ESCAA Annual Meeting in Krakow, Poland May 2025
The ESCAA annual meeting was held in Krakow, Poland in May 2025.
48 participants from the seed certification agencies of 23 countries of the European Union, or from the European Economic Area (EEA) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) as well as 2 representatives of the European Commission were warmly welcomed by the Polish colleagues.
During this working meeting, the members of the ESCAA had the opportunity to discuss multiple subjects, e.g. future plant reproductive material legislation, implementation of official controls regulation in seed sector, or the exchange of results of post controls for varietal identity. The members of the ESCAA have also approved guidelines on the exchange of information for the multiplication of varieties under registration process.
In addition, presentations by speakers from the State Plant Health and Seed Inspection Service (PIORiN) and from the Research Centre for Cultivar Testing (COBORU) gave an overview of the seed certification system in Poland.
Technical visits complemented and fueled the discussions between experts.