{"id":12,"date":"2021-03-03T15:21:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2021-10-07T14:49:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T12:49:05","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/about\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12\" class=\"elementor elementor-12\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea9c609 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea9c609\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-repeater-item-7c2bcc0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/international-seed-federeation\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf7067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bf7067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1920s<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcc612d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcc612d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc147d8\" data-id=\"cc147d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d55ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d55ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1920.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1920.jpg 850w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1920-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1920-768x421.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e150d61\" data-id=\"e150d61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09857db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09857db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1924:<\/strong> First International Seed Congress in London \u2013 FIS (F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale du Commerce des Semences) and ISTA (International Seed Testing Association) established<\/p><p><strong>1928:<\/strong> FIS Congress in Bologna \u2013 first draft of the Rules for the International Trade in Herbage Seed presented<\/p><p><strong>1929:<\/strong> FIS Congress in Paris \u2013 Rules for International Trade in Herbage Seed come into force<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-014eaae elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b48dd43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b48dd43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1930s@2x.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1930s@2x.jpg 850w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1930s@2x-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1930s@2x-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6ca652\" data-id=\"c6ca652\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697b318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"697b318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1930:<\/strong> First edition of the FIS Rules for International Arbitration Procedure adopted; FIS Congress in Budapest<\/p><p><strong>1931:<\/strong> First International Rules for Seed Testing adopted by ISTA who also established the ISTA Certificates Scheme<\/p><p><strong>1938:<\/strong> International Association of Plant Breeders for the Protection of Plant Varieties (ASSINSEL \u2013 Association Internationale des S\u00e9lectionneurs pour la Protection des Obtentions V\u00e9g\u00e9tales) is formed with the aim of establishing an efficient system for the protection of new plant varieties<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f0c303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f0c303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1940s<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e8d9d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e8d9d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2eaa2e\" data-id=\"a2eaa2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da0ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1da0ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1940s@2x.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1940s@2x.jpg 850w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1940s@2x-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1940s@2x-768x251.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef81440\" data-id=\"ef81440\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10362a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10362a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Activity in the seed sector slows during World War II<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc44f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc44f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1950s<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-561a00b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"561a00b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e26a548\" data-id=\"e26a548\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b243193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b243193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1950s@2x.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1950s@2x.jpg 850w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1950s@2x-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1950s@2x-768x605.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10dc515\" data-id=\"10dc515\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff9557f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff9557f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1950:<\/strong> FIS Congress, Paris marks the re-start of activity in the post-war period \u2013 Rules and Usages for the Trade in Seeds for Sowing Purposes revised<\/p><p><strong>1951:<\/strong> International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) adopted<\/p><p><strong>1955:<\/strong> FIS extends its activities beyond forage and turf to form the Cereal Section<\/p><p><strong>1956:<\/strong> ASSINSEL Congress in Semmering, Austria \u2013 motion passed calling for a diplomatic conference to consider the protection of plant varieties<\/p><p><strong>1957:<\/strong> First International Conference for the Protection of Plant Varieties in Paris<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b03cb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b03cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1960s<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6e23f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6e23f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9866491\" data-id=\"9866491\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba55043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba55043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1960s@2x.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1960s@2x.jpg 850w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1960s@2x-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1960s@2x-768x309.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0327352\" data-id=\"0327352\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2443d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2443d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1961:<\/strong> First Act of the UPOV Convention adopted<\/p><p><strong>1963:<\/strong> Genetic code deciphered<\/p><p><strong>1964:<\/strong> Forest and Tree Seed Group established (which later became the Tree and Shrub Seed Group)<\/p><p><strong>1968:<\/strong> FDIS Congress, New York (see image)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f818afc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f818afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1970s<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-45d8f72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45d8f72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b42e4f\" data-id=\"2b42e4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afec1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2afec1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1970s@2x.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1970s@2x.jpg 850w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1970s@2x-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1970s@2x-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a525c8\" data-id=\"7a525c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ef794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55ef794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1970:<\/strong> 8th edition of the FIS Rules and Usages adopted \u2013 Canadian and US associations declare their commitment to the Rules<\/p><p><strong>1973:<\/strong> Development of hybrid rice in China<\/p><p><strong>1977:<\/strong> Merger of the FIS and ASSINSEL Secretariats as plant breeders and seed producers start to become a single entity<\/p><p><strong>1978:<\/strong> Joint FIS\/ASSINSEL Congress in Hamburg (see image)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e251cde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e251cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1980s<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a976543 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a976543\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b76dcd9\" data-id=\"b76dcd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642f895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"642f895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1980s@2x.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1980s@2x.jpg 850w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1980s@2x-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1980s@2x-768x264.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63dce77\" data-id=\"63dce77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99dc4e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99dc4e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1970:<\/strong> First polymorphic RFLP marker described<\/p><p><strong>1973:<\/strong> First stable transformations of plants by genetic engineering published<\/p><p><strong>1977:<\/strong> First unsuccessful attempt to merge FIS and ASSINSEL<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c425c7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c425c7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1990s<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-843c44f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"843c44f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5bcccc\" data-id=\"f5bcccc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed1bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fed1bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"1006\" src=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1990s@2x.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1990s@2x.jpg 850w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1990s@2x-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1990s@2x-768x909.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab9ee30\" data-id=\"ab9ee30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccee9fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccee9fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1991:<\/strong> New Act of the UPOV Convention adopted<\/p><p><strong>1992:<\/strong> Convention on Biological Diversity published \u2013 a pivotal document on national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity<\/p><p><strong>1993:<\/strong> First international seed health initiatives by FIS members<\/p><p><strong>1994:<\/strong> 12th edition of the Rules and Usages adopted<\/p><p><strong>1995:<\/strong> World Trade Organization\u2019s TRIPs (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement requiring the protection of plant varieties comes into force<\/p><p><strong>1995:<\/strong> Motions for the accreditation of seed companies for seed testing and certification adopted by FIS<\/p><p><strong>1999:<\/strong> Accreditation of seed companies for field inspection in implementation of the OECD seed schemes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c4a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6c4a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2000s<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2000s@2x.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2000s@2x.jpg 850w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2000s@2x-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2000s@2x-768x605.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae7a2e5\" data-id=\"ae7a2e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7318f4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7318f4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2000:<\/strong> Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety adopted<\/p><p><strong>2001:<\/strong> International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGFRA) adopted<\/p><p><strong>2002:<\/strong> FIS and ASSINEL merge to become the International Seed Federation (ISF)<\/p><p><strong>2003:<\/strong> Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety comes into force<\/p><p><strong>2004:<\/strong> ITPGRFA comes into force<\/p><p><strong>2005:<\/strong> Full accreditation of seed companies for seed certification under the OECD seed schemes and for issue of ISTA orange certificate<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf6aa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bf6aa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2010s<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-93f1ce9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93f1ce9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4ec29c\" data-id=\"f4ec29c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d78ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11d78ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2010s@2x.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2010s@2x.jpg 850w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2010s@2x-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/llc.bypi.fr\/2021\/isf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2010s@2x-768x251.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffa79e9\" data-id=\"ffa79e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee4938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ee4938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor 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