The Cereal Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made: 25th November 2009

Coming into operation: 31st December 2009

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PART I — General

Citation and commencement

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General interpretation

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Definitions relating to plant species

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Definition of marketing

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Seed to which these Regulations apply

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PART 2 — Procedures relating to the official certification of seed

Entry of seed lots

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Entry of crop

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Field inspection of crops

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Lodging of field inspection reports and similar documents

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Re-grading of crops

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Seed testing

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Lodging of seed test reports

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Re-grading of seed

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Withdrawals

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PART 3 — Control of cereal seed

Marketing of seed

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Marketing of HVS seed

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Marketing of officially certified lower germination seed

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Marketing of officially certified early movement seed

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Exception for scientific purposes and selection work

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Exception for test and trials

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Exception for conservation varieties

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General exemptions

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Mixtures

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Sampling

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Packaging

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Sealing of packages

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Labelling of packages

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PART 4 — Miscellaneous and supplemental provisions

Civil liability of sellers of seeds

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Arrangements for official measures

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Fees

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Index of defined words and expressions

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Revocations and transitional provisions

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SCHEDULE 1 — INTERPRETATION

PART 1 — Meaning of pre-basic seed and similar expressions

Pre-basic seed

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UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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Third country officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety

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EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety

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Third country officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety

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Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety

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UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety

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EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety

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Officially certified pre-basic seed

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PART 2 — Meaning of basic seed and similar expressions

Basic seed

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UK Officially certified basic seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified basic seed of a listed variety

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Third country officially certified basic seed of a listed variety

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Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a listed variety

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UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety

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UK officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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EC officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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Third country officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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Officially certified basic seed

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PART 3 — Meaning of CS, C1 and C2 seed and similar expressions

CS seed (maize and rye, and hybrids of barley, durum wheat, oats, self-pollinating triticale, spelt wheat and wheat)

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UK officially certified CS seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified CS seed of a listed variety

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Third country officially certified CS seed of a listed variety

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Overseas tested officially certified CS seed of a listed variety

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UK officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety

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Officially certified CS seed

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C1 seed

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UK officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety

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Third country officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety

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Overseas tested officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety

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UK officially certified early movement C1 seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified early movement C1 seed of a listed variety

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Officially certified C1 seed

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C2 seed

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UK officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety

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Third country officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety

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Overseas tested officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety

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UK officially certified early movement C2 seed of a listed variety

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EC officially certified early movement C2 seed of a listed variety

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Officially certified C2 seed

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Early multiplication

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PART 4 — Meaning of expressions relating to imported not finally certified seed

Not finally certified pre-basic seed harvested in another member State

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Not finally certified basic seed harvested in another member State

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Not finally certified CS seed harvested in another member State

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Not finally certified C1 seed harvested in another member State

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Not finally certified C2 seed harvested in another member State

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Not finally certified CS seed harvested in an equivalent third country

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Not finally certified C1 seed harvested in an equivalent third country

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Not finally certified C2 seed harvested in an equivalent third country

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SCHEDULE 2 — SPECIES OF SEED TO WHICH THESE REGULATIONS APPLY

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SCHEDULE 3 — CONDITIONS RELATING TO CROPS FROM WHICH SEED IS TO BE HARVESTED

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SCHEDULE 4 — CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE SEED

PART 1 — Conditions to be examined mainly by field inspections

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PART 2 — Conditions to be examined by seed testing

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PART 3 — Conditions to be examined mainly by inspections of control plots

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PART 4 — Other conditions

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PART 5 — General provisions

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SCHEDULE 5 — RE-GRADING OF SEED

