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Appendix Unit quantity and handling charge for distribution of genetic resources Handling charge 2) Standard Plant species Bank transfer Credit card 3) quantity 1) US$ EUR JPY Wild rice (Oryza), Aegilops, pea, winter squash, cucumber, water melon, hyacinth bean, scarlet runner bean, melon, 10 seeds gourd, peanut Vigna, kidney bean, okra, burdock, cowpea, winged bean, Fagopyrum cymosum, soybean, radish, wild soybean, sugar 20 seeds beet, maize, Job's tears, spinach, wild wheat, lima bean, mung bean, cotton Plant Brassica, flax, rice, Lolium, wild perilla, wheat, edible chrysanthemum, sorghum, buckwheat, Fagopyrum tataricum, genetic 50 seeds resources chili, tomato, eggplant, parsley, sweet pepper, ground cherry, 14 11 518 lettuce Foxtail millet, quinoa, millet, grass, clover, sesame, perilla, celery, amaranthus, onion, carrot, leek, barnyard millet, 100 seeds Chinese lespedeza 3 tubers or Potato, sweet potato 3 stolons Strawberry, chrysanthemum, azalea 3 Plants Lily 3 bulbs Fruit trees, mulberry, sugar cane, tea 3 shoots (Core collection) 142 115 13,636 1) The standard quantity for distribution of non-listed plant species is determined equivalently to that of a related species, genus or family. The composition and the maximum distribution of the core collections are determined elsewhere. 2) The handling charge is valid from April 1, 2021 (start of Japanese fiscal year) based on a fixed exchange rate. In case of bank transfer, the handling charge includes the foreign currency conversion fee charged by the Japanese bank. Additional bank charges must be paid by the user. Shipment cost is usually included in handling charge. However, some vegetative accessions are shipped freight collect. 3) Payment by credit card is temporarily unavailable. .

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