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Cereal Seed (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 2386 of 2004).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant production Planting material/seeds Cereals/grains/rice Plant protection Genetically modified organism (GMO) Authorization/permit Biotechnology Crops/grasses Agricultural commodities
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The amendments to the 2002 Regulations: (a) update references to "the Third Country Equivalence Decision"; (b) provide for Switzerland to be treated as a member state for the purpose of the 2002 Regulations, in accordance with Annex 6 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products; (c) amend references to "equivalent third countries" and "EEA State"; (d) provide that, where there is a requirement for a consent to have been obtained in relation to seed of genetically modified varieties, a consent can be obtained either in accordance with Council Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release to the environment of genetically modified organisms or in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed; (e) correct an error in regulation 23(6) and a cross-reference in paragraph 4 of part II to Schedule 4 and update references to amended EC legislation.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Cereal Seeds (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 3173 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Plant protection, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Certification, Offences/penalties, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX