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Definitions For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) ‘plant genetic resources’ means those of agricultural crops, horticultural crops, medicinal plants and aromatics, fruit crops, forest trees and wild flora which are or could be of use in the field of agriculture;

(b) ‘animal genetic resources’ means those of farm animals (vertebrates and invertebrates) and wild fauna which are or could be of use in the field of agriculture;

(c) ‘genetic material’ means any material of plant, microbial or animal origin, including reproductive and vegetative propagating material, containing functional units of heredity;

(d) ‘genetic resources for agriculture’ means any genetic material of plant, microbial or animal origin of actual or potential value for agriculture;

(e) ‘in situ conservation’ means the conservation of genetic material in ecosystems and natural habitats and the maintenance and recovery of viable populations of species or feral breeds in their natural surroundings and, in the case of domesticated animal breeds or cultivated plant species, in the farmed environment where they have developed their distinctive properties;

(f) ‘in situ/on-farm conservation’ means ‘in situ conservation and development’ at the level of the farm;

(g) ‘ex situ conservation’ means the conservation of genetic material for agriculture outside their natural habitat;

(h) ‘ex situ collection’ means a collection of genetic material for agriculture maintained outside their natural habitat;

(i) ‘biogeographic region’ means a geographic region with typical characteristics regarding the composition and structure of the fauna and flora.