LegalizeThe Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 2004
Made: 2 November 2004
Coming into force: 13 December 2004
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PART I — GENERAL
Title, extent 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 II — 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 III — CONTROL OF OIL AND FIBRE PLANT 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 test and trials
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General exemptions
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Mixtures
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Varietal associations of seed
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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 IV — 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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Service of notices
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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 I — Meaning of pre-basic seed and similar expressions
Pre-basic seed
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- (1) In these Regulations, other than in relation to a component used in the production of a hybrid variety, “pre-basic seed” means seed of a generation prior to basic seed —
- (a) that has been produced by or under the responsibility of the breeder according to accepted practices for the maintenance of the variety, and
- (b) that is intended to be used for the production of more pre-basic seed, basic seed, or with the breeder’s written authority —
- (i) in the case of black mustard, brown mustard, dioecious hemp, sunflower, swede rape, turnip rape or white mustard, CS seed;
- (ii) in the case of flax, linseed, monoecious hemp or soya bean, C1 seed;
- (iii) in the case of flax, linseed, monoecious hemp or soya bean, C2 seed; or
- (iv) in the case of flax, C3 seed.
- (2) In these Regulations, in relation to a component of a hybrid variety “pre-basic seed” means seed of a generation prior to basic seed that is intended to be used for the production of —
- (a) more pre-basic seed of the component;
- (b) basic seed; or
- (c) with the breeder’s written authority, CS seed of a hybrid variety.
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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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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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 II — 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 III — Meaning of CS, C1, C2 and C3 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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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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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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C3 seed
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UK officially certified C3 seed of a listed variety
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EC officially certified C3 seed of a listed variety
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Overseas tested officially certified C3 seed of a listed variety
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UK officially certified early movement C3 seed of a listed variety
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EC officially certified early movement C3 seed of a listed variety
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Officially certified C3 seed
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PART IV
Meaning of commercial seed and similar expressions
Commercial seed
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UK officially certified commercial seed
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EC officially certified commercial seed
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UK officially certified early movement commercial seed
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EC officially certified early movement commercial seed
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Officially certified commercial seed
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Early multiplication
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PART V — 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 C3 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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SCHEDULE 2 — SPECIES OF SEED TO WHICH THESE REGULATIONS APPLY
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Black mustard.
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Brown mustard.
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Flax.
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Hemp
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Linseed.
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Soya bean.
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Sunflower.
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Swede rape including fodder rape and oilseed rape.
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Turnip rape.
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White mustard.
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 I — Conditions to be examined mainly by field inspections
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PART II — Conditions to be examined by seed testing
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PART III — Conditions to be examined by inspections of control plots
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PART IV — Other conditions
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PART V — General provisions
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SCHEDULE 5 — RE-GRADING OF SEED
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- (a) UK, EC or overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety
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- (a) UK or EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety
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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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