Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 2949 of 2004). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Cultivated plants Keyword Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Registration Planting material/seeds Intellectual property rights/patents Plant variety Vegetables/legumes Plant production Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These Regulations entered into force on 10 December 2004. Abstract The amendments to the 2001 Regulations give effect to the consequential amendments made to Council Directive 2002/53/EC on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species by Council Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed. These amending regulations: (a) update references to relevant EC and National legislation; (b) amend the provisions relating to the records that must be kept and information that must be published by the Secretary of State in relation to the National Listing of genetically modified varieties; (c) remove the requirement for details of a proposed maintainer, substitution or addition of maintainer to be published in the Gazette before an application for inclusion on the National List has been determined; (d) amend the provisions relating to the marketing authorizations required in respect of genetically modified varieties in order for National Listing to take place; (e) amend the provisions relating to the variation, suspension, or revocation of arrangements for official measures; (f) provide that the National Listing of a genetically modified variety can be revoked where an authorization issued under the relevant legislation has been revoked or has otherwise expired; and (g) amend the definition of festulolium; and (h) add hemp to the National List of agricultural crop varieties. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 2002/53/EC on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Cereals/grains/rice, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Internal trade, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 3510 of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 (2016) Keyword: Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Registration, Planting material/seeds, Intellectual property rights/patents, Plant variety, Vegetables/legumes, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX