secretariat
e-mail: sekretariat.kolodziejczak@minrol.gov.pl

Competences

1. specifies tasks to be performed and supervises their performance in matters within the remit of the Plant Breeding and Protection Department and the Agricultural Markets and Energy Transformation of Rural Areas Department, in particular ones concerning:

• plant breeding and seed production,
• fertilisation and assessment of its impact on the environment,
• protection of genetic resources,
• genetically modified plants in respect of supervision over crops and registration, as well as the use of and trade in seed material of genetically modified varieties,
• registration of plant protection products,
• phytosanitary supervision and plant protection,
• registration of fertilisers and plant cultivation aids,
• regulation of agricultural markets within the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy and markets for potatoes, spirit drinks, aromatised wine sector products, fermented wine drinks and beer,
• agricultural cooperatives, groups of agricultural producers and their associations, producer organisations and their associations, inter-branch and international organisations,
• agri-food processing,
• operation of the agri-food product supply chain,
• agricultural statistics and agricultural market research,
• use of renewable energy sources;

2. supervises the activities of:

• Research Centre for Cultivar Testing,
• Chemical and Agricultural Research Laboratory,
• Plant Health and Seed Inspection Service.