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acronyms ista international seed testing association ostl official seed testing laboratory oecd organisation for economic cooperation and development ostl official seed testing laboratory pia plant improvement act upov international union ...

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                            ACRONYMS
        •  ISTA: International Seed Testing Association
        •  OSTL: Official Seed Testing Laboratory
        •  OECD: Organisation for Economic Cooperation 
           and Development
        •  OSTL: Official Seed Testing Laboratory
        •  PIA: Plant Improvement Act
        •  UPOV: International Union for the Protection of 
           New Varieties of Plants
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       International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)
      Mission:  
      to develop, adopt and publish standard procedures for the sampling and 
      testing of seed, and to promote uniform application of these procedures for 
      evaluation of seed moving in international trade.
      Membership:  
      •  218 Member Laboratories, 41 Personal Members and 62 Associate 
         Members in 80 countries/distinct economies
      •  South Africa is a member since 1955
      Annual contribution: CHF 7 487 (Swiss Frank) 
      2015 contribution: R 96 348
      South Africa has one Member Laboratory (OSTL) and one Personal Member 
      (Registrar of PIA) - only Laboratory Member and Personal Member may vote
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                                  ISTA (2)
       Benefits of membership:
       • Provides basis for ensuring the trade of quality seed by developing 
         standard seed testing methods
       • Provides a platform for research and cooperation between seed scientists 
         worldwide
       • Promotes research and provides the opportunity for publishing the 
         technological data
       • Guarantees worldwide harmonised, uniform seed testing through the 
         Accreditation, Proficiency Test and Auditing Programmes
       • Provides services and professional development programmes for 
         furthering the education and experience of seed analysts around the world
       Website: www.seedtest.org
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              ISTA: benefits for South Africa
      ISTA membership allows South Africa to issue Orange International 
       Certificates (OICs) for locally produced seed to be exported - some 
       countries only accept imported seed with OIC
      PIA requires compulsory registration of seed testing laboratories
      OSTL as ISTA accredited laboratory performs laboratory inspections for 
       registration on behalf of Registrar PIA, using ISTA standards
      ISTA Quality Management Standards is applied for registration of test 
       laboratories
      OSTL provides practical training for seed analysts 
      ISTA standardised seed testing methods is used for germination and purity 
       by all seed testing laboratories
      Laboratory Member or Personal Member attending the ISTA Annual 
       Meeting may vote on seed testing rule changes
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                   OECD Seed Schemes
      Objective is to provide an international framework for certification of 
       agricultural seed moving in international trade, promoting the use of 
       agricultural seed of a consistently high quality
      Participation in the Seed Schemes authorise use of labels and certificates 
       for seed produced and processed for international trade according to the 
       agreed principles
      Currently 58 participating countries
      South Africa is participating since 1961
      Annual contribution: based on GDP of country
         2015: Euro 4 786 (± R 65 042)
      Website: www.oecd.org/tad/seeds
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