Categories of membership
The Federation is composed of:
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Ordinary Members |
National seed trade and/or plant breeders associations. |
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Associate Members |
Companies active in plant breeding and/or seed trade. If in the country where their companies are registered there is an Ordinary member of the Federation, the company must be a member of that Ordinary member, provided that the Ordinary member has the relevant crop coverage and that they are eligible to join as per the rules of that Ordinary member. |
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Associate Members of the Tree and Shrub Seed Group |
National Associations of tree and shrub seed companies and/or individual companies active in this field. |
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Affiliate Members |
Provider companies to the seed industry such as crop protection companies, seed testing labs, molecular labs, etc.; or related associations not fitting in the ordinary membership category. |
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Observers |
This possibility is given, for two years to potential Ordinary, and for one year to potential Associate members. In that period, the applicants can decide whether or not they want to become a member of the Federation in the appropriate membership class. |