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Forest Trees Germplasm Resources Management Approach

Original Language Title: 林木种质资源管理办法

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(September 8, 2007 the State forestry administration released 22nd, come into force on November 1, 2007) first in order to strengthen the forest trees germplasm resources protection and management, in accordance with the People's Republic of China seed law provides that these measures are formulated.
    Article forest trees germplasm resources collection, sorting, identification, registration, storage, Exchange, use and management of activities, these measures shall apply.
    In accordance with article III of the People's Republic of China seed law provides that refers to forest tree germplasm resources of forest genetic diversity resources and breeding new varieties of basic materials, including cultivars and wild species of forest plant propagation materials and make use of the reproductive material to create artificial genetic material.
    Forest trees germplasm resources forms, including plants, seedlings, fruit, seeds, roots, stems, leaves, buds, flowers, pollen, tissue, cells and DNA, DNA fragments, and genes.
    Fourth National Bureau of forestry is responsible for the national forest trees germplasm resources protection and management, seedling management of specific work by their respective agencies.
    The provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities forestry authorities responsible for the administration of the tree germplasm resources in protection and management, seedling management of specific work by their respective agencies.
    Fifth State support tree germplasm resources protection work.
    Forestry authority of the people's Governments above the county level shall take effective measures to strengthen the management of forest trees germplasm resources protection work.
    Raised six forestry authority of the people's Governments above the county level should be actively organized the forest trees germplasm resources research, training forest tree germplasm resources in technical expertise, improve the forest trees germplasm resources protection and management levels.
    Article seventh State Forestry Bureau and the provincial, autonomous region forest authorities and municipal people's Governments shall organize the tree germplasm resources, establish and improve the forest trees germplasm resources archive.
    Forest trees germplasm resources survey results and other data, should be enacted as forest germplasm resource conservation and development programmes, to develop and adjust the availability of directory tree germplasm resources based on.
    Eighth national census of forest tree germplasm resources in programmes developed by the State forestry administration; programme consists of local forest trees germplasm resources of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the competent forestry authorities under.
    Nineth forestry authority of the people's Governments above the county level shall, in accordance with the need to protect forest trees germplasm resources, collect forest tree germplasm resources in a planned way.
    Article tenth forest tree germplasm resources collected from units and individuals shall be original and preserved the archives data.
    Content and format of the original records shall be prescribed by the State Forestry Bureau.
    11th due to construction, natural disasters and other threats to forest tree germplasm resources in special circumstances, forestry authority of the people's Governments above the county level shall organize a rescue collection.
    12th state forestry administration and the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the competent forestry authorities shall organize relevant experts to identify forest trees germplasm resources collected by.
    To forest tree germplasm resources in the strict implementation of national standards and industry standards.
    13th state forestry administration and the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities should be certified by the competent Department of forestry tree germplasm resources or approved the registration of forest trees germplasm resources introduced from abroad. Forest trees germplasm resources nationally unified registration number numbering plan prescribed by the State forestry administration.
    No unit or individual is allowed to change or number.
    14th state forestry administration established the national forest trees germplasm resources, as needed, save valuable or rare forest tree germplasm resources.
    Provinces and autonomous regions forest authorities and municipalities may establish forest tree germplasm resources, forest trees germplasm resources conservation areas or forest trees germplasm resources protection, needed to save native species, where main afforestation tree species of forest trees germplasm resources.
    15th people's Governments above the county level shall take place separately saved offsite repository library, facilities or the establishment of ways, save the forest trees germplasm resources, ensuring national and local forest trees germplasm resources, protected areas and protection of germplasm resources of normal operation and safety.
    Offsite repository tree germplasm resources and facilities shall be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the periodic inspection and testing, timely updates and additions.
    16th State Forestry Bureau and the provincial, autonomous region forest authorities and municipal people's Governments shall, in accordance with forest trees germplasm resources survey and identification and preservation, announced the availability of forest trees germplasm resources directory.
    17th article obtained from the forest trees germplasm resources of forest trees germplasm resources, applications for plant variety rights or other proprietary rights shall first signed an agreement with forest trees germplasm resources management units, and the province, autonomous regions and municipal people's Governments responsible for forestry or National Bureau of forestry for the future reference.
    18th line with the use of germplasm resources of forest trees germplasm resources pool by units and individuals shall be signed an agreement with forest trees germplasm resources management unit, according to feedback of information obligations. 19th prohibits collection or harvesting national protected natural forest tree germplasm resources.
    Due to scientific research, breeding, cultural exchange, collecting germplasm resource updates and other special needs or logging, except in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations collection or logging and approval documents, should also be in accordance with this article, third paragraph and approval procedures.
    Collection or logging national forest species quality resources library within of, applicants should to national forestry Council submitted collection or logging forest species quality resources application table and the application description, description content should including collection or logging of reason, and uses, and programme,; national forestry Council should since accepted of day up 20 a days within made approval decided, and issued collection or logging forest species quality resources license table; not approval of, should written told applicants and description reason.
    Outside the library collection or harvesting national forest tree germplasm resources, shall be subject to approval of the people's Governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Forestry Department, approved the results reported to the State Forestry Administration for future reference.
    20th the State Forestry Bureau and the provincial, autonomous region forest authorities and municipalities should establish forest tree germplasm resources information database, dynamic monitoring of forest trees germplasm resources. 21st national sovereignty over forest trees germplasm resources.
    Any unit or individual to provide outside forest trees germplasm resources shall be approved by the State forestry administration.
    22nd article to outside provides or from outside introduced forest species quality resources of, should according to following program handle approval procedures: (a) to national forestry Council submitted to outside provides forest species quality resources application table or from outside introduced forest species quality resources application table and description; (ii) from outside introduced forest species quality resources of, should submitted introduced forest species quality resources of uses proved and test programme material; (three) to outside provides forest species quality resources of, should provides related of project or agreement text;
    (Four) for outside business species introduced forest species quality resources of, should submitted foreign business species agreement text; (five) national forestry Council should since accepted of day up 20 a days within made approval decided, and issued to outside provides forest species quality resources license table or from outside introduced forest species quality resources license table; not approval of, should written told applicants and description reason.
    23rd from abroad, the introduction of the tree germplasm resources in, shall go through quarantine examination and approval procedures.
    Introduction of genetically modified forest trees germplasm resources from abroad, should be carried out in accordance with the State Forestry Administration announced the management measures of forest tree genetic engineering activity and approval of related regulations.
    24th article to outside provides of forest species quality resources belongs to national focus protection wild plant, from outside introduced or to outside provides of forest species quality resources belongs to China participate in of international by limit import and export of wild plant of, except according to this approach 21st article, and 22nd article, and 23rd article of provides handle outside, also should according to national wild plant protection legal regulations or China participate in of international of about provides handle import and export approval procedures.
    25th from abroad, the introduction of the tree germplasm resources in units and individuals shall be one year from the date of the introduction of forest tree germplasm resources, to the local province, autonomous region forest authorities and municipalities to provide the right amount of germplasm, his registration reverted to forest tree germplasm repository, and to include the relevant material submitted to the State Forestry Administration for future reference.
    Article 26th in forest trees germplasm resources survey, collection, identification, preservation and other work units and individuals who made outstanding achievements, the people's Governments above the county level Forestry Department rewarded.
    27th forestry authorities and staff of his forest seed management institution in forest tree germplasm resources in protection and management, abuse of power, negligence, malpractice, and disciplined in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State; if the case is serious enough to constitute a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.
                                                                                    28th article of the rules take effect on November 1, 2007.