The Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2007

Made: 26th June 2007

Laid before Parliament: 2nd July 2007

Coming into force: 27th July 2007

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Title and commencement

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Amendment of the Beet Seed (England) Regulations 2002

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Amendment of the Cereal Seed (England) Regulations 2002

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Amendment of the Fodder Plant Seed (England) Regulations 2002

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Amendment of the Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (England) Regulations 2002

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Amendment of the Vegetable Seed (England) Regulations 2002

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Amendment of the Seed (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2002

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Signed

Jeff Rooker — Minister of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 26th June 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the following Regulations:

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These Regulations implement Council Decision 2005/834/EC amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC (OJ No L 312, 29.11.2005, p 51). They make amendments to bring certain pre-basic seed that has been officially certified in third countries within the scope of the amended Regulations, allowing such seed to be marketed if it meets the requirements of those Regulations (regulations 2(2)(b) and (5), 3(2)(b) and (7), 4(2)(b) and (7) and 5(2)(b) and (7)). They make consequential amendments to provisions concerning the labelling of such seed (regulations 2(4), 3(6), 4(6) and 5(6)), and make further consequential amendments.

These Regulations implement Commission Directive 2006/124/EC amending Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed (OJ No L 339, 6.12.2006, p 12). They also implement a derogation to the requirement to apply the marketing provisions of Council Directive 2002/55/EC in relation to four species and one sub-species permitted by Commission Decision 2007/321/EC (OJ L 119, 9.5.2007, p 48). They amend the Vegetable Seed (England) Regulations 2002 to add sweet corn or popcorn to the list of controlled species, and make minor amendments to some of the names and common names of other controlled species (regulation 6(3)). They also set out standards for sweet corn/popcorn regarding analytical purity and the content of seeds of other plant species, as well as lot and sample weights (regulation 6(5) and (6)). They also make minor consequential amendments to those Regulations (regulation 6(4) and (8)) and to the Seed (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) Regulations 2002 (regulation 8). A minor amendment is also made to the latter Regulations to make a change to the type of sampling device used in relation to field peas.

These Regulations make amendments as a result of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania as Member States (regulations 2(2)(a), 3(2)(a), 4(2)(a) and 5(2)(a)).

These Regulations correct minor errors resulting from amendments made by the Seed (England) (Amendments for Tests and Trials etc.) Regulations 2006 (regulations 2(3), 3(5), 4(5), 5(5) and 6(7)).

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1964 c.14; section 16 was amended by section 4(1) of, and paragraph 5(1), (2) and (3) of Schedule 4 to, the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68), S.I. 1977/1112 and section 2 of the Agriculture Act 1986 (c.49). See section 38(1) for a definition of “the Minister”.

[^f00002]: Under the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794), the functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 which remained vested in that Minister at the date of the Order were transferred to the Secretary of State.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2002/3171, amended by S.I. 2004/2385, S.I. 2005/2671 and S.I. 2006/2314.

[^f00004]: OJ No L 8, 14.1.2003, p 10, as last amended by Council Decision 2005/834/EC (OJ No L 312, 29.11.2005, p 51).

[^f00005]: S.I. 2002/3173, as amended by S.I. 2004/2386, S.I. 2005/2672, S.I. 2006/1678 and S.I. 2006/2314.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2002/3172, as amended by S.I. 2004/2387, S.I. 2004/2387, S.I. 2006/1678 and S.I. 2006/2314.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2002/3174, as amended by S.I. 2003/3101, S.I. 2004/2388, S.I. 2005/2674 and S.I. 2006/2314.

[^f00008]: S.I. 2002/3175, as amended by S.I. 2004/2389, S.I. 2005/2675 and S.I. 2006/2314.

[^f00009]: OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p 33, as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/124/EC (OJ No L 339, 6.12.2006, p 12).

[^f00010]: S.I. 2002/3176, as amended by S.I. 2005/2676.

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Editorial notes

[^key-9d13c38e5cb0654f78cd1abaa071f795]: Regulations revoked (22.11.2010) by The Seed Marketing Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2605), reg. 34(v)