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   From June 12 to 13, 2024, in the frame of EU Twinning Project "Approximation of national legislation of Ukraine in the fields of state supervision (control) of GMOs in open systems, protection of plant variety rights, and seed and seedling production in line with EU norms and standards" was held two-day visit to the Ukrainian Institute for Plant Variety Examination (UIPVE) of representatives of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection (SSUFSCP) and of the relevant experts of the Project.

During the first day, in the meeting at the UIPVE were attended by Mr. Serhiy Melnyk (Director of the UIPVE), deputy directors of the UIPVE, Mrs. Kristine Lomakina (head of the Project), Mrs. Modris Frikmanis (permanent advisor of the Project), Mrs. Lien Yaunzeme and Mrs. Inga Ovsyannikova (experts of the Project), Mr. Vadym Chaikovsky (deputy head of the SSUFSCP), Mrs. Alla Yanenko (deputy head of the department - the head of the control department in the fields of seed production, nurseries and plant variety rights protection of the Department of Phytosanitary Safety and Control in Crop Production), Mrs. Svitlana Lahtionova (chief specialist of the Department of Control in the Fields of Seed Production, Nurseries and plant variety rights protection of the Department of Phytosanitary Safety and Control in Crop Production) and heads of relevant department of the  UIPVE.

The director of the UIPVE introduced the work activities of the institute and the organization of on post-control and laboratory control.

The participants of the meeting visited the Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Analysis of the UIPVE.

The head of the laboratory, Mrs. Iryna Dikhtyar, familiarized those present with the work of the laboratory, focusing attention on conducting of laboratory variety control research.

On June 13, 2024, the delegation visited the Kyiv specialized affiliate.

The director of the affiliate Mr. Taras Silifonov shared his experience regarding the organization of work and conducting post-control at the affiliate, the deputy director of the affiliate Mr. Pavlo Holodniuk demonstrated the placement of plant variety testing plots in the field.