• Acts (French versions only)
  

Articles L.660-1 to L.660-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code (introductory chapter, title VI book VI) concerning the conservation of plant genetic resources and defining the following terms: “national collection”, “plant genetic resources for food and agriculture” and “heritage plant genetic resources”.

Articles L.412-3 to L.412-20 of the French Environment Code (section 3 chapter II of the 1^st title of book IV) for the restoration of biodiversity, nature and landscapes.

• Decrees (French versions only)
  

N° 95-140 of 6 February 1995 publishing the Convention on Biological Diversity (two annexes), adopted in Rio de Janeiro on 22 May 1992 and signed by France on 13 June 1992.

N° 2005-1374 of 28 October 2008 publishing the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (two annexes), signed in Rome on 6 June 2002.

N° 2015-1731 of 22 December 2015 on the conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

N° 2016-1615 of 21 November 2016 publishing the Nagoya protocol of 29 October 2010 on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilisation relative to the Convention on Biological Diversity signed by France on 20 September 2011 in New York.

N° 2017-848 of 9 May 2017 on access to Genetic Resources and associated traditional knowledge and sharing of benefits arising from their utilisation.

• Notices (French versions only)
  

Notice of 24 November 2015 creating a section of common interest to different species and species groups, within the French Technical Committee for Plant Breeding.

Notice of 27 May 2016 amending the notice of 24 November 2015 creating a section of common interest to various species and species groups, within the French Technical Committee for Plant Breeding.

Notice of 13 September 2016 nominating the members of the section for plant genetic resources within the French Technical Committee for Plant Breeding.

Notice of 22 May 2017 amending the notice of 13 September 2016 nominating the members of the section for plant genetic resources within the French Technical Committee for Plant

Notice of 18 August 2017 specifying the conditions for the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for trials, scientific purposes or selection work, or aimed at the conservation of genetic diversity.

Notice of 28 August 2017 amending the Official Catalogue of species and varieties of cultivated crops in France (fruit trees).

Notice of 28 March 2018 approving the technical regulation for the examination of applications for official recognition of managers of plant genetic resources collections for food and agriculture, in view of their registration on the list of official collection managers recognised by the State, as published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.

Notice of 19 July 2019 approving the technical regulation for examining applications in order to add plant genetic resource (PGR) to the national collection, as published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.

Technical regulations (French versions only)

Technical regulation for the study of conservation varieties for inclusion in the Official Catalogue of species and varieties of cultivated plants approved by decree on 16 December 2008 in the OJ of 6 January 2009.

Technical regulation for the production and control of seeds and seedlings of agricultural conservation varieties approved by decree on 16 December 2008 in the OJ of 06 January 2009 (in application of Directive No. 2008/62/EC of 20 June 2008).

Technical regulation for the control of standard vegetable seeds of conservation varieties and varieties possessing no intrinsic value for commercial production and intended for individual cultures approved by decree on 20 December 2010 in the OJ of 26 December 2010.

Technical regulation for the examination of applications for official recognition of managers of plant genetic resources collections for food and agriculture, approved by notice of 28 March 2018 as published in the OJ of 12 April 2018.

Technical regulation for examining applications in order to add plant genetic resource (PGR) to the national collection was approved by decree on the 19^th July 2019 and published in the Official Journal on the 3^rd August 2019.

• Regulations

No 511/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on compliance measures for users from the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization in the Union

• Implementing regulations
  

No 2015/1866 of 13 October 2015 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 511/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the register of collections, monitoring user compliance and best practices

• Guidance documents
  

Guidance document on the scope of application and core obligations of Regulation (EU) No 511/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the compliance measures for users from the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation in the Union

• Directives

No 2008/62/EC of 20 June 2008 providing for certain derogations for acceptance of agricultural landraces and varieties which are naturally adapted to the local and regional conditions and threatened by genetic erosion and for marketing of seed and seed potatoes of those landraces and varieties

No 2008/90/EC of 29 September 2008 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production

No 2009/145/EC of 26 November 2009 providing for certain derogations, for acceptance of vegetable landraces and varieties which have been traditionally grown in particular localities and regions and are threatened by genetic erosion and of vegetable varieties with no intrinsic value for commercial crop production but developed for growing under particular conditions and for marketing of seed of those landraces and varieties

• Conventions

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) – United nations, adopted in 5 June 1992, entered into force on 29 December 1993.

• Protocols

The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) to the Convention on Biological Diversity – United Nations, adopted on 29 October 2010, entered into force on 12 October 2014

• Treaties

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) – FAO, adopted in 2001; entered into force on 29 June 2004.

Standard Material Transfer Agreement, ITPGRFA, FAO: sMTA