European Communities (National Catalogue of Agricultural Plant Varieties) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 525 of 2002).

Subject

Cultivated plants

Keyword

Plant variety Planting material/seeds Access-to-information Plant production

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

The Minister for Agriculture and Food shall establish and maintain, in accordance with the Directive, a National Catalogue of Agricultural Plant Varieties. This catalogue shall be a catalogue of varieties of species of agricultural crops in accordance with Article 3 of Council Directive No. 2002/53/EC. An entry into the National Catalogue shall consist of: (a) the variety of plant accepted, (i) for certification only in the State, or (ii) for certification and marketing in the State, and (b) such particulars with respect to the variety registered as the Minister considers proper including particulars of the person accepting responsibility for the maintenance of the variety.

Full text

English

Website

www.agriculture.gov.ie

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 2002/53/EC on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species.

Legislation | European Union | 2002

Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Cereals/grains/rice, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Internal trade, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX