AEE048C Supply & Delivery of Seed Certification Labels for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)

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Request for Tenders For the Supply & Delivery of Seed Certification Labels for the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM). Seed Certification The function of the Seed Certification Scheme is to carry out the certification of agricultural seed to ensure the highest standards of purity, identity and freedom from certain diseases for seed of certain species marketed in this country. The main crops certified include cereals, fodder crops, beet, oil and fibre crops and potatoes. DAFM is the designated authority for Seed Certification in Ireland. The Crops Policy Evaluation and Certification Division is the certifying authority for seed of those species covered by the marketing regulations produced in Ireland and intended for marketing either nationally or internationally. Certified seed is produced to EU or OECD standards and only certified seed may be placed on the market.