Seeds Regulations

63 In this Part,

applicant

applicant means any person who

• (a) resides permanently in Canada,

• (b) applies to the Registrar for the registration of a variety, and

• (c) to whom any notice or correspondence under the Act and these Regulations may be sent; (demandeur)

Certificate of Registration

Certificate of Registration means a certificate issued by the Registrar certifying that the variety named therein is registered under these Regulations; (certificat d’enregistrement)

list of experts

list of experts means a list established pursuant to section 71; (liste d’experts)

merit

merit means, with respect to a variety, that the variety is equal or superior to appropriate reference varieties with regard to any single characteristic or combination of characteristics that renders the variety beneficial for a particular use in a specific area of Canada; (valeur)

recommending committee

recommending committee means a committee that is approved by the Minister under section 65.1; (comité de recommandation)

region

region means a province, a group of provinces, the Canadian Wheat Board Area or that part of Canada outside the Canadian Wheat Board Area; (région)

registrant

registrant means the person to whom a Certificate of Registration is issued; (titulaire)

Registrar

Registrar means the person designated by the President to register varieties; (registraire)

representative reference sample

representative reference sample means a sample of seed that is submitted in support of registration of a variety and guaranteed by the owner or breeder of the variety as truly representing the variety. (échantillon de référence représentatif)