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Vegetable Seeds Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. No. 425 of 2010).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant production Planting material/seeds Vegetables/legumes Plant protection Genetic resources Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Plant variety Intellectual property rights/patents
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend for Scotland the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993 in order to implement provisions of Commission Directive 2009/145 which permit the marketing of Conservation and Amateur Varieties. Certified Seed of varieties to which these Regulations apply must be on the National List and marketed in accordance with requirements as set out by these Regulations. An "Amateur Variety" is a variety of vegetable species with no intrinsic value for commercial crop production and a "Conservation Variety" is variety of vegetable species with no intrinsic value for commercial crop production.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 2008 of 1993).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1993

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX