The Interprofessional Organization of Seeds and Plants, SEMAE created in 1941 and modified in 1962, is the interprofessional organization of the seed and plant sector for France recognized in June 2014 by order of the Ministry of Agriculture. A space for dialogue, exchange, and decision-making, integrating all types of seeds for all their uses.
An interprofessional committed to a process of transparency and listening to sectors, citizens, and consumers.
An organization invested in supporting the agro-ecological transition, protecting and enriching biodiversity and enabling safe, healthy, and sustainable food production.
A quality and official control management, identified under the name "SOC-France", to whom the State entrusts, through a contract of objectives and performance, the missions of official control and certification of the quality of seeds and plants as well as sanitary controls and the issuance of phytosanitary passports for seeds and plants.