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Cereal Seeds Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 2005 of 1993).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
1993
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant production Planting material/seeds Cereals/grains/rice Plant protection Pests/diseases Packaging/labelling Inspection 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 Regulations implement Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, as amended. They continue to restrict the marketing in Great Britain of cereal seeds to specified categories meeting prescribed standards (reg. 3, 5 and Schedule 4), to require such seeds to be sold in sealed packages labelled or marked with prescribed particulars (regs. 8 and 9 and Schedule 6) and to make tampering with labels prescribed by regulations an offence (reg. 9). The Regulations also continue to make provision for the taking of samples for the verification of standards (reg. 7 and Schedule 5) and provide that certain particulars stated or implied on a package of seeds are deemed to constitute a statutory warranty by the seller for the protection of the purchaser for the purpose of section 17 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (reg. 10(1)). The consolidation incorporates a provision required under Council Directive 88/380/EEC, and previously dealt with by a General Licence under regulation 5(3)(d) of the 1985 Regulations. This relates to the marketing to other Member States of seed in respect of which an official certificate has not been issued (reg.5 and Schedule 6 Part IF). It also makes provision as required under Commission Directive 93/2/EEC and previously dealt with by General Licence under regulation 5(3)(a) and (b) of the 1985 Regulations for the marketing of oats varieties which are officially classified as "naked oat" types with a minimum germination of 75 percent (Schedule 4).

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Plant Variety and Seeds Act 1964 (Chapter 14).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1964 (2019)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Biosecurity, Plant variety, Registration, Intellectual property rights/patents, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Institution, Court/tribunal, Vegetables/legumes, Planting material/seeds

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed.

Legislation | European Union | 1966

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Standards, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 3510 of 2001).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 (2016)

Keyword: Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Registration, Planting material/seeds, Intellectual property rights/patents, Plant variety, Vegetables/legumes, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cereal Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 1482 of 1995).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Plant protection, Standards, Certification, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cereal Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 1860 of 1999).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Plant protection, Certification, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities, Intellectual property rights/patents

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. No. 564 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Packaging/labelling, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Wales) 2003 (S.I. No. 56 (W. 6) of 2003).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Packaging/labelling, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Cereal Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 3036 (W. 224) of 2005).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant protection, Classification/declassification, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Inspection, Cereals/grains/rice, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Biotechnology, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. No. 328 of 2005).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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