European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) (Amendment) Regulations, 1988. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1988 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Certification Crops/grasses Standards Plant production Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulations, by amending provisions in the existing Regulations on the marketing of fodder plant seed: (a) extend the scope of these provisions to include some new species; (b) align some of the botanical names used with those now normally accepted internationally; (c) introduce the current international tolerance of five percent on the maximum weight of seed lots; (d) improve the rules for the maximum permissible content of bitter lupin seeds in the light of the development of seed quality normally achieved; and (e) prescribe a revised scale of fees for the testing and certification of fodder plant seed. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Amends European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) Regulations, 1981. Legislation | Ireland | 1981 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Certification, Plant production, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) Regulations, 2002 (S.I. No. 198 of 2002). Legislation | Ireland | 2002 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Certification, Plant production, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX