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Guidance: Marketing forest reproductive material for forestry purposes

Forestry Commission

September 5
08:03 2023

If you market Forest Reproductive Material (FRM) to establish forests in England, Scotland or Wales (Great Britain), or collect and produce it for later marketing, you must follow certain rules so that:

  • planting stock can be traced back to its source of basic material for example, the tree from which the seed is collected

  • buyers have information about the product and its genetic quality

The rules apply to 46 tree species and the genus Populus (PDF, 107 KB, 3 pages).

This also applies to those who market or produce FRM for import or export.

Check with the relevant authority in Northern Ireland about its FRM rules.

Supplementary Guidance

FRM Guidance for Northern Ireland

Supplementary Policy Guidance for England

Supplementary Policy Guidance for Scotland

Supplementary Policy Guidance for Wales

FRM system guidance

General Guidance

Basic Material Manager Guidance

FRM Supplier Guidance

Register as a FRM supplier

Only registered suppliers can market FRM. Apply to the Forestry Commission to become an approved supplier of forest reproductive material (FRM).

If you do not comply with regulations you can be removed from the register of FRM suppliers or have conditions imposed.

See the public register of forest reproductive material suppliers.

On 26 October 2021, the Forestry Commission launched a new FRM System which replaces the need to submit physical forms. Please read our guidance for support on how to use the new system.

Register as a Basic Material Manager

Only Basic Material Managers can register Basic Material onto the Register of UK Basic Materials. Apply to the Forestry Commission to become a Basic Material Manager.

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