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This Regional Law establishes legal grounds for production, procurement, processing, storage, trade, transportation and use of seeds, and also plant variety and seed control of crops. This Regional Law regulates relations concerning seeds recorded in State register of selection achievements (art. 4). Seeds of agricultural crops shall be classified as follows: (a) original; (b) elite; and (c) reproductive (art. 5). Functioning of seed growing system shall be regulated by the authorized federal ag