Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. No. 1953 of 2015). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Planting material/seeds Vegetables/legumes Plant protection Pests/diseases Packaging/labelling Inspection Certification Standards Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulations control the production with a view to marketing, the certification the marketing of seed potatoes in England, other than those intended for export outside the European Union and implement various European instruments, in particular Council Directive 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes. prohibits the marketing of any seed potatoes unless they have been certified as either pre-basic, basic or certified seed potatoes, or unless they have been authorised for marketing for scientific purposes or selection work or for test and trial purposes. For seed potatoes produced in England, certification, including the determination of the category and grade at which the potatoes must be marketed, must take place in accordance with specified requirements. They also apply more stringent requirements to seed potatoes to be marketed in the “protected region”. They also provide for packaging, labelling and sampling of potatoes. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Plant Variety and Seeds Act 1964 (Chapter 14). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1964 (2019) Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Biosecurity, Plant variety, Registration, Intellectual property rights/patents, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Institution, Court/tribunal, Vegetables/legumes, Planting material/seeds Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Certification, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 1161 of 2006). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 288 of 2017). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2017 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Certification, Vegetables/legumes, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX