Industry Standards - Industry Agreements

• NEW January, 2008 - Industry Agreement on Lawn Grass Seed Mixtures Labelled as "Fine Fescue"

Innovation

• July, 2007 - CSTA Position on Value Chain/Delivered Grain Royalties
  
• November, 2006 - CSTA Position on Genetic Use Restriction Technology (GURTs)
  
• July 2006 - Fostering Innovation - PDF document

Biotechnology

• November 2003 - Guidelines for Handling Herbicide Tolerant Enquiries - PDF document (52 KB)   
  CropLife Canada document endorsed by CSTA Board of Directors
  
• February 2003 - CSTA Position on Market Access & Regulation - PDF document (26 KB) 
  
• November 2002 - CSTA Position on Trace Level Approval Process - PDF document (40 KB) 
  
• July 2002 - CSTA Position on Biosafety Protocol - PDF document (6 KB)
  
• CSTA Position on Adventitious Presence - PDF document (31 KB) 
  
• November 2000 - Troubles with Thresholds - PDF document (16 KB) 
  A summary of issues to be considered when establishing thresholds for Genetically Modified (GM) presence in non-GM crops. Approved by the CSTA Board of Directors in November 2000. 
  

Storage and Handling of Treated Seed 

• July, 2000 Guidelines For the Storage and Handling of Treated Seed 
  • English PDF document (107 KB) - updated April 20, 2005 
  • French PDF document (44 KB) 
    
• Presentation on Guidelines for Seed Treatment Facility Operators and Authorized Establishments - PowerPoint document (342 KB) 
  

Intellectual Property

• July, 2010 - CSTA Position on Plant Breeders' Rights


• July, 2007 - CSTA position defining "Legitimate Interests of the Breeder"
  
• November 2007 - CSTA Position on Plant Breeders' Rights for Field Crops
• November 2003 - International Seed Federation (ISF) Position on Disclosure of Origin - PDF document (38 KB)
  ISF position approved by CSTA Board of Directors 
  
• November 2003 - ISF Position on OECD List of Varieties - PDF document (14 KB)
  ISF position approved by CSTA Board of Directors 
  
• November 2003 - ISF View on Intellectual Property - PDF document (254 KB)
  ISF position approved by CSTA Board of Directors 
  
• November 2003 - ISF Position on International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - PDF document (200 KB) 
  ISF position approved by CSTA Board of Directors 
  
• January 2003 - CSTA Position on Affidavit Systems - PDF document (9 KB)
  Approved by the CSTA Board of Directors January 2003 
  
• July 2001 with Revisions January 2003 - CSTA Position on Identity Preservation - PDF document (7 KB) 
  
• July 19, 2000 - Position Paper on the Use of Public Maize Lines - PDF document (4 KB)
  ASSINSEL Document approved by CSTA Board of Directors 
  

Variety Registration Review 

• June, 2008 - A More Flexible Variety Registration System - CSTA's submission to the consultative process initiated by the publishing in the Canada Gazette of proposed changes to the Seeds Act and Regulations.
  
• November, 2007 - Guidance and Policy on Variety Registration - inlcludes CSTA's proposals for crop placement in a new two-tiered system
  
• November, 2006 - CSTA's input to the consultative process on Seed Program Modernization
  
• November 27, 2000 - CSTA Update on Regulatory Proposal for Variety Registration - PDF document (11 KB) 
  
• February 1, 2000 - CSTA Comments on the Regulatory Proposal for Variety Registration - PDF document (98 KB)
  
• December 6, 1999 - CSTA Response to Proposed Changes to Variety Registration - PDF document (64 KB)
  
• December 3, 1998 - Variety Registration in Canada - PDF document (99 KB)
  

Research and Plant Breeding 

• January 2003 - Position Paper on Plant Breeding for Organic Farming - link to International Seed Federation 
  ISF position approved by CSTA Board of Directors 
  

Other 

• November 2005 - The Future of Regulating the Seed Industry - PDF document (19 KB)
• July 2004 - Best Practices for Preventing the Spread of Asian Soybean Rust - PDF document (20 KB)
• March 2003 - Fusarium graminearum – The Seed Corn Perspective - PDF document (384 KB)

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