Column (1)	Column (1)	Column (1)	Column (2)	Column (2)
Category	Category	Category	New category	New category
1.	(a)	UK, EC, third country or overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety	(a)	UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety
	(b)	UK, EC, third country or overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a listed variety	(b)	UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety
	(c)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat, HVS level UK officially certified basic seed of a listed variety	(c)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat, HVS level UK officially certified basic seed of a listed variety
	(d)	In the case of maize or rye, UK, EC, third country or overseas tested officially certified CS seed of a listed variety	(d)	In the case of maize or rye, UK officially certified CS seed of a listed variety
	(e)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat, HVS level UK officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety	(e)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat, HVS level UK officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety
	(f)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat, triticale and wheat, UK, EC, third country or overseas tested officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety	(f)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat, triticale and wheat, UK officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety
	(g)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat, HVS level UK officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety	(g)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat, HVS level UK officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety
	(h)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat, triticale and wheat, UK, EC, third country or overseas tested officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety	(h)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat, triticale and wheat, UK officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety
2.	(a)	UK and EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety	(a)	UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety
	(b)	UK and EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety	(b)	UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety
	(c)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat, HVS level UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety	(c)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat, HVS level UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety
	(d)	In the case of maize or rye, UK and EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety	(d)	In the case of maize or rye, UK officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety
	(e)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat, UK HVS level officially certified early movement C1 seed of a listed variety	(e)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat, UK officially certified early movement HVS level C1 seed of a listed variety
	(f)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat, triticale and wheat, UK and EC officially certified early movement C1 seed of a listed variety	(f)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat, triticale and wheat, UK officially certified early movement C1 seed of a listed variety
	(g)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat, UK HVS level officially certified early movement C2 seed of a listed variety	(g)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat, UK officially certified early movement HVS level C2 seed of a listed variety
	(h)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat, triticale and wheat, UK and EC officially certified early movement C2 seed of a listed variety	(h)	In the case of barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat, triticale and wheat, UK officially certified early movement C2 seed of a listed variety
3.	(a)	UK, EC, third country or overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety	(a)	UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety
	(b)	UK, EC, third country or overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	(b)	UK officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
4.	(a)	UK or EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety	(a)	UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety
	(b)	UK or EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	(b)	UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

SCHEDULE 6 — CATEGORIES OF SEED THAT MAY BE MARKETED

Breeders seed

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Pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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Basic seed of a listed variety

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CS seed of a listed variety

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C1 seed of a listed variety

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C2 seed of a listed variety

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Early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety

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Early movement basic seed of a listed variety

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Early movement CS seed of a listed variety

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Early movement C1 seed of a listed variety

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Early movement C2 seed of a listed variety

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Pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety

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Basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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Early movement pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety

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Early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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SCHEDULE 7 — LOT AND SAMPLE WEIGHTS

Column 1 Species	Column 2 Level	Column 3 Maximum weight of a lot (tonnes)	Column 4 Minimum weight of a sample to be drawn from a lot (grams)	Column 5 Minimum weight of a sample for a moisture test (grams)	Column 6 Weight of the sample for determinations by number in accordance with paragraph 12 of schedule 4 (grams)
Barley, Durum wheat, oats, rye, spelt wheat, triticale and wheat	Minimum	30	1,000	100	500
Barley, Durum wheat, oats, rye, spelt wheat, triticale and wheat	HVS	30	1,000	100	1,000
Maize, basic seed of inbred lines	Not applicable	40	250	100	250
Maize, basic seed other than inbred lines, CS seed	Not applicable	40	1,000	100	1,000
A mixture of seeds to which regulation 23 applies	Not applicable	30	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable

SCHEDULE 8 — LABELLING

PART 1 — Particulars to be marked or displayed on the sale of unpackaged seed (loose sales)

Particulars to be marked or displayed on the sale of unpackaged seed other than a mixture of seeds

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Particulars to be marked or displayed on the sale of an unpackaged mixture of seeds

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PART 2 — Labelling of packages of breeder’s seed

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PART 3 — Labelling of packages of officially certified pre-basic seed

Official label for a package of officially certified pre-basic seed

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PART 4 — Labelling of packages of officially certified basic, CS, C1 and C2 seed

