China: Revised Draft Cereals Seed Standards Published for Comment

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China: Revised Draft Cereals Seed Standards Published for Comment
On January 4, 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) published the revised “National Standard for Seed of Food Crops – Part 1: Cereals (Draft for Comments)." The new draft incorporates quality requirements for genetically modified (GM) corn varieties with herbicide tolerance and insect resistance and modified quality indicators for hybrid rice seeds and conventional corn, wheat, and sorghum seeds. The deadline for submitting public comments on the revised draft is March 5, 2024. The draft standard was not notified to the WTO. This report provides an unofficial translation of the draft standard.
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