The Vegetable Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

Coming into operation: 31st December 2009

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PART 1 — 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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Seeds 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 vegetable seed

Marketing of 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 market test seed

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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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Special provisions that apply in connection with the marketing of standard seed

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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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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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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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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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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 seed and similar expressions

CS seed

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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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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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Early multiplication

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PART 4 — Meaning of standard seed

Standard seed

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PART 5 — 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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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 — Other conditions

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PART 4 — General provisions

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SCHEDULE 5 — RE-GRADING OF SEED

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1.	(a)	UK, EC 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 or overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a listed variety	(b)	UK officially certified basic seed of a listed variety
	(c)	UK, EC or overseas tested officially certified CS seed of a listed variety	(c)	UK officially certified CS 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)	UK and EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety	(c)	UK officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety

SCHEDULE 6 — CATEGORIES OF SEED THAT MAY BE MARKETED

Breeder’s 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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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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Basic seed of a component 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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Standard seed

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SCHEDULE 7 — LOT AND SAMPLE WEIGHTS

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		Species	Maximum weight of a lot	Minimum weight of a sample to be drawn from a lot
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1.	Asparagus	Asparagus	10	100
2.	Beans of the following species—	Beans of the following species—	Beans of the following species—	Beans of the following species—
	(a)	Broad bean	30	1,000
	(b)	French bean	30	700
	(c)	Runner bean	20	1,000
3.	Beetroot	Beetroot	20	100
4.	Brussels sprouts	Brussels sprouts	10	25
5.	Cabbages of the following species—	Cabbages of the following species—	Cabbages of the following species—	Cabbages of the following species—
	(a)	Red cabbage	10	25
	(b)	Savoy Cabbage	10	25
	(c)	White cabbage	10	25
6.	Carrot	Carrot	10	25
7.	Cauliflower	Cauliflower	10	25
8.	Celery	Celery	10	25
9.	Chard and spinach beet	Chard and spinach beet	20	100
10.	Chinese cabbage	Chinese cabbage	10	25
11.	Cucumber and gherkin	Cucumber and gherkin	20	25
12.	Curly kale	Curly kale	10	25
13.	Endive	Endive	10	25
14.	Gourd	Gourd	20	250
15.	Kohlrabi	Kohlrabi	10	25
16.	Large-leaved chicory and Witloof chicory	Large-leaved chicory and Witloof chicory	10	25
17.	Leek	Leek	10	25
18.	Lettuce	Lettuce	10	25
19.	Marrow	Marrow	20	150
20.	Melon	Melon	20	100
21.	Onion	Onion	10	25
22	Parsley	Parsley	10	25
23.	Pea	Pea	30	500
24	Radish	Radish	10	50
25	Spinach	Spinach	10	75
26	Sprouting broccoli	Sprouting broccoli	10	25
27	Sweet corn or pop corn	Sweet corn or pop corn	20	1,000
28	Tomato	Tomato	10	25
29	Turnip	Turnip	10	25

SCHEDULE 8 — LABELLING

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

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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 and CS seed

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

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Supplier’s label for a small package of officially certified CS seed

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PART 5 — Labelling of packages of standard seed

Supplier’s label for a package of standard seed other than a small package of such seed

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Supplier’s label for a small package of standard seed other than a mixture

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Supplier’s label for a small package of a mixture of standard seed

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PART 6 — General provisions

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PART 7 — Labelling of Packages of Market Test Seed

Suppliers label for a package of market test seed

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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
60-68	10
50-59	11
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 PLANT SPECIES	CONTENT OF SEEDS OF OTHER PLANT SPECIES
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Stated maximum percentage of seeds of other plant species	Limit of variation
(expressed to one decimal point)	per cent
0.0	0.1
0.1-0.2	0.3
0.3-0.4	0.4
0.5-0.6	0.5
0.7-0.9	0.6
1.0-1.4	0.7
1.5	0.8