Official label for a package of officially certified basic, CS, C1 or C2 seed

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Supplier’s label for a small package of officially certified pre-basic, basic, CS, C1 or C2 seed

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PART 5 — Labelling of packages of mixtures of seed

Official label for a package of a mixture of seeds

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Supplier’s label for a small package of a mixture of seeds

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23

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PART 6 — Printing of specified matters on packages (whole bag labelling)

Seed which has not been imported

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Seed imported from another Member State

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PART 7 — Labelling of Packages of Test and Trial Seed

Official label for a package of test and trial seed

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Part 8 — Labelling of packages of seed of a conservation variety

Supplier’s label or notice for a package of seed of a conservation variety

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SCHEDULE 9 — LIMITS OF VARIATION

GERMINATION	GERMINATION
Stated minimum percentage of germination (expressed as an integer)	Limit of variation Per cent
99-100	2
97-98	3
94-96	4
91-93	5
87-90	6
82-86	7
76-81	8
69-75	9
65-68	10
ANALYTICAL PURITY	ANALYTICAL PURITY
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Stated minimum percentage of analytical purity (expressed to one decimal point)	Limit of variation Per cent
99.9-100	0.2
99.8	0.3
99.6-99.7	0.4
99.3-99.5	0.5
99.0-99.2	0.6
98.5-98.9	0.7
98.3-98.4	0.8
97.5-98.2	0.9
97.0-97.4	1.0
96.5-96.9	1.1
95.5-96.4	1.2
95.0-95.4	1.3
CONTENT OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES	CONTENT OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES
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Stated maximum number of seeds of other species (expressed as an integer)	Limit of variation number
0	1
1	3
2	4
3 and 4	5
5 and 6	6
7 and 8	7
9 to 11	8
12 to 14	9
15 to 17	10
18 to 20	11

SCHEDULE 10 — INDEX OF WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS USED IN THESE REGULATIONS

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Signed

Sealed with the official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 25th November 2009.

John Speers — A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland: see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.) Article 3(4)

[^f00002]: 1965 c.22 (N.I.); section 1 was amended by 1970 c.20 (N.I.), section 10(1) and S.R. & O (N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Art..3 and Schedule 3; section 2 was amended by 1970 c. 20 (N.I.), section 10(2) and S.R. 1977 No.295 Art.2

[^f00003]: OJ L362, 9.12.2004, p21

[^f00004]: O.J L 125, 11.7.1966, p2309

[^f00006]: OJ L 162, 21.6.2008, p 13

[^f00007]: O.J L 193, 20.7.2002, p 1

[^f00008]: S.I. 2001/3510

[^f00009]: O.J L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1

[^f00011]: O.J L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1

[^f00012]: S.R. 2009 No.388

[^f00013]: 2006 C. 32

[^f00014]: C(2000) 146/final

[^f00015]: 1998 c. 32

[^f00016]: O.J L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 10

[^f00017]: O.J L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 1

[^f00018]: 2000 c. 7.

[^f00019]: S.R. 2009 No.385

[^f00020]: S.R. 1994 No. 254

[^f00021]: type=start slip=2010-02-01 time=1265280011362S.R. 1995 No. 366type=end slip=2010-02-01 time=1265280011362

[^f00022]: S.R. 2000 No. 53

[^f00023]: S.R. 2000 No. 128

[^f00024]: S.R. 2001 No. 330

[^f00025]: S.R. 1997 No. 240

[^f00026]: S.R. 2003 No. 42

[^f00027]: S.R. 2004 No. 460

[^f00028]: S.R.2008 No. 114

[^f00029]: 1954 c. 33

[^f00030]: S.R. 2005 No. 526 as amended by S.R. 2008 No.499

Editorial notes

[^key-5044ad8e24cd3b2a2d923b438fdef12f]: Regulations revoked (14.7.2016) by The Seed Marketing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/244), regs. 1, 35(2)(a)

Special wild oat purity standards

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