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Any farmer may submit a seed sample to the National Plant Protection Service's National Seed Control Laboratory or its branches in order to determine the qualitative characteristics of the seed - analytical purity of the seed, impurity of other plant seed, germination, viability, moisture content, pest infestations, 1000 seed mass, presence of the seed, health of the seed.
It is also possible to perform an analysis of seed mixtures (to determine the percentage composition and germination of the species). The laboratory shall be internationally accredited and the testing shall be carried out in accordance with the methodology of the International Association for Seed Control.
If a seed grower cultivates cereal, fodder plants, oil plants, fibre plants, beet, vegetable and potato seed material intended for sale, the conformity of the quality of the seed lot with the requirements of the regulatory enactments on growing and marketing of seed must be checked in conformity with the packaged and labelled.
As needed, the customer can choose one of the following services/service sets:
1) analysis of seed sample in a laboratory (except potatoes);
Or
2) the average seed sample sampling and analysis of seed sample in the laboratory;
Or
3) average seed sampling, analysis of seed sample in the laboratory and manufacture of official labels;
Or
4) the manufacture of official labels.

Process description

  1. Service requests
    E-service
    • Customer authenticates to the e-services site of the agricultural sector and submits documents

    Information on completing and submitting an e-service application is available in the “How to use an e-service site” Guide (see “Documents and Forms”).

    E-mail
    • the customer sends the documents to the e-mail address of the State Plant Protection Service or its regional department, or to the official electronic address
    • documents must be signed with a secure electronic signature

    Mail
    • Customer sends documents by mail

    In person
    • the customer takes the average seed sample himself and, together with the documents, submits to the National Seed Control Laboratory of the State Plant Protection Service in Riga or its branches in Bauska or Valmiera, or transfers the regional department to the inspector
    Or
    • the customer arrives in the regional division of the State Plant Protection Service and submits documents, and the inspector of the regional department of the Service shall take the average seed sample at the address indicated by the customer and take it to the laboratory

    If the manufacturing of official labels is necessary, the submission must be accompanied by documents certifying the quality or origin of the seed previously issued (field inspection protocols, etc.).

    The State Plant Protection Service shall review the submitted documents and, depending on the service/service set chosen by the customer:
    • arrive at the address indicated by the customer and take a sample of the average seed from each prepared homogeneous seed batch;
    • perform an analysis of the seed sample in the laboratory;
    • assess the conformity of the quality of the seed lot with the requirements of the seed category provided for in the regulations on growing and marketing of the relevant species;
    • issue a test report;
    • produce and issue official labels for seed packaging (if the seed lot meets all the requirements).

  2. Payment for service
    The service shall be paid in accordance with the invoice of the State Plant Protection Service, which has been issued on the basis of points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 22 and 23 of Annex 2 to Cabinet Regulation No 493 of 12 July 2012, “Price List for Payment Services of the State Plant Protection Service”.

    Service Fee Properties
    Consignee: State Plant Protection Service
    Registration No 90000042982
    Account No. LV47TREL2160320005000
    Bank: Treasury
    BIC: TRELLV22

  3. Receipt of services
    E-service
    • Customer authenticates to the e-services site of the agricultural sector and receives a test report (official labels can only be obtained on site)

    E-mail
    • the customer receives a test report to the official electronic address or the email address specified (official labels can only be received on site)

    Mail
    • Customer receives testing report to the specified mail address (official labels can only be received on site)

    In person
    • the customer arrives at the National Plant Protection Service's National Seed Control Laboratory or Regional Division and receives a test report and/or official labels