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Fodder Plant Seed (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 2387 of 2004).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant production Planting material/seeds Cereals/grains/rice Plant protection Inspection Genetically modified organism (GMO) Biotechnology Crops/grasses Agricultural commodities
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The amendments to the 2002 Regulations: (a) provide that required information on packages of basic and certified seed may either be contained on an official label or on an official stamp; (b) amend the definition of Festulolium to cover crossings of Festuca spp. with Lolium spp; (c) reduce the minimum germination standard for seed of field beans from 85 percent to 80 percent; (d) update references to "the Third Country Equivalence Decision" to take account of Council Decision 2003/17/EC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries, (e) provide for Switzerland to be treated as a member state for the purpose of the 2002 regulations, in accordance with Annex 6 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products; (f) amend references to "equivalent third countries" to take account of the accession of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia to the EC; (g) provide that, where there is a requirement for a consent to have been obtained in relation to seed of genetically modified varieties, a consent can be obtained either in accordance with Council Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release to the environment of genetically modified organisms or in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003; (h) correct errors and update references to amended EC legislation.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Fodder Plant Seed (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 3172 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX