Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. No. 395 of 2015). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland 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 These Regulations set out the general prohibitions and controls on the marketing of seed potatoes in Scotland and give effect to the requirements of Council Directive 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes as last amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2014/367/EU. They restrict the marketing of seed potatoes in Scotland to those seed potatoes meeting the requirements of the defined terms “pre-basic seed potatoes”, “basic seed potatoes”, “test and trial seed potatoes” and “scientific and selection seed potatoes” (as defined). They also concern the certification and grading of seed potatoes produced in Scotland. When issuing a crop inspection report to certify seed potatoes as either pre-basic seed potatoes or basic seed potatoes, the authorised officer must also determine the applicable Union grade. 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 (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. No. 201 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. No. 391 of 2018). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2018 Keyword: Agricultural development, Subsidy/incentive, Agricultural commodities, Pollution control, Fishery management and conservation, Marine fisheries, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Milk/dairy products, Meat, Fish products, Land tenure, Animal health, Animal production, Plant production, Waste management, Waste disposal, Freshwater pollution, Flood, Effluent waste water/discharge, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX