Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 2008 of 1993). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Planting material/seeds Vegetables/legumes Plant protection Pests/diseases Packaging/labelling Inspection Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulations continue to restrict the marketing in Great Britain of vegetable seeds to specified categories meeting prescribed standards (regs. 3, 5 and Schedule 4), to require such seeds to be sold in sealed packages labelled or marked with prescribed particulars (regs. 8 and 9 and Schedule 6) and to make tampering with labels prescribed by regulations an offence (reg.9). The Regulations also continue to make provision for the taking of samples for the verification of standards (reg. 7 and Schedule 5) and provide that certain particulars stated or implied on a package of seeds are deemed to constitute a statutory warranty by the seller for the protection of the purchaser for the purpose of section 17 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (reg. 10). The consolidation incorporates a provision required under Council Directive 88/380/EEC. This relates to the marketing to other Member States of seed in respect of which an official certificate has not been issued (reg. 5 and Schedule 6 Part IC). 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 70/458/EEC on the marketing of vegetable seed. Legislation | European Union | 1970 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Packaging/labelling, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Vegetable Seeds Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. No. 305 of 2007). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Seed (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. No. 219 of 2010). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Oleaginous plants, International trade, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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 Vegetable Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 1863 of 1999). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Plant protection, Certification, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Vegetable Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1452 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Vegetable Seeds Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. No. 425 of 2010). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Plant protection, Genetic resources, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Seed (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. No. 326 of 2013). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2013 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Oleaginous plants, International trade, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Vegetable Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 3035 (W. 223) of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant protection, Classification/declassification, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Inspection, Vegetables/legumes, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Biotechnology Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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