2000年7月8日第九届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十六次会议通过第一章总则第一条为了保护和合理利用种质资源,规范品种选育和种子生产、经营、使用行为,维护品种选育者和种子生产者、经营者、使用者的合法权益,提高种子质量水平,推动种子产业化,促进种植业和林业的发展,制定本法。 July 8, 2000 The Ninth National People's Congress Standing Committee passed the first sixteenth session of the General Provisions Article 1 In order to protect and rational use of germplasm resources, standardize the breeding of varieties and seed production, management, use behavior, This law is enacted by safeguarding the lawful rights and interests of seed breeder and seed producer, operator and user, increasing the quality of seed, promoting the industrialization of seeds and promoting the development of planting and forestry.