, the Seeds Regulations have allowed registrants of new varieties to register, suspend, cancel and reinstate a variety. The suspend and cancel options both removed seed of the variety from the ma