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Stakeholder engagement on Seed Certification Fees

Last updated on: 05 August 2025

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An eight-week engagement period was launched on 1st August 2025 to invite views on the proposal to introduce new fees for OECD Certification and ISTA Sampling, to understand how these new fees would impact businesses if introduced. 

 

Please see the documents attached below which outline the background and details of the proposed changes:  

 

Please respond via email to Defra-Plant-Varieties-and-Seeds@defra.gov.uk with your completed questionnaire before 26/09/2025. Responses received after this date will not be analysed.  

 

Please find the confidentiality and data protection information linked in the ‘Seed Certification Stakeholder Engagement’ documents attached to this email explaining how we use your personal data for consultation and call for evidence exercises.