The Decree aims at safeguarding the quality of all seeds and plants used for the renewal of forests and to secure the genetic diversity in forests. It regulates the production, sale, and use of such seeds and plants. The Department shall issue rules relative to the establishment quality criteria for seeds and plants offered for sale (sect. 3). The plant production material shall be divided into categories according to OECD rules (sect. 4). Placing upon the market of tree seeds and plants require