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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds...
Catalogue reference: MAF 454
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MAF 454
The series contains registered files (EJ series) of the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division, EEC Registration Trials for UK Plant Varieties, and covers UK involvement in the maintenance of national lists of varieties of agricultural...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MAF 454
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division: Registered Files, EEC Registration Trials for UK Plant Varieties (EJ Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1971-2007
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series contains registered files (EJ series) of the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division, EEC Registration Trials for UK Plant Varieties, and covers UK involvement in the maintenance of national lists of varieties of agricultural and vegetable species eligible for certification and marketing. The compilation and maintenance of such lists was a requirement placed on member states by EC directives.
The files cover policy on the setting up and organisation of a national system of testing and trials; preparation of legislation to implement the EC directives and regulations; compilation of the national lists; minutes and papers from various committees and working groups set up to organise and administer the system, and consultations with interested organisations.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Registered files of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants: MAF 404
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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EJ
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division, 1965-1989
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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176 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2007 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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The records were held by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) until 200l, when the department was renamed as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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Series opened in 1971
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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This series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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These files were selected according to The National Archives Acquisition Policy 2.2.2.1
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division was established in 1965 following the passing of the Plant Variety and Seeds Act 1964. This division was responsible for all aspects of work relating to plant breeders rights, species lists and catalogues, seed quality and liaison with the National Institute of Agricultural Botany, the Official Seed Testing Station, and the National Seed Development Organisation Ltd.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16368/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: MAF
Records created or inherited by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments,...
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division: Registered Files, EEC Registration Trials for UK Plant Varieties (EJ Series)