# Council Decision of 16 December 2002 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/17/EC), Division 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In the case of basic seed of varieties which are exclusively maintained within Great Britain or Northern Ireland, the seed of the preceding generations shall have been produced within the United Kingdom.
In the case of basic seed of other varieties, the seed for the preceding generations shall have been produced under the responsibility of the persons responsible for the maintenance of the variety—
referred to in the GB Variety Lists pursuant to regulation 3 of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001 or the NI Variety Lists pursuant to regulation 3 of the Seeds (Variety Lists) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020; or
in a country which has been granted equivalence under Council Decision 2005/834/EC on the equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in certain third countries; or
in a country granted equivalence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2003/17/annex/II/division/B/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-17/annex-II/division-B/division-5
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