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

Expression	Provision of these Regulations in which the expression is defined
the 2004 Commission Decision	Regulation 2(1)
the Act	Regulation 2(1)
Annex V(C) document	Regulation 2(1)
another member State	Regulation 2(1)
appropriate time	Regulation 6(4)
asparagus	Regulation 3
authorised officer	Regulation 2(1)
basic seed	Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1
beetroot	Regulation 3
blended seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
broad bean	Regulation 3
breeder	Regulation 2(1)
breeder’s seed	Regulation 2(1)
Brussels sprouts	Regulation 3
carrot	Regulation 3
cauliflower	Regulation 3
celery	Regulation 3
chard and spinach beet	Regulation 3
Chinese cabbage	Regulation 3
Common Catalogue	Regulation 2(1)
component	Regulation 2(1)
control plot	Regulation 2(1)
CS seed	Paragraph 20 of Schedule 1
cucumber and gherkin	Regulation 3
curly kale	Regulation 3
Deliberate Release Directive	Regulation 2(1)
The Department	Regulation 2(1)
Directive crop conditions	Regulation 2(1)
Directive seed conditions	Regulation 2(1)
EC minimum percentage of germination	Regulation 2(1)
EC officially certified basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 10 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 15 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 13 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 18 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 25 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 6 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified CS seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 22 of Schedule 1
EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1
EEA State	Regulation 2(1)
endive	Regulation 3
entered seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
final seed test report	Regulation 12(6)
Food and Feed Regulation	Regulation 2(1)
French bean	Regulation 3
genetically modified	Regulation 2(1)
germination condition	Regulation 2(1)
gourd	Regulation 3
grey label	Paragraph 29(3) of Schedule 1
homogeneous seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
kohlrabi	Regulation 3
large-leaved chicory and Witloof chicory	Regulation 3
late entered seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
leek	Regulation 3
legume	Regulation 3
lettuce	Regulation 3
licensed crop inspector	Regulation 2(1)
licensed EC crop inspector	Regulation 2(1)
licensed EC seed testing station	Regulation 2(1)
licensed seed sampler	Regulation 2(1)
licensed seed testing station	Regulation 2(1)
listed variety	Regulation 2(1)
listing	Regulation 2(1)
maintainer	Regulation 2(1)
maintenance	Paragraph 32(2) of Schedule 8
marketing	Regulation 4
marketing extension	Regulation 2(1)
marketing year	Regulation 2(1)
market test seed	Regulation 2(1)
marrow	Regulation 3
melon	Regulation 3
member State	Regulation 2(1)
a National List	Regulation 2(1)
not finally certified basic seed harvested in another member State	Paragraph 30 of Schedule 1
not finally certified CS seed harvested in another member State	Paragraph 31 of Schedule 1
not finally certified pre-basic seed harvested in another member State	Paragraph 29 of Schedule 1
official label	Regulation 2(1)
officially certified basic seed	Paragraph 19 of Schedule 1
officially certified CS seed	Paragraph 26 of Schedule 1
officially certified pre-basic seed	Paragraph 7 of Schedule 1
official measures	Regulation 2(1)
official sample	Regulation 2(1)
official UK field inspection	Regulation 2(1)
official UK seed test	Regulation 2(1)
onion	Regulation 3
overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 11 of Schedule 1
overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 16 of Schedule 1
overseas tested officially certified CS seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 23 of Schedule 1
overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 4 of Schedule 1
parsley	Regulation 3
pea	Regulation 3
pre-basic seed	Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1
previously listed variety	Regulation 2(1)
properly sealed package	Regulation 23(4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11) and (12)
qualifying seed lot	Regulation 11(15)
radish	Regulation 3
red cabbage	Regulation 3
registered person	Regulation 2(1)
regulation 18 authorisation	Regulation 2(1)
regulation 19 authorisation	Regulation 2(1)
runner bean	Regulation 3
Savoy cabbage	Regulation 3
Schedule 4 germination test	Regulation 2(1)
Secretary of State	Regulation 2(1)
seed industry activity	Regulation 2(1)
seed that is subject to official post control	Regulation 8(18)
seed that has been subject to satisfactory official post control	Regulation 2(1)
seed lot	Regulation 2(1)
small package	Regulation 2(1)
spinach	Regulation 3
sprouting broccoli	Regulation 3
standard seed	Paragraph 28 of Schedule 1
sweet corn or popcorn	Regulation 3
third country	Regulation 2(1)
tomato	Regulation 3
turnip	Regulation 3
UK field inspection carried out under official supervision	Regulation 2(1)
UK officially certified basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 9 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 14 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified CS seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 21 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 12 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 24 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 5 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety	Paragraph 17 of Schedule 1
UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety	Paragraph 2 of Schedule 1
UK seed test carried out under official supervision	Regulation 2(1)
unlisted variety	Regulation 2(1)
the Vegetable Seed Directive	Regulation 2(1)
whenever carried out	Regulation 2(1)
white cabbage	Regulation 3
writing	Regulation 2(3)

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.) section 10(2) and S.R. 1977 No.295 Art.2

[^f00003]: OJ L362, 9.12.2004, p21

[^f00004]: OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p 1

[^f00006]: O.J L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1

[^f00007]: S.R. 2009 No.388

[^f00008]: 2006 c. 32

[^f00009]: S.I 2001/3510

[^f00010]: 1998 c. 32

[^f00013]: 2000 c.7

[^f00014]: S.R. 2009 No.385

[^f00015]: S.R. 1994 No. 250

[^f00016]: S.R. 1996 No. 313

[^f00017]: S.R. 2000 No. 56

[^f00018]: S.R. 2001 No. 327

[^f00019]: S.R. 1997 No. 240

[^f00020]: S.R. 2002 No. 407

[^f00021]: S.R. 2008 No. 114

[^f00022]: 1954 c. 33

Basic seed of a listed variety

CS seed of a listed variety

Early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety

Early movement basic seed of a listed variety

Early movement CS seed of a listed variety

Basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety

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

Standard seed

Supplier’s label for a small package of officially certified CS seed

Supplier’s label for a small package of standard seed other than a mixture

Supplier’s label for a small package of a mixture of standard seed

Editorial notes

[^key-f560b62a14f17cca38ddc48a94876bca]: Regulations revoked (14.7.2016) by The Seed Marketing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/244), regs. 1, 35(2)(e)

Marketing seed of conservation varieties

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Marketing seed of amateur varieties

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19C

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General exemptions

Mixtures

Sampling

Packaging

Sealing of packages

Labelling of packages

Special provisions that apply in connection with the marketing of standard seed

PART 5 — Examinations used to ascertain whether a crop or seed lot meets the conditions relating to certified seed of a conservation variety, standard seed of a conservation variety and standard seed of an amateur variety

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PART 8 — Supplier’s label for a package of seed of a conservation variety

33

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PART 9 — Supplier’s label for a package of standard seed of an amateur variety

34

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