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Guides and forms for plant varieties and seeds applications

Guidance, application forms and protocols for plant breeders' rights, national listing, seed certification and farmed saved seed.

Plant breeders’ rights: guidance

Guidance on how to apply for plant breeders’ rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.

Plant breeders’ rights: forms

Forms to apply for plant breeders’ rights.

Plant variety national listings: guidance

Guidance on how to apply for national listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in the UK.

Plant variety national listings: forms

Forms to apply for national listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in the UK.

Plant variety national listings: protocols

Protocols for national listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in the UK.

Plant variety national listings: gazette

Information on practices and procedures covered under National List Regulations.

Seed certification: guidance

Guidance on how to get your seeds certified and get a licence for your seed business. This includes seed legislation, procedures, technical standards and appeals.

Seed certification: forms

Forms to get your seeds certified.

Crop inspections and seed sampling

Guidance and forms on how to get a licence for your seed business.

Farmed saved seed

Guidance on farm saved seed rules, eligible species for payment and how to declare and make payments online.

Fruit propagation certification scheme

Guidance on what to do if you want to sell certified fruit plants to a commercial grower. This includes eligible species, registration, certification and grading.

Seed potato classification scheme

Guidance on what to do if you want to sell seed potatoes to buyers and growers. This includes eligible varieties, registration, certification and grading.

Updates to this page

Published 25 April 2016
Last updated 24 March 2021 + show all updates
  1. Added a form to submit details of seeds for National List or plant breeders' rights.

  2. Added 2020 to gazette section

  3. Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette, 2019 added.

  4. Added link to the page for the 2018 issues of the Gazette

  5. First published.