Namen popisa je predvsem ugotavljanje, redno sprotno dopolnjevanje in objavljanje stanja (skladiščenje in hranjenje) genskih virov v kmetijstvu, ki so zbrani v Skupnosti, ter seznam tekočega dela pri ohranjanju, karakteriziranju, ovrednotenju, zbiranju, dokumentiranju, razvoju in uporabi teh genskih virov.
The inventory is to consist principally of the establishment, regular updating and regular publication of the facilities (storage and conservation) for genetic resources in agriculture collected in the Community, and the listing of current work on the conservation, characterisation, evaluation, collection, documentation, development and utilisation of those genetic resources.