GEVES

GEVES, the French Variety and Seed Study and Control Group, has three official missions:

• Registration of new plant varieties in the official catalogue
• Legal protection of varieties (plant variety rights)
• Seed certification according to international standards

GEVES is also responsible for the national coordination of plant genetic resources for the Ministry of Agriculture.

GEVES is designated as the National Reference Laboratory for the detection of GMOS in maize (seeds) and soya, rapeseed and flax (seeds and vegetative parts)