Vegetable Seed (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 2389 of 2004). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Planting material/seeds Plant protection Inspection Genetically modified organism (GMO) Vegetables/legumes Biotechnology Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The principal amendments made to the 2002 Regulations: (a) update references to amended EC legislation; (b) provide for Switzerland to be treated as a member State or an EEA 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; (c) allow the Secretary of State to vary the time in which a final test seed report is to be lodged; and (d) 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 on genetically modified food and feed. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Vegetable Seed (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 3175 of 2002). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX