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EUROPEAN-SEED.COM I EUROPEAN SEED I 37 TABLE 1. SEED PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN CEREAL CROPS IN UKRAINE FROM 2012 TO 2014 Crop 2012 2013 2014 Seed crops area 1000 ha Produced seeds 1000 ton Seed crops area 1000 ha Produced seeds 1000 ton Seed crops area 1000 ha Produced seeds 1000 ton Winter wheat 634.0 634.0 652.3 1360.2 570.7 1191.6 Winter barley 84.5 84.5 95.4 195.8 80.8 158.5 Winter rye 39.8 39.8 30.3 43.8 17.7 24.5 Spring wheat 26.0 26.0 13.9 39.6 14.8 26.0 Spring barley 201.5 201.5 169.0 380.0 149.4 261.0 Oat 32.9 32.9 21.5 47.2 21.3 28.8 Corn 29.4 29.4 40.5 114.7 43.1 108.0 Sorghum 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.6 Total 1048.5 1048.5 1023.3 2181.4 897.9 1799.0 TABLE 2. SEEDS EXPORT AND IMPORT TONS FROM 2012 TO 2014 Crop Financial Year 2012 2013 2014 Export Import Export Import Export Import Corn 6694 na 8221 na 9326 na Sunflower 698 na 212 na 1197 na Winter wheat 78 na 130 na 251 na Soybean 21 na 5 na 2697 na Total 7491 62076 8568 70030 13471 81287 The associations main objectives include the following to achieve a transparent and efficient seed market to actively participate in the development of relevant legislation to comply with the rules of fair competition in accordance with the current legislation of Ukraine to protect intellectual property rights in breeding to facilitate the adaptation of the organisational structure of the seed industry and standards to international standards to promote the image of Ukraine in the international market as a reliable partner for investment and doing business in the field of seed production. SAUs key purposes are to facilitate the formation of a competitive seed market in Ukraine and to open global markets for the Ukrainian agricultural sector. The association protects its members interests as well as promotes the international standards of the seed industry in Ukraine. ASSOCIATION STRUCTURE The associations governing bodies are the general assembly of the association and the board. The general assembly is the highest governing body of the association and meets once per year. Currently the executive director is Siuzana Hryhorenko. The board is a standing collegiate governing body of the association that convenes between general assembly meetings. The general meeting determines the quantitative composition of the board. To date there are seven members of the board. The chairman of the board organises and guides the activities of the association. The chairman and vice chairman of the board are elected at the general assembly meeting by a qualified majority for a term of one year. Since June 2015 Olexandr Fedorov CEO of KWSUkraine is the chairman of the board. The executive body of the association is the executive authority headed by the chief executive of the association. To date the chief executive of the association is Susana Grigorenko. At present there are two committees in the structure of the association which consist of delegated representatives of association member companies. The activities of the Committee on the Protection of Plant Varieties are aimed at implementing the statutory objectives of the association and provides for the following processing according to the legal regulation in the field of plant varieties protection in Ukraine and trends and mechanisms of realisation of state policy in the field of plant variety rights facilitating communication between members of the association and discussion of the issues within the jurisdiction of the committee that arise in the professional activities of association members determining the actual questions andor urgent problems in the field of plant variety rights their consideration and determining the position for action or response of the association for the promotion of initiatives on behalf of the association fostering the development of practical application of legislation in the field of plant variety rights participants interaction between experts of plant variety rights protection promoting a positive image of the association and bringing the community objective information on the content and status of the protection of plant variety rights in Ukraine. The Committee on Seed Production and Certification is responsible for all issues related to the following elaboration of directions and mechanisms of participants rights and obligations implementation according to legal regulation in the sphere of production and certification of seeds and plant quarantine discussion of the issues within the jurisdiction of the committee that arise in professional activity of association members determining the actual questions andor urgent problems in the field of seed production and certification their consideration and