Trading Rules & Dispute Settlement Procedures
Seed Trading Rules
- Canadian Seed Trade and American Seed Trade Rules (NORAM) – March 1, 2007
- International Seed Federation (ISF) Trading Rules
Dispute Settlement Procedures
- ISF Arbitration Process – a document outlining the process for arbitration, with links to an Agreement to Arbitrate and the Arbitration Fee Schedule.
- ISF Procedure rules for dispute settlement for the trade in seeds for sowing purposes and for management of intellectual property
- American Arbitration Association rules for dispute settlement when both parties are American and the transaction is domestic
- American Arbitration Association rules for dispute settlement when at least one party resides in a country other than the USA or the transaction is international in scope
Intergovernmental Agencies
- International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)
- International Union for the Protection of Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Seed Scheme
Miscellaneous