Council Directive 66/400/EEC on the marketing of beet seed. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1966 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source CELEX-EUR Official Journal 125, 11 July 1966, pp. 2290-2297. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Plant variety Internal trade Packaging/labelling Plant production Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract This Directive shall apply to beet seed marketed within the Community. The Member States shall provide that beet seed may not be placed on the market unless it has been officially certified as "basic seed" or "certified seed" and unless it satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex I. The Member States shall ensure that the official examinations of seed are carried out in accordance with current international methods. Each Member State shall establish a list of the types or varieties of beet officially accepted for certification in its territory. The Member States shall require that basic seed and certified seed be marketed only in sufficiently homogeneous consignments and in sealed containers and following the packaging requirements set in this Directive. In Annex are set the conditions for certification and label. Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Implemented by Decree relative to seed for agricultural use (No. 1417). Legislation | Norway | 1993 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 68 of 2000 to amend various regulations based on the Seed and Plant Material Act. Legislation | Netherlands | 2000 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Beet Seeds Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 2006 of 1993). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1993 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Communities (Beet Seed) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 142 of 2001). Legislation | Ireland | 2001 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Registration, Packaging/labelling, Vegetables/legumes Source: FAO, FAOLEX Arrêté royal relatif aux catalogues nationaux des variétés des espèces de plantes agricoles et de légumes. Legislation | Belgium | 2001 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Crops/grasses, Vegetables/legumes, Institution, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Arrêté royal portant réglementation du commerce et du contrôle des semences de betteraves de variétés agricoles. Legislation | Belgium | 2001 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Crops/grasses, Inspection, Internal trade, Certification, Standards, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Council Directive 98/96/EC amending, inter alia, as regards unofficial field inspections under Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | European Union | 1998 Keyword: Plant production, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 98/95/EC amending, in respect of the consolidation of the internal market, genetically modified plant varieties and plant genetic resources, Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | European Union | 1998 Keyword: Plant production, Biotechnology, Planting material/seeds, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 78/55/EEC amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/458/EEC and 70/457/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, seed of oil and fibre plants, vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | European Union | 1977 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Certification, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 78/692/EEC amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed. Legislation | European Union | 1978 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Council Directive 2002/54/EC on the marketing of beet seed. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX