Today, January 13, the Government approved a bill aimed at implementing EU legislation in seed farming and gardening, simplifying business in these areas and improving the quality of planting material. "Harmonization of national legislation with EU law will promote the production in Ukraine of high-quality planting material that meets modern international requirements. This will allow Ukrainian producers to increase their competitiveness and strengthen Ukraine's position on the world market," said Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine Ihor Petrashko.

The draft law was developed by the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture in close cooperation with sectoral research institutions and relevant associations in order to improve the legal framework in the field of seed farming and gardening.

Thus, the bill provides for the following:

• introducing categories of planting material (fruit, berry, nut crops, grapes and hops);
• simplifying the procedure for certification of planting material;
• simplifying the import and use of planting material of varieties registered in other countries;
• improving the maintenance of separate registers in the field of seed farming and gardening.