European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) Regulations, 1981. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1981 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Certification Plant production Packaging/labelling Oleaginous plants Textile plants/fibres Crops/grasses Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations apply to seed of oil plants and fibre plants other than such seed which is shown to the satisfaction of the Minister to be intended for export to a third country. They: (a) provide that seed of oil plants and fibre plants may not be marketed unless it has been certified, closed and labelled in accordance with the EEC Directives on the marketing of seed of oil plants and fibre plants; (b) provide that seed of oil plants and fibre plants may not be marketed unless it is seed of a variety registered in the National Catalogue or in the EEC Common Catalogue; and (c) provide for the registration by the Minister for Agriculture of any person who carries on the business of processing, importing or packing of oil plants and fibre plants. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 69/208/EEC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants. Legislation | European Union | 1969 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991. Legislation | Ireland | 1991 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Certification, Crops/grasses, Standards, Oleaginous plants, Textile plants/fibres, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX