Regulations of Sichuan Province on Silkworm Egg Management

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of silkworm eggs, ensure the quality of silkworm eggs, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of silkworm egg breeders, producers, suppliers and users, and promote the development of sericulture and silk production, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the Agricultural Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and other laws and regulations, combined with the actual situation in Sichuan. Article 2 All units and individuals engaged in silkworm egg breeding, production, supply and use within the administrative area of Sichuan Province must abide by these regulations.

Silkworm eggs as mentioned in these Regulations include original silkworm eggs and common silkworm eggs; Original silkworm eggs include original mother eggs, original eggs and original eggs. Article 3 Silkworm eggs are important means of agricultural production. The local people's governments at all levels should strengthen their leadership over the management of silkworm eggs, support the scientific research of silkworm eggs, encourage producers and users of silkworm eggs to adopt advanced science and technology, and ensure the healthy development of silk industry in the whole province. Fourth Sichuan silkworm egg management station is responsible for the management of silkworm eggs in the whole province.

City, prefecture and county silkworm egg management institutions entrusted by the provincial silkworm egg management station, responsible for the management of silkworm eggs within their respective administrative areas. Article 5 Units or individuals that have made remarkable achievements in silkworm egg production, supply, quality management, scientific research and technology popularization shall be commended or rewarded by local people's governments at or above the county level. Chapter II Screening, Examination and Promotion of Silkworm Varieties Article 6 Silkworm variety resources are protected by the state. The collection, collation, preservation, identification and research of silkworm variety resources in the whole province shall be organized by the provincial silkworm egg management station and implemented by qualified provincial scientific research, teaching and production units. Article 7 The imported silkworm variety resources can only be used after quarantine, isolation and trial rearing, and it is confirmed that there is no epidemic disease. The provision of silkworm variety resources to foreign countries must be handled in accordance with the provisions of the state on the foreign exchange of germplasm resources. Eighth silkworm egg breeding, by the provincial silkworm egg management station in conjunction with the relevant departments in accordance with the unified national planning, organization of scientific research, teaching and production units.

The breeding of silkworm varieties should proceed from the natural conditions of this province, adapt to the needs of commodity production development, and cultivate silkworm varieties with high quality, high yield and high efficiency. When providing new silkworm varieties, breeding units must provide information such as variety characteristics and feeding techniques. Article 9 Strengthen the construction of silkworm breeding system to ensure the popularization of excellent characteristics of varieties. Breeding units should be responsible for the pure reproduction of the original mother seeds of self-bred varieties and provide regular replacement to production departments. Tenth new varieties of silkworm eggs to implement the provincial unified examination and approval system. The province set up a silkworm variety examination and approval committee, which is responsible for the examination and approval of newly bred silkworm varieties and the consideration of imported silkworm varieties in the province. Members of the silkworm variety examination and approval committee are appointed by experts from scientific research, teaching, production and business units of the provincial silkworm egg management station. Eleventh new silkworm varieties approved by the provincial silkworm variety approval committee shall be announced by the provincial silkworm egg management station. When using new silkworm varieties that have passed the examination and approval, all localities should go through regional tests and demonstrations; After the trial and demonstration, it is feasible to organize the production and popularization by the provincial silkworm egg management station. Article 12 The types of hybrid combinations of silkworm varieties recognized by the silkworm variety examination and approval committee shall not be changed. Without examination and approval or unqualified silkworm varieties, shall not be peaceful use, promotion and publicity.

New silkworm varieties bred by breeding units need trial propagation and trial planting in the province, which shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the provincial silkworm variety examination and approval committee. Thirteenth approved new silkworm varieties in the process of production and promotion, if there are insurmountable weaknesses, silkworm variety approval committee shall put forward suggestions to terminate the promotion, and published by the provincial silkworm egg management station. Fourteenth approved new silkworm varieties can be transferred with compensation. The patent protection of new silkworm breeding technology shall be handled in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations. Chapter III Production of Silkworm Eggs Article 15 The construction of silkworm egg farms and cold storage in the whole province shall be uniformly planned by the provincial silkworm egg management station. New construction, expansion and reconstruction of silkworm egg farm and silkworm egg cold storage must be approved by the provincial silkworm egg management station before applying for project construction procedures.

No unit or individual may build brick and tile factories, pesticide plant, chemical plants and oil depots that discharge toxic substances and pollute the silkworm egg production environment within five kilometers near the silkworm egg farm and the silkworm egg cold storage. Sixteenth silkworm egg production units must have the corresponding production equipment and technical force, and have mulberry fields and stable and safe silkworm egg bases that are suitable for silkworm egg production capacity.

Silkworm eggs cold storage must have corresponding cold storage rooms, equipment and technical force. Seventeenth silkworm eggs production and refrigeration to implement the production license system. The production license shall be issued by the provincial silkworm egg management station according to the total demand for silkworm eggs in the province and the provisions of Article 16 and Article 18 of these regulations.

Scientific research and teaching units engaged in silkworm egg production for the purpose of supply and marketing shall apply for a production license, except for silkworm egg production for the purpose of scientific research and teaching. Article 18 The reproduction and production of original silkworm eggs shall be carried out by the provincial silkworm egg management station according to the unified planning of the whole province, and designated qualified silkworm egg production, scientific research and teaching units. Units and individuals engaged in the production, scientific research and teaching of silkworm eggs without designation shall not engage in the reproduction of original silkworm eggs.

The principle that the original seed production unit shall not issue the silkworm egg production license. Nineteenth silkworm egg production units must organize production in accordance with the types and quantities of production approved by the silkworm egg production license. Without the approval of the issuing authority, it is not allowed to jointly produce seeds with unlicensed production units or individuals.