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Consultation on possibilities for Better Regulation in Plant Varieties, Seeds and Seed Potatoes    (75kb)
Please find herewith the AIC comments on this consultation exercise.

1.1 Review the requirement for testing for value for cultivation and use (VCU)
Whilst we consider it important that constant review is applied to the relevance of the VCU acceptance criteria, we would not support a review of the species for which there should be a requirement for VCU trialling.
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