Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. No. 5 of 2012). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Planting material/seeds Genetic resources Certification Packaging/labelling Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005 in order to permit the marketing of preservation mixtures, i.e. a mixture (other than a mixture covered by regulation 8) of fodder plant seed of any of the species specified in Schedule 1, which the Scottish Ministers are satisfied will, when used: (a) assist in the conservation of genetic resource; and (b) reduce the loss of genetic diversity or natural habitat. The Regulations implement Commission Directive 2010/60/EU. They, among other things, insert a new regulation 8A in the principal Regulations to provide a procedure whereby a producer established in Scotland may apply to the Scottish Ministers for an authorization to market either a directly harvested or a crop-grown preservation mixture. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Commission Directive 2010/60/EU providing for certain derogations for marketing of fodder plant seed mixtures intended for use in the preservation of the natural environment. Legislation | European Union | 2010 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Genetic resources, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Authorization/permit, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. No. 329 of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Liability/compensation, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX