European Union (Cereal Seed) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 217 of 2013). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Planting material/seeds Cereals/grains/rice Internal trade Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Crops/grasses Agricultural commodities Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations provide rules for the placing on the market of cereal seed. A person shall not place cereal seed on the market unless it is certified in accordance with Council Directive No. 66/402/EEC as amended last by Commission Implementing Directive 2012/37/EU. “Cereal seed” means a seed of a cereal listed at point A of Article 2.1 of the Directive. A person may place on the market bred seed of generations prior to basic seed and seed grown and marketed for processing provided that the identity of the seed is ensured but shall do so in accordance with Article 14a of the Directive. The Minister may authorise the official certification and placing on the market of cereal seed in accordance with Article 4 of the Directive. Where an authorised officer is of the opinion that a contravention of these Regulations may have taken place, may be taking place, or there is a risk to public health, s(he) may serve a compliance notice. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Commission Implementing Directive 2012/37/EU amending certain Annexes of Council Directives 66/401/EEC and 66/402/EEC as regards the conditions to be satisfied by the seed of Galega orientalis Lam., the maximum weight of a seed lot of certain fodder plant species and the sample size of Sorghum spp. Legislation | European Union | 2012 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals European Communities (Cereal Seed) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 640 of 2001). Legislation | Ireland | 2001 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Certification, Registration, Packaging/labelling, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by European Union (Cereal Seed) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 289 of 2014). Legislation | Ireland | 2014 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Internal trade, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Union (Cereal Seed) (Amendment) Regulations (S.I. No. 375 of 2016). Legislation | Ireland | 2016 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Standards, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Union (Cereal Seed) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 214 of 2017). Legislation | Ireland | 2017 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Internal trade, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Union (Cereal Seed) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 197 of 2020). Legislation | Ireland | 2020 Keyword: Internal trade, Pests/diseases, Plant protection, Